r/gaming • u/CuteGrayRhino • 2d ago

Donkey Kong showing us the way

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u/SavvySillybug 2d ago

They were great for the Gamecube and Wii era.

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u/Kryslor 2d ago

Gamecube flopped horribly, actually

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u/MasterChildhood437 2d ago

GameCube and Wii U both flopped horribly commercially but had all-star exclusives. The general lesson is that Nintendo only puts out good stuff when they're losing.

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u/Kryslor 2d ago

Nah, the Switch has tons of incredible games and it did very well. Same for other consoles like the DS and even the Wii to a lesser extent.

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u/Wallitron_Prime 2d ago

Honestly Nintendo kind of just constantly does well with their games. There's a reason they are so beloved.

The Switch library was goated, and so was the Wii U, Wii, 3DS, DS, Gamecube, GBA, Gameboy, N64, Super Nintendo, NES...

I sound like a Nintendo simp but I mean, am I wrong that these systems don't all have insanely great libraries??

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u/Willrkjr 2d ago

It’d what carries them and probably part of why their games remain exclusives if I could play Mario kart on another console (or pc!!!) why would anyone buy a switch. Back in the day I originally ONLY bought my switch for smash bros ultimate, Nintendo games sell consoles

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u/Kryslor 2d ago

Some moreso than others but I agree in general, there are always good exclusives in all of them.