Okay a lot of people seem to be upset over my picks, so I'm sorry that my personal opinions don't seem to line up with most others. I know I accidentally left out a few games here and there, and didn't end up picking any Pokemon or Fire Emblem games. But this video is just supposed to be for fun, and I'm well aware of how strange some of my decisions were. Just try not to take this too seriously. Thanks! And just for the record: current me would change 1995 to DKC 2, 2001 to Smash Melee, 2006 to Twilight Princess, and 2012 to Xenoblade. Opinions change :) Plus 2021 would be Metroid Dread, and 2022 would be Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Starting with a Galaxy song is an instant like

2003-2007 is such an interesting period with how many niche and interesting great titles Nintendo was pumping out, the transitions from GBA to DS and GC to Wii. The graphics and artstyles were so charming. Many of those series would become either dormant or have sequels that just couldn’t match up. The games are like something you’d see some kids playing in a basement after watching Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network. Such an interesting era in Nintendo.

One of the overall best things about all the videos on this channel is that they finally make me feel like I'm not the only person who actually enjoys using motion controls, since it seems like everyone universally agreed to hate on them for no real reason

Highly recommend playing Earthbound! I loved Yoshi’s Island as well, but the humor/cultural reference/wholesomeness of Earthbound makes it one of my top 5 of all time. Play it, for your own sake, sometime!

Found this interesting to watch especially as your choices differ to mine drastically. Was surprised Pokémon didn't get as much acclaim.

Dam, the 2000s were crazy.

Besides your choices it is nostalgic and fun to go through our own memories of these games with you :) : Great job 👍

This is such an amazing video! I can't imagine how long it would've taken to write, record and edit

This was such a cozy (and at the same time informational) video. Thank you!

I could’ve sworn DKC2 was gonna be the pick for 95’ :( Yoshis Island I would consider a “charming” game but DKC2 is just pure bliss and gives you crazy goosebumps the first play through

For me for 2005 is Mario Superstar Baseball, and it's criminal that you didn't even put it in 2005's list.

Watching this gives me a lot of context for the subtle references shown in some games! Keep up that amazing work!

This was SUCH a cool video!! Incredible idea for video content, and superb execution! I really wish we could’ve seen a Pokémon game for one of the years, but it was still a wonderful video! ☺️

I'm a Nintendo Fan since i was a little kid and your video brought me back so much memories. I like how you presented the years and i love your choice of music. I got chills by almost every track. Awesome video bro!

Wow, this was truly a great video! Personally, I would have included the Ace Attorney and Layton games as well, but of course that's just very subjective and your picks were really fitting! You honestly are underrated.

In this video there were: - 7 The Legend of Zelda games - 6 Super Mario games - 3 Mario Kart games - 2 Luigi's Mansion games - 2 Metroid games - 2 Kirby games - 2 Animal Crossing games - 2 Wii Sports games - 2 Super Smash Bros. games as well as 1 game of each for Paper Mario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi's Island, Star Fox, Splatoon, Nintendo Land, and Tetris, and also Balloon Fight, given his personal best of the year!

Die beste Zusammenstellung die ich je für eine Plattform gesehen habe und ich habe wirklich viel gesehen 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Danke für die großartige Arbeit, man erkennt wie viel Liebe in das Video gesteckt wurde ❤. 😊

I love watching these sorts of videos. The choices themselves aren't as important as seeing what resonated with people over the years. Also interesting to see these lists when people younger (or older) than myself make them, because I think your age really changes how you approach Nintendo's library. Their decisions frustrate us at times, but I don't think any publisher has matched Nintendo's consistency when it comes to quality, particularly considering how many games they put out in a year.

2007-2012 was so nostalgic for me, that’s where my interest peaked for video games as a kid

Awesome video. I agreed w most of the pics, especially 1994, 2000, 2007, 2011, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The only two major ones I disagreed w were both 2006 and 2012. Being my favorite zelda game, as well as my second favorite game general, Twilight Princess personally blew all this games out of the water. And for 2012, being my favorite video game of all time, xejoblade chronicles would have easily been my pick. Great video tho

2007 was a really hard year to chose from with so many great titles, it would take me a month to decide what my favorite was

What a fun idea for a video! Calling it just, “the best” stacks up your favorite experiences, with what was most influential, what sold the most, etc. You clearly put in the work… the amount of different footage you had to collect before even getting to the editing…hoo boy. And this video taught me a few things… I didn’t know there was a Wave Race game on the Game Boy. I followed a long, and made my own list. It is so hard because so many years have awesome games that came out, some with multiple of my favorites haha. By the time you hit the early 2000’s I was ready to give up. Hardest years to pick from were 1997, 2001 - 2004, 2017. Some years were a little different though, where I didn’t care for many, and it was process of elimination. 1985 - Super Mario Bros. 1986 - Balloon Fight 1987 - Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! 1988 - Super Mario Bros. 2 1989 - Tetris 1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3 1991 - Super Mario World 1992 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1993 - The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening 1994 - Super Metroid 1995 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island 1996 - Super Mario 64 1997 - Star Fox 64 1998 - Pokémon Red & Blue 1999 - Super Smash Bros. 2000 - Mario Party 2 2001 - Luigi’s Mansion 2002 - Super Mario Sunshine 2003 - Kirby Air Ride 2004 - Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2005 - Animal Crossing: Wild World 2006 - Wii Sports 2007 - Super Mario Galaxy 2008 - Wii Fit 2009 - Punch-Out!! 2010 - Kirby’s Epic Yarn 2011 - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2012 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2013 - Pikmin 3 2014 - Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze 2015 - Super Mario Maker 2016 - Paper Mario: Color Splash 2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2018 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2019 - Luigi’s Mansion 3 2020 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2021 - Mario Party Superstars (hopefully… but probably Metroid Dread)

love your videos! keep up the great work

Really enjoyed this video, great editing and I think I agreed with every single one of your picks, looking forward to seeing more videos from you!

Overall, your picks were understandable, and I appreciate the music choices for each year! As a huge Fire Emblem fan, I certainly hoped at least one person in your audience stood up for the underdogs like Path of Radiance and Three Houses, but I can also understand that RPGs are hit-or-miss, as you also didn't include any games from that genre. Still, kudos for picking Breath of the Wild, as that's my favorite video game at present! Hope the sequel impresses further!

Thanks for the upload. Your videos are always of top quality

I didn’t see Kirby Super Star (or Kirby super star ultra) which was a bit surprising as I absolutely loved those games

1985 - Super Mario Bros. 1986 - Balloon Fight 1987 - The Legend Of Zelda 1988 - Super Mario Bros. 2 1989 - Tetris 1990 - Super Mario Bros. 3 1991 - Super Mario World 1992 - The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past 1993 - Kirby's Adventure 1994 - Super Metroid 1995 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1996 - Super Mario 64 1997 - Star Fox 64 1998 - The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time 1999 - Super Smash Bros. 2000 - The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2001 - Luigi's Mansion 2002 - Metroid Prime 2003 - The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2004 - Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door 2005 - Mario Kart DS 2006 - Wii Sports 2007 - Super Mario Galaxy 2008 - Mario Kart Wii 2009 - Wii Sports Resort 2010 - Donkey Kong Country Returns 2011 - The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2012 - Nintendo Land 2013 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2014 - Mario Kart 8 2015 - Splatoon 2016 - Kirby: Planet Robobot 2017 - The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild 2018 - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2019 - Luigi's Mansion 3 2020 - Animal Crossing: New Horizons

You had some hard choices to make. I think while your choices are not unquestionable since some years were just stacked with great releases, I respect every choice you made here.

Your vids make me so happy the first one I saw was wuhu island and it almost made me cry cause my child hood 🥲 love your vids you deserve more subs

The music throughout this is fantastic. Great video. Loved it.

An ambitious video and you nailed it 😎 !

I would’ve put Galaxy 2 as my 2010 game. However, I’m glad to see Nintendo Land, New Leaf, and Luigi’s Mansion 3 acknowledged on their respective years. My 2021 game will probably be Mario Party Superstars.

Great Video! Keep up the good work!

Was cool with this list until I saw Luigi’s Mansion over melee lol

Great video! I‘ve subbed and look forward to watching more of your content!

Over-the-internet fist bump for Super Mario Galaxy being your favorite 3D Mario!

Such a great video hero! Ur such an underrated channel

Thank you for mentioning Endless Ocean. Many people don’t even know that this game exists. It’s one of my favorite, besides Go vacation, both incredible games!

Really liking you’re content. So many you tubers and commentators are too afraid to state their real opinion on games even if it’s not the popular opinion.

I think this video finally helped me track down an nes game from my childhood that I could never find but I had some memory of. Thank you so much

Best Nintendo related video I’ve seen in years, keep it up !

Haven't finished the video yet, but it's honestly incredible how much of an improvement Mario 3 is from the original. Pushed the NES to it's limits, and it holds up incredibly well. I don't think anyone will argue that it's just as fun as modern 2D Mario games.

Super video ! You re doing awesome !

Keep up the great work bud!

If galaxy is on this list its a certified hood classic.

I was with you pretty much all the way, then you take a massive poop on SSBM. Melee is one of THE MOST ICONIC titles to exist and remains that way to this day.

I have a soft spot for the mid-'90s releases, and I think it's well-documented how many strong titles were coming out in the mid-'00s, but I never really thought about just how strong the turn of the century was for quality Nintendo releases that have held up.

Amazing soundtrack to your video :)

We need wii sports resort nostalgia rewind

I agreed with a lot of the picks. Great video!

Holy crap you picked like a god! I think my favourite game for 2013 would be super Mario 3D world but that’s kinda unfair since it’s my favourite wii u game period. Origami king was fantastic too

Great stroll through memory lane. Thanks!

What an amazing and entertaining list, midsing some Fire Emblem or early Pokemon but this is really good

One of the Best videos on the whole of KZfaq

Awesome video!

Great video man👌👌

However much I loved Golden Eye at the time, the recent Switch release on Nintendo 64 Online has taught me that some memories are best left as that...... memories.

Those early 00s games man, fantastic time to be a Nintendo fan

Great list! All though I would pick games like Mario Maker, Galaxy 2, and Odyssey, I thoroughly enjoyed your rankings!

Twilight Princess getting beaten by Wii Sports is a crime 😢

Loved the video. Great choices. Can'tbelieve Chronotrigger didnt get a mention.

great video idea, i am very suprized how many people you got to agree with you! i almost agree with the whole list!one game that you missed that might have gone in there is pokemon platnium, anyways thank you for the entertainment!

This is a really good video and possibly an impossible task! There are so many games in each year that could have easy been chosen and some I would choose differently. But the point of your video is that it is your choice of which games are best. That being said where you haven't play some games if you went back and played them and re did this video, you might choose differently in some of the years. People getting upset over this is ridiculous! Video games are subjective to the individual playing them. Yes some might have greater universal acclaim that others but if a video game doesn't appeal to you, then you're not going to appreciate and enjoy it and have that same universal opinion, that's totally okay!!! I have so many games in my collection it's near impossible to choose a favourite as each game brings something different and there are so many different factor to what makes the best game in someones opinion. Great video enjoyed watching and appreciate your efforts and choices in making it!

A big Zelda fan for sure. Great list tho. You have opened up the door for lots of future Nintendo fans with this

I would've prefer Galaxy 2 as my 2010 Game of the Year. No offense to Donkey Kong Country Returns. But the game does get pretty tedious and repetitive at the later halve due to annoying level design choices. Also how is Pokemin Black 2 & White 2 not part of 2012 Game of the Year. Even if it isn't the best, the game was an great sequel and an fantastic Pokemon game in general.

Just listening to the music is incredibly nostalgic. I miss the magic these games gave when I was younger. Even with tears of the kingdom coming out I heard the windwaker song come on and was just longing for the switch to release the HD copy over to it.

Ur vids are awesome

All very valid and understandable picks - I agree on most years but notably, I’d have Pokémon Black and White 2 (2012, you didn’t mention it presumably for the same reason you didn’t mention Emerald or Platinum - but that’s a misconception), Pokémon Sun and Moon and Fire Emblems Three Houses. It may have been my instinct to go with Twilight Princess in 2006 but Wii Sports really does have that iconic presents

My picks for 2003, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019 are the mario & luigi games of these years

This video is a great summary of how Nintendo games have changed in the past years. I really enjoyed some of the choices; except in 2017 when you chose the Legend of Zelda breath of the wild. I would have chosen Super Mario odyssey instead! But great video!

I admire all the work you put into this and I really enjoy the editing/format, but god damn, 90% of these were misses omg ☠️

I love the video! The only things I would change are poke mom red/blue for that year because it spawned that franchise and melee because of its unmatched legacy and how ahead of its time it was.

Underrated channel, these videos will stand the test of time.

I really like how your listed the other contenders for each year. It allows the viewer to go “hmmm, would I choose something else?”.

personally Odyssey was the game of the year for me. Honestly, there was SO much about it that made it incredible. The visuals, the music, the storyline - it felt revolutionary in terms of Mario games, especially the switch between 2D and 3D platforming. When I finally got to play the game a couple of years after it released, it was the best experience of my life! Odyssey will always have a special place in my heart, what a fantastic game.

2010 not being Galaxy 2 is wild 💀

Great video man

Such an underrated channel!

Please make another video with more profaund review of all the nintendo games you played, it would be so cool

The most contentious thing you put in this video wasn't a 'game of the year' that I disagree with or great game that you didn't put as 'game of the year'. It was putting Metroid: Other M as a possible contender alongside DKCR, Mario Galaxy 2, and Kirby's Epic Yarn. Imagine a chess tournament with Bobby Fischer, Garry Kasparov, and Steven Seagal. Thats equivalent to putting Other M alongside Nintendo Gold.

Great video. I grew up playing games on the Wii, DS, and 3DS. I also enjoy playing games on the Wii U, and Switch. I don’t know if it’s just me, but the N64 games, and GameCube games give me nostalgia even though I never grew up playing those games. Even though the Xbox 360 was my first game console, I always enjoy playing games on a Nintendo console.

How tough to pick just one per year. Very tough calls to make. Great video

Basically my entire childhood flashing by. SMB1 started it all for me and my brother. Really fond memories. We grew up along side all the generation of Nintendo consoles. Still own them all. Thank you for this video! Btw I am watching this video just after the launch of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for the Nintendo Switch. We all know what will be on the list for 2023 😄

Mario kart 8 came out in 2014, let that sink in. Also you can be put on a watch list for not putting smash ultimate for 2018 and especially BOTW for 2017.

Great video!!

I know im late, but theres one particular game missing and its called Eternal Darkness Sanities Reqium. It released during the gamecube in 2004 I think. Its psychological horror game created by silicon knights and was published by Nintendo.

Memories are flowing through my mind. The Nostalgia.

I loved this list! The only things I would have changed is for 2001, I would put Wario Land 4, and for 1998, I would put Banjo-Kazooie! Plus I would make two lists! One for Consoles, and one for Portables!

bruh. the only pick I have to take issue with is snubbing _Donkey Kong Country 2,_ one of the greatest 2D platformers ever made.

Great content! You've got a new sub! Notifications on!

Dunkey would disagree with every year except 1988

This list made me realize how often Smash and Mario Kart games released in the same year. Lol I’m more of a Smash guy than Kart man myself so Smash would get the nod for me more often than not. And although I like Wii Sports and Nintendo Land, they are more tech demo type of games to me so I would always go for the meatier experience like Twilight Princess and Xenoblade. Amazing video though, great job.

You have Wii Sports Club coming out in 2014. It didn't release until July of 2015. Yes, two sports could be purchased late in 2014, but that doesn't make it a 2014 game. And, 30:20: "As bad as 2015 got, 2016 was even worse." (Then you mention that the Wii U only got three games from Nintendo.) What about The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (which was published by Nintendo)?

10:53 I’m about to blow your mind. It’s not Diddy Kong’s Quest. It is Diddy’s Kong Quest. I didn’t realize this for decades.

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is my favourite game of all time. Country returns is really good too though

All my nostalgia in one video

Yoshi's island vs donkey Kong country 2 is a very hard choice

you lost me in 2006 when Wii Sports beat Twilight Princess LOL