7 Nintendo Franchises That Have Never Dipped Below 80 On Metacritic
7 Nintendo Franchises That Have Never Dipped Below 80 On Metacritic
by IamIUareU
37 Comments
blackthorn_orion
I feel like a through-line here is a lot of these games just haven’t gotten a ton of entries. Like, not to diminish any of these series, but it’s easier to stay above an 80 if you’re a 3 game series versus a series that’s gotten regular installments (and weird spin-offs) for decades. And some of these probably benefit from being older series that haven’t really had all their entries in the “modern landscape” of video game reviews; for example, Wave Race for the Gameboy isn’t even on Metacritic.
e: Also, I got curious and looked up some other older/limited series. Golden Sun missed out by literally one point (first two games are 91 and 86, Dark Dawn is a 79). And Wario Land only misses the list because Shake it is a 78 (though admittedly, only Shake It and Wario Land 4 are on Metacritic). Meanwhile F-Zero missed it due to GP Legend (77).
Man I really want a new Wave Race. Loved Blue Storm and the N64 release. Never did play the original GameBoy release though. Not enough jet ski games out there fr.
StyleVSTAR253
And this matters why?
So people would rather downvote than give me a legitimate answer? That sounds about reddit
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Makotroid
I’ll see your Xenoblade, and i raise you one metroid other M holding us back.
Kariodude
What a pointless list. Might as well have made a list of Nintendo franchises that have less than 5 entries.
Mundus6
Bayonetta
Last0
> The lowest mainline score goes to Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which had an 83, and an expansion title that got an 80.
I’ll never understand Torna getting a lower rating than the main game, the expansion was so good.
milkstrike
Nintendo gets a reviewer bias so their games get higher scores in general
henryuuk
Mostly surprised Days of Ruin didn’t *ruin* (pun intended) this for Advance wars.
I mostly remember people not jiving with it compared to the rest
Juanisawesome98
I don’t trust Metacritic as a legitimate source.
Mattock1987
It’s mostly because there aren’t many games.
VinMannie
nintendo please make another rhythm heaven i will buy 7
TheEclipse0
Not only do these series have fewer games, but Wave Race is missing the gameboy version, so they might not even be complete.
osterlay
Wait, both mainline Zelda and Mario games never dipped below 90% let alone 80% excluding ports and side games.
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MetricOutlaw
I’d love a new Pushmo game. Such an amazing game for such a reasonable price.
ElAndres8153GD
LETS GOOOO RH
Vazhox
Still waiting for the advance wars remake
Tanookikid210
I mean, all of these franchises have less than 10 games in their series, however there are some clear gems in this list (Xenoblade and Splatoon in particular are phenomenal in design, while Rhythm Heaven has an endless life span thanks to the ability to make custom levels)
Cagliostro81
Now if only Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp would come out…
hypermog
OK the last wave race game was over 20 years ago
forgotten_tomato
no mario or zelda series???
*checks philips cd-i*
oh wtf
TGreatGoo
F-Zero is a close one I think the only game under 80 is climax
Honda_TypeR
Give me a new wave race for switch!
It’s all I want and I will be happy…ok give me a new donkey Kong too!
BebeFanMasterJ
Xenoblade is perfection. As expected.
Lucas-DM
I’m glad Xenoblade is being acknolodged, though i’m still surprised how the original on Wii is the highest rated at a 92, like, i’d get if Xenoblade 3 with it’s 89 wasn’t as good in some people’s opinions compared to Definitive Edition (which is also 89), but the Wii version? I guess those were different times, so fair enough.
HyruleJedi
Jetmotto kicked the shit out of wave race in 1996.
Hollywoodrok12
Common Xenoblade W
ShadooTH
You bet your ass xenoblade is up there. Fucking awesome series.
mabubsonyeo
This is a sign to get Advance Wars on the switch
legalizemonapizza
Pushmo has four games, released across ~4.5 years. Then they just *stopped.* Then miiverse got killed off and the fan made levels got harder to share. Community got btfo.
Tragic.
its_phi
Is hey pikmin counted as a mainline pikmin game because otherwise how is pikmin not on here
Rockalot_L
You can’t just show me Advance Wars like that 😭
IntroductionCheap325
Where’s Super Smash Bros?
Swift_Shot
Wow that’s whack. I acknowledge Xenoblade 1 & 2, but I have 0 idea how 3 was not below 80.
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I feel like a through-line here is a lot of these games just haven’t gotten a ton of entries. Like, not to diminish any of these series, but it’s easier to stay above an 80 if you’re a 3 game series versus a series that’s gotten regular installments (and weird spin-offs) for decades. And some of these probably benefit from being older series that haven’t really had all their entries in the “modern landscape” of video game reviews; for example, Wave Race for the Gameboy isn’t even on Metacritic.
e: Also, I got curious and looked up some other older/limited series. Golden Sun missed out by literally one point (first two games are 91 and 86, Dark Dawn is a 79). And Wario Land only misses the list because Shake it is a 78 (though admittedly, only Shake It and Wario Land 4 are on Metacritic). Meanwhile F-Zero missed it due to GP Legend (77).
1. Xenoblade Chronicles
2. Advance Wars
3. Splatoon
4. Pushmo
5. Rhythm Heaven
6. Wave Race
7. Clubhouse Games
Man I really want a new Wave Race. Loved Blue Storm and the N64 release. Never did play the original GameBoy release though. Not enough jet ski games out there fr.
And this matters why?
So people would rather downvote than give me a legitimate answer? That sounds about reddit
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I’ll see your Xenoblade, and i raise you one metroid other M holding us back.
What a pointless list. Might as well have made a list of Nintendo franchises that have less than 5 entries.
Bayonetta
> The lowest mainline score goes to Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which had an 83, and an expansion title that got an 80.
I’ll never understand Torna getting a lower rating than the main game, the expansion was so good.
Nintendo gets a reviewer bias so their games get higher scores in general
Mostly surprised Days of Ruin didn’t *ruin* (pun intended) this for Advance wars.
I mostly remember people not jiving with it compared to the rest
I don’t trust Metacritic as a legitimate source.
It’s mostly because there aren’t many games.
nintendo please make another rhythm heaven i will buy 7
Not only do these series have fewer games, but Wave Race is missing the gameboy version, so they might not even be complete.
Wait, both mainline Zelda and Mario games never dipped below 90% let alone 80% excluding ports and side games.
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I’d love a new Pushmo game. Such an amazing game for such a reasonable price.
LETS GOOOO RH
Still waiting for the advance wars remake
I mean, all of these franchises have less than 10 games in their series, however there are some clear gems in this list (Xenoblade and Splatoon in particular are phenomenal in design, while Rhythm Heaven has an endless life span thanks to the ability to make custom levels)
Now if only Advance Wars 1+2 Reboot Camp would come out…
OK the last wave race game was over 20 years ago
no mario or zelda series???
*checks philips cd-i*
oh wtf
F-Zero is a close one I think the only game under 80 is climax
Give me a new wave race for switch!
It’s all I want and I will be happy…ok give me a new donkey Kong too!
Xenoblade is perfection. As expected.
I’m glad Xenoblade is being acknolodged, though i’m still surprised how the original on Wii is the highest rated at a 92, like, i’d get if Xenoblade 3 with it’s 89 wasn’t as good in some people’s opinions compared to Definitive Edition (which is also 89), but the Wii version? I guess those were different times, so fair enough.
Jetmotto kicked the shit out of wave race in 1996.
Common Xenoblade W
You bet your ass xenoblade is up there. Fucking awesome series.
This is a sign to get Advance Wars on the switch
Pushmo has four games, released across ~4.5 years. Then they just *stopped.* Then miiverse got killed off and the fan made levels got harder to share. Community got btfo.
Tragic.
Is hey pikmin counted as a mainline pikmin game because otherwise how is pikmin not on here
You can’t just show me Advance Wars like that 😭
Where’s Super Smash Bros?
Wow that’s whack. I acknowledge Xenoblade 1 & 2, but I have 0 idea how 3 was not below 80.