Favorite Nintendo Consoles

[It's Thinking 2]

SNES followed by GBA. I think a lot of people remember the N64 with rose-colored glasses. Outside of Nintendo IPs there wasn't much worth playing on that system. Most people can't recall a single third-party title on that platform. It was probably the only Nintendo console in which first-party titles were the main selling point almost exclusively. I had one when I was a kid and remember wishing I had my PS1 back (it had died less than a year of owning it).

People say the Wii U was a black sheep, but I had to disagree. It was welll known for its failures and there's not much on the system outside of first-party titles and a few indie games that made the console worth while. It was the only console I ever sold that I ddin't regret later on. I did eventually buy another, but only to hack and play Wii and Wii U games off of a flash drive. Let's not get started with the gamepad wireless module failing in many units. It's a ticking time bomb.

I also love the original Wii. It's the only modern Nintendo platform outside of the Switch that I really played a lot. It had so many games and finally had great third-party support. Of course, it had more shovel ware than you can shake a stick at, but there were some quality titles on that system.

N64 was great.

 

[Mecharocca]

The SNES had such a killer line-up, and the games looked so good that it's hard to not call that my favourite. You could really feel how devs were making their games on Nintendo a 'sure bet' and I feel like the tech at the time must have been exciting to use once they learned how to use them better.

Games like Battle Clash or F-Zero with Mode-7 or other insane effects, how great sound felt to hear, how Super Mario World looked like a moving cartoon. Loved it all.

 

[RetroLaw]

I would say
1. Snes
2. Nes and Wii
3. Nintendo 3DS (because of DS retrocompatibility)

I agree with BinaryMessiah, not that many good games on the N64 aside for the Nintendo Ips and a few other games (the Goemon are the one that first come to mind for me), no good RPG or Fighting games like on ps1 and saturn, no really unique game either (like nights for the saturn). I like the system but it's not that good imo.
When games released both on Gamecube and Ps2, the Gamecube version was usually better, but Ps2 still had a lot more amazing games that makes it a better system overall.
WiiU was fine, not just one of the best Nintendo system.
The Gameboy Advance was really good but I enjoy the Ds and the original game boy more.

 

[JPC]

Definitively SNES/Super Famicom followed by GBA and NES.

 

[Darklink]

Game Boy Advance for me personally. Mostly in retrospect. The Mario Advance games, Donkey Kong Country, Zelda A Link to the Past and The Minish Cap, the Golden Sun games, the Mega Man Zero and Battle Netowrk games, the better versions of the SNES Final Fantasy games, etc.

I also just really like the feel of the OG GBA in the hand, and I do want to get into modding and customizing one to my heart's desire. Just kinda pricey to get into.

 

[Johnadams18]

I love The GBA, some of my favorite games are on this console (Mother 3, Pokemon Emerald, Mario and Luigi, Metroid Zero Mission, Zero saga, etc). Also I love The Snes' era

 

[Karnik]

Among NDS family, I have a predilection, or rather veneration, for my pink DS Lite; an R4 gold pro in slot-1, a Supercard SD in slot-2, and I have the whole world at my feet. I could retreat to a cold, dark cave, and as long as the battery lasts I would live splendidly, possibly feeding on dew and lichens.

 

[ATenderLad]

Maybe the Gamecube? Most of the other consoles gave me a better time playing with mysel....playing solo, but the days spent with friends rotating in and out of 4 player games of Double Dash, and Melee (with the occasional Soul Calibur II grudge match) are a real treasure to me. Alliances were made, love was found and lost, and worlds burned.

 

[Aeriththeflowergirl]

I always prefered the SNES over the NES. There is something good about the SNES

 

[marky]

In terms of hardware - Switch, DS, New 2DS/3DS XL.

In terms of games library - Switch, 3DS, GBA, Wii, NES, GB/GBC

 

[starseeker300]

Im Ride or Die for the GBA and NDS

GBA because it was my first console ever and has a lot of games I love,
NDS because of its unique portability and super deep library, Im still finding out about interesting games i haven't heard of for it to this day

 

[Fluttezuger]

Gamecube some great exclusives back in the day Resident Evil , Tales of Symphonia, Zelda Windwaker and twilight princess, metal gear solid twin snakes. Now they are ported to other consoles but never the less those were real exlusives that pulled me in. Recently started playing back tales of symphonia


Ha

 

[AmberMinx]

GAMECUBE, BABY!!

 

[spectresfrommercury]

ds

 

[RetroLaw]

Hard to choose but if I really have to, that would be the snes.

 

[Laura Zonih]

Super Famicom,NDS & Gameboy

 

[Gromoff]

For consoles: I'd say the SNES for 2D, and GameCube for 3D.
For handhelds: my favorite would probably be the GBA.

 

[Zemus]

The GBA for being the best-sounding device ever created and a standard to measure all other handhelds by. Also the DS and 3DS for their sheer ingenuity and versatility. I still use my 3DS from 2016 regularly, whether it's watching and reading things on Moonshell or playing games that need two screens.