Best Nintendo Games By System
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Welcome to our hub for the best Nintendo games ever made!

Below you'll find our top 50 lists covering the best games for every Nintendo system, including both home and handheld consoles. Every one of the lists here has been compiled according to each game's User Rating in our database (excluding the Virtual Boy, with its tiny library).

These rankings are dynamic and update in real time. Any game on our database is eligible once it meets the minimum threshold of ratings, which varies from list to list. For details on how to rate games, whether they are on the relevant list or not (yet), find instructions in each article's FAQ section.

So, come on us now on a journey through time and space, from 1985 (or '83 in Japan) to the present day...

Best Nintendo Games By System - From NES To Switch

The following top 50 lists appear in chronological order of each console's launch date. Enjoy!

And as a little bonus: