Forbes Future Classics: guess how many are Nintendo games?
Forbes Magazine is required toilet-reading for many high-powered businessmen. Which is why we were surprised to see, after cracking open the latest issue on the throne, that they’d compiled a list of games which they reckon are future classics.
Their rationale goes something like this:
“Videogames age quickly, and what’s cutting-edge today might be old and tired in a couple of months. But some games are so clever or fun that they can remain popular for decades. Here are 10 recent releases that gamers will still be playing years from now.”
Being diligent games-bloggers, we skipped the boring stuff about Bioshock and Portal and whatever. The only stuff that concerns us is this: how many Nintendo games placed in the list? The answer is a respectable four. Curious? Click on the jump to find out…
1) Brain Age 2 (DS) - “Want to improve your IQ while having fun? The second game in the groundbreaking “Brain Age” series surpassed its predecessor with more–and more fun–mini puzzle games.”
2) Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass (DS) - “The latest edition of one of the most loved and most successful videogame franchises ever experimented with novel ways of controlling the on-screen action, including drawing on the screen, blowing on a microphone and even closing the lid of the portable Nintendo DS.”
3) Super Mario Galaxy (Wii) - “Everyone’s favorite Italian plumber is back in this 3D-platform game. In this adventure, Mario travels through space to rescue Princess Peach from the clutches of Bowser–a familiar plot, but one enlivened by fantastic environments and a wide variety of game mechanics.”
4) Wii Sports (Wii) - “It’s the simple game that made Nintendo’s motion-sensitive Wii platform such a phenomenon. Despite generic graphics and limited game play, the intuitive control system (swing the remote to swing a bat or racquet) resonated with consumers worldwide.”
Not a bad showing for Ninty, but we think Forbes’ taste is a little too vanilla. Could’ve done with some offbeat games like Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros’ Treasure or Advance Wars: Dark Conflict in the list. But hey, what do we know?
Via Go Nintendo
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