Seems fitting to climb all the way to the top of a mountain and find Breath of the Wild sitting there, doesn't it?
The conversion of Metroid into 3D took years and outside developers to figure out, but the payoff is that it still stands as the best in the franchise nearly 20 years later.
Galaxy 2 is the extremely rare modern Mario sequel, and also the greatest Mario game ever.
If you like your Zelda darker, creepier, and haunting, Majora's Mask is likely one of your favorites.
You could individually rank Pokémon games, sure, but why would you when the Pokémon experience is at its best when each game is part of something much larger?
A masterclass in game design and mood that helped to spawn an entire genre, but more importantly, it still holds up to this day.
What was once considered a weirdo Nintendo release has become a system-selling staple franchise.
If you skipped this one because of the art style, you only hurt yourself.
Nearly the best game Nintendo never bothered to release outside of Japan, but as befits Xenoblade's story, that fate was changed.
Nintendo's best 2D platformer isn't a Mario game, and it isn't a console game, either.
For one reason or another, these games didn't make it into the top 101 or the first edition of Just Missed, but they still deserve a little bit of (shared) spotlight.
The most recent Mario Kart is the best of the bunch, and that's by design.