Kaes Delgrego

The first is a classic and II's unique and fun, but III's the best for sure.

For me, it's usually Contra 4, New Super Mario Bros. or Clubhouse Games.

I totally believe that. MGS2's cut scenes (particularly near the end) are completely ridiculous. I still don't know what happened.

The reason I left it off is that the Top 5 is Nintendo-specific (with a few admitted stretches to the rule). This is almost always the case, unless noted otherwise.

You currently hold the Zing of 2009 torch. :)

+10 points for The Princess Bride reference. :)

True, Davo. The term "game" is used pretty loosely to describe just about anything you can run on a gaming console. We may need to agree upon a new word soon!

That's quite a bold statement, nameless wonder! Wii Sports may not be a Game of the Year, but it's undoubtedly the favorite activity of every non-gamer I know. I can go for a few rounds of Wii bowling at almost any moment.

Who knows, maybe Resort will be worthy. I sure hope it is.

Ooh, excellent point: profits vs quality. I should have put that on the list. Oh well, I guess it'll have to wait until 2010. :P

And I'll check out the grinch. I was debating on which to do for the Christmas-themed BTS, but went with Elf Bowling just because I was curious if they could honestly make a game based off of that. The answer? No, they couldn't.

Thanks for your comment. :)

Hey APHughes, I should clarify: not all games are considered shovelware. I use them for various examples when examining the traits of shovelware. Check out their articles and you'll see what I mean.

Thanks for writing! :)

You're right, Nook: My DS used to follow me around constantly, as there was always a handful of games I was dying to play. It had been that way basically since I first got it. But recently it has been a little quieter. The last game that really sucked me in was Castlevania: OoE.

Hopefully, we start getting some quality releases soon. I'm really looking forward to Scribblenauts. And as a nerd, I'm obligated to look into The Lord of the Rings: Conquest for the DS. I haven't heard much of anything about it, which is somewhat troubling. But once DSiWare comes out, I'm hoping we get some quality and/or unique titles.