Cube: Had potential but never made it. Had more support in Japan than it did outside of it. Wii picked up those pieces and ran with it. Melee was by far the best game on the system, and while supporting first-party games such as Wind Waker were good, there really wasn't all that much else, sadly. Sunshine still ranks as the one main Mario game most people hated.

3DS: Still in production. I wouldn't be surprised if it hit the 100 million mark at the end of its 7 year cycle. Just wait until the 6th Gen of Pokémon games make their way onto the 3DS.

N64: While it lost to Sony in the 5th Gen Console war, it was actually the best console. Not only for first-party games, but games such as Star Wars Rogue Squadron (which could never run on a PS1, the extra power the N64 had warranted the PC port) really were great games. It was also the first system that brought so many innovations we now take for granted, including force-feedback and analogue sticks. Ocarina of Time is still regarded as the best game ever made in the 5th Gen, and in my books is the 2nd best game ever made period (read on folks), and the first Smash Bros set the standard (that was followed by Melee, but dropped by Brawl). To close, Rare firmly established itself as 'the' British gaming company, with Goldeneye outselling every other British offering released on the Playstation, including DMA's Grand Theft Auto and Psygnosis' WipEouT.

SNES: Golden games on this system, including some largely overlooked gems such as Plok. While Mario and Zelda would prove to be staples, Rare really dropped the A-bomb with Donkey Kong Country. At last, a British game that would prove to be a system seller in its own right. I bet Miyamoto was bowled over when he first laid eyes on what Rare did with that licence. Also, anyone here remember the Bomberman Multitap? Yep, 5 player Bomberman on a system that wasn't the PC-Engine. Quality. The Japanese offerings were also extremely good. Fire Emblem, Super Robot Wars, Panel de Pon, even the Super Puyo Puyo games were brilliant.

NES: I still regard this system as the best console ever made. After the Americans screwed the industry over in 1983, a little Japanese company came along and basically rebooted it, and now this little Japanese company is the biggest in the market today. Super Mario Bros will probably be to most people the single greatest game ever made in the history of gaming, and for my money it's certainly the best oldskool game ever created. I was only three years old when I started gaming, and this was the system that got me going. Rare also began making a name for itself here with excellent games, all of which you've overlooked guys. Where's Snake Rattle 'n' Roll? Solar Jetman? Cobra Triangle? Hell where's the Wizards & Warriors games?

GBA: The processor was 32-bit, but the graphics were more like 16-bit. It was pretty much a handheld SNES, and that amped its appeal. It was a great handheld with some excellent games, and that's without the sub-par Gen 3 Pokémon games (which, save for the music, had the old battle engine and didn't utilise the new toys, more on that further down). However, with Sonic Advance, WarioLand 4, Golden Sun, Mario & Luigi and more, the GBA was a great platform on the go. Read on for one series however we didn't know existed on the GBA beforehand.

Wii: This should have never won this generation. The system itself is appalling. So much shovelware that detracted from the glorious games that should've featured! Who am I kidding? As much as my inner geek hates this system, my god I love it! Mario Kart Wii offered more fun than Brawl, Skyward Sword is a masterpiece despite its technical flaws, and games such as Mad World, The Last Story, Pandora's Tower and Xenoblade Chronicles are amazing in their own right. However, I've saved the best game to last here: Super Mario Galaxy. No game, and that includes Ocarina of Time, comes anywhere close to this. It is a masterpiece from start to finish, and the Nintendo make a sequel that's in a league of its own. You so-called hardcore gamers can keep your tripe, we've got the best game ever made this generation, period. I won't be surprised if it breaks the 100 million mark either.

Gameboy: Where do I start? Link cable play with Tetris? One absolutely incredible Mario game in Super Mario Land 2? Wario's debut? Region-free gaming on the go? Pokémon? There's just so many things to consider about this handheld that there's no single reason to the whole Gameboy line lasting 15 years, and that's just the first-party content. Where do I even begin with supporting third-party titles on here?

DS: Predictably, the PS2 of the handheld market. Not only did it bring something simple yet revolutionary to gaming, but the first game to use the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for online games wasn't meant to use it at all, and still pulled it off adequately enough for great enjoyment (that being Mario Kart DS of course). With some extraordinary games worldwide and also remaining region-free until DSi enhanced games hit the scene late in its lifetime, the DS had everything the general gamer wanted. From Professor Layton to Ace Attorney (which originally released on the GBA, but got the worldwide popularity it deserved on the DS), with excellent Mario and Zelda games, WarioWare titles, Nintendogs, some great ports (Mario 64 and Chrono Trigger to name two), two excellent Final Fantasy remasters (III and IV), and even two generations of Pokémon games (including the remasters of Gold and Silver, arguably the best generation before 5th Gen plus Black 2 and White 2 as actual sequels to Black and White), put them all together, and you have a culmination of success that has made the DS the best selling Nintendo system of all time.