@weezmurda, it was on the PS2, so forget it. The PS2 wasn't the best selling console because of GTA. It was the best selling console because of GTA and about 20 other games.
Come on.... I love the wii, I'm as big as a nintendo fan can get. But wii sports was not what gave the console its selling bost. For Gods sake man, the game was free and included with the console!
@Leont64, actually it was. Nintendo needed one game to showcase the Wii's novelty (motion gaming), and it was make or break with Wii Sports. I'd say they made it pretty well, don't you think?
Wii Sports wasn't just "bundled with the console." It became the ultimate family / party / leisure game of the past decade. From 2000-2009, no other game had so many people across so many different social settings playing together than Wii Sports.
@MrHaon8203, it's definitely a killer app for sure, but it's not THE killer app that got the N64 rolling when it really needed to take off. That belongs to Super Mario 64.
Funny thing is, I was just thinking about this the other day. The only reason I stopped being a Nintendo "fanboy" was the release of FF VII on PlayStation, which I had to have.
I'm not sure if 10th place should be given to Gears of Wars or to Sakura Taisen. Granted, it's a game franchise never sold outside Japan outside the recent Sakura Taisen 5 on Wii, but it was not a killer app : it was a pure JUGGERNAULT for the Saturn there (along with, to a lesser extend, Tokimeki Memorial). To say how tremendous it was, there even was an official Sakura Taisen-themed cafe in Tokyo, which lasted for 10 years until its closure in 2008 !
That game was a blameless victim of Sega's marketing decisions. Had Sega not pulled the plug on the Saturn so soon, it would've gotten consideration, but because of the Saturn's relatively poor showing, it was dropped.
No SoulCalibur? I would say it was a beer killer app than Gears of War. Not that Gears is a bad game, but SoulCalibur not only sold the Dreamcast and is regarded as one of the best games of all time, but also was the first fighting game to sucesfully have a 3-d plane to manouver on.
Problem was the Dreamcast didn't last very long. Had it endured through the end of its generation, Soul Calibur certainly would've gotten consideration.
super list! and yes, ssbm are the best game in game cube, too bad doctor mario were gone in ssbb. But the text might have been gone too fast, becouse i coudnt read the text to finish before it vanished. (or it could just be me :P)
That's exactly the problem: because there are so many to choose from, not a single one of them stands out above the rest, and therefore, none of them can claim to be THE killer app that drives the console's sales.
Ah yes sorry... i personally would pick Uncharted... Oh and i also forgot motorstorm... although i guess motorstorm was just a taste of what the ps3 can do so i probably wouldent choose that
Crash Bandicoot should be for ps1 halo should be number 1 and mario sucks and is overrated
SuperMegaBoss100 5 months ago
@SuperMegaBoss100, troll =)
ZhangtheGreat 5 months ago
How can u not have GTA as a killer app n64 is good but damn
weezmurda 11 months ago
@weezmurda, it was on the PS2, so forget it. The PS2 wasn't the best selling console because of GTA. It was the best selling console because of GTA and about 20 other games.
ZhangtheGreat 11 months ago
Wii sports?
Come on.... I love the wii, I'm as big as a nintendo fan can get. But wii sports was not what gave the console its selling bost. For Gods sake man, the game was free and included with the console!
Leont64 1 year ago
@Leont64, actually it was. Nintendo needed one game to showcase the Wii's novelty (motion gaming), and it was make or break with Wii Sports. I'd say they made it pretty well, don't you think?
Wii Sports wasn't just "bundled with the console." It became the ultimate family / party / leisure game of the past decade. From 2000-2009, no other game had so many people across so many different social settings playing together than Wii Sports.
ZhangtheGreat 1 year ago
what about the perfection of the lagend of zelda ocarenia of time on the n64?do you think its over rated or just not good enough to be a killer app?
MrHaon8203 1 year ago
@MrHaon8203, it's definitely a killer app for sure, but it's not THE killer app that got the N64 rolling when it really needed to take off. That belongs to Super Mario 64.
ZhangtheGreat 1 year ago
Funny thing is, I was just thinking about this the other day. The only reason I stopped being a Nintendo "fanboy" was the release of FF VII on PlayStation, which I had to have.
walkerboh1701 1 year ago 6
it might not be THAT good as Super Mario but how about Pac-Man the FIRST game?
liviu811 1 year ago
It wasn't on a console. That's the problem. When it was finally ported to a console (Atari 2600), it sucked balls.
ZhangtheGreat 1 year ago
I'm not sure if 10th place should be given to Gears of Wars or to Sakura Taisen. Granted, it's a game franchise never sold outside Japan outside the recent Sakura Taisen 5 on Wii, but it was not a killer app : it was a pure JUGGERNAULT for the Saturn there (along with, to a lesser extend, Tokimeki Memorial). To say how tremendous it was, there even was an official Sakura Taisen-themed cafe in Tokyo, which lasted for 10 years until its closure in 2008 !
AceNoctali 1 year ago
That game was a blameless victim of Sega's marketing decisions. Had Sega not pulled the plug on the Saturn so soon, it would've gotten consideration, but because of the Saturn's relatively poor showing, it was dropped.
ZhangtheGreat 1 year ago
i think that aliens vs predator show be mention for the jaguar. The game is just so good, but people get caught up on that it's on bad system.
gojordon1 2 years ago
And that's why it's not mentioned. As great as the game was, it didn't sell the Jaguar.
ZhangtheGreat 2 years ago
you are great.
lucaryholt 2 years ago
No SoulCalibur? I would say it was a beer killer app than Gears of War. Not that Gears is a bad game, but SoulCalibur not only sold the Dreamcast and is regarded as one of the best games of all time, but also was the first fighting game to sucesfully have a 3-d plane to manouver on.
superluigifan3371 2 years ago
Problem was the Dreamcast didn't last very long. Had it endured through the end of its generation, Soul Calibur certainly would've gotten consideration.
ZhangtheGreat 2 years ago
ff7 <3
ff7fanboi 2 years ago
wow Zhang that was a great video it is amazing how much you know about the history of video games :)) I learned a lot by watching this!
Skyyla xoxo
skyylaxoxo 2 years ago 11
super list! and yes, ssbm are the best game in game cube, too bad doctor mario were gone in ssbb. But the text might have been gone too fast, becouse i coudnt read the text to finish before it vanished. (or it could just be me :P)
rubidxx 2 years ago
nice list! i agree with everything on it.
Allstarknight 2 years ago
Still, a very good list
VL0GG3RK1D 2 years ago
Ps3 - Uncharted, resistance little big planet, metal gear solid 4... Plenty.
VL0GG3RK1D 2 years ago
That's exactly the problem: because there are so many to choose from, not a single one of them stands out above the rest, and therefore, none of them can claim to be THE killer app that drives the console's sales.
ZhangtheGreat 2 years ago
@ZhangtheGreat Good list man. Seems pretty well thought out.
EEQUALSIDONTCARE 2 years ago
i agree but i would pick mgs4
th3Arisaka 2 years ago
i agree, but you forgot killzone2
th3Arisaka 2 years ago
Ah yes sorry... i personally would pick Uncharted... Oh and i also forgot motorstorm... although i guess motorstorm was just a taste of what the ps3 can do so i probably wouldent choose that
VL0GG3RK1D 2 years ago
Damn i also forgot heavenly sword and Ratchet and clank! and folklore!
VL0GG3RK1D 2 years ago
See what I mean? When there's no clear favorite, there's no way I can pick only one =)
ZhangtheGreat 2 years ago
@th3Arisaka really would buy a ps3 just for killzone 2, the killer apps for the ps3 are metal gear solid 4 and uncharted 2 in my mind.
gojordon1 2 years ago
No no I didnt at all he just forgot Killzone 2 MgS4 is my Favorite game of all time! :)
th3Arisaka 2 years ago