Top 10 Killer Apps

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What's a killer app? A game that is so enticing that consumers are willing to buy the console just to play it (in other words, a game that sells the console). Here is a look at the ten that have been the most responsible for the success of their respective consoles.

FAQ: Why didn't you include any games for the SNES, GBA, PS2, or PS3?

A: The SNES, GBA, and PS2 did well not because of one killer app, but entire libraries. There really isn't a single game that stands out as THE reason for each console's success. As for the PS3, nothing has really come through yet. There might be some titles that jolt it upward, but not enough time has passed for us to see those results.

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[SuperMegaBoss100]

Crash Bandicoot should be for ps1 halo should be number 1 and mario sucks and is overrated

[ZhangtheGreat]

@SuperMegaBoss100, troll =)

[weezmurda]

How can u not have GTA as a killer app n64 is good but damn

[ZhangtheGreat]

@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.

[Leont64]

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!

[ZhangtheGreat]

@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.

[skyylaxoxo]

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

[walkerboh1701]

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.

[ZhangtheGreat]

@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.

[MrHaon8203]

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?

[ZhangtheGreat]

It wasn't on a console. That's the problem. When it was finally ported to a console (Atari 2600), it sucked balls.