Chronicle Mode
This early attempt at virtual Reality from Nintendo ended up being their worst-selling console of all time, despite featuring such fantastic titles such as Waterworld and Nester's Funky Bowling.
Virtual Boy.
This Game of the Year 2017 winner and Nintendo Switch launch title is widely hailed as one of the greatest games in modern history.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
This Chinese company is behind a number of incredibly successful gacha games, such as Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero.
Hoyoverse.
Beneathstory
Undertale.
This sequel to Nintendo's breakout arcade hit stars the son of the original game's antagonist, climbing and jumping across various stages to rescue his father.
Donkey Kong Jr.
This 1998 action-adventure game is the highest rated game of all time on Metacritic.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
This Korean game, which launched in 2021 is known for it's "cute" characters and "funny" dialogue.
Blue Archive.
Inferno Symbol
Fire Emblem.
This failed cellphone/handheld console hybrid was released by Nokia in 2003, featuring a library of 58 games, as well as SMS messaging functionality.
N-Gage.
This game holds the record for the most awards won by a single game at The Game Awards, having won seven different awards, despite being widely maligned by fans and just about anyone who wasn't paid off by the game's director.
The Last of Us Part II
Launching in 2014, this Japanese game is one of the oldest gacha games still in service, that has since spawned a fighting game and an action RPG spinoff.
Granblue Fantasy.
Outlying Nature
Outer Wilds.
This 2009 puzzle game/quasi-visual novel was the breakout success of director Kotaro Uchikoshi, who would go on to write and direct two sequels to this game, as well as AI: The Somnium Files.
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors.
This game was the winner of the first ever Game Awards in 2014.
Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Nintendo made their second foray (after Fire Emblem Heroes) into the world of gacha games with this game in 2018. It would end service in 2022.
Dragalia Lost.
Simian Globe
Monkey Ball.
This second generation console by Mattel Electronics was released in 1979, boasting considerably more powerful graphics than the Atari 2600. It would go on to sell over 3 million units, a modest success at the time.
Intellivision
This 2010 game was almost never even released outside of Japan, but is now considered one of the greatest JRPGs of all time and is considered by some to have "saved" the genre in the seventh generation when they were declining in popularity.
Xenoblade Chronicles
This gacha game, directed by Danganronpa creator Kazutaka Kodaka launched in February 2025. Shortly after, developer Too Kyo Games announced that the game would be shutting down less than a year later in November 2025.
Tribe Nine.
Pulsedelirium
Beatmania