From NES to Wii U – Rarest Nintendo Console Games You Probably Didn’t Even Know About

Nintendo single-handedly defined gaming in many gamers’ childhood. Nintendo’s classics like Mario, Zelda, and Pokemon are considered the “Holy Trinity” of the gaming world. These games revolutionized the gaming industry and their influence is still prominent to this day.

Not just games, the Nintendo systems are also a huge part of the history of gaming. Each system brought fresh innovation to the table. From the classic NES to the modern handhelds, each console is revolutionary to an extent. Continue reading and have a look at the era-defining consoles with their respective rarest games.

The Rarest game for each Nintendo Console

Below is the list of the rarest game for each Nintendo Console. Take a look at these titles that got lost in the transitions of time. We hope some of them help you get those nostalgic tingles or be able to spark your curiosity. 

NES:

Nintendo Campus Challenge: There were only 25 copies made of this cartage as this was supposed to be an event game. The low number of copies is what made it so rare to find. This cartage consisted of a bunch of casino games like pinballs and others that gave the players a good challenge. Currently, there is only one active and working copy that is left in the whole world. 

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Nintendo 3DS:

The rarest game for the 3DS is Barbie Groom and Glam Pups! This may come as a shock because Barbie is a well-known franchise and the games don’t flop very often. But this title had drawn the short straw, as the game performed very poorly in the market, resulting in very few copies being made. 

Wii U:

The entry for Wii U is very interesting. There are always some games that give the player the experience of living a fever dream. And Tsukubon Shoutsho Runner is exactly one of those! The game was about a cat running a business. Yeah, you heard right.

In the game, you have to serve real human customers as a cat. We sense some real fishy business here! This game was released only in Japan and maybe the whole setting was too absurd for the Japanese market too, as the game failed tremendously with only 100 copies sold in the first week. The low sales resulted in halting the manufacturing of new copies, which made it a rare gem.  

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What do you think about these titles? Did any of them sparkle your curiosity? Let us know in the comments below.