{"id":6188,"date":"2017-11-25T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2017\/11\/poll_have_your_say_on_the_best_main_series_3d_mario_and_zelda_games"},"modified":"2017-11-25T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-25T13:00:00","slug":"poll-have-your-say-on-the-best-main-series-3d-mario-and-zelda-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/11\/25\/poll-have-your-say-on-the-best-main-series-3d-mario-and-zelda-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Have Your Say on the Best Main Series 3D Mario and Zelda Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s hard to deny that the Nintendo Switch has been a monumental success since its launch back in March of this year, and that\u2019s not only due to the console\u2019s innovative design and functionality, but also thanks to some of the tremendous software we\u2019ve received on the system. Two notable entries, however, are its launch title The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/a><\/strong>, and of course the recently released Super Mario Odyssey<\/strong><\/a>. The two flagship Nintendo franchises have certainly lived up to their standards \u2013 if not exceeded them \u2013<\/span> with these inspiring entries, and\u00a0it’s likely that they’ll battle each other for numerous “Game of the Year” awards in the coming weeks.\u00a0This got this scribe thinking about the different eras of main series home console 3D Mario and Zelda games, and which franchise \u201cwon\u201d each period of time, if any.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of course, it could be said that the two shouldn’t be compared, due to one being of the platform genre and the other of adventure, but it’s interesting to see which Nintendo frontrunner is hailed as offering the best single player experience of each era. With that in mind, we\u2019d like to ask you the same using our series of polls below.\u00a0Keep in mind, we\u2019re only counting each franchise\u2019s main series 3D adventures on home consoles \u2013 not surrounding\/spinoff games such as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe<\/a><\/strong> and Hyrule Warriors<\/a><\/strong>, handheld titles such as Super Mario 3D Land<\/a><\/strong> and A Link Between Worlds<\/strong><\/a>, or entries that can be played on a different console to the game’s original release (such as on the Virtual Console) \u2013 exceptions are made for later ‘HD’ iterations.<\/p>\n

So, let’s go back to when the true main series home console 3D battle began.<\/p>\n