In 2025 there will be several anniversaries related to video games and among them some that came out on Nintendo consoles. That year was very interesting, since it was the end of the GameCube era, while the NDS, which came out in 2004, reaped success after success.
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Especially for being a portable system with features not seen before in systems from this publisher and developer, such as a double screen in addition to one of them being touch screen.
Thanks to the features mentioned above, video games that many never imagined could be seen on the Nintendo DS, and there was no shortage of developers who took advantage of them to let their imaginations fly.
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GameCube, for its part, was a console with a more traditional design, but whose technology served as the basis for its successor, the Wii that would come out in 2006. This system in its first models was backward compatible with the titles of its predecessor.
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Currently Nintendo has put aside the strategy of creating a home console and a portable one. Now it has focused its efforts on just one of them. But looking back to 2005, it becomes clear that this approach led to the creation of unique video games.
Even those that had home and portable versions had differences that made them interesting. Without further ado let’s take a look at the titles that came out in 2005.
Which games for Nintendo consoles turn 20 years old in 2025?
Animal Crossing: Wild WorldFire Emblem: Path of RadianceMario & Luigi: Superstar SagaNintendogsResident Evil 4
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Release date: November 23, 2005
Console: NDS
This series born on the N64 and GameCube had a perfect transition to the portable world with a video game that retained its essence and incorporated new functions. Among them online connectivity and taking advantage of the double screen, especially the touch screen.
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
Release date: April 20, 2005
Consola: GameCube
This title is the first in a saga that also includes Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn for Wii. It is the first video game in the series to be in 3D and represented an important leap. It is still remembered by many Nintendo fans.
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Release date: November 28, 2005
Console: NDS
After the success of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the GBA, it was only right that AlphaDream continued developing video games in the series, and so it happened with this adventure through time where the plumber brothers proved their worth again.
Nintendogs
Release date: April 21, 2005
Console: NDS
When Nintendo announced Nintendogs, there were many who said it was not a video game. But in reality this title with simulation elements was a sample of the company’s intention to reach those who had never played before… and 10 million bought it.
Resident Evil 4
Release date: January 11, 2005
Consola: GameCube
Although its exclusivity only lasted a few months, many remember this title for marking a before and after in Resident Evil. His influence on the franchise is still present and is an example of the talent of Shinji Mikami and his collaborators at Capcom.
Several other video games came out 20 years ago on Nintendo consoles. However, we consider that the aforementioned were among the most relevant that year. Especially in a time of transition that marked the end of the GameCube and the sustained success of the Nintendo DS.
Among other news related to more modern titles there are details of the next generation of Pokémon and even discarded ideas for Mario & Luigi: Brothership.
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