9) The Professor Layton Series
The Professor Layton games are on this list, not for any frantic multiplayer action (I think they are saving that for the Luke FPS), but simply for the free content they provided. Upon release, all Professor Layton games provided a new puzzle for players to solve every week. It was an easy addition to make, but it exemplifies how Nintendo has tried to provide genuine value to its games through its online service.
Just like that found in Fire Emblem Awakening, the DLC was a great incentive to encourage you to return to the game long after the main story was completed.
Sorry, but you can’t make a “Best of WFC” without Monster Hunter.
We’ve excluded Monster Hunter from the list (and from our poll) since it technically used Capcom’s servers for online play and not Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, but there’s no doubt that it was easily one of the most ambitious and addictive online games on any Nintendo console. ;)
Yeah, there was a number of great third party games that would have made the list if it had been open to all games with online play.
I agree with you though. I plan on getting Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate as part of the Mario Kart promotion in a couple of weeks!