I think a ten is valid if the game is obviously superior to all other titles available, has no faults, and is unlikely to be surpassed on its given console or generation. There will always be room for improvement, so each game should be rated against other titles within its generation. Otherwise most NES games should only have been rated to a max of 2.
IGN and others have given tens to plenty of deserving games. . . Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64) and Link's Awakening (Gameboy) are two good examples. They are easily the best on their respective systems.
So I take it no one's playing mario kart or ssbb. . .
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