PS3 is year’s best platform, Wii the worst according to Metacritic

Although the Wii and DS do have their own stable of worthwhile releases this year, the sheer number of shovelware titles have taken their toll. Review scores for games from both platforms have conspired to turn them into the year’s worst platforms in the eyes of review aggregator Metacritic. The PS3, on the other hand, is shining brightly.

Although the Wii and DS do have their own stable of worthwhile releases this year, the sheer number of shovelware titles have taken their toll. Review scores for games from both platforms have conspired to turn them into the year’s worst platforms in the eyes of review aggregator Metacritic.

Of the 362 Wii games released in the period spanning January 1, 2009, to December 7, 2009, only one managed to get a score of above 90 (which is considered “Great”) — the superb Metroid Prime Trilogy. On the DS, two got a score of 90 and above. The highest ranker was Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars with 93, followed by Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story with a Metascore of 91. The PSP only had one game considered “Great” compared to the DS’ three, but the number of “Good” games on the platform pulled it ahead of the Nintendo handheld.

On the flip side of the coin, Sony’s PS3 console emerged as the year’s best. The PS3 had the most number of games with Metascores of 90 and above (ten), while the PC and Xbox 360 platforms followed closely with 7 each. The PS3 also got the top three best-reviewed games of any platform. In order, these were Uncharted 2: Among Theives, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Street Fighter IV.

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[Metacritic via NintendoLife]