Comments on: Publishers: how they rank by score http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/ This is the news Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:47:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Hero of Canton http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1928 Hero of Canton Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:31:37 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1928 I'm not really surprised. Sony's biggest titles have all been review successes if not quite matching that in terms of sales. Ratchet and Clank got an astounding average given that it's good but not amazing. Meanwhile, some of Nintendo's output (not to mention their current casual-wooing strategy) has rubbed plenty of critics up the wrong way. Wii Sports is arguably one of this generation's defining games, but it didn't score particularly highly with too many, while other games have seen criticism of the remote's apparent imprecision. Also: Excite Truck was reviewed unfairly by pretty much everyone except Eurogamer, who seemed to be the only place to realise how much fun it was. Back to Sony, and I can't say I played a bad game from them last year, unlike Nintendo (hello Mario Party 8), so they're deserving winners in my eyes. Even if I do love Mario Galaxy more than is entirely healthy. I’m not really surprised. Sony’s biggest titles have all been review successes if not quite matching that in terms of sales. Ratchet and Clank got an astounding average given that it’s good but not amazing.

Meanwhile, some of Nintendo’s output (not to mention their current casual-wooing strategy) has rubbed plenty of critics up the wrong way. Wii Sports is arguably one of this generation’s defining games, but it didn’t score particularly highly with too many, while other games have seen criticism of the remote’s apparent imprecision.

Also: Excite Truck was reviewed unfairly by pretty much everyone except Eurogamer, who seemed to be the only place to realise how much fun it was.

Back to Sony, and I can’t say I played a bad game from them last year, unlike Nintendo (hello Mario Party 8), so they’re deserving winners in my eyes. Even if I do love Mario Galaxy more than is entirely healthy.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1871 patlike Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:01:10 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1871 Nintendo gets by on a reputation for very high quality product because it has a few franchises that really stand out. They do have a knack of burying the crap, though. Mario Sunshine's a perfect example. How the hell they got away with that I'll never know. Nintendo gets by on a reputation for very high quality product because it has a few franchises that really stand out. They do have a knack of burying the crap, though. Mario Sunshine’s a perfect example. How the hell they got away with that I’ll never know.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1867 Blerk Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:42:45 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1867 As I was saying 'elsewhere', Sony have this reputation for making generic bilge. But if you look at their actual output, a lot of it is seriously top-notch stuff. The facts don't support the assumption. It's really weird - they're almost the polar opposite of Nintendo, who have this 'they never make a duffer' reputation when they're actually pretty bad with the old cash-in shovelware at times. As I was saying ‘elsewhere’, Sony have this reputation for making generic bilge. But if you look at their actual output, a lot of it is seriously top-notch stuff. The facts don’t support the assumption. It’s really weird - they’re almost the polar opposite of Nintendo, who have this ‘they never make a duffer’ reputation when they’re actually pretty bad with the old cash-in shovelware at times.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1866 patlike Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:29:51 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1866 Me too. Obviously, that graph doesn't take into account the *amount* of games each publisher released last year. Me too. Obviously, that graph doesn’t take into account the *amount* of games each publisher released last year.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1865 Blerk Tue, 04 Mar 2008 15:27:57 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/03/04/publishers-how-they-rannk-by-score/#comment-1865 I'm genuinely surprised to see Sony right up there. I’m genuinely surprised to see Sony right up there.

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