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Sony 164 38.05%
 
Microsoft 38 8.82%
 
Nintendo 211 48.96%
 
Ouya 18 4.18%
 
Total:431
GOWTLOZ on 30 September 2016

Sony with games such as Infamous: Second Son which is the best exclusive game this generation and other amazing games such as Bloodborne, Driveclub, Uncharted 4 and Ratchet and Clank. Its still not as good as last generation for them, with no God of War game so far and no Gran Turismo either which along with Infamous are their top three franchises for me.

As you put Halo MCC, Uncharted NDC and TLOU Remastered I would add God of War 3 Remastered to the list as well and if that is counted then Sony wins by an even larger margin as God of War 3 is my favourite game of all time.



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Shiken on 30 September 2016
worldend said:
KLXVER said:

I think they only produced it. If that counts then Nintendo should get Bayonetta 2 and Lego City Undercover as well.

i'm pretty sure producing a game falls under the co-developed category, i don't mind adding Bayo 2 and whatever shovelware you want to that list, the Nintendo list is nothing more than a big pile of shame, i wouldn't play any of those games, for me Nintendo doesn't even come close, just look at how Horizon looks and how Zelda looks, one looks like a modern game and the other looks like something that would've been made 10 years ago, typical Nintendo, always behind

You are right, Breath of the Wild makes Horizon looks like something that would have been made 10 years ago.

 

Horizon looks fantastic visually, but BotW looks great with better gameplay and physics.



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pokoko on 30 September 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
pokoko said:
It really strikes me, looking at that list, as to why Nintendo has fallen. You do the same thing over enough, for long enough, and the luster will wear away. They go this route again with the NX and they aren't going to win over new customers, just retain the old ones. Splatoon and Xenoblade are the only games that stand out whatsoever.

That is a lineup, other than the games I mentioned, that is narrowed in on one type of player. If it were 1985, that would be great, but it's not. Everyone else will be looking at other options first.

I'd argue that's Nintendo's strength. By doing the same thing, and doing it masterfully for three decades, the company has set itself apart from the competition. Using a design philosophy from 1985 is far from a bad thing. Applying new technologies to solid mechanical foundations is what makes Nintendo special. Meanwhile, much of Sony's first-party content is focused on experimental titles and cinematic action games - flashy titles for sure but with little staying power. Microsoft, well, Microsoft seems to have thrown in the towel. Halo is a wreck. Lionhead is gone. I guess it's Forza and Gears moving forward.

It makes them good at individual slices of gaming, sure.  Like the Sony studio that makes the Baseball game or the studios that only make Military Shooters.  I'm sure Nintendo has platformers polished up better than anyone else in the industry.  If that's your thing then Nintendo is your clear choice.

What about all the other genres and settings?  Where are the choices?  What if you value those new experiences you mentioned?  What if you'd rather play something different and unique instead of Mario Kart 15 or another Mario platformer?  Nintendo simply leaves out most gamers.  

Nintendo has become a specialty vendor.  That's my point.  They serve a narrow group of gamers only.  I'm not saying that's a bad thing or that it means they have a bad product, only that they aren't going to attract many new customers with that approach, maybe not even enough to combat natural turnover.  Where did Nintendo's new customers come from last gen?  Splatoon.  A new genre with new characters.

All I'm saying is that the Wii U lineup won't cut it on the NX if they want to grow market share.  It just won't.



GOWTLOZ on 30 September 2016
Shiken said:
worldend said:

i'm pretty sure producing a game falls under the co-developed category, i don't mind adding Bayo 2 and whatever shovelware you want to that list, the Nintendo list is nothing more than a big pile of shame, i wouldn't play any of those games, for me Nintendo doesn't even come close, just look at how Horizon looks and how Zelda looks, one looks like a modern game and the other looks like something that would've been made 10 years ago, typical Nintendo, always behind

You are right, Breath of the Wild makes Horizon looks like something that would have been made 10 years ago.

 

Horizon looks fantastic visually, but BotW looks great with better gameplay and physics.

It doesn't. Horizon looks like a modern WRPG with more action. Breath of the Wild also looks good. But I don't see how it has better gameplay and physics, Horizon has amazing physics.



bunchanumbers on 30 September 2016

Its Nintendo. Nintendo makes their living on 1st party exclusives. Sony and MS do not.

Plus Captain Toad is the man.



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pokoko on 30 September 2016
GOWTLOZ said:
Shiken said:

You are right, Breath of the Wild makes Horizon looks like something that would have been made 10 years ago.

 

Horizon looks fantastic visually, but BotW looks great with better gameplay and physics.

It doesn't. Horizon looks like a modern WRPG with more action. Breath of the Wild also looks good. But I don't see how it has better gameplay and physics, Horizon has amazing physics.

That was sarcasm, I'm pretty sure.



Augen on 30 September 2016

Close between Sony and Nintendo, give edge to Sony as loved several new IPs (Gravity Rush, Tearaway).



think-man on 30 September 2016
hollabackenny said:
worldend said:

because i didn't understand at first the criteria of this topic, "only games developed by 1st parties or co-developed" wtf is that, who asks that? what significance is in that question? who buys a console thinking "man, PS4 sure has all the great multiplats and a lot of exlcusive games, but Wii U has more games developed by Nintendo themselves so i'll get that", i subestimated the stupidity of this topic and jumped in without fully understanding it with my first comment, anyway, Bloodborne is a game co-developed by a 1st party Sony studio, and that is a big omission

I haven't found any source stating that Sony Japan DEVELOPED blood borne at all. Not mentioned on this list either http://ca.ign.com/companies/sce-studios-japan

Its in the credits of the game,  co developed with Japan studios 



 

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Johnw1104 on 30 September 2016

Looking at my games I pretty much have to give it to Nintendo... Really, the only one on the PS4 I'm looking at that was memorable and not simply a remaster was Uncharted 4. I know there's a good one or two I missed (Gravity Rush), but this one was no contest really.

*Edit*: For the record, if PC was an option I'd be voting for it just slightly ahead of Nintendo, though obviously that's not "first party" so much as they're just not available on consoles.



Azuren on 30 September 2016
zorg1000 said:
Azuren said:

Nothing, but people seem to be arguing about it, anyway.

 

KLXVER said:

Whats the difference?

Actually there is quite a difference, games like Bloodborne, Hyrule Warriors, Pokken Tournament are on one list but not the other.

I would change the thread to Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo published titles.

And I wouldn't, because it would disqualify a large number of games from IPs owned by those companies. 



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