HappySqurriel on 22 October 2008
(Using Gamerankings.com)
80% or higher games by platform and genre
XBox 360
Action: 42
Action-Adventure: 15
Adventure: 1
Driving: 10
Misc: 10
Role-Playing: 6
Simulations: 0
Sports: 27
Strategy: 3
PS3
Action: 25
Action-Adventure: 7
Adventure: 0
Driving: 6
Misc: 6
Role-Playing: 1
Simulations: 0
Sports: 19
Strategy: 3
Wii
Action: 10
Action-Adventure: 4
Adventure: 1
Driving: 1
Misc: 5
Role-Playing: 0
Simulations: 0
Sports: 7
Strategy: 0
There were several thoughts/observations I had when I was compiling this list:
- The XBox 360 was out for a year longer than the other consoles and had 30 80+ games released in 2006 (compared with 5 for the PS3 and 3 for the Wii) and 10 in 2005.
- 80% is an arbitrary number and there were several games for all platforms (in most genres) that were just under 80%, as you loosened up the barrier it would (probably) translate into all systems' libraries seeming to improve dramatically.
- There are several PSN, XBox Live Arcade and Wiiware games on the list; due to their lower price these games are generally reviewed to a different standard than disc-based games.
- The Wii is plagued by "Non-Reviews" ...There are over 119 games with 20 or more reviews for the Wii, (a lot) more than 200 for the XBox 360, and 148 for the PS3. It is understandable that shovelware might not get reviewed, but when only 12 people have reviewed Tiger Woods 09 for the Wii compared to 37 for the XBox 360 and 29 for the PS3 it demonstrates that sites are not focusing much effort on Wii reviews.
