Nintendo vs. Third Party Million Sellers on Wii - Data

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loves2splooge said:
To test out the theory as to whether successful third-party Wii games are mostly shovelware, here are metascore ratings for the 1+ million selling third-party games on the Wii.

Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition 91
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 86
Guitar Hero: World Tour 86
Call of Duty: World At War 83
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 83
EA Sports Active 81
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play 81
LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 80
Rock Band 80
Shaun White Snowboarding: Road Trip 78
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures 78
Rayman Raving Rabbids 76
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 75
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz 74
Lego Batman: The Videogame 74
Rayman Raving Rabbids: TV Party 73
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith 73
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party 73
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 72
My Fitness Coach 71
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 71
Sonic and the Secret Rings 69
Active Life: Outdoor Challenge 69
Call of Duty 3 69
MySims 68
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (published by Sega) 67
Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 67
We Ski 67
Sonic Unleashed 66
The House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return 66
Smarty Pants 65
High School Musical: Sing It! 64
Hannah Montana: Spotlight World Tour 64
Red Steel 63
Ben 10: Protector of Earth 63
Cooking Mama: Cook Off 61
Carnival Games 56
Deca Sports 50
Big Beach Sports 44
Game Party 2 29
Game Party 25

Median (middle distribution) score for 1 million+ third-party game: 71

Keep in mind though that game reviewers tend to be really arrogant and full of themselves when it comes to reviewing Wii games. They have a tendency to look down on Wii games because they aren't "core" enough for them. I do think 360 and PS3 have better third-party lineups but the Wii third-party games get downgraded because lots of reviewers think that they are too manly or 'core' to enjoy a 'casual' game. I don't mind 'casual' games so as long as they are fun and remain fun.

So, 9 are great (1 is excellent), 12 are decent/solid games, 9 are mediocre, and 6 are passable/poor, and 5 just suck.

So, 21 games are worth buying; 15 are just rentals, and 5 are just budget junk. The ratio is 21/41 (Good/bad) Only 5-8 really count as shovelware(12-20%)