Who really has the most platformers?? Its not who you think.

[Barozi]

RolStoppable said:

Barozi said:
Seriously Rol.

The number one choice for platformers is clearly the PC then. All Nintendo consoles combined cannot beat its library - fact.

Don't make the mistake to underestimate other platforms. There are a lot of quality titles available. Feel free to do a comparison between Wii/WW and 360/XBLA games.
Surely there are more platformers on XBLA than on 360, but hey I've beaten NSMB Wii in less than 6 hours as well and that's not a long time for a retail game (obviously has multiplayer as well), so they are definitely comparable.

The PC cannot win a comparison between 360, PS3 and Wii. Besides, it's not about the sheer quantity of games, but the number of quality titles and how big they are that makes one platform the king.

Also, there's a difference between rushing through a game and completing all of its levels.

True, that's why NES (for example) can't win this either. I agree that the number of quality titles is the most important criteria, still the thread creator pointed out that this thread is about sheer quantity (thread title suggests the same).
What "king of ..." really means is unrelevant. He even admits that it can also mean in terms of sales, which he is explicitly excluding when creating this thread.

That was just a normal playthrough. Not rushing involved at all. Obviously did not pursue all bonus coins or secret places whatever. Mario games are not the only ones with optional goals. (If you looked at some XBLA achievements, you would come to the same conclusion)