In terms of first-party Nintendo titles, yes. Mario Galaxy trumps, hands down, most of the GCN's library. Not to mention how Brawl is a clear step up from Melee, and I personally had more fun with Mario Kart Wii than Double Dash (although DD felt more novel at the time.)
In terms of JRPGS, NO. Last gen we had Persona 4, Final Fantasy X, Tales of Symphonia, Paper Mario: TTYD, Baiten Kaitos, and tons more that were quality but I can't remember. This gen, I can probably count all the good JRPGs in one hand, and that's probably counting Xenoblade four times.
In terms of Western games, yes. This gen is western domination, to the point where Japanese developers started jumping in on the 3rd person shooter craze.
Honestly it depends on your type o' games. Some were at their height last gen and some this gen; there isn't a clear rise of quality across the board.
I'm personally gonna say yes because Mario Galaxy is so beautiful it makes me cry.
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