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GuyDuke on 13 October 2017
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Valdath said:
Two 95+ (at least) metacritic games on it's first year.

Best first year for a console? ever?

I don't know for that but it's been a joyful ride.

1.
99
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
User: 9.2
Nov 23, 1998
2.
98
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS)
User: 7.4
Sep 20, 2000
3.
98
Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
User: 7.5
Apr 29, 2008
4.
98
SoulCalibur (DC)
User: 8.7
Sep 8, 1999
5.
98
Grand Theft Auto IV (X360)
User: 7.9
Apr 29, 2008
6.
97
Super Mario Galaxy (WII)
User: 9.0
Nov 12, 2007
7.
97
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (WII)
User: 9.1
May 23, 2010
8.
97
Grand Theft Auto V (XONE)
User: 7.8
Nov 18, 2014
9.
97
Grand Theft Auto V (PS3)
User: 8.3
Sep 17, 2013
10.
97
Grand Theft Auto V (X360)
User: 8.3
Sep 17, 2013
11.
97
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (DC)
User: 6.3
Nov 6, 2000
12.
97
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)
User: 8.4
Mar 3, 2017
13.
97
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2)
User: 7.4
Oct 28, 2001
14.
97
Perfect Dark (N64)
User: 8.9
May 22, 2000
15.
97
Grand Theft Auto V (PS4)
User: 8.3
Nov 18, 2014
16.
97
Metroid Prime (GC)
User: 9.3
Nov 17, 2002
17.
97
Grand Theft Auto III (PS2)
User: 8.5
Oct 22, 2001
18.
97
Halo: Combat Evolved (XBOX)
User: 8.6
Nov 14, 2001
19.
97
NFL 2K1 (DC)
User: 6.2
Sep 7, 2000
20.
96
Half-Life 2 (PC)
User: 9.2
Nov 16, 2004
21.
96
Grand Theft Auto V (PC)
User: 7.6
Apr 14, 2015
22.
96
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (WIIU)
User: 8.1
Mar 3, 2017
23.
96
BioShock (X360)
User: 8.9
Aug 21, 2007
24.
96
GoldenEye 007 (N64)
User: 9.1
Aug 25, 1997
25.
96
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
User: 8.8
Oct 13, 2009
26.
96
Resident Evil 4 (GC)
User: 9.4
Jan 11, 2005
27.
96
The Orange Box (X360)
User: 8.9
Oct 10, 2007
28.
96
The Orange Box (PC)
User: 9.2
Oct 10, 2007
29.
96
Batman: Arkham City (PS3)
User: 8.7
Oct 18, 2011
30.
96
Tekken 3 (PS)
User: 9.1
Apr 29, 1998
31.
96
Mass Effect 2 (X360)
User: 8.9
Jan 26, 2010
32.
96
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GC)
User: 9.1
Dec 11, 2006
33.
96
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (X360)
User: 8.5
Nov 11, 2011
34.
96
Half-Life (PC)
User: 9.0
Oct 31, 1998
35.
96
Resident Evil 4 (PS2)
User: 8.9
Oct 25, 2005
36.
96
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GC)
User: 9.0
Mar 24, 2003
37.
96
Gran Turismo (PS)
User: 8.8
Apr 30, 1998
38.
96
BioShock (PC)
User: 8.5
Aug 21, 2007
39.
96
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2)
User: 8.7
Nov 12, 2001
40.
96
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (XBOX)
User: 7.9
Oct 31, 2003
41.
95
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (PC)
User: 9.2
Sep 24, 2000
42.
95
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (PS2)
User: 9.0
Oct 26, 2004
43.
95
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (PS2)
User: 8.7
Oct 27, 2002
44.
95
LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
User: 6.8
Oct 27, 2008
45.
95
The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition (GC)
User: 9.0
Nov 17, 2003
46.
95
Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
User: 8.9
May 18, 2010
47.
95
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec (PS2)
User: 8.4
Jul 9, 2001
48.
95
Halo 2 (XBOX)
User: 8.2
Nov 9, 2004
49.
95
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)
User: 9.0
Dec 3, 2002
50.
95
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (N64)
User: 9.2
Oct 25, 2000
51.
95
The Last of Us (PS3)
User: 9.2
Jun 14, 2013
52.
95
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (WII)
User: 9.0
Nov 19, 2006
53.
95
Madden NFL 2003 (PS2)
User: 7.5
Aug 12, 2002
54.
95
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (GBA)
User: 7.0
May 30, 2001
55.
95
The Last of Us Remastered (PS4)
User: 9.1
Jul 29, 2014
56.
95
Portal 2 (PC)
User: 9.0
Apr 18, 2011
57.
95
Red Dead Redemption (X360)
User: 9.0
May 18, 2010
58.
95
Portal 2 (X360)
User: 8.7
Apr 19, 2011
59.
95
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (XONE)
User: 7.4
Sep 1, 2015
60.
95
Portal 2 (PS3)
User: 8.4
Apr 19, 2011

If we set it by your standards (95+) we should regroup games by launch year and see if one year has more than 2 games on the same console with a 95+ score. And then see if it corresponds to a console's first year.