X-Play's Top 8 Games of 08 (So Far)

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I was actually shocked to see X-Play's Top 8 of 08 (so far) on tonight's show. I never would have guessed the Top 8 from regularly watching the show. Or what console the would dominate the Top 8.

1. Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3/360)

2. God of War : Chains of Olympus (PSP)

3. No More Heroes (Wii)

4. Super Smash Brothers Brawl (Wii)

5. The World Ends With You (DS)

6. Okami (Wii)

7. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of Arnor (PC)

8: Boom Blox (Wii)

If you ever watch this show, it is mindblowing that there is no HD FPS love on the list. However, with all of the beating the Wii/DS take (shovelware library, only Nintendo games sell on Nintendo systems), I found it amazing that there are 5 Nintendo titles in the Top 8 (4 Wii, 1DS), and of the 5 only one is 1st party (SSSB).

On having Okami on the list, Morgan said that even though it was a port from an older title (GOTY2006 when it was on the PS2) it was so good the it didn't matter. "There is no excuse if you missed this before to pass it up again"

I don't know how much influence X-Play has on games sales (I don't think an enormous of people watch G4, but I could be wrong), but maybe it will help sell a few more Okami & No More Heroes. I still think (hope) Boom Blox will have great great legs.

I'm sure Metal Gear Solid IV would have made the cut, but since it just came out it couldn't make the So Far list. 

Am I the only one surprised that 5 out of 8 are on Nintendo machines? Or that there is only one PS360 title, and it's a multiplatform title?