And for the sake of this topic "critically successful" means games with a 75+ metacritic, which is where Metacritic draws the line as "good".
There is of course the issue of what to do with Nintendo as they have a brand new console out right now, should we combine the Wii U and Switch libraries? Or since Nintendo seems to be porting everything over to switch from WiiU anyway we just count those ports as Switch games and call it a day?
Moving on to help you all make an informed decision I have compiled a list of last gen games by each of these companies for (360, PS3, and Wii). So check it out first and then we move on to where each of them stands this generation so far.
Nintendo Games for Wii:(28)
Games with 90+ metacritic: (7)
Super Mario Galaxy 1/2
The Legend of Zelda: TP/SS
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Xenoblade Chronicles
Meteoroid Prime 3
Games with 75-89 metacritic: (21)
Kirby's Epic Yarn/ Return to Dreamland
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Donkey kong Country Returns
Punch Out
Sin and Punishment
Super Paper Mario
Wii Sports/Resort/ Fit
Mario Kart Wii
Wario Land/Ware
Rhythm Heaven
Art Style
Metroid: Other M
Mario Strikers Charged
Fire Emblem: radiant Dawn
The Last Story
Excitebots/ Excite Trucks
Microsoft games for Xbox 360:(27)
Games with 90+ metacritic:(8)
Halo 3/Reach
Gear of War 1/2/3
Forza 2/3/4
Games with 75-89 metacritic: (19)
Fable 2/3
Left 4 Dead 1/2
Shadow Complex
Project Gotham Racing 3
Halo 4
Dance Central 3
Forza Horizon
Dead Rising
Viva Piñata
Halo ODST/ Wars
Crackdown
Alan Wake
Perfect Dark Zero
Kameo Elements of Power
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
Lost Odyssey
Sony games for PS3:(54)
Games with 90+ metacritic:(11)
Uncharted 2/3
The Last of Us
LittleBigPlanet 1/2
God of War 3
Killzone 2
MLB The Show: 09/10/11
Journey
Games with 75-89 metacritic: (43)
Demon's Souls
Ratchet and Clack: ToD/CiT/ITN/QFB
Uncharted 1
Heavy Rain
MLB The Show 08/12/13
Resistance 1/2/3
InFamous 1/2
Motorstorm 1/2/3
Killzone 3
Gran Turismo 5/6/P
Warhawk
Singstar
Modnation Racers
Hotshot's Golf
Flower
Buzz!
Echochrome I/ii
MAG
Pupeteer
Fat Princess
Unfinished Swan
Heavenly Sword
God of War Ascension
Starhawk
The Last Guy
Dead Nation
SIREN: Blood Curse
Folklore
Twisted Metal
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
*If you find any error in the list please list them below, I did the best I could to list everything that should be there but mistakes still happen.
So last gen Nintendo and Microsoft were neck in neck, while Sony was far ahead with almost twice the number of games that reviewed well. But where does each one stand now? I'll list that in the following post, I just need to decide what to do with Nintendo...
