While I think these publishers are arguable the top 2 with Nintendo at 1, Xbox has had quietly had a great year and can be tossed in the mix.

Forza Horizon 6
Towerborne
Doom The Dark Ages: Revelations
Halo Campaign Evolved
Minecraft Dungeons 2
Gear of War: Eday
World of Warcraft: Forever
Call of Duty MW4

Capcom. They put out new IPs and rebooted a classic IP. They have hit 100 out of 100. Onimusha is outfucking standing and one of the best combat systems ever in a game. RE9 is def the best of the modern RE games and Pragmata was a nice original IP.

To be brutally honest? A big chunk of that list is acquired IP, nothing wholly “Microsoft original” about them. Microsoft did a good job directing these teams to get the projects out, sure, but most if not all these projects come from teams which aren’t originally Microsoft’s.

That said: FH6, Halo:CE, and GoW:E is a strong threesome of Microsoft originals! But I personally wouldn’t put it up against Nintendo nor Capcom’s output this year.

My two cents. Take em or leave em.

I understand it's not about who's the best developer for Switch 2, but if it was, I would say the remakes for RE2 and RE4 also have to count. And before OoT, I would say RE4 was the best game for Switch 2. So I have to choose Capcom above Nintendo. So if we choose the best developer for the year I choose Capcom. Because the RE remakes came out in earlier years for the other consoles, it's a bit more difficult. But still. I'm not loving the Nintendo line-up besides OoT. I do love the Capcom line-up.

For me? Requiem alone wins it. One look at my history, consoles, and all-time-video-game rankings would have most saying I'm a Nintendo fanboy. But modern Nintendo ain't classic Nintendo. Heck, they're not even S1 Nintendo, yet. Maybe in the next full year, they'll actually release a megaton (not remakes of old games) or two like they use to do all the time. Until then, nada.