Following up its work with EEDAR on Xbox 360 review scores, Edge has now compiled similar data for both the PS3 and Wii. The idea is simple: Look at every game on each console and find out how many games scored either above 85 or below 65 on EEDAR's review scale. What results is a basic snapshot of the overall quality of games on each platform.

According to Edge and EEDAR's numbers, 17 percent of PS3 games have scored 85 or higher, while 30 percent are rated below 65. This compares favorably with the Xbox 360, which saw 13 percent of its titles above 85. The Wii sees only 4 percent of its titles rated 85 or higher, while a full 54 percent fell at or below 65.

Those who follow the industry can probably guess why Wii seems to attract a disproportionately large number of poorly reviewed games. Edge cites the low entry barrier for Wii developers, allowing more bad games to hit the market hoping to ride the Wii cash wave -- or, if you prefer not to mince words: shovelware. The report also points to developer difficulty in grasping the intricacies of Wii's control interface. Furthermore, the article posits that review scores don't really matter to the system's primarily casual audience.

Of course, the critical caveat concerning the analysis is that review scores are subjective. After all, one gamer's must-have is another's don't-bother. Just look at Fatal Frame IV.

Source - Games At-a-Glance: PS3 Quality
Source - Games At-a-Glance: Wii Quality

WOW PS3 as alot of games rated at 85% and up

Poor Nintendo fans. Finally, they're back on top, yet the game situation is even worse.

Y'know, in a way, PS3 being in third place isn't such a bad thing. Still get all the good games, minus the crap :P

Wii needs more AAA games confirmed.

Im surprised to see the PS3 with a lead over the 360 though.

Pro-Tip ... a console that has almost twice as many games released (Wii) will have distorted percentages of good and bad games

they probably have about the same number of highly reviewed games, but the 360 just has a larger library, which brings their percentage down.

The percentage thing means PS3 has a higher average of games above 85. 360 will obviously have more games rated higher if you count the amount of games.

Protip: Several of the PS3's games with 85% or higher are multiplatform.. especially 360 ports.

I don't see how that is any different from what I said, but thanks for restating my point.

"The report also points to developer difficulty in grasping the intricacies of Wii's control interface."

Developers having a lot of trouble with that new point-and-click interface... never been done before, as far as Wii know. ;)

well i guess all those 10/10 reviews from Playstation magazines worked