So it's why Wii and Xbox 360 are higher than PS3.

You know why the console warriors love IGN reviews so much, right? While every review site can get sucked in by hype to some degree, IGN really takes it to another level. Just about every hyped exclusive is guaranteed a near-perfect score. In other words, they tell the fans what they want to hear. Those fans rarely care that every other hyped game is also receiving an inflated score; all they care about is that the exclusive they're currently excited about gets a glowing review.

Yeah, there's occasionally an exception to the rule, but in general it holds true. I don't think this is due to some planning on IGN's part, either; it's just a side effect of how they separate the site into console-specific sections, each with its own editorial staff.

No, it's a very good list. It is based on what the console has done for gaming.

It's more than just games - it's about innovation too.

You know why the PS3 is not in the top 10? It did nothing new for video gaming. Blu Ray yes, but that's it. The PS2 was helping find the cures to diseases.

Only diehard fans wouldn't see the achievements the 360 has brought this generation. You don't think it's a darn-near miracle that last-gen's pummeling was turned into a win? The Xbox brought the world Halo, Halo 2 and Morrowind - and Xbox LIVE. This gen, MS wasn't sitting around - they went out and made DLC sought-after, got exclusives, made LIVE even more innovative, added Netflix and a host of other features.

Of course, some folks will be too blinded by their opinion and will miss out on good gaming by ignoring the 360 and hope and pray a 360 exclusive comes to PC or the PS3.

how are GC or PS3 worse than intellivision & turboGRFX?

IGN is simultaneously brilliant and idiotic. Brilliant for monetary purposes, idiotic for credibility ones (not that i necessarily dispute the results, but its just a bad idea to do a top consoles list anyway)

thats why im expecting virtual boy to be the Number 1 console and the PS2 not even making the list

Celebrate? :D

You know, the MegaDrive is awesome!

I own a dreamcast and it was a major failure, a huge one. It had some great games, but people didn't want it.

Just terrible list.

My comments on many of your reactions.

1. NES saved gaming and SNES created the standard base for controllers. So one of these should be #1 if not 1 and 2.

2. PS drastically increased the gaming populations and standardized Nintendo's controller ideas into an essentially modern controller with dual analog sticks with rumble. Hell even the classic controller is the same (w/o rumble). So it deserves 2nd place or 3rd at worst.

3. PS2 and PS3 didn't do anything to revolutionary or new beyond DVD or Bluray playback which really isn't helping gaming at all. So, beyond being some of your personal fav consoles due to particular game lineup and fanboy love its doesn't make sense to argue their positions up at all.

4. XBOX invented console online and 360 nearly perfected it. Live is the bar the others should try to achieve as it exists in the 360 and this is a big feature for continuing console gaming evolution. Kinda like the wheel here folks. (By invented I'm not saying first, just made it successful, like PS did for analog sticks even though N64 had it and rumble first)

5. I'm dissapointed Wii is not in top 5. Motion controls are the next huge leap in gaming and it should definitely outrank anything Atari 2600 did and that Wii is doing now what PS did years ago, massive expansion of the gaming community.

These are my notes.

My top 10 would have been and reasoning:
1. NES - Saved gaming
2. SNES - Defined base controller
3. PS - Expanded gaming, finalized SNES design w/ dual analog and best rumble
4. 360 - Live and overall community ideas nearly perfected, voip, movies, shows, etc
5. Wii - Motion
6. Genesis - Disc based gaming initiation
7. 2600 - grandfather of gaming
8. XBOX - initiation of real console online/community, real storage vs cards
9. PS2 - video playback and other enhanced media support
10. Dreamcast - initial online

My basis isn't on game selection as you can tell, but on how I rank overall benefits to console gaming in general.

This IGN employee surely fails -_-', How can the 360 be better then the psone? It still can't compete with its game library, and relatively speaking it can't compete hardware wise either.