New Super Mario Bros Wii got a 7 from a nowhere reviewer that always rated games low.

It got a 96% from a official magazine of the UK.

And Sony is a LAZY publisher. How can you collect all the acclaim when you did not developed games and waited for third

editors? That has always been Sony's strategy. Pityful...

Wow, this thread is weird now.

wtf. everything I posted is gone...

EDIT: Fixed (thanks Rol) That is what I get for stealing a weak WiFi signal from a neighbor I guess. Can't wait till my internet gets hooked up on tuesday...

A mod must have deleted it. It was showing up as a "%" sign, and breaking the rest of the thread.

Yeah, I saw that. Damn, it was good too.

The funny part is that I'd be much more inclined to agree with the statement, if Metacritic wasn't used as a way to prop it up. That aside, Sony's done good this year.

So, to revive this thread...

So, we let a few dozen elites decide what is quality rather than the masses? That doesn't seem right to me.

Anyway, assuming that console making companies can also be considered publishers... I would say that, while you and I may not like their games, Nintendo deserves the award. They have made more games, that more consumers want, than either of the other two competitors. I think the sales numbers can speak for that. Quality is only one aspect of a game...and it does not dictate the consumer wanting the game.  

Ken, how many major awards have been given out this year?  Seems odd to do before games like Modern Warfare 2 and NSMB can even hit.

I would be very surprised if Nintendo can win "all the major awards" in a year when their own president admits they messed up and "let the mood cool."