It's a subjective matter at the end of the day.

@S.T.A.G.E.: Japan no hard hitters? Seriously? Nintendo games? FFXIII in Japan?

He reported you for using a racial slur. Hysterical. Try not using racist terms for better results.

Some people, huh?

As with most/all polls, its a matter as of OPINION, not fact. What you think =/= fact, so therefore, yes Japan should be considered for this gen.

And IMO, I do think Japan makes some of the best games.

Also, no one country makes THE best games. The best games of this gen are from countries all over the world, not concentrated all in one single country.

Totally subjective, like huaxiong said above.

If you want to drag previous generations into it, though, to boost Japan's "roster", you have to also consider that the vast majority of great Japanese games, especially RPGs, got their roots in western games like Ultima (Final Fantasy), King's Quest (most JRPGs of the past generation were fundamentally adventure games along the lines of KQ, with strategic combat elements from games like Ultima), etc.

I would personally have to favor the US as being the most prolific, as far as new game ideas and IPs go, but largely that's due to size, not raw skill. If I was judging a nation's game dev talent by raw skill over, say, game dev population... I might have to go with the UK. Japan makes good stuff too, of course, but their skill lies primarily on the creative/storytelling side of gaming (which many would argue is the most important), whereas the US clearly leads the world in regards to gaming technology, and presentation ability.  You could argue that Western game storytelling is much more mature than Japanese game storytelling, too -- but having a "grown up" story doesn't really make a game better or worse than one with a story suited more for younger folks.

Six of one. Half dozen of the other.

Western devs are making the most and some of the best games out at the moment in this gen Japan need to step up thier game FF13 will change that

Oh my, I sure do love a good list war!

Japan:
- MGS4
- MGS Peace Walker
- Metal Gear Solid Rising
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy Versus XIII
- Bayonetta
- Super Mario Galaxy
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- Legend of Zelda Wii
- Professor Layton Series
- Resident Evil 5
- Metroid Prime 3
- Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Legend of Zleda: Spirit Tracks
- New Super Mario Bros. Wii
- Gran Turismo 5
- White Knight Chronicles
- White Knight Chronicles 2
- Resonance of Fate
- Tales of Vesperia
- Tales of Graces
- FFCC: The Crystal Bearers
- Tekken 6
- Soul Calibur 4

Japan has done pretty DAMN good this gen. Not as well as previous gens, but a lot better than many people think. Some of the highest rated games thus far this gen have come from Japan (Super Mario Galaxy, MGS4, Twilight Princess).

If the majority of your list is unreleased games(red) and subpar games(green) then we definitely have a problem with the statement that japan has made the best games this gen.

I have higher hopes for Resonance of Fate than FFCC: TCB.

OHHH my bad I thought those games released already....should have highlighted them red also.