Interesting Comparison of 7th Generation Exclusives

[FerretGamer]

I found this on the GameFAQs forums.

http://rustygamer.wordpress.com/7th-gen ... xclusives/

It is an interesting read whether or not it is 100% accurate.

[BoringSupreez]

Just more evidence supporting my claim that the PS3 is the overall best console.

And I'd like to point out that the reason that one of the overall highest rated years for a console this gen, 2012 for the Wii, was highly rated is because so few titles came out for the Wii in 2012.

[FerretGamer]

Just more evidence supporting my claim that the PS3 is the overall best console.

And I'd like to point out that the reason that one of the overall highest rated years for a console this gen, 2012 for the Wii, was highly rated is because so few titles came out for the Wii in 2012.

Yes, definitely. I think the PS3 is probably the best home console to own if you only have the choice of one from that generation. You have excellent exclusives as well as all of the multi-platform games. In addition, the backwards compatibility with PS1 (PS2 if you have the fatty) makes it an excellent choice.

I noticed that commentary about the Wii as well.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Wii only ranks so low due to the massive amounts of gimmicky shovelware. Remove those and it wins by a landslide (in my opinion).

[Gamerforlife]

Just more evidence supporting my claim that the PS3 is the overall best console.

And I'd like to point out that the reason that one of the overall highest rated years for a console this gen, 2012 for the Wii, was highly rated is because so few titles came out for the Wii in 2012.

Yes, definitely. I think the PS3 is probably the best home console to own if you only have the choice of one from that generation. You have excellent exclusives as well as all of the multi-platform games.

Usually poorly ported due to the PS3's complicated internal architecture, making the 360 or a good PC the best option for multi-platform games. Plus, many multi-plat games come out on 360 first. The PS3 is only good for exclusives. Backwards exclusivity is a moot point as most people don't own the right model for it. The there is the save lock thing, which means many games don't let you back up save data, even if you can on the 360 version

I love my PS3, but it has a lot of drawbacks

[crux]

I could be wrong here (I haven't delved deep into this generation, frankly), but to me the Wii has many more similarities to the powerhouse consoles of generations before, like PS2, PS1, or SNES. None necessarily had bleeding-edge hardware (PS2 in particular paled compared to its competitors), but they had such huge amounts of software that they each had loads and loads of obscure gems just waiting to be found and enjoyed.

Granted, all of those three consoles (PS2, PS1, and SNES) benefited from having big third-party IPs, which Wii cannot really claim to have, but I wonder in this day and age if that's really such a bad thing. The reason I'm still interested in PS2 years later isn't because of the AAA titles like God of War or Final Fantasy ∞, but the niche titles like Chulip or Steamboat Chronicles or Mister Mosquito. The games I remember best for PS1 aren't Syphon Filter or Medal of Honor or Resident Evil (ok, I'll admit I had to go out of my way to avoid naming some AAA titles for PS1 that I love like Metal Gear Solid), but Alundra and Parappa the Rapper and Point Blank. And ok, I won't deny loving many of the big titles for SNES, but I also love the lesser known titles like Ignition Factor, Legend of the Mystical Ninja, E.V.O., or Metal Combat.

The Wii doesn't have so many of the blockbuster AAA titles outside of their usual Mario and clan offerings, but what it does have is an absolutely enormous catalogue of good exclusives, many of which stray from the typical trappings of the "hardcore" games of today. So what if the critics cited on Metacritics don't have many Wii games above 90%? Have we not learned to be skeptical of today's video game "journalist" after seeing images like this:



Perhaps we should pay less attention to critics and get our feet wet a little more often, like we had to do back in the days of paper journalism when not every game under the sun would find space in a magazine.

And, of course, this war of the consoles is nonsense to begin with. Who cares about loyalties? If I only had one modern generation console, I'd spend even less time with today's games. There are many good exclusives on each platform, as the article cited clearly shows. Isn't that enough?

[prfsnl_gmr]

Have we not learned to be skeptical of today's video game "journalist" after seeing images like this:

Uuuggghhh...sometimes I hate video games.

[FerretGamer]

I'm having a blast hunting down hidden gems from the Wii library at Gamestop. There are a lot of very interesting titles that I think will make the Wii one of those consoles that people look back upon and realize there is a really solid library waiting to be enjoyed.

[isiolia]

Just more evidence supporting my claim that the PS3 is the overall best console.

I see the numbers presented as painting a bit of a different picture - not saying the PS3 isn't good, more that the total numbers actually line up a lot more than is often given credit for.

About all the PS3 numbers show is that, on average, its exclusives are better - but the total number of "good" exclusives (based on this report) is about the same across all three.

If it was a matter of blindly sticking your hand in a bin and hoping to pull out a good game, the PS3 has an advantage. For those researching games worth adding to their library, all of the platforms have a substantial number.

'course, I think one angle to look at that I don't think was covered outside of the PC summary, is performance by year. Offhand, I think the 360 used to be stronger than it is now for exclusives, where the PS3 has gotten better.

[AppleQueso]

About all the PS3 numbers show is that, on average, its exclusives are better - but the total number of "good" exclusives (based on this report) is about the same across all three.

That's what I took from this too.