Wii Has the Best Exclusives

Carl B. of iNintendo.net writes, "This generation has seen fantastic multi-platform releases, more than any other set of consoles in the past. Games like Red Dead Redemption, Mass Effect 2, and Call of Duty have dominated the multi-platform space on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Nintendo's Wii has been left out in the dark due to hardware restrictions; however, it has the best exclusive titles compared to the other two systems."

[AronDeppert]

So so true.

[BeAGamer]

/s

[firemassacre]

ps3 easily does

[Danteh]

ummm no way, I like Nintendo but the PS3 for example has vastly superior exclusives, starting with one of the best games ever made, MGS4, and of course Uncharted 2, GOW III, Killzone, LPB and many others

Nintendo is getting better with the N3DS and (hopefully) the Wii U, but let's face it, THE WII SUCKS!!

[Arnon]

Isn't this all somewhat... subjective?

[thugbob]

Nintendo milks titles instead of making new ones.

The Wii might have more exclusives, but I think the PS3's best beat the Wii's best.

[MaxXAttaxX]

(minus Goldeneye)
I haven't had anything else to buy on the Wii since....

[edit]
I don't get what's there to disagree with? lol
Some people, I tell ya.

[jeseth]

At the heart of each franchise, I love Nintendo and its exclusives.

Mario, Zelda, Metroid .... I grew up playing them, on NES. Not some kid born in the 90's claiming to have been brought up on Mario because in the 90's Mario got his A$$ whooped by Sonic, Sega, and PSone. Super Mario 3 is by far one of the greatest games ever made. Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden, Kid Icarus, Double Dragon, Rygar, Mega Man, Rad Racer, etc. etc.

HOWEVER. Nintendo has done a Pi%% Poor job of continuing all of their incredible franchises and instead just milk the bejesus out of Mario and Link. How many Mario games are there? Probably over 100 by now. I think of Mario now more as a spokesperson for Nintendo, an icon if you will, than a video game character. The horse is dead and it was played out a long time ago. Same with link. He used to be a little underdog against insane odds in a world that was about to consume him, now he looks like an anorexic, super model, anime, elf. Sad really.

Nintendo HAD great exclusives. They have destroyed their greatness by oversaturating the market with constant iterations of Mario and Link.

Playstation, has by far surpassed Nintendo in quality of exclusive games. During the early years of Xbox I also thought they had amazing exclusives but they have either lost the exclusivity or ruined them (Fable3). Sony and the Playstation brand have amazing, diverse, and engaging exclusive games that have defined 3 generations of games.

[stragomccloud]

People always accuse a company of milking a successful franchise if it's been around a long time.

[DaTruth]

People always accuse fish of swimming in the ocean when they're in the ocean... swimming!

[jeseth]

Since his inception, Mario has appeared in over 200 games! How's that for milking it?!

Nuff said.

[rjdofu]

Wii exclusives are nice and all. Too bad I dont like mushroom or rescueing princess lol.

[SilentNegotiator]

No one cares if Galaxy was the highest rated exclusive; Mario is fairly bullet-proof, so long as the game is decent (In his main installments). Just like many Nintendo exclusives.

Playstation 3 EASILY has the best exclusives, both in quality and quantity.

[zootang]

For 13 years olds, yeah.

[WANNAGETHIGH]

PS3 says hi -_-

[kikizoo]

Just check metacritic, nintendo (wii) is perhaps even behind microsoft for quality and quantity (and you have to count that you can't compare score for wii and next gens : an 8 for ps3 is a 15 for wii)....ds has a great amount of exclusives, but it's a ds.

[Blacksand1]

Yes if your and kid.

[jacksonmichael]

See comment #7.2.

[omi25p]

isnt it all a matter of opinion...

[tplarkin7]

Nintendo's big titles haven't changed in 20 years. The tech has changed, but they are the same characters rehashed ad infinitum.

[mastiffchild]

Smg2 is just the same game with tiny additions as SMG was and even then SMG's most lauded feature(the planetoid gameplay) was a Ratchet and Clank invention in the PS2 days FFS!). I LOVED SMG1 and 2 but they're too similar to be praised(well 2 anyway) as both being amazing and innovative. I remember when TOD came out it was criticised for "too much variety"-is that why the second Galaxy gets so much praise for being SMG1.1?

DKCR-I can dig as a good, good and hardcore exclusive and the same goes for the other Retro Games entry-MP3-both great exclusives but not really better than ANYTHING and EVERYTHING on 360 or PS3 are they?

Other M, though, is , at best, divisive and at worst a game which over half of the world's Metroid fans don;'t even like let alone love or hold up as a GREAT exclusive. For many it destroyed the way Samus is seen(makes the subsequent games seem impossible for such a pussy woman)and the forced use of just a Wiimote makes the gameplay awkward via a non in game source which is both chea and not needed. NT were just the wrong peole to be controlling the franchise-I know they didn't WRITE the storey but to say they have no impact is naive when games are collaberative and working with misogynists was always likely to result in a weak Samus with, in this case, terrible daddy issues. A little weakness, sure, but not the crippling mess we got in this game. Not to mention the "well the manga has THIS Samus" argument to which I say the Halo novels don't always reflect exact game canon and that's cos in game canon doesn't need looutside canon whatever we say is the right one as what works in game might not be as good in other media. for Metroid GAMES this Samus sucked.I've loved Metroid since the first game and have done through every game since(even effin Spinball!)but had I ever seen the manga with THAT Sa,mus I'd already have said she could NEVER appear in game like that or the whole series would be made unbelievable.Anyway, devisive as a lot of metroid fans seem to think manga Samus is THE Samus even though it makes the in game antics of our heroine seemingly impossible.

Anyhoo, there ARE good ninty exclusivs but we can't say they're better than another consoles when there's often nothing actually new in terms of IP and other platforms make much braver and more fresh software by and large. I LOVE ninty and their old franchises but since the last real, main line franchise they launched was effin Pikmin who's to say they're the best?

[LarsoVanguard]

mastiffchild:

The planetoid gameplay was done before Ratchet and Clank. The first game to do this was Sonic the Hedgehog 2, in the bonus levels. I don't disagree with what you're saying, but most of it is obviously derived from stuff you've read online, and not your own experience.

And come on man, watch your spelling while you ramble your angry fingers across the keys.

[handheldwars2]

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. New Super Mario Bros
3. Legend of Zelda: TP
4. Legend of Zelda: SS
5. Metroid Prime Trilogy
6. Metroid Other M
7. Donkey Kong Country Returns
8. Kirby's Epic Yarn
9. Kirby Wii
10. Mario Kart
11. Super Smash Bros Brawl
12. Super Paper Mario
13. Mario Strikers Charged
14. Sin & Punishment 2
15. Xenoblade
16. The Last Story
17. Pandora's Tower
18. Punch-Out!!
19. Warioware Smooth Moves
20. Wario Land: Shake It!
21. Rhythm Heaven
22. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition
23. Okami
24. Monster Hunter Tri
25. Dragon Quest X
26. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
27. Madworld
28. Sonic Colors
29. Little King's Story
30. Zack & Wiki
31. Tatsunoko vs Capcom
32. Red Steel 2
33. No More Heroes
34. No More Heroes 2
35. GoldenEye 007
36. Dead Space Extraction
37. Epic Mickey
38. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
39. Trauma Centre: Second Opinion
40. Trauma Team
41. Boom Blox
42. Boom Blox: Bash Party
43. Geometry Wars Galaxies
44. A Boy and His Blob
45. House of the Dead: Overkill

Did I forget Wii Sports & Wii Sports Resort? These are just the RETAIL exclusives that hardcore-softcore gamers would like: Don't even want to start on the list of games that casual players enjoy(Wii Playz and da Wii Fitz). I didn't list any Wiiware or VC games either which are also exclusive to Wii this generation...

So ya, Wii has the best exclusives this generation.

[ipe]

Out of those already on market meta scores

- over 90% ( 5 games)
- over 80% ( 21 games)
- over 70% ( 6 games)
Lets not forget lower stadnards 4 wii, most of these games d score much lower on other platforms.
Also re4, okami, no more heroes, dead space, shatered memories are not exlusives. And others needs to come out.

And if u ask why this, well ps3 beats it in every category ( 90%/10,80%/22,70%/11)

[RoboSpiff]

No more heroes is going to ps3

[rjdofu]

Okami is on PS2 way before Wii.

[R834]

@Playstation X

Love the way people disagree - those games are quite obviously PS3 exclusives, so there is nothing to disagree about XD

[iforgotmylogin]

those exclusives got poor ratings @psx

there should be a list for who has the most quality high rated exclusives because the ds and gba beat alot of consoles in terms of exclusives.

[Oxymoron028]

Metroid Other M?

Hell no. I am a devout Metroid fan, love the series to pieces. But Other M is one of the worst games ever made.

It should be ignored and wiped from existence.

Stupid story, stupid narrative, stupid voice acting and stupid gameplay mechanics. Blergh.

[xPhearR3dx]

@Playstation X

Really dude you're going to list Arcade Games and Indie Games? If I was to list the amount of games on XBLA along, Indie Games and 360 disc based exclusives. That list would completely obliterate what Sony has to offer.

[n4gisatroll]

You do realize you listed a bunch of games that have characters in games since the 1980's? That's pathetic. This is why I don't want a nintendo system, I'm sick of Mario, I'm sick of Zelda. Seriously, not even close to what the playstation has.

[InLaLaLand]

Twilight Princess was on the Gamecube (Probably Gamecube's swan song).

[Saladfax]

It's amazing how little interest I have in alsmot anything on handheld's list.

Aside from the fact that several are most certainly not exclusives, about half of the games are from the over-milked, long-running franchises that ceased being interesting a generation ago.

I'm not going to posture about "real gaming" or get into pretentious bullshit, but rehashed stories that were rudimentary at best are just not enough to justify interest in a game structure which really hasn't changed much since the 90's. Diehard Nintendo fans can revel all they want in nostalgia, but I'm bored to death with constant Mario 64 + Ocarina of Time remakes.

Besides which, you failed to include one of the best games available for Wii. It's still not an exclusive, but that sure didn't stop you for any of the others on the list.

Cave Story.

Oh, and one last thing, while I still have a good amount of ire worked up. Exlusives are all well and good, but many of the truly special games of the last few years have been multiplat excluding the Wii.

No Mass Effect, no BioShock. No Red Dead Redemption. No Oblivion. No Arkham Asylum.

Borderlands, Amnesia, Assassin's Creed, Half-Life 2, L4D, Red Faction, Portal. No multiplayer shooters worth any note. (BC2, Modern Warfare, TF2, Halo).

The list of what you can't play on the Wii is much more interesting and extensive than what you can play on it.

[iforgotmylogin]

also to realize that the wii's list have alot of games that have been ported to the hd twins because they were so good.

nintendo exclusive list can go on for days.

[Oxymoron028]

I like how I got dislikes. Fanboys will like any old bullshit regardless of how terrible it is.

Other M is one of the worst games ever made case in point; http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[Gray-Fox-Type0]

Nintendo got great games no doubt, I mean Zelda Twilight Princess, Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 , 2 which being the highest rated exclusive this whole generation, Super Smash Bros Brawl and many more.

[showtimefolks]

I like ps3's exclusive and than xbox360's

mgs4
halo
gears
forza
fable
crackdown
uncharted
infamous
gt5
killzone
little big planet
etc,,,,

This gen is about owning 2 system to play everything you want and i chose 360/ps3 because of games. and i have played mario,zelda,donkey kong 20 years ago and they still making the same IPs.

nintendo does not take many risks while both sony and MS take risk while sony taking a lot more risk new Ips wise

but i guess its a person's opinion

but if you put 200 gamers in a room and just ask about games and exclusive games for hardcore gamers without any gimmicks

ps3/xbox360 and wii would be the order they put home console systems in games wise

[Perjoss]

In my humble opinion a true gamer (not on a tight budget) will own all consoles and even the handhelds if they have time to play on a bus or plane etc. There are good games on every system this gen. If anything just to have their own opinion about what is good or bad without taking others word for it.

Even excluding exclusives there are some multiplat games that play better on 360 than they do on PS3 and vice versa.

[White-Sharingan]

Let's see now. I am going to post the best Wii games with the best overall score (sum of all reviews), let's compare to PS3

Wii:

WII Super Mario Galaxy* 97.46%
WII Super Mario Galaxy 2* 97.12%
WII The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess* 94.51%
WII World of Goo 94.00%
WII Super Smash Bros. Brawl* 92.75%
WII Metroid Prime Trilogy* 92.27%
WII Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition 91.45%
WII Metroid Prime 3: Corruption* 90.16%
WII Okami 89.80%
WII Kirby's Epic Yarn* 89.31%
WII Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 89.14%
WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii* 88.12%
WII Donkey Kong Country Returns* 87.79%
WII Punch-Out!!*2009 87.66%
WII Boom Blox Bash Party* 87.15%
WII Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 86.45%
WII Little King's Story* 86.32%
WII Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure* 86.18%
WII Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars* 86%
WII Sin and Punishment: Star Successor* 85.86%
WII And Yet It Moves* 85.30%
WII Super Paper Mario* 85.17%
WII Monster Hunter Tri* 85.00%
WII Boom Blox* 84.61%
WII No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle* 84.26%
WII Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 84.12%
WII Mega Man 9 84.04%
WII Dead Space: Extraction* 83.81%
WII GoldenEye 007* 83.77%
WII Bully: Scholarship Edition 83.13%
WII Wii Sports Resort* 83.00%
WII Mega Man 10 82.98%
WII MadWorld* 82.76%
WII No More Heroes** 82.48%
WII WarioWare: Smooth Moves* 82.04%
WII Mario Kart Wii* 82.02%
WII Muramasa: The Demon Blade* 81.94%
WII EA Sports Active* 81.85%
WII A Boy and His Blob* 81.55%
WII Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth* 81.40%
WII Wii Fit* 81.20%
WII Trauma Team* 81.18%
WII Klonoa* 81.12%
WII de Blob* 81.10%
WII The House of the Dead: Overkill* 81.09%
WII LostWinds* 80.77%

[mttrackmaster38]

Bully was on 360, Mega Man 9 was on 360 AND ps3. Dead Space Extraction is on ps3. Okami is already on ps2. You put Tiger Woods on your list? Thats on ALL the games systems. World of goo is on my pc. No more heroes is on ps3 now too. Not to mention a LOT of those other games you listed are for kiddies.

[DanSolo]

I really hope you copied and pasted that list dude.... if not..... Stop! Chill! and don't ever do that again... and I say that for your benefit!

Now turn ya comp off and go do something else for a little while! ;)

[White-Sharingan]

Next up is the best (overall) reviewed games for PS3:

Grand Theft Auto IV: 97.01%
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves* 96.41%
Fallout 3 95.40%
Portal 2 95%
Red Dead Redemption 94.76%
Little Big Planet* 94.67%
Grand Theft auto the Lost and the Damned 94.00%
Bioshock 93.57%
Metal Gear solid 4* 93.56%
Call of Duty 4 93.54%
Street Fighter 4 93.36%
Modern Warfare 2 93.35%
Mass Effect 2 93.10%
Elder Scrolls 4 92.98%
Little Big Planet 2* 92.49%
Braid 92.28%
Batman AA 92.07%
God of War 3* 92.04%
Rock Band 2 91.50%
Rock Band 1 91.23%
Tales of Vesperia 91.00%
Rock Band 2 90.94%
Wipeout HD* 90.80%
God of War Collection* 90.78%
MLB 10 The Show* 90.53%
Assassins Creed II 90.47%
Assassins Creed Brotherhood 90.34%
Fifa 10 90.25%
Killzone 2 90.07%
Grand theft Auto BOGT 90.00%
Demons Souls* 89.88%
Dead Space 2 89.87%
Uncharted* 89.70%
The Beatles: Rock Band 89.43%
MLB 09 and MLB 11 89.59%
Heavy Rain* 89.30%
The Orange Box 89.21%
Dead Space 89.07%
Battlefield Bad Company 2 88.86%
Need for speed: Hot Pursuit 88.76%
NHL 11 88.63%
Ratchet and Clank TOD* 88.59%
NBA 2K11 88.30%
Crysis 2 88.27%
COD BO 88.14%
Burnout Paradise 87.93%

As you can see, I took the 46 best reviewed games for both systems and while number 46 on the wii list has 80%, PS3's number 46 is still on 88%, you can clearly see PS3 has better overall reviewed games. Let's be honest here, the number of quality titles just doesn't compare. At least Uncharted 2 is not that far off from Galaxy 2, by 1%. While Wii has 8 titles with 90%+, PS3 has 30 titles. I stopped at 46 because there is just too many games to get to 80%.

EDIT: Also, PS3 has 42 exclusive titles that have 80%+ on overall ratings, almost as much as Wii's 46 titles with 80%+ (which includes third party games/multiplatform games as well)

[kramun]

Look at how many exclusives are in the Wii list compared to the PS3 list. And seeing as this article is about exclusives you should take out all the games that are multiplats.

EDIT:These are the games that are left after taking out the multiplats -

PS3 -

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves* 96.41%
Little Big Planet* 94.67%
Metal Gear solid 4* 93.56%
Little Big Planet 2* 92.49%
God of War 3* 92.04%
Wipeout HD* 90.80%
God of War Collection* 90.78%
MLB 10 The Show* 90.53%
Killzone 2 90.07%
Demons Souls* 89.88%
Uncharted* 89.70%
MLB 09 and MLB 11 89.59%
Heavy Rain* 89.30%
Ratchet and Clank TOD* 88.59%

Wii -

WII Super Mario Galaxy* 97.46%
WII Super Mario Galaxy 2* 97.12%
WII The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess* 94.51%
WII Super Smash Bros. Brawl* 92.75%
WII Metroid Prime Trilogy* 92.27%
WII Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition 91.45%
WII Metroid Prime 3: Corruption* 90.16%
WII Kirby's Epic Yarn* 89.31%
WII New Super Mario Bros. Wii* 88.12%
WII Donkey Kong Country Returns* 87.79%
WII Punch-Out!!*2009 87.66%
WII Little King's Story* 86.32%
WII Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure* 86.18%
WII Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars* 86%
WII Sin and Punishment: Star Successor* 85.86%
WII Super Paper Mario* 85.17%
WII Monster Hunter Tri* 85.00%
WII GoldenEye 007* 83.77%
WII Wii Sports Resort* 83.00%
WII MadWorld* 82.76%
WII WarioWare: Smooth Moves* 82.04%
WII Mario Kart Wii* 82.02%
WII Muramasa: The Demon Blade* 81.94%
WII EA Sports Active* 81.85%
WII A Boy and His Blob* 81.55%
WII Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth* 81.40%
WII Wii Fit* 81.20%
WII Trauma Team* 81.18%
WII Klonoa* 81.12%
WII de Blob* 81.10%
WII LostWinds* 80.77%

[White-Sharingan]

Fail, you forgot to go as low as 80% for Ps3 titles *facepalm*

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Naughty Dog/SCEA, 2009 96.41%

LittleBigPlanet
Media Molecule/SCEA, 2008 94.67%

LittleBigPlanet 2
Media Molecule/SCEA, 2011 92.38%

God of War III
SCE Santa Monica/SCEA, 2010 92.04%

God of War Collection
Bluepoint Games/SCEA, 2009 90.78%

MLB 10: The Show
SCEA, 2010 90.53%

Killzone 2
Guerrilla/SCEA, 2009 90.07%

MLB 11: The Show
SCEA San Diego Studios/SCEA, 2011 89.76%

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Naughty Dog/SCEA, 2007 89.70%

MLB 09: The Show
SCEA San Diego Studios/SCEA, 2009 89.60%

Heavy Rain
Quantic Dream/SCEA, 2010 89.30%

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Insomniac Games/SCEA, 2007 88.59%

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Insomniac Games/SCEA, 2009 87.85%

Wipeout HD
Studio Liverpool/SCEA, 2008 87.52%

flower
ThatGameCompany/SCEA, 2009 87.49%

The Sly Collection
Sanzaru Games/SCEA, 2010 87.35%

PixelJunk Shooter
Q Games/SCEA, 2009 87.21%

Resistance 2
Insomniac Games/SCEA, 2008 86.71%

Resistance: Fall of Man
Insomniac Games/SCEA, 2006 86.52%

MLB 08: The Show
SCEA San Diego Studios/SCEA, 2008 86.50%

Killzone 3
Guerrilla/SCEA, 2011 86.32%

inFamous
Sucker Punch/SCEA, 2009 86.31%

Super Stardust HD
Housemarque/SCEA, 2007 85.30%

PixelJunk Shooter 2
Q Games/SCEA, 2011 84.55%

Gran Turismo 5
Polyphony Digital/SCEA, 2010 84.39%

Warhawk
Incognito Inc./SCEA, 2007 84.13%

PixelJunk Monsters
Q Games/SCEA, 2008 83.97%

Everyday Shooter
Backbone Entertainment/SCEA, 2007 83.19%

ModNation Racers
United Front Games/SCEA, 2010 82.92%

MotorStorm: Pacific Rift
Evolution Studios/SCEA, 2008 82.78%

MotorStorm
Evolution Studios/SCEA, 2007 82.74%

SingStar
SCEE London Studio/SCEA, 2008 82.69%

Buzz! Quiz World
Relentless Software/SCEA, 2009 82.46%

echochrome
JapanStudio/SCEA, 2008 82.19%

PixelJunk Eden
Q Games/SCEA, 2008 82.15%

Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds
Clap Hanz/SCEA, 2008 81.83%

Buzz! Quiz TV
Relentless Software/SCEA, 2008 81.19%

Fat Princess
Titan Studios/SCEA, 2009 80.91%

echochrome ii
Japan Studio/SCEA, 2010 80.88%

Heavenly Sword
Ninja Theory/SCEA, 2007 80.65%

Gran Turismo 5 Prologue
Polyphony Digital/SCEA, 2008 80%

31 titles for Wii, 41 for PS3

EDIT: Since I made that list a couple of months ago, I have not included newer PS3 titles like LA Noire and exclusive Infamous 2 (which has 83%). So Ps3 has 42.

EDIT 2: Scratch off Resident Evil 4 my friend, since it'll be arriving on PS3 this year. 30 titles for Wii.

EDIT 3: Let's not forget about titles like Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, The Last Guardian, Starhawk, new ratchet and clank, sly 4, etc.

Upcoming wii games are...? Skyward Sword and?

[kramun]

Why post another list?

Amend your list and make it relevent or don't bother. Why post a list with a load of spaces in that make it even longer to look at?

You screwed up to start with, and you're doing an even worse job now.

EDIT:'EDIT 2: Scratch off Resident Evil 4 my friend, since it'll be arriving on PS3 this year '

It's not out now though is it?

EDIT: Upcoming games for the Wii or Ps3 don't mean a lot at the moment seeing as we're talking about what's out now.

EDIT 3:You're full of n4g cliches - Fail, Butthurt, *facepalm* - so it's pretty much a given that you're a moron who's not worth arguing with.

But anyway, the article is about exclusives and you posted two comments worth of lists that included loads of multiplats. Like I said, you should have made it relevent to start with. All you did was go on a spacker rampage.

I'll leave you to it.

[White-Sharingan]

"Why post another list?

Amend your list and make it relevent or don't bother. "

- Probably because I made the original post an hour ago and I cannot edit it genius.

"Why post a list with a load of spaces in that make it even longer to look at? "

- It's called copy/paste *facepalm* making it look longer is irrelevant when you can clearly count more games on PS3 than Wii, you do know how to count right?

"You screwed up to start with, and you're doing an even worse job now."

- Seems someone is butthurt. You failed to read my original post that stated about exclusives so I don't even see why you posted about how Wii has more exclusives when I clearly said:

EDIT: Also, PS3 has 42 exclusive titles that have 80%+ on overall ratings, almost as much as Wii's 46 titles with 80%+ (which includes third party games/multiplatform games as well)

Maybe you should read better next time.

"EDIT: Upcoming games for the Wii or Ps3 don't mean a lot at the moment seeing as we're talking about what's out now."

-No matter how butthurt you are, PS3 has 42 titles while Wii has only 31. The upcoming list I made was to show how Nintendo has basically killed of its system, even before their newest console is still a years off.

Next.

EDIT: Seems someone has nothing to say eh? that's fine, people act that way when they know they have been silenced. Next time you should really read everything before going full blast on irrelevant comments.

[kramun]

I actually took the time to look on Meta and look at what the Wii has as exclusives that rate above 80% myself, not just copy and paste someone elses list off a website. Looks like the Wii has more than 31 -

Super Mario Galaxy 97
Super Mario Galaxy 2 97
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 95
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 93
Metroid Prime Trilogy 91
Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition 91
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 90
Art of Balance 88
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 87
Donkey Kong Country Returns 87
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure 87
Little King's Story 87
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor 87
LostWinds: Winter of the Melodias 86
Bomberman Blast 86
Kirby's Epic Yarn 86
Boom Blox Bash Party 86
JumpStart Pet Rescue 86
Fluidity 86
Punch-Out!! 86
Tetris Party 86
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars 85
Maboshi's Arcade 85
Super Paper Mario 85
Boom Blox 85
Monster Hunter Tri 84
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 84
WaeioWare: Smooth Moves 83
And Yet It Moves 83
Trauma Team 82
NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits 82
Mario Kart Wii 82
Art Style: ORBIENT 82
de Blob 82
GoldenEye 007 81
MadWorld 81
EA Sports Active 81
LostWinds 81
Muramasa: The Demon Blade 81
Wii Sports Resort 80
Red Steel 2 80
EA Sports Active More Workouts 80
A Boy and His Blob 80
Bit.Trip Beat 80
Trauma Center: Second Opinion 80
Geometry Wars: Galaxies 80
Wii Fit 80
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King 80

[DanSolo]

lol just stop a minute and think of the time and effort you have just put in to all this list business and which console has the best exclusives......

Then go take a look at yourselves in the mirror.... laugh while shaking your heads at taking something so pointless so seriously.... and then vow to never again worry about things so petty and go out and take life by the balls and get Livin'

[maniacmayhem]

I have declared DanSolo the winner of this post.

You guys comparing multiple lists and meta scores is worse than two guys in a locker room comparing cock sizes by lining them up against each other.

Wii has good exclusives and so does Sony.

To each their own on what they prefer the most.

[White-Sharingan]

kramun- Oh, that's right, I didn't list all PSN download games.

Critter Crunch - 87%
Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter- 86%
Pixeljunk Eden Encore -86%
Joe Danger - 86%
Shatter- 86%
Tales of Monkey Island- 86%
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse- 85%
Comet Crash- 83%
Trine 83%
Pixeljunk Shooter 2- 83%
Pixeljunk Monsters Encore- 82%
Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD- 81%
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 1: The Penal Zone- 81%
Tetris - 81%
Lumines Supernova -80%
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse - Episode 5 - 80%

by the way you should check some of those games you listed like JumpStart Pet Rescue, where it has been reviewed by only three reviewers, unknown ones at that.

DanSolo - take a minute to realize the time you took to actually write (EDIT: Two) useless replies to two morons, calling them morons while you already know we are being morons. Look in the mirror and promise that you will never try to "save" (or try to humiliate? idk) morons on teh interwebz (because it's important right?), like they will care anyways. This isn't a job interview, it's just a discussion of our interests. Oh and next time you try to act cool, do it with where there are ladies, would be more beneficial.

maniacmayhem- with that mentality, the virtual boy is the best console in history. The discussion we are having is based on the news, in other words, on topic, what did you expect? lulz

[Saladfax]

I like how kramun talks about *exclusives* in a particular way which benefits only his argument in favor of the Wii but still manages to list several non-exclusive games.

Fact is, Mass Effect, RDR, BioShock, and so on to infinity aren't exclusive to the PS3, but they cannot be played on the Wii.

Since you're using the word *exclusive* as a means to display the games on Wii which cannot be played on PS3, then any list of PS3 games should include everything which cannot be played on Wii. As far as the little white plastic casual-machine is concerned, those games might as well be exclusive.

[saladthieves]

Yeah, if you're a casual kind of gamer.

[NESpower]

I honestly don't care about disagrees on a site like this but Wii has the most exclusives I've whole heartedly enjoyed. Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Donkey Kong Country Returns are examples of pure top notch gameplay without the DLC/multiplayer/set pieces hoopla that in my opinion keeps many games this gen from being enjoyable. Not to mention they look great regardless of the hardware limitations. I own both Wii and PS3 and strictly from a future replay value perspective/fun and enjoyment I have to give it to Wii. But that is not to say PS3 is not close behind it.

[Amaterasu5]

HAHAHAHAHA it might stand a chance against PS0 exclusives XD

[Treyb3yond]

Hahahahahaha! You mad bro?? The wii? Are you serious??

Two letters and one number: PS3.

[solar]

in before "Nu Uh!! Ps3 and cell aaaaaaah!!"

[Surfaced]

Not sure how such an opinion piece could benefit from being published on a Nintendo-centric website.

So who are you writing it for?
Probably not for your regulars. That would achieve nothing but circle-jerkery.

So you're writing it for N4G.
It's not like this topic hasn't been discussed before.
I think you know how most people here feel. PlayStation fans are the lifeblood of this site, and PC fans comprise the largest minority; beyond that, you're looking at fumes. Just check the top 5 homepage stories at any time, and ask yourself who they'd interest.

Though I commend Nintendo's first-party portfolio, I don't think your opinion piece will resonate with the demographic on N4G.

In other words: it is flamebait.

However, if you just wanted to generate traffic and score a 500°+ submission, congratulations. I approved it.

[Desert Turtle]

Hardly. This is flamebait: http://n4g.com/news/798954/...

[Surfaced]

Will you be surprised when your own submission becomes "hotter" and more discussed than that particular ration of flamebait?

[MaxXAttaxX]

People honestly believe PS3 fans run N4G?

[RoboSpiff]

I agree, but inFamous is a pretty awesome exclusive.

[Jazz4108]

That's not even up for discussion. You can't disagree with facts. This article is very subjective btw and imo ps3 exclusives kill wis exclusives.

[shayol33t]

Wow disagrees, I thought the prototype defence force long died out.

[Pedantic91]

But why settle for one company ?

I myself prefer the 1st party exclusives both Sony and Nintendo offer.

[Desert Turtle]

That's the point. In order to truly get the most out of this generation you need more than one console. Wii only owners get these amazing exclusives, but they miss out on the multiplatform games, and vice-versa.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I have a PS3 and a 360. Don't use the xbox much, but I have everything I need, want, and anything that even slightly interests me. Not missing a thing.

[Parapraxis]

I grew tired of Mario & Zelda. I still love Metroid. But this is subjective. Personally I prefer Sony's exclusives. To ME they are the BEST. I think Sony & Nintendo are nose to nose on Metacritic btw, maybe the author should check, pretty sure Sony has more exclusives rated 80 and up than Nintendo or MS.
Either way sales/scores wont change my preference.

Nice flamebait though.

[rexbolt]

ur wrong lol i have about 30 wii games and all r exslusive sept no more heros 1 lol and for ps3 i own part of 2 nartutos meaning i chiped in and the rest of the games my fam have aere on 260 sept fore like 8

[ChickeyCantor]

In your defense,

Rexbolt is drunk, please excuse him.

[Whoooop]

I outgrew all Nintendo first party franchises after the SNES.

[Knushwood Butt]

I grew tired of Nintendo's product after the fall of the Gamecube, and at some point during the DS's life.

Even then, my Gamecube was my secondary system. These days, there's no way I can justify a secondary system. Just the one console and one handheld is all I need, and neither are Nintendo.

I don't see that changing any time soon either. I'm not interested in the 3DS, and seen as Nintendo themselves don't even seem to know what the Wii U is, I have even less interest in that.

[rexbolt]

i outgrew fps and most ps3 games they dont intrest me they all seem shooty shoot shoot forever i am intrested in azuras wrath and zone of the enders hd prob cus i cant play my old game on the ps3 cus they keep downgradeing the system

[Knushwood Butt]

Just shooters?

Hmm, I don't suffer from that problem, although I do enjoy a good session on Killzone 3.

I don't personally have an issue with whatever floats your boat. All I'm saying is that Nintendo lost me as a customer a few years back now, and they aren't doing anything to win me back.

I was a big supporter of the Gamecube too, despite the fact it was the underdog.

[jacksonmichael]

It's fun playing games for the approval of others, isn't it? :)

[Gigglefist]

You know it! Now I'm going to go play Final Fantasy VII and Ocarina of Time (See what I did thar?)

[MaxXAttaxX]

So because people no longer relate to Nintendo games, you assume they're playing for the approval of others?

@Fluttershy
LOL

[Whoooop]

That comment would've been better if it made any sense...

[theonlylolking]

I grew out of all of nintendo's franchises when after a while I found out that they bring out the exact same game every year for each franchise.

[Fierce Musashi]

Not you again. Seriously, when you post that garbage, do you actually believe it or are is it just for the lolz? I believe I've already addressed your ignorant idea of nintendo games in another article, but I think I'll save you the trouble a little. Hopfully you see it this time. pfft

Where in Mario 64 and Galaxy does Mario use the FLUDD, would you kindly?

Point out when in WW, OoT, TP & S. Sword does masks become a main part of their gameplay like MM, would you kindly?

Where in OoT, WW, MM, & S. Sword is turning into a wolf and using it's unique abilities become part of their main gameplay?

In OoT, MM, WW & TP when was one-to-one motion required in enemy combat, puzzles, etc.?

But oh, I forgot, you are the so-called "lolking", right? Here is a tip: be funnier. You are sucking at your job, mate.

Now away with you, court jester.

[rexbolt]

they do? hm we get a mario every 4 to 6 years we get a metroid every 4 to 6 years we get a zelda umm since um wait deer was no zelda on the wii yet sept a multy flat one? 6 years and still no wii zelda hmmm we got 4 unchartes in around 6 years 2 aint out yet 2 killzones gona be 4 little big planets and 3 modnation racers are u sure uno wut ur talking about? u dont play cod right? cus thise come out more then madden

[RichterBelmont]

No one's even close to Nintendo at first party exclusives. (Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc etc) It's just the 3rd party support where Nintendo is seriously lacking, and that's mainly due to Hardware limitations/limited online network.

[meganick]

Agreed. Nintendo definitely succeeded in bringing quality first party games to the Wii. It's largely third parties that dropped the ball by bombarding the Wii with loads of cheap shovelware. Hopefully third parties won't continue that trend on Wii U. I'm certain Nintendo will continue to deliver when Wii U roles out, but here's hoping third parties get on the ball too.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Dropped the ball? Weren't they just making games for the majority of the Wii audience? They certainly couldn't make the games they wanted to make with that hardware.

[MaxXAttaxX]

I love Mario, Zelda and Metroid.

But it has been Mario, Zelda and Metroid for the longest time!

[nycredude]

i love how every time someone questions the exclusive of Nintendo someone states Nintendo's is the best and names Mario, Zelda, metroid, ETC ETC. It is the same argument every single time.
Etc, etc, lol.

[Samus HD]

Why can't people accept it?
See Life how it is.. Not how you want to be ..
1.Nintendo and .

[SCW1982]

i agree with you that mario metroid and zelda are amazing games but outside of the triforce nintendo has absolutely shafted their core audience. I hate to say this but Nintendo is dead to me.

[juniorpop]

Another PR shit..

[PS3Freak]

It's all a matter of opinion.

My opinion is that Playstation has the best exclusives.

So sue me.

[meganick]

There's nothing wrong with that opinion. I think all the consoles have their fair share of great games, exclusive or not. My personal preference is Nintendo and Sony.

[n4f]

that is your opinion and i respect that my opinion is different and i wont die cause everyone has opinion
bubble for you

[gumgum99]

one of the best. Its a good list though. I kinda wish Sonic Colors is mentioned. Its a good game, and worth checking out regardless of what others think of it. Kirby Epic Yarn as well. Highly underrated.

[ZeroChaos]

Nintendo pretty much has the same exclusives it had 15 years ago =/

[Kran]

They're barely exclusives. They're games designed specifically around the console.

@shack

Yes. Do you know what a good console is? THERE. I Deleted something many will troll about. ¬¬

BELOW:

How is it ninja editing? Can I not edit my own comment freely?

[Shackdaddy836]

Do you know what an exclusive is?

Edit:Yes I do. But that is unrelated to your post. An exclusive is a game designed specifically for a console but you say Nintendo exclusives are barely exclusives because of just that.

Yet you say(said now) that PS3 and Xbox have real exclusives because they had the potential of being available on each other. Which doesn't make any sense.

And nice ninja edit there BTW.

@edit again: It's ninja editing because you deleted the part that I was replying to.

[Venoxn4g]

Agreed, Ninty really has the best exclusives :)

[Megaton]

Meh. Not to knock Mario or Zelda, but I think Sony has been producing the best 1st-party exclusives for awhile now.

[TheLastGuardian]

The Wii's exclusive lineup is nowhere near as good the PS3's but at least they have the 360 beat.

[wumster]

That is definitely your opinion. I happen to think that the Galaxy series is some of the best gaming this generation.

I have all three consoles and an uber PC so I have no preference in who has the best. But if you have not played a Galaxy, play one.

Sony has a killer exclusive line up, but don't sleep on Nintendo.

[SCW1982]

The Galaxy series is some of the best platforming this generation, but damn they messed up my favorite franchise with other M. Problem is Nintendo went to sleep on me when they decided to shaft their core audience.

[additup28]

i bought a wii really late this gen to try all the nintendo develeloped exclusives. walked away disappointed in all of them except for metroid prime 3 and donkey kong and those are by retro.

maybe the new zelda might sway me but i doubt it, they are pandering to children and losing me. i kept reading all these reviews saying "gampeplay, gameplay, gameplay" but i found the games simple and void of any challenge. whatever, i know ill get disagrees and ill always have a place for nintendo in my heart and a triforce tattoo on my arm but they lost me.

[RyuCloudStrife]

I think it's between the PS3 and the Wii.. At the end of the day maybe the Wii does edges out because of Nintendo first party titles, but in third party exclusive* titles the PS3 demolishes the Wii, no doubt.

[juniorpop]

Yes for SMG series, and DKCR. Xenoblade, Tales of Graces and The Last Story aren't even going to release locally..

PS3:
GOW series, MGS4, UC series, Disgaea series, Wipeout series, Infamous series and Valkyria Chronicles

Xbox360
GeOW series, Lost Odyssey, Halo series and Forza series.

I still think PS3 owns in terms of quantity and overall quality.

[YodaCracker]

You're missing Fable, Left 4 Dead, Crackdown, Project Gotham Racing, Alan Wake, among many others big ones for the 360.

[AWBrawler]

Disgaea isn't exclusive anymore

[Mini Mario]

Tatsunoko vs Capcom?

..and if you say M vs C3,

Tatsunoko is till better in my humble opinion

[n4f]

defenetly i was sad about mvsc3

[VampiricDragon]

According to that one other article we arent real gamers if we play nintendo exclusives lol

[MEsoJD]

The only game I would ever recommend on the wii is Muramasa. I also don't fully understand this hype behind Xenoblade. The game doesn't seem to have anything special, but wii fans are soo hype for it.

I would say the ps3 truly has the best exclusives.

[mirumu]

Yes, Murumasa was noticeably absent from that list. Best game on the system in my opinion. I like the look of Xenoblade myself as well as The Last Story and will definitely buy them if they're localized, but I'm not willing to count games that I can't yet buy or play as evidence for the Wii having the best exclusives. Frankly, I find it a bit of a stretch.

Overall the Wii's lineup, exclusive or otherwise, has been a significant disappointment to me. I've always enjoyed Smash Bros as much as anyone, but like most Wii first party-titles it's almost the same game with a fresh coat of paint. The only thing that's made the plaform worth it for me are the rare flawed and overlooked gems like Fragile Dreams.

[spacedelete]

people overrate ps3 exclusives way too much. other then uncharted and god of war and some gems like yakuza most are filler.

[baker_boi]

Yakuza's a million seller in Japan. Hasn't caught on that well in the states though. Why just mention 1st party? That Demon's Souls was killin, WKC 1&2 Killin, Disgaea 3&4 killin, Valkyria Chronicles killin, even folklore.

And when I say killin, I dont necessarily mean the market place, I mean the games are just damn good.

I think "people" overrate Nintendo exclusives. How can you recycle the exact same 3 franchises for over 25 years with little to no change and the have your fans say, "This is the best!"

That's bullshit. That's what that is.

[Why o why]

I cant even cuss ya because you put yakuza in there so my trolldar didnt ring;) When i look at exclusives i look to see what the alternatives are within the genre...

Superhero sandbox

Infamous, spiderman, hulk, crackdown, prototype for example...

3rd person shooter/platformer
Uncharted tomb raider, enslaved, gears

Off roaders

Motorstorm, baja, Atv. Etc

Some of the exclusives are the best in their class...you can can hardly call a lot of them overated and ive left off a couple class kings like wipout,Lbp, mlb and a couple others. Some exclusives are in heavily saturated genres like killzone and resistance but they offer different experiences.

[baker_boi]

Yeah Wii exclusives are so great no body buys any of them except Mario and Zelda. And of course Nintendo's extra heavy hitter, Wii Sports.

Boy I tell ya. That Wii sports just really throws games like Uncharted in the fuckin trash can.

/s

[ZoidsRaven]

........ I love ignorant posts like this, it's how I remember what site I'm on.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, GoldenEye 007, Red Steel, Monster Hunter Tri, Pokémon Battle Revolution, Punch-Out!!, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Disney Epic Mickey, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Wario Land: Shake It!, Sonic Colors, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, etc........

My friend, tell how many of the games I just listed are Mario and Zelda games....

"Boy I tell ya. That Wii sports just really throws games like Uncharted in the fuckin trash can.

/s"

That's a matter of opinion. 7_7

[StarWolf]

And we can all expect these games + more for the Wii-u . Like Starfox , F-Zero, Animal Crossing, Killer Freaks from outerspace. So many types of games,genres, etc. SO MANY CHOICES!!

But a sony fanboy = " oh all they got is mario and zelda!!" yea dont forget Yoshi, Luigi , Wario, etc.

Ps3 has.....uncharted...kz3/r3/soc om/warhawk yawnnnn cmon please.. Cod is better than all of those and COD is generic. Starhawk looks impressive though. But thats it. Everything else is generic like MAG pew pew pew.

Every Uncharted game plays the same , 3 in one console GEEZ SONY!! What about Zelda? 1 in one console...? and completely different from Windwaker or the other ones. Cmon, Nintendo doesnt milk anything. Its the delusional fanboys who see a character and go.. "oh its mario again."

[Mini Mario]

You forgot tatsunoko

and above me ^

Yeh nad new super mario bros was the first 2d mario game on a console (not handheld) since the snes.

Plus i agree with everything you said.

[thebudgetgamer]

best is subjective, what i think is the best might not be for the next person.

with that said the wii does have some great games.

[GamingNtek]

Why is this on the PS3 news?

[Why o why]

Because it has exclusives;)

EDIT
At maniac below

I'd prefer this debate over sales, sales and more sales and why would anybody throw jabs at the 360, thas just mean;)

[YodaCracker]

The PS3 actually has the least exclusives of any current gen console when you count them up. It might have the most in 2011 but it has the least overall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[qwertyz]

nope lol they've been recycling the same franchises for 25 years. how many times has nintendo released the SAME ocarina of time ? I've personally lost count. they've been recycling metroid,mario,zelda,star fox, smash bros and eh thats it.

[eagle21]

you have lost count? They only sold it re-released once before now...lol. The other time it was limited and free...FAIL!

[Mini Mario]

"nope lol they've been recycling the same franchises for 25 years"

Lets see how many exclusives from this gen sony or MS have after 25 years lol

[Shackdaddy836]

Here is the list of PS3 exclusives 90 or above:
uncharted 2 metacritic 96
little big planet metacritic 95
MGS4 metacritic 94
god of war 3 metacritic 92
little big planet 2 92
killzone 2 metacritic 91
mlb 10 the show metacritic 91
mlb 11 the show 90
mlb 09 the show 90

With an average score of: 92.33
_____________________________
Now Wii exclusives:
SMG 97
SMG2 97
The legend of zelda:TP 95
SSB:Brawl 93
Metroid Prime trilogy 91
RE4:Wii edition(is this an exclusive?) 91
Metroid Prime 3 90

With an average 93.43 (93.83 if RE4 isn't an exclusive)
_____________________________
So wii has an average score that is higher than PS3 with a maximum score that is higher than PS3's maximum score. However, PS3 has more games that are higher than a 90. So considering all of that, it would be too hard to tell who makes the better exclusives so I will take the easy way out and say it's a tie :).

[CDbiggen]

uh huh

[CrescentFang]

Well RE4 wasn't on PS3, until Capcom announced the HD rerelease. However it wasn't an exclusive since it was on GCN, PS2 and PC too...

[Shackdaddy836]

Ok. Thanks. I just got confused because it said "wii version"

[NukaCola]

Wait a sec. No in defence ot offence of this post but isn't there an HD version of RE4 coming to Move/PS3? The photscans of that japanese magazine a couple months ago.

EDIT: Here it is. http://ie.ps3.ign.com/artic... Coming to PSN/XBL. Cool stuff.

[PS3Freak]

No one cares about reviews anymore.

[ShadowReaper14]

prettty sure if you didn't go off metacritic ps3 would have destroyed wii cuzz MGS4 gott 100 out 100 pretty much everywhere. the wii is god awful and the ps3 is where exclusives thrive and theres no way the wii would ever tie with the PS3. no question.

[Mini Mario]

I question. I question your logic and why you would think everybody likes the same games as you ?? lol

[CDbiggen]

More pointless arguing and opinions no one outside of this site gives a shit about. You like and play what you like.

[maniacmayhem]

Oh boy...this title has Wii and "exclusives" in the title.

This story is inviting trouble. You will only attract two kinds of posts here.

1. Sony fans spitting venom and denying this and declaring ps3 the best eva.

2. Sony fans spitting venom and saying ps3 has the best eva but also saying nintendo has a few good ones also.

Both will throw jabs at the 360 though.

[Mini Mario]

lol

[LarsoVanguard]

Looks like they attracted

3. Nintendo die hard with a Cooking Mama avatar pic and finding a "clever" way to throw jabs at the Playstation.

And one dingis responder who lol'd

[n4f]

oh i see you were trying to be funny

[maniacmayhem]

I'm a nintendo die hard? Wow, just goes to show how very, very little you know.

Good try though. I suggest you get your own wit, this one is taken.

[RAmar101]

Its the same old same old

Mario
Zelda
Ssb

And spinoffs

Can they never bring any new games?

[NESpower]

Sony is starting to be the same every other year but you obviously don't care about that. I say, why not use a mega star character with new gameplay instead of releasing new gameplay with a character no one knows about?

[blackburn10]

For Wii owners. Fixed. I love how people just announce opinion as if it's fact. PS3 has lots of great exclusives. I personally don't care for Wii games and I was a Nintendo fanboy before the PS2 and even then still brought a Gamecube and DS.

[EazyC]

If Wii has the best exlusives, then Colonel Gaddafi is the friendliest political leader ever.

[BattleTorn]

I'm done with Cartoons!

I grew out of those exclusive back when they were orginal releases on SNES, and N64.

Perhaps some say if you don't still play Nintendo games; your not a true gamer. Well why am i on n4g in the middle of the afternoon!?!

I require more mature games these days, games with gore, mature-plot, grit!

I will have enough Maria, when I have kids!

[BattleTorn]

mario*!!

[AWBrawler]

Guess I went the other way with my maturity. I craved grit and gore as a child but as I got older I began to prefer more mature storylines and less over the top gore. And my idea of mature story and yours may differ. When I think mature story I think along the lines of the Arlong episodes of One Piece anime that showed Nami's sad and really mature story. Or fire emblem stories, Metal Gear stories, Tales of Symphonia dealt with racism and discrimination, which are mature themes discussed in college classes. And things of that sort.

Mature for me means thought provoking, not a story that was made for the purpose of having a gory or bloody situation

[zackacloud]

LOOOOOOL wii exlusives: pokemon and flops from sonic and mario.
I like recently exlusives in japan action RPGs and Zelda of course. but that not enough at all.

[NESpower]

Mario is top notch reviewed by fans and critics alike....so it's a flop? I guess you like ignorance in your life.

[zackacloud]

flops from = flops ???

I mean flop from mario so mario not flop so i mean nintendo milking mario fans by releasing

mario swimmung
mario driving
mario play music
mario adventure
mario jumping
mario play soccer
mario running
mario play golf
mario fight
etc.

But of course SMG it a real game and every gamer know that.

[GoldPS3]

If Wii have the best exclusives, then tell me why I still have my PS3 and not my Wii?

[TXIDarkAvenger]

Cause your an idiot and you probably should of kept both?

[Shok]

Funny, you guys are spouting opinions when this is actually a fact.

Wii exclusives are generally higher-rated and higher-selling than PS3 and 360 exclusives. Go look it up.

[ZBlacktt]

The fact that a Wii is even compared to a PS3 or XBox is just not even right. Go look up the data hardware facts. You get what you pay for. I have two Wii's. They are cute little fun family consoles. So I have nothing bad to say at all about them. But the fact remains. They are nothing remotely close to what the other two higher end consoles are. More so the PS3. The Wii's rocks at fun little cartoon games, yes.

[blackburn10]

No, it's an opinion. Wii owners think they have the best exclusives, 360 owners think they have the best exclusives and PS3 owners think they have the best exclusives. Their are PS3 exclusives have rated high and there are Wii exclusives that rated low or sold badly and vice versa. It is an opinion.Everyone has one. I dislike SMG and love MGS4 and they both got high scores. You can't make me think otherwise. Nintendo has the best exclusives IS a matter of opinion. Not everyone loves the Wii you know?

[Shok]

Did you just read what I said? Seriously dude. I said its a fact because Wii exclusives are higher-rated and higher-selling, that's not an opinion, that is FACTUAL.

I never said I personally think they are better but when it comes to the numerical data, the Wii comes off on top, period. Nothing opinionated here.

[XabiDaChosenOne]

@shokio proof or GTFO, the xbox 360 and the ps3 has more 90% rated games than the wii.

[Darkseeker]

That article has 2 wrong points. The last Story has been announced for Europe for 2012 and No More Heroes isn,t exclusive to Wii. In fact, the PS3 version is better.

As for me, I am waiting for Xenoblade and Last Story.

Also, I liked Harvest Moon games, which nowaday, you can only find on wii and ds. Yeah, the newest Rune Factory is coming to PS3 as well, but Rune Factory isn't like Harvest Moon at all.

[Desert Turtle]

No More Heroes Wii has an 83 on Metacritic, No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise PS3 has a 79. Last Story is rumored for Euro release but nothing has been confirmed.

[Darkseeker]

Not much of a rumor if it was said by a Nintendo rep.

As for Pandora Tower, it seems Nintendo of Europe announced it at Japan Expo, 2012 release as well.

[Valk]

LOL Rune Factory is exactly like harvest Moon in many ways. I question whether you have actually played either to know.

Yes Rune factory takes the Harvest Moon concept and adds dungeons and combat. I'd hardly call that completely different.

[ZBlacktt]

Wii Has the Best Kids Game Exclusives

Fixed.

[Gigglefist]

Well Played sir.
Still, I'd rather have them playing Mario than Call of Duty with a mic *shudders*

[TwistedMetal]

No the wii doesnt lol. When i play a wii game i get so bored because theres no voices and online sucks and all there games are cartoony with weak graphics and baby story.

Hi mario this mama star lost her baby star so save the stars gaga googoo. I also am getting tired of mario, zelda, and metroid all the time and the people who hype the games every time. Those people are the equivalent of COD/Halo hypers. No matter what the companies do with the franchises etc people will automatically hype it.

[InTheLab]

Let's be honest here. The Wii's real heavy hitters are either dance games (Just Dance 1/2), sports (Wii Sports/Resort), or fitness (Wii Fit). Those titles mixed with a cheep pricepoint is why the Wii is successful.

And then there's Mario or Metroid...If you're not into those franchises, you're screwed. DKC Returns and Kirby are great games, but let's be honest. Nobody is going out to buy a Wii for those games. What's left is solid but flawed games like Muramasa, Red Steel, and No More Heroes.

What you have is a system with two long time fan favorites and a bunch of solid games. The other two systems offer so much more.

The PS3 has Uncharted, Resistance, Gran Turismo, Ratchet, God of War, MGS4, and inFAMOUS for it's staples. Then there's games like Heavy Rain, Socom, Demon's Souls, Motorstorm, and other 2nd tier games. There's also PSN hits like Flow, Flower, and Pixel Junk. That's a killer line-up that crushes the Wii's line-up.

Same thing on the 360. The 360 has it's two heavy hitters in Halo and Gears. Fable, Forza, Alan Wake, and Crackdown all round out it's line-up of solid 2nd tier exclusives. The real killers for the 360 is it's incredible line-up of XBLA exclusives like Xplosion Man, Comic Jumper, Shadow Complex, and many more.

The difference between the Wii and the two HD consoles is the fact that you have options. If you're not into Uncharted or Gears, you can go deeper into the line-up and find titles that suit your tastes. With the Wii, it's Mario or bust. Some of us need a break from Mario.

The real battle is between the two HD consoles. Not because the the games are actually from gen 7, but because there's a wider variety of games from all genres and the Wii simply cannot match that.

Edit: Forgot to mention that the Wii has even less exclusives lined up for this year than the 360. This article is a perfect example of bad timing.

[AWBrawler]

Wow how dare you try to say the HD twins have more variety than Wii? The Wii has games that i don't even know what genre to classify it as. What the heck is animal crossing considered? It's not a simulation game, so what is it? What would u consider Fragile? Rune factory frontier? Dokapon kingdom? Endless Ocean? De blob?
As for as variety goes, The Wii has the most because it spans all genre even unknown ones.

[Gigglefist]

Alas, 3rd party support is MIA, however.

[NyGiants7]

I think Sony has better exclusives. Nintendo sorta remakes all there games with the same characters while Sony does that but still puts out new games like Heavy Rain and Infamous.

[Jejojaja]

"nintendo milks their franchises", well they do slam the name "Mario" on to too many games, but really the core mario games are usually one per console (except on the wii(smg & smg2)), same goes for Zelda.

Sony on the other hand releasing 3 uncharted games this gen, maybe more to come since it's a "10 years life cycle" + 2 killzones with maybe more to come.

IMO they can release just as many Mario, Zelda, KZ, Assasins creed, Uncharted etc etc as long as they keep the great quality up.

[Xof]

The best exclusives? No. The DS has the best 3rd party exclusives, followed by the PS3.

The Wii certainly has the BEST first-party exclusives, though.

[mike1up]

Nice article. The Wii definitey doesnt get enough credit.
I still have mixed feeings tho, especially when considering Nintendo of America's recent blunder with Xenoblade, The Last Story, and Pandora's Tower.

[snaredrums]

I'd say this is pretty damn subjective, you can tell right away from the fact that every comment on this article has a pretty equal amount of agree's and disagrees.

[Xof]

I made you equal.

You're welcome.

[SkittlesLikesPopcorn]

def true especially if u dont count pc, ps3, and 360.

[Saito]

that was funny now continue but be serious

[TXIDarkAvenger]

This is true imo.

I own all 3 current gen systems and honestly I've had the most enjoyable experience on Wii exclusives. The main thing I love is that Wii has a lot of strong single-player game with an awesome story. Not to say PS3 OR 360 don't have any good single-player games but don't have as many and a lot of games on PS3 and 360 focus more on multiplayer than the actual single-player experience.

Just remember this is my own opinion. I didn't come here to troll Wii articles saying the generic "PS3 is better". Geez every fuckin article about Wii and 360 have these PS3 trolls....

[AWBrawler]

pointless article, because it's all subjective, but i agree

[whoatemycuponoodles]

i think mario galaxy 1 & 2 are the best games this gen.

[DAS692]

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[Main_Street_Saint]

It was a decent article but it feels like the polar opposite of that "The Wii belongs in the toy aisle," opinion piece.

The only thing I might disagree with is two games:

1. Epic Mickey: controls are a little loose and the camera is a bit wonky at times. Not terrible but it does fall a bit short of greatness.

2. Metroid Other M: Enough said.

[MehmetAlperTR]

wii has the best exclusives ?!!? in your dreams for sure..

[ChickeyCantor]

While everyone is going haywire...WHERE IS F-ZERO?

[th3_d3an]

Dont do meth! nuff said

[N4g_null]

If your exclusives are so great then when was the last time you've played them. The NBA, NHL, checkers, chess all have no stories yet they are great games with sequel dating in years.

The sign of good exclusives IS how long they can last. If people are still buying and playing these games. Then there is the fact that wii exclusive earned higher scores with out the use of hd graphics or hype. Then they sold better also on top of that. So the critics agreed and the general public sort of nullifies your opinion.

It's cool you don't like kiddy games but you do realize that takes little big planet off your list along with some others.

I've never seen so many anti gamers on one system with a sprinkle of real gamers. The wiiu is going to be very interesting. Man I really hope ms and Sony don't truely believe they could survive an hd nintendo with halo and uncharted.

[Darkfiber]

Yeah, like Zelda and...um...help me out here, that's all I can think of.

[Valk]

UNless you are 12 and totally into shooters cause its the adult thing to do this is true.

Of course Sony fanboys are going to be upset over this, its how they've justified owning a last place console this gen

Lets look at FACTS though.

MKWii at 25 million.
ONly 1 PS3 exclusive beats the 4 year old MGS4 in sales and its only at a little over 6 million.

Obviously fanboy hate aside people obviously prefer Nintendo franchises over PS3 ones.

At least with Nintendo you get 1 franchise a gen
With Sony you get 5 Uncharteds in as many years.

Whose really milking?

[Hicken]

Yep, just one Mario game this generation.... or was it 15?

[sarshelyam]

I'm a loyal Nintendo owner...always have been, but until the frequency of quality 1st Party Exclusives sees more regularity, it will be hard to ever award Nintendo the title of best exclusives.

Furthermore, their exclusives always seem to range in quality. You have games like Super Mario Galaxy 2, to Super Mario Wii (rather flat as a single player game IMHO), then you have games like Wii Party, Wii Music, etc.

I'm sorry but as much as I love my Mario's, Zelda's, Metroid's etc...they keep farming them out to various studios to varied results. Look, last year was a great year for Wii releases, though it seemed a bit too little, too late. Now all we have to look forward to is Skyward Sword this year.

Furthermore, the 3DS featured an atrocious launch that has only recently been remedied with the release of Ocarina of Time. As much as I love that game, and this recent iteration you can't deny the success is driven by a game that is 13 years old. Sure, E3 had a solid lineup but really, Nintendo should have delayed the system and launched late summer with a bevy of quality exclusives.

It just seems that Nintendo has grown into such a reactive company. The early launch seems driven by the looming shadow of competitor platform (possibly) launching this year. It felt like they rushed the hardware out to retail simply to gain retail space before that launch.

I can only hope Nintendo removes its blinders and revisits the days of the SNES with their next console launch. Days where they had remarkable 3rd Party Support, far more innovative, far more fresh.

[iceman2885]

The problem is the 1st party exclusives are the ONLY good games for the Wii...and there aren't that many of them.

[DJMarty]

If ya about 7years old.

[Kos-Mos]

Welcome to GAMING everyone. (and not who`s got better graphics and bigger muscles and shoots most bullets per minute)

[Nada Nuff]

This...article...is...a...joke .

[Mario4life]

sony and nintendo are a tie for me tbh

[hatchimatchi]

Epic Mickey???

That game is such a piece of garbage. It plays and looks like rayman 2 for the n64.

Goldeneye, oh hooray. A shooter that's similar to every other mediocre shooter that's on the 360 and ps3.

This list is a joke.

[Ddouble]

The thing about Nintendo is, if you don't like Mario, Metroid or Zelda then your screwed because thats all they make most of the time and then when they make other games like Xenoblade or The last Story, it hardly gets the marketing push the others get and you have to go through things like operation rainfall to try to get it to release overseas.

As an example Xenoblade and The Last Story scored well on Famitsu but they bombed in Japan if you look at their sales, while a game like White Knight Chronicles which didn't score that well sold more in its first week than the lifetime sales of the others.

Nintendo needs new exclusives that are good as their main ones and they need to market it well.

All this would probably happen for the wiiU but for now Sony has the best exclusives and they have the most momemtum now.

[francknara6]

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. New Super Mario Bros
3. Legend of Zelda: TP /No, it's on GameCube too
4. Legend of Zelda: SS
5. Metroid Prime Trilogy /lol, Metroid Prime 3 yes, but 2 others are on Gamecube
6. Metroid Other M
7. Donkey Kong Country Returns
8. Kirby's Epic Yarn
9. Kirby Wii
10. Mario Kart
11. Super Smash Bros Brawl
12. Super Paper Mario
13. Mario Strikers Charged
14. Sin & Punishment 2
15. Xenoblade /not confirmed in USA
16. The Last Story /same
17. Pandora's Tower /same
18. Punch-Out!! /Remake
19. Warioware Smooth Moves
20. Wario Land: Shake It!
21. Rhythm Heaven
22. Resident Evil 4: Wii Edition /PS2 too
23. Okami /PS2 too
24. Monster Hunter Tri /PSP ans it is coming to Vita & PS3
25. Dragon Quest X
26. Muramasa: The Demon Blade
27. Madworld
28. Sonic Colors
29. Little King's Story
30. Zack & Wiki
31. Tatsunoko vs Capcom
32. Red Steel 2
33. No More Heroes /PS3 too
34. No More Heroes 2
35. GoldenEye 007
36. Dead Space Extraction ¨/PS3 too
37. Epic Mickey
38. Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
39. Trauma Centre: Second Opinion
40. Trauma Team
41. Boom Blox
42. Boom Blox: Bash Party
43. Geometry Wars Galaxies
44. A Boy and His Blob
45. House of the Dead: Overkill /PS3 too

I love Nintendo, but you're just a fanboy.

It's obvious on this generation PS3 has the best exclusives.

If you want, i can give tou a metacritic comparaison made by me, but you'll lose.

[rwarner174]

I have enjoyed maybe 4 games on the Wii tops. No system has ever been a bigger waste of money for me. And I bought a sega saturn!

[ChickenOfTheCaveMan]

Yes, Wii has the best exclusives..if your a real nostalgic person.

They're good at bringing the old back and make it new again but that's it.

The only game I wished it would have been on PS3 is Epic Mickey, besides that, Nitendo can keep his stuff, seen it in the 90s, that's enough for me.

[Ascalon94]

im calling bullshit on this.

[maxmill]

LMAO YEA RITE

[Platinum_k]

... doubtful.

[MasterCornholio]

Well it all depends on personal preference. And the way i see it the PS3 has the best exclusives followed by the Wii then the 360.

[chidori666]

perfect article for fanboys fight each other lol

[BenderDGreat82]

Playing these games on the Dolphin emulator gives them the life they deserve...if you've seen Donkey Kong, Mario, Smash Brothers or any other of these amazing games in 1080p hidef, you'd weep...it's a thing of beauty.

[Question_Mark]

I don't believe any consoles have the best exclusives, mostly because it's all a matter of opinion.
There's no doubt that Nintendo has good exclusives, but the PS3 and XBox also have great games. It's different for everyone.

[Servbot]

While I agree the Wii does have much better exclusives than the Xbox 360, saying it has better exclusives than the PS3 is a big stretch.

[Grodd]

I was waiting for Triumph the Dog to say "..to poop on!"

This is a joke. Its PS3 clearly.

[NotSoSilentBob]

Opinions are like Rear ends. Everyone has one and they talk alot of crap.

[mcstorm]

Wow alot of sony fans peed about this. At the end of the day its all a matter of choice. No one is wrong and no ome is right. It all depends on what type of game you like depends on which console has the best exclusives for you. Just like phones computers and tablets. Nintendo have some of the best games on the wii but that can be said for the game cube n64 snes and nes. Just like for me the best console ever released was the dreamcast followed by the n64 even though i got a ps1 over the 64 i spent more time on my bros 64 than my ps1. Every console has stand out games but for everyone each stand out game is different. For example my game of 2010 was alan wake but it will not be the same for everyone else. Gameing is about choice and that is what Nintendo sony and microsoft gives us a choice in which one fits our life better.

[Relientk77]

PS3 has the best exclusives