Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 16 Comments

Metacritic’s year-end report has arrived. In its piece recapping game reviews of 2016, we’re able to get a closer look at how Wii U and 3DS performed in the eyes of critics.

Wii U accounted for 44 reviewed games on Metacritic. The console had no games with an average of 90 or higher, but had four exclusives with scores of 75 or higher.

There were 57 3DS games in Metacritic’s database, of which no titles had an average of 90 or higher much like Wii U. However, 20 exclusive releases scored 75 or higher.

Here’s a look at the top-rated Wii U games:

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 40 Comments

Nintendo was the top-rated publisher in Metacritic’s 2014 rankings. In 2015, the company came in at the sixth spot.

Nintendo’s best overall release last year was Mario Kart 8’s second DLC pack, which earned a 90 percent average (also users’ favorite at 9.2). On the other end of the spectrum, Devil’s Third was the worst with an average of 43 percent from critics. Splatoon was the best new IP with 81 percent.

Here’s the analysis from Metacritic:

“It wasn’t a good year for the Nintendo brand. A year after finishing first in our rankings, Nintendo saw its average Metascore decline by nearly five points and its percentage of games receiving positive reviews fall from 56% to just 41%. The company once again released more unique titles than any other publisher, but too few of them connected with critics. The duds seemed to be spread fairly evenly among Nintendo’s two platforms, with its Wii U titles averaging 71.3 and its 3DS games averaging 71.9.”

And here are the overall 2015 rankings:

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News | 5 Comments

Metacritic posted its fifth annual game publisher rankings today, and it contains some great news for Nintendo.

Nintendo took the top spot in 2014 as the publisher with the best average Metascore (76.5 percent). In 2013, the company was ranked fourth.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was Nintendo’s best overall release with a 91 percent score. Bravely Default was the best new original title with an 85 percent score. Finally, in terms of the worst, that honor goes to Chibi-Robo: Photo Finder with a 49 percent score.

You can check out Metacritic’s full report here.

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Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Wii U | 5 Comments

Well-known reviews aggregator Metacritic posted a comprehensive breakdown of 2014’s best video games. In terms of brand new titles, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U was the highest-rated release with a total score of 92 out of 100.

View the gallery below for several charts compiled by Metacritic. The site’s full feature can be found here.

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Posted on 10 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Podcast Stories, Wii U | 7 Comments

Reviews aggregator Metacritic has shared some stats about the titles released in 2013.

PS4 topped all consoles with an average metascore of 73.4 percent. Wii U was next with 72.6 percent, followed by PS3 at 70.1 percent, PC at 69.1 percent, Xbox One at 67.7 percent, and Xbox 360 at 66.9 percent.

Grand Theft Auto V was the highest-rated game of 2013 thanks to a metascore of 97 percent. The Last of Us (95 percent), BioShock Infinite (94 percent), Super Mario 3D World (94 percent) and Fire Emblem: Awakening (92 percent) were also in the top five.

You can check out Metacritic’s full report here for additional stats and information.

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