Metacritic has released data about the best-scoring major publishers of 2018. Nintendo ended up placing at #4 on the top 13 chart, thanks to an average review score of 76.4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with a score of 93, was Nintendo’s highest scoring game. Octopath Traveler, which had a score of 83, was Nintendo’s best-scoring new IP. The Nintendo game that received the worst score was Kirby Battle Royale, with a score of 57. Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and Octopath Traveler were among the Metacritic fan favorites. According to Metacritic, “Nintendo tied Sega for the largest number of titles released in 2018”. The top 13 chart is down below.
- Capcom — 79.3
- Sega — 78.5
- EA — 77.5
- Nintendo — 76.4
- Ubisoft — 73.7
- Sony — 71.8
- Square Enix — 71.0
- Bandai Namco — 71.8
- Digerati Distribution — 69.9
- NIS America — 69.5
- Plug In Digital — 69.4
- Focus Home Interactive — 69.8
- THQ Nordic — 64.4
Huh. I checked to see who could possibly beat Nintendo. I am both surprised and glad one of them was Capcom
Capcom deserves it, they were the best games maker in 2018
Whoa. Well done Nintendo!
Capcom coming out on top didn’t surprise me. A lot of their games from Dragon’s Dogma to Monster Hunter World are top-notch. What surprised me though is Sega. I never thought it would come second and surpass EA and Nintendo and even Ubisoft. Well, I guess this is according to Metacritic.
Imagine how Nintendo would have done if the majority of their 2018 releases were new games instead of ports.
I have to agree. Nintendo definitely would have brought on far more excitement if they had focused on new game releases this past year.
New games take time to make, so they wouldn’t have arrived in 2018 to begin with.
Very true. I’m happy with ports and all of the indie releases so far. Brings a lot of variety and updates on games I already know I love.
Although two of the highest scorers were ports so not sure if it would have made much difference
How the fuck does EA beat Nintendo?
They don’t even finish their games.
Casey Anthony can patent better than those frauds can code, program, or develop.
I was wondering the same thing. EA is a terrible company who are the most greedy people alive.
Casey Anthony? Really dude 😑
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Ew, EA!
I guess Capcom released a good game last year, but what did Sega do?
And how anyone explains EA on the list?
Doesn’t sega publish Atlus he’s too?
Oh, yes, that’s right.
I keep forgetting they bought them off.
Yeah, it came out of nowhere and it still feel like an odd pair.
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Capcom deserved the top spot! Monster Hunter World is a beast of a game!
Still blows my mind that Smash Bros. got an average score of 93, despite its terrible online multiplayer.
EA releases better games than Nintendo? Are you fucking kidding me?! This just shows how easy it is to bribe IGN and co.