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IGN Console Showdown 2010: Part 2

Now that we've looked at the exclusives for each platform (with the Wii scoring a narrow victory), it's time to get to the meat and potatoes of gaming in 2010 and take a look at a broad view of each system's releases for the year. It's time for the genre face-off.

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FrankMcSpank5623d ago

I am trying to understand how this poor article is written. But I can't really grasp their system of calculation. Why even have multiplats on there. Oh look at Bayonetta winning over God of War 3. Thanks for reminding me why I deleted IGN from my iPhone and off my saved websites.

Oh congrats to 360 for winning though 13-12 . I am calling 2010 a tie though. With the Wii at a close second. Nintendo really pulled together some kickass games since the Fall.

Dark_Charizard5623d ago

N4G's PS3 trolls bashed the first one too. Why? Because PS3 is not winning ofcourse!

redDevil875623d ago

No because IGN is a crap site. They have been terrible at doing their job this gen.

JUDALATION5623d ago (Edited 5623d ago )

I pity the fool that thinks the WII or 360 has a more diverse lineup than the PS3... Mod naction racers, Heavy rain, GOW3, and MAG, Beat Skecth, Dead Naction,and Kung Fu Live says hello... While the wii may lead in some and the 360 in others overall the PS3 is the most diverse and IGN FOUND THE ONE way to hide this by adding the WII to the equation...

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pixelsword5623d ago (Edited 5623d ago )

Ignorant, IGN, you know the rest.

Story Quality: WTF?

Like this website: No.

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ABizzel15623d ago (Edited 5623d ago )

I just lol when I see Bayonetta over God of War 3.

Anywho, for the most part I agree with this, but some categories are questionable like Best 3rd person action, family, and sports. Which should have went to PS3, Wii, and PS3.

They gave 360 the point for FPS because of Halo Reach, which was completely justifiable.

And the same should have been done for God of War 3 in the 3rd person Action (the Bayonetta excuse would have held up in January 2010, but it's December 2010 and it is patched like they said).

Family games. They gave it to 360 simply because of Kinect, which is BS. Wii is still the place for family games and will always be unless Sony or MS do a 360 (lol) and go full on casual, which isn't going to happen.

Finally sports should have went to Sony for the same reason stated earlier. Sony has an exclusive sports game that is consistently ranked as one of the best sports games MLB: The Show.

Other than that they're spot on. I honestly think it was a tie this year between the PS3 and the 360. The PS3's quality of games did drop from 2009, and the 360 picked things up from 2009. But both offered solid year for there audiences. The Wii did pick things up at the end of they year, but my problem with the Wii is that the majority of their games are platformers.

If it comes to diversity (which is what this whole artice was about) then Sony should have won, since most of the 360 exclusives were shooters. Mass Effect is a shooter hidden in a deep RPG, Alan Wake is a shooter hidden in a Suspense Adventure, Halo reach is a full on shooter, Splinter Cell Conviction is a shooter hidden in a Action Stealth game. But this is their opinion just like this is my opinion, but to each his own.

The final results should have been

1st
PS3 12 (should have won 3rd person Action and Sports)
Wii 6 (should have won Family)
360 11 (should have lost 3rd person Action, Family, Sports)

2nd
PS3 12
Wii 6
360 16 (2nd for 3rd person action, family, and sports)

3rd
PS3 16
Wii 7 (Why isn't this higher since they lost most 1st and 2nd?)
360 16

Overall
PS3 13
Wii 6
360 13

I guess we'll have to wait and see who wins the next part. If they want to make everyone happy then they better give the PS3 the win or chaos will be unleashed upon them, and not Kratos :D

Motorola5623d ago

@Gwave Everytime I go to gamestop to buy a PSN card or a game, they like "We have this on 360, and its cheaper and better." My dad almost fell for it until I said theres no such thing as a PSN card for the xbox. Hate that place >.<

Dark_Charizard5623d ago (Edited 5623d ago )

*looks at replies* Wow. Fanboyism at its max!

Falloutxii5623d ago

@ Motorola
I know what you mean, every time I pre-order a game from gamestop they put it as the 360 version I always need to remind them that I want it for the ps3.

el zorro5623d ago (Edited 5623d ago )

I've been saying this lately when people are talking about how great 2011 is looking for the PS3. I point out that the 360 has had a better year in 2010. Well, actually I can only speak for myself, but in 2010 there were a lot more games I wanted on my 360 than on my PS3. Next year it looks like there will probably be more games I want on my PS3.

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Maddens Raiders5623d ago (Edited 5623d ago )

IGN = Irrelevant Gaming News.

So sad nothing has changed @ IGN as we head into 2011.

Rush5623d ago

You act like the community here is somehow better, all I see is the kettle calling the pot black.

How is any of the flamebait fanboy news or comments posted on N4G any more relevant then whats on IGN.

Am sorry but you and everyone that agreed with you are a bunch of hypocrites.

FinalSpartan5623d ago

Xbox 360 won :P

Well dont worry PS3 will win 2011

FinalSpartan5623d ago

wow PS3 fanboys are so hurt loool relax Xbox 360 won :P

Just because PS3 didn't win doesn't mean to go all outraged on IGn.

all three consoles had a great year.

capjacksparrow5623d ago

Why is this such a waste of my time? I'm the idiot for clicking on the article though. Shame on me.

NeutralGamer5623d ago

Of course ur an idiot for clicking on the artice...

You just clicked it cause you was currious to see who won AND if it was ur favorite you would hail it and bash the othe consoles (SRY for the bad english)

capjacksparrow5623d ago

I would never "hail" anything. This was just a bad article. End of story.

NeutralGamer5623d ago

Okay maybe you wouldnt (IDK you), but I know alot darn N4G users who would...

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yoshiro5623d ago

hmm no MLB 2010...that would change something.

Serinous5623d ago

LOL they put Bayonetta above GOW3. joke.

el zorro5623d ago

Easy Kratos, easy...no need to go into one of your fits of rage just because you got beat by a girl. :)

No but in all honesty I do have to say that I didn't agree with them on that one. GOW 3 was better than Bayonetta and was really the only game I really enjoyed on my PS3 this year.

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot23d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle23d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7723d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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Why the Wii is Such a Nostalgic System in 2026

The Wii is now a retro console. Let’s get nostalgic about an often maligned system.

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ActualWhiteMan30d ago (Edited 30d ago )

Crazy to think the WII is to the Switch 2, as the NES was to the WII back then. 20 Year difference.

jznrpg29d ago

My wife asks me to bust it out (heh) everyone once in a while to play bowling and tennis with the kids. There was a ton of slop on it but some good stuff as well.

Smellsforfree29d ago

Wii was great but boy howdy did it cause Microsoft to go on a dark walk with the Kinect and the disastrous XBox One launch that they arguably never recovered from.

Loktai29d ago

Not nostalgic for me.. I was there.. anyone who wasnt a little kid realized it was a gamecube with shit tacked onto it, it was the "joke" system and was well below even the switch in terms of comparing it to the latest machines at the time. The machine was well loved by young people and "casual gamers" who now remember it 20 years on, or in most cases more of its sales came in the 15-20 years ago range not right at launch- but again its not nostalgic for people who were "gamers" then really, just for those who ended up with one in their house, the games , graphics, interface and online features were archaic already in 2006.

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer32d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde30d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy30d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12530d ago (Edited 30d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.