That is what makes or breaks a video game console. Your system can play the finest version of Netflix, be voice activated or even remember your birthday, but without stellar games the system is pointless. No video game console has ever taken a nose dive for any other reason than not having the proper licenses, franchises and variety of playable games. With that said, it is worth noting and calculating which of the biggest console (and previous console companies...sniff, Dreamcast) are not living up to their true potential. Some of these companies are sitting on a gold mine and don't even know it.
Sega
Games They Put Out Almost Yearly:
Monkey Ball
Virtua Tennis
Sonic The Hedgehog
Football Manager
Total War
Games That Have Scored Really Well In The Past (Via Metacritic)
Phantasy Star Online
Jet Grind Radio
Samba De Amigo
Sega GT
Ecco The Dolphin
Shenmue
Alien Storm
Space Harrier 2
Panzer Dragoon
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| Back when LSD was part of the creative process |
Wasted Potential Score: 9/10
Sega does a great job resurrecting the classics and reminding everyone that they had a few gems in their hey day, but it seems they will not go near modernizing any of the Dreamcast games that made their system so popular. Perhaps it is fear that Sega will go under again if they start coloring outside of the lines. Out of all the systems, Sega had always won me over with their colorful, Japan rich games.
Sony
Games They Put Out Almost Yearly:
Killzone
Uncharted
Gran Turismo
Ratchet and Clank
Little Big Planet
MLB: The Show
God Of War
Games That Have Scored Really Well In The Past (Via Metacritic)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Little Big Planet
The Last of Us
God of War 3
MLB 10: The Show
Wipeout HD
Ico
Games That I Really Want To See Modernized
Syphon Filter
Medievil
Einhander
The Legend of Dragoon
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| No Sony, there's nothing cool about warriors that turn into dragons! |
Wasted Potential Score: 4/10
Because Sony never grips onto any of their franchises for too long, it is really hard to miss any of them. Sony is always trying new stuff and teaming up with new people with new ideas. Despite the team's elusiveness to stick to their classics, Sony does have lots of PSOne titles that are sorely missed.
Microsoft
Games They Put Out Almost Yearly:
Forza
Fable
Gears of War
Halo
Games That Have Scored Really Well In The Past (Via Metacritic)
Fable III
Gears of War III
Halo 3
Forza Horizon
Left 4 Dead 2
Shadow Complex
Viva Pinata
Alan Wake
Games That I Really Want To See Modernized
Jade Empire
Amped
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Perfect Dark
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| Look at this beauty...Nintendo are you crying? |
Wasted Potential Score: 5/10
Forza, Fable, Gears of War and Halo have been the steady diet for all Xbox users. As I was researching the top games of the Xbox and 360 I noticed that Microsoft has been scarce in throwing their hat into the ring. You rarely see a Microsoft exclusive pop up and really be noticed. This makes me suspicious to how creative Microsoft's system really is if it has played it safe by riding on the coat tails of 3rd party developers.
Nintendo
Games They Put Out Almost Yearly:
Super Mario Bros
Mario Party
Mario Kart
Donkey Kong
Legend of Zelda
Games That Have Scored Really Well In The Past (Via Metacritic)
Super Mario Galaxy
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Super Smash Bros Brawl
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
Punch Out
Super Paper Mario
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Mario Kart Wii
Games That I Really Want To See Modernized
Eternal Darkness
F-Zero
Star Fox
Wave Race
Metroid
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| Who do I have to dance for to see a sequel to this game? |
Wasted Potential Score: 8/10
Nintendo and Sega seem to be the only two companies that release less than half of their highest scoring games. Nintendo almost beat Sega's score, but at least Nintendo keeps 2 high scoring games in the rotation of the Wii U. The sad reality is that Nintendo really has the brain power to make any one of the above games and do it well, but they resort to a Donkey Kong sequel or a remake of a game that made them famous in the past. It's so sad to see a game company that has revolutionized gaming, miss out on so many opportunities.
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