Earlier this week, we heard about a Reddit user who was busy putting together a lot of information from the Metacritic integration site to showcase the best and worst Nintendo Switch games since the launch.
Now, Metacritic has compiled a list to find out "the best and worst game publishers"of 2019, according to the 12-month data. Nintendo ranked third (increasing its value by almost four points compared to last year), while it was ranked under Activision-Blizzard. Some of its most-rated games last year were included. Fire Cone: Three houses and Manufacturer of Super 2. At the top was 505 games, best known to the Nintendo community as the team they worked on Blood: The Night Tradition
Which game publishers released the best games last year? For the 10th year in a row, we are studying 12-month data to find the best publishers and publishers of the year, based on the quality of their 2019 releases. Sales and user reviews are not reflected in these categories; Only critique reviews (as captured by Metascore per game) are used to evaluate performance.
Publishers with 4 or fewer different titles * released last year are not included.
We ranked these publishers in the order from highest game quality to worst, using a four-point system based on four factors:
1. Metascore rating for all games released in 2019
Some 150 points (1.5 x Metascore rating)
2. % Of products with good reviews and reviews (Metascore at least 75)
100 possible points (eg: 80% good = 80 points)
3. % Of products with bad reviews (49 or lower; in this case, low% is better) 100 points (e.g.: 20% bad = 80 points)
4. Number of "Good" articles (Metascore of 90 or more, min. 7)
Equipped with 5 bonus points for each unique 90-point titlenote that the Metascore rating (first factor) is slightly lower than other factors. In addition, note that iOS games are not included in the statistics below.
As explained, this list is based on the "highest quality" publisher releases last year according to each Metascore criticism game and does not fit into a complete sale or user review. Below is the full list:
1. 505 games
2. Blizzard operation
3. Nintendo
4. Paradox Interactive
5. Capcom
6. Annapurna Interactive
7. Xbox Game Studios
8. Humble Companion
9. Square Enix
10. Devolver Digital
11. Focus on Internal Development
12. Double-Collaborate
13. Electronic Arts
14. Ubisoft
15. Group17
16. Spike Chunsoft
17. Koei Tecmo
18. SEGA
19. Bandai Namco
20. Konami
21. Idea Factory
22. Sony
23. PQube
24. XSEED / Surprise
25. smallBuild
26. Iceberg Collaborative
27. Koch Media
28. Digerati
29. THQ Nordic
30. Bethesda
31. NIS America
32. Daedlic Entertainment
33. QubicGames
34. Turns Digital
35. Connect to Digital
36. Ratalakia Games
37. Bigben
38. 1C Company
39. Headup Games
40. Combine Games
Here is what Metacritic said about Nintendo's launch:
Nintendo increased its Masascore rating by almost four points compared to last year's mark even though 2019 was another year for the company with no release of earnings points 90 or more. However, a few Nintendo games have slightly missed that difference, led by the titles of the Fire Emblem switch: Three Homes and Super Mario Maker 2. In total, 79% of Nintendo's 2019 releases received positive reviews, increasing from 65% last year.
Here is a quote from the winner, 505 Games:
The Italian gaming company, which publishes third-party articles on all platforms, had a strong 2019 thanks to the continued stream of well-reviewed games and few casualties. Although no 505 article scored higher than 85 last year, 87% (or all but two) of his products received a good overall review – the highest among all publishers – led by the award-winning Remedy and ArtPlay & # 39; s award winner. The castlegumi respect the full Blood: Night's Tradition. The upcoming 505 releases feature a PC port for Surprising Death (expected in June).
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