Nintendo Is The No. 4 Best Publisher On Metacritic For 2018

Review aggregator Metacritic has published their annual game publisher rankings for 2018, ranking publishers according to their games’ review scores.

To enter the publisher rankings, publishers must release at least 12 or more games within the year. Here’s a look at the rankings for 2018, calculated by simple average of all Metascores:

1. Capcom — 79.5
2. Sega — 78.5
3. EA — 77.5
4. Nintendo — 76.4
5. Ubisoft — 73.7
6. Sony — 71.8
7. Square Enix — 71.0
8. Bandai Namco — 71.8
9. Digerati Distribution — 69.9
10. NIS America — 69.5
11. Plug In Digital — 69.4
12. Focus Home Interactive — 69.8
13. THQ Nordic — 64.4

As you can see, Capcom came in at No. 1, while Nintendo came in at No. 4 for 2018. Nintendo was No. 2 in 2017, and No. 1 in 2014. Here are more details on Nintendo’s performance on Metacritic in the year:

Best Overall Release

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) 93

Best New IP

Octopath Traveler (Switch) 83

Worst Overall Release

Kirby Battle Royale (3DS) 57

Metacritic Users’ Favorite

(tie) Bayonetta + Bayonetta 2 (Switch), Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch), and Octopath Traveler (Switch) 8.7

As expected, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate was the best reviewed Nintendo game in 2018, while Kirby Battle Royale was the worst.

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