With 2018 behind us already, its time to reflect on all of the great games the year brought us. FromGod of WartoRed Dead Redemption II, plenty of publishers gave knockout performances last year. But who reigned supreme over everyone? Well, believe it or not, Capcom did.
Capcom released 14 unique titles in 2018, includingMega Man 11andMonster Hunter World. The highest score rating forCapcomwas actuallyMonster Hunter World, with a 90 at the time for Xbox One. Their lowest rated title, however, wasMegan Man X Legacy Collection 2for the Nintendo Switch with a 60. With 14 unique titles to release 2018, Capcom overall earned itself a publisher score of 79.3. Capcom made a major jump in the ranks from 5 to 1 overtaking Sega, EA, Nintendo, and Ubisoft.
In the second place, Sega earns it’s slot thanks to games likeSonic Mania Plus(91 Metacritic score) andTwo Point Hospital(83 Metacritic score). Their lowest scoring game was the JRPGShining Resonance Refrain(67 Metacritic Score). Sega’s overall Publisher rating was 78.5, putting themselves within a point of Capcom.
EA is just behind Sega with their popular sports titleFIFA 19earning a Metacritic score of 83, earning an overall publisher score of 77.5. What’s surprising is their distinct title count was only 12, less than half of what Sega has.
Surprisingly below all of these publishers is Nintendo. Mind you, Nintendo had a dominant year in sales. With huge titles likeMario Tennis Aces,Octopath Traveler, and of course Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, it’s shocking that Nintendo isn’t mowing over all of these other publishers. WithSuper Smash Bros. Ultimateearning a score of 93 andOctopath Travelerearning an 83, Nintendo still couldn’t shake its share of clunkers such asKirby Battle Royalewith a score of 57. Nintendo earned itself a publisher score of 76.4.
Seriously, kudos to Capcom for the successful year of titles in 2018. And with stellar titles like Resident Evil 2 Remake receiving amazing reception already, it’s looking like the beginning of another great year. you may read up on our review forthe Resident Evil 2 remakeand pick up the zombie shooter for PC, PS4, and Xbox One onAmazon.
