http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2006/10/18/battle-of-the-console-exclusives/Even though the Wii has an original control scheme, the Xbox 360 has loads of RAM and the PS3 has the most disc storage it really comes down to the games selling the system. Since you can play Madden, Rayman Raving Rabbids and generic movie game #49209 on all three of the new systems the burden of a console’s success or failure largely relies on what games are exclusive. Exclusivity was one of the cornerstones of the Playstation brand. When Sony claimed stake to Final Fantasy and Metal Gear Solid many gamers went out to purchase Playstations and later Playstation 2s. Imagine if Final Fantasy VII was released for the Saturn and the PS1, the Saturn would have faired much better. So what can you expect to play on your next system and only on your next system? See the big list of console exclusives and some factoids about the three lists below.
Xbox 360Microsoft (1st party published titles)Alan Wake
Banjo-Kazooie
Blue Dragon
Crackdown
Fable 2
Forza Motorsport 2
Fuzion Frenzy 2
Gears of War
Halo 3
Halo Wars
Infinite Undiscovery
Kameo: Elements of Power
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom
Lost Odyssey
Marvel Universe Online
Mass Effect
Ninety-Nine Nights
Perfect Dark Zero
Project Gotham Racing 3
Project Gotham Racing 4
Shadowrun
Too Human
Viva Piñata
Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Volume 1
2KAmped 3
BioShock
AQ InteractiveCry On
AtariBullet Witch
CapcomDead Rising
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
CodemastersOverlord
EidosBattlestations: Midway
Crossfire
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
Electronic ArtsFIFA 2007 (for next generation consoles)
From SoftwareTenchu Senran
HudsonBomberman: Act Zero
Far East of Eden Ziria
Idea FactorySpectral Force 3: Innocent Rage
KonamiDance Dance Revolution Universe
Rumble Roses XX
Namco BandaiCuldcept Saga
Eternal Sonata (Trusty Bell)
Idol Master
Mobile Ops: The One Year War
Ridge Racer 6
Zegapain XOR
Zoids Infinity EX Neo
RockstarRockstar Games Presents Table Tennis
SegaChromehounds
Full Auto
Square-EnixProject Sylpheed
TecmoDead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
THQMotoGP ‘06
Saints Row
The Outfit
UbisoftNaruto (working title)
Over G Fighters
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell 5
Playstation 3Sony (1st party published titles)Afrika
Eight Days
Fomula One 06
Genji: Days of the Blade
Gran Turismo HD
Heavenly Sword
Hot Shots Golf
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Killzone
Lair
MotorStorm
Monster Kingdom: Unknown Realms
My Summer Vacation
Resistance: Fall of Man
Singstar
The Eye of Judgement
Warhawk
White Knight Story
Sony Online EntertainmentDC Universe
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
CapcomDevil May Cry 4
KoeiBladestorm: The Hundred Years War
Fatal Inertia
KonamiMetal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Namco BandaiMobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
Ridge Racer 7
Tekken 6
RockstarL.A. Noire
SegaFifth Phantom Saga
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Miyasato Miyoshi Kyoudai Naizou: Sega Golf Club
Virtua Fighter 5
Square-EnixFinal Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
TaitoRailfan
WiiNintendo (1st party published titles)Animal Crossing
Battalion Wars 2 / BWii2
Big Brain Academy
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Excite Truck
Fire Emblem: Goddess of Dawn
Forever Blue
Hajimete no Wii: Your First Step To Wii
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy
Wario Ware: Smooth Moves
Wii Music Orchestra
Wii Motor Sports Airplane
Wii Sports
ActivisionRapala Trophies
Tony Hawk’s Downhill Jam
AGFRAGBob Ross Paining
AtlusTramua Center: Second Opinion
BanprestoCrayon Shin-Chan: Saikyou Kazoku Kasukabe King
CapcomBiohazard Umbrella Chronicles
HudsonKororinpa
Sky Workers
KoeiSamurai Warriors Wave
KonamiElebits
MajescoBust-a-Move Revolution
MarvelousHarvest Moon (Bokujou Monogatari)
Namco BandaiEnnichi no Tatsujin
One Piece: Unlimited Adventure
SD Gundam: Scud Hammer
Tamagotchi no Pika Pika Daito-ryo-!
NibrisSadness
SegaBleach: Wii Shiraha Kirameku Rinbukyoku
Sonic and the Secret Rings
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
SpikeHeroes
Necro-Nesia
Square-EnixDragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers
TaitoCooking Mama
TecmoSwing Golf Pangya
TomyNaruto: Geiktou Ninja Taisen Series
UbisoftRed Steel
Here are some interesting factoids to consider:
There are 58 Xbox 360 exclusives with the console’s one year head start. 23 of the exclusives are published by Microsoft Game Studios, the remaining games are spread over eighteen different companies. Eighteen of those titles are currently on the market, which means the bulk of the games are still in development. Why is the number so low? Some of the popular titles on the X360 like Call of Duty 2 are also PC games due to the ease of releasing games on multiple platforms. Even though the Xbox 360 doesn’t have exclusivity on franchise games like the Godfather and NBA Live 07, the 360 versions typically look better than their current generation counterparts.
Meanwhile Sony only has eighteen titles developed internally and 35 titles exclusive to the Playstation 3. They lost out on exclusivity to Assassin’s Creed, BioShock and the Grand Theft Auto franchise. Losing Grand Theft Auto is a dent in Sony’s line up, but Sony managed to snag console exclusivity of The Elder Scrolls series and F.E.A.R. away from Microsoft. While Sony was once the reigning champion of third party support, but as of now only nine companies are developing exclusive titles for the Playstation 3 and one of those companies is technically a division, Sony Online Entertainment. Speaking of Sony Online Entertainment they are making an online game based on the DC Universe and Microsoft is making an online game based on the Marvel Universe. Competition much?
Nintendo has a huge catalog of console exclusives, 46 (updated from 38) to be exact. When you adjust the amount of Xbox 360 exclusive titles for the one year head start the Wii has six more Wii only games. Nintendo is rightfully the big supporter of the Wii with 14 titles in the pipeline. Nintendo also has a sizeable amount of third party support with 19 companies publishing properties just for the Wii. Another arguable point is that all of the Wii’s titles are “gameplay exclusive”. Since the Wii has a its own control scheme Call of Duty 3 is going to play quite differently on the Wii than it is on the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. Will this cause gamers to purchase two versions of the same game? One for the Wii’s remote style gameplay and one for traditional gamepad controls? Or will this favor the Wii’s intuitive set up?
Namco Bandai, Square-Enix and Sega are splitting up their exclusives with unique games on each of the three consoles. However, there is a slight bent towards Sony between these companies. Virtua Fighter 5, the next Tekken and Final Fantasy XIII are considered Playstation 3 exclusives (note Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is its own series).
While Ubisoft is strongly backing the Wii with eight titles on launch day, Red Steel is the only game designed stricktly for the Wii.
The Wii has the most exclusive games based on a licensed properties and most of those games are anime titles. Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, SD Gundam and Shin-chan are all coming to the Wii
Rockstar Games might have made the Grand Theft Auto series multiplatform, but their upcoming game, L.A. Noire, is currently a Playstation 3 exclusive.
Microsoft is the largest first party publisher with 23 titles designed specifically for the Xbox 360.