[Multi] La guerra delle esclusive: March 2007 Update

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Fonte: Gaming Target

The rules of The Exclusive Arms Race are simple:

1. These are "console exclusives". So if a game appears on the PC and only one console, it is exclusive to that console. Also, because of the limitations of the DS, PSP and GBA, any game that appears on only one console and a handheld will be considered exclusive to that console.

2. Downloadable games and content packs will not be included. Downloadable games may be added in the future, but considering the number of "exclusive" content pack deals flying around (i.e. Grand Theft Auto IV), the word doesn't end up meaning anything.

3. "Next-Gen exclusives" will not be counted. So we won't be counting games that appear on only one next-gen console but also on the PS2, Xbox or GC. So The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Burnout: Revenge and others are all out.

4. No "fantasy games". That means that these lists will only include games that have been formally announced by a publisher and have at least a working title. So that means games like "Unannounced LucasArts/Day 1 Next-Gen Project" and "Untitled Namco RPG" won't be included.

So with the rules established, here's what the current totals look like. And like any good Cold War, they are in bar graph form for that whole "I have more missiles than you and it's the end of the world as we know it" feel:

Little has changed with this six month update, but it looks like the Xbox 360 continues to take a page out of Sony's PS2 playbook with their "first out of the gate" mentality. They have built a healthy install base and continue to add consoles at a regular clip. This was enough to build up a first wave of exclusive 360 titles (before the PS3 and Wii hit) and now the system is running on pure momentum. They have also successfully courted Japanese developers (Capcom, D3, Namco-Bandai) and swayed traditionally multiplatform-minded third parties (2K, Ubisoft) to create content exclusive to the 360.

The Wii is no slouch in this category either as they have managed to wrangle several exclusives out of Ubisoft and Sega. Konami has also pledged considerable support for the system throughout the rest of 2007 and even EA (!) is bringing one of its games only to the Wii.

So while the Xbox 360 continues to dominate with its number of exclusive titles, it's much more fun to compare and contrast the actual titles themselves. Below, you'll find a complete list of all of the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii exclusives.

If you're familiar with our first version of this list, you'll notice that I've removed the heading for "Non-US" games. This change has done little to disrupt the lists as many of the Non-US titles were just shifted to the "Unreleased" column. If they are never released in the US they will just be dropped from the list entirely. The change in the number of exclusives since the last list is also shown next to the total.

Xbox 360 (80 [+5])

Released (33)
Amped 3
Battlestations: Midway
Bomberman: Act Zero
Bullet Witch
Call of Duty 2
Chromehounds
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Crackdown
Dead or Alive 4
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2
Dead Rising
Full Auto
Fuzion Frenzy 2
Gears of War
Import Tuner Challenge
Kameo: Elements of Power
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
MotoGP 06
Ninety-Nine Nights
Over G Fighters
Perfect Dark Zero
Prey
Project Gotham Racing 3
Quake 4
Ridge Racer 6
Rumble Roses XX
Star Trek: Legacy
Table Tennis
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-earth II
The Outfit
Top Spin 2
Viva Piñata
Xbox Live Arcade Unplugged Volume 1

Unreleased (47)
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Alan Wake
All Points Bulletin
Banjo-Kazooie 3
BioShock
Blazing Angels: Secret Missions
Blue Dragon
Castle Wolfenstein
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
Crossfire
Cry On
Culdcept Saga
Dance Dance Revolution Universe
Dead or Alive Code: Cronus
Earth Defense Force 2017
Elveon
Eternal Sonata
Fable 2
Far East of Eden Ziria
FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage
Forza Motorsport 2
GTR
Halo 3
Halo Wars
Hour of Victory
Huxley
Infinite Undiscovery
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom
Left 4 Dead
Lost Odyssey
Marvel Universe Online
Mass Effect
Mobile Ops: The One Year War
Naruto
Overlord
Postal III
Project Gotham Racing 4
Project Progressive
Project Sylpheed
Shadowrun
Tenchu Z
Tetris Evolution
TimeShift
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 5
Too Human
Two Worlds


PlayStation 3 (39 [-7])

Released (9)
Fomula One: Championship Edition
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Genji: Days of the Blade
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
MotorStorm
NBA 07
Resistance: Fall of Man
Ridge Racer 7
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

Unreleased (30)
Angel Rings
Afrika
Coded Arms: Assault
DC Universe
Devil May Cry 4
Driver 5
Eight Days
Eye of Judgment
Eyedentify
Fifth Phantom Saga
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Gran Turismo 5
Heavenly Sword
Hot Shots Golf 5
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Killzone
L.A. Noire
Lair
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Monster Kingdom
Ni-Oh
Ratchet & Clank 5
SingStar
Tekken 6
The Getaway 3
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Warhawk
White Knight Story
WipeOut


Wii (51 [-2])

Released (13)
Elebits
Excite Truck
GT Pro Series
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Red Steel
Sonic and the Secret Rings
SSX Blur
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Super Swing Golf
Tramua Center: Second Opinion
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Play
Wii Sports

Unreleased (38)
Alien Syndrome
BWii: Battalion Wars 2
Big Brain Academy
Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting
Bust-A-Move Bash!
Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
Dewy's Adventure
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Donkey Kong Next-Gen
DK Bongo Blast
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Escape From Bug Island
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers
Final Furlong
Fire Emblem
Forever Blue
Godzilla: Unleashed
Kororinpa: Marble Mania
Line Rider
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
My Sims
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Wii
No More Heroes
Orb
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Sadness
Samurai Slash
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy
Tamagotchi Party On!
Thorn
Wii Music
Wing Island

While it's easy to pass off the Wii and PS3's decrease in exclusives on the removal of the "Non-US" section, I think it goes deeper than that.

The Wii has basically two kinds of games: enhanced PS2 ports and exclusive Wii-centric titles that make full use of Nintendo's new control scheme. Some might look at this as a handicap for the Wii, but I see at as a system that is focused on knowing what it wants (a variety of games for all) and going for it.

On the other hand, the PS3 seems to be genuinely losing exclusives. I'm not going to predict gloom and doom less than six months after Sony has launched their next-generation offering. But for gamers looking to the PS3 to supply a gameplay experience that can't be had elsewhere, it's not looking good. And with the constant rumors of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII jumping to the 360, Sony should be worried and they should be attempting to fix it.

So that's where we stand today, the Xbox 360 is the current undisputed king of the exclusives, but the game is far from over. It will be interesting to see what these lists look like after the next update. Very interesting indeed.


Sirio

Sotto questo aspetto M$ ha sempre lavorato benissimo , credo che questo sia inopinabile !