Exclusive games FTW! How do 360, PS3 & Wii stack up?
In the console wars, exclusive games are the weapons of mass destruction. Without them, what fanboy would dare launch a forum fit against his sworn enemies? Gaming Target's regularly updated list charts the number of exclusives available on each of the Big Three's latest. Handheld systems aren't included, nor are downloadable games.
The results show that, aided by a one-year head start on the market, Xbox 360 is clearly in the lead with 80 exclusive titles, just over half of which are unreleased. Wii comes in second with 53, and PlayStation 3 trails with just 39 exclusives. If the current trends continue, Xbox 360 will continue to steal away its share of previously PS3-only games (Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII, we're looking at you), while the Wii gets plump with PS2 remakes and wacky Wiimote games.
Even if you included each console's downloadable games service, the pecking order probably wouldn't change. Xbox 360 has a modest collection of exclusives available on Xbox Live Arcade and the Wii Virtual Console (do oldies count as exclusives?) is growing rapidly -- PlayStation Network not so much. But remember, a stockpile of WMDs isn't the only deciding factor in a console war.
