The Math Adds Up, The Nintendo Switch Really Does Have The Best Games

If you’re somewhat of a regular here, you don’t need us to tell you that the Nintendo Switch is a pretty darn good console. That said, in case you needed some proof, one user on ResetEra has got you covered.

Posted by user St. Eam the 3rd (thanks, Metro), the Switch categorically has more higher rated games according to Metacritic than the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. They worked this out by collating data from both MobyGames and DekuDeals (with some very minor discrepancies between the two), crunching the numbers, and sharing the results.

First, if we look at the platforms with the most number of games in total, the Switch is comfortably beat by the PC, Mac, iPhone, and Android. Now, what’s concerning here is that all of these platforms had much longer to build their respective libraries, so when you notice that the Switch only has 230 fewer games than Android despite launching a decade later, it just goes to show how much shovelware has been dumped onto the eShop. Sigh…

So let’s take a look at the total number of games across each of the top systems:

Platform
Number of Games
Years Active

PC
66,569
1993–2024

Macintosh
19,512
1984–2024

iPhone
12,254
2008–2024

Android
11,785
2007–2024

Switch
11,555
2017–2024

iPad
11,551
2008–2024

PlayStation 4
10,870
2013–2024

Now, onto more positive stuff. The user also looked at the Metacritic scores for the console platforms’ game libraries. They discovered that the Nintendo Switch has the most number of games scoring 90 or higher on Metacritic, the most scoring 75 or higher, and the second-most scoring 60 or higher. This is over a shorter time frame than the PS4 and Xbox One too, mind.

It just goes to show that, yes, the Nintendo Switch has the best library of games and is the best console. That’s it. No argument. Don’t even try.

Console
90+ Metacritic
75+ Metacritic
60+ Metacritic
Time Frame

Switch
39
962
1783
7 Years

PS4
33
921
1861
11 Years

Xbox One
26
575
1078
11 Years

PS5
25
382
660
4 Years

Xbox Series X|S
16
242
383
4 Years

We are joking, by the way; if you prefer PlayStation or Xbox over the Switch, then more power to you! It’s super interesting to see everything laid out like this, though. Huge thanks to St. Eam the 3rd for crunching the numbers.

It’ll be interesting to see where the Switch 2 sits when we inevitably revisit these stats in about a decade..!