Image: NintendoMetacritic has today revealed its 15th annual game publisher rankings, giving us an updated look at how the biggest publishers of 2024 performed based on critic reviews.Nintendo wound up in 22nd place out of the 37 publishers in this year's list which, considering it landed in sixth place last time, is quite the tumble. The Big N took home an average Metascore of 76 on its 13 releases in 2024, with no "Great" games (Metascore of 90 or higher) to its name.SEGA came out on top in the latest list, with an average Metascore of 82.9 across a whopping 29 products (12 titles) released in 2024. Capcom, Sony and Microsoft all landed spots in the top 10, with the likes of Devolver Digital, Annapurna Interactive and Ubisoft all claiming a spot on the ladder ahead of Nintendo.Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube797kWatch on YouTube This year's positioning is the lowest ever recorded by Nintendo in the 15 years of Metacritic rankings (its previous all-time low was 14th in 2022) and it kinda makes sense, honestly. 2024 was hardly a blockbuster year for the Big N, and despite some sweet releases like Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree and Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, the middling titles like Endless Ocean: Luminous, Mario vs. Donkey Kong and Another Code: Recollection will have brought the average down.You can find a full breakdown of the scoring system over on Metacritic along with a summary for each of the rankings. For the full list at a glance, however, check it out below:RankingPublisher37Fulqrum Publishing36Nacon/Daedalic35PQube34Perp Games33THQ Nordic32Humble Games31Atari30Maximum Entertainment28 (tie)Secret Mode28 (tie)3D Realms27Bandai Namco26Team1725Konami24NIS America23Electronic Arts22Nintendo21Super Rare Games20Plaion19Idea Factory18Ubisoft17ININ Games16Red Art Games15Digital Eclipse14Plug In Digital13Devolver Digital12Take-Two Interactive11Kepler Interactive10Annapurna Interactive9Microsoft8Raw Fury6 (tie)Square Enix6 (tie)Gamera Games5Focus Entertainment4Sony3Aksys Games2Capcom1SEGAWhat do you make of this year's ranking? Let us know in the comments.
