Nintendo Misses Out On Top 10 In Metacritic's 16th Annual Game Publisher Rankings

Metacritic's 16th annual Game Publisher Rankings for 2025 show Square Enix taking the top spot, with Nintendo improving to 12th place. Despite releasing more games and having titles score 90 or above, Nintendo's average score was impacted by lower-rated Switch 2 exclusives.

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COMPANY Dotemu
COMPANY Microsoft
COMPANY SEGA
GAME Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition
GAME Donkey Kong Bananza
GAME The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
GAME Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
GAME Drag X Drive
GAME Octopath Traveler 0
COMPANY Take-Two Interactive
GAME Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
GAME Mario Kart World