Nintendo Climbs to 12th in Metacritic Publisher Rankings, But Misses Top 10
Metacritic’s 16th Game Publisher Rankings for 2025 place Nintendo at 12th, up from 22nd in 2024, aided by releasing 18 games in 2025 and several high-scoring titles; however, two Switch 2 exclusives—Welcome Tour and Drag x Drive—dragged the average down to 77. Square Enix tops the list, Sega slips to seventh, and Capcom remains in the top three, with Nintendo benefiting from its Switch 2 lineup (e.g., Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Tears of the Kingdom on Switch 2) while not counting mobile games.