The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

To the right you'll notice we've put up a poll. You don't have to be a blogger member to vote, so go ahead and make a choice. Our first poll regards who had the best 2008.

Was it Nintendo?
A hit among the casual crowd boasting incredible sales every month. But the hardcore gamer felt left out in the cold with only a promise of Animal Crossing and titles coming in the future. A few notable releases on the virtual console including Mega Man, and Secret of Mana. Titles like Mario Kart, and No More Heroes kept gamers wanting more. Were games like Super Smash, and World of Goo, Okami, and Zack and Wiki enough for gamers to crown Nintendo as the best of 2008?


Sony?
Sony rolled the dice this generation by entering the console wars with a high price point, and powerful hardware. While 2007 only had few titles to remember, 2008 showed that there was some progress. The PSN released Home that's currently experiencing a rough start, along with numerous PSN titles. Metal Gear Solid 4 launched and was hailed a hit. LittleBigPlanet turned the idea of user created content into a full blown experience. Resistance 2 dropped and boasted a single player campaign that IGN described as a "phenomenal experience". Details emerged throughout the year of hit tiles like God of War III, Uncharted 2, and more were coming in 2009. But is its current library and the promise of a bright future make it the best of 2008?

Microsoft?
Microsoft had a head start on the competition entering the console market before Sony and Nintendo. They capitalized on this by creating a strong library, and improving its Xbox Live system. 2007 is hailed as one of the best years of gaming ever. Xbox 360 is definitely one of the reasons why. But did its success from 2007 travel to 2008? Microsoft claimed exclusive DLC to GTA4, released the follow up to the 2006 hit Gears of War, the sequel to the original Xbox hit Fable, the zombie survival horror game Left 4 Dead. They then proceeded to continue domination of the online marketplace by releasing a giant overhaul to the dashboard, as well as a plethora of Live Arcade Titles. Though a substantial amount of titles released on the Xbox was enough of it original that it kept the gamer playing throughout 2008?


You tell us.