DSiWare is one year old. Has Nintendo delivered? Poll

Nintendo's portable service has been out for exactly one year now, but with the announcement of the 3DS and the lack of transferring DSiWare games to the new XL, it hasn't been a popular feature. Not only are most SW goers ignoring it or bashing it, but Gamespot has neglected to review nearly all of its major titles, including the likes of Mario and Dragon Quest.

The breakdown looks rather depressing.

On Gamespot...

5 games, or .03%, of the DSiWare's 150+ library, has been reviewed

1% of titles in the DS' Top 100 are DSiWare games

0 AAAE

1 AAE (Dark Void Zero)

2 AE (Art S t y l e: BOXLIFE, Art S t y l e: AQUIA)

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Is Nintendo really that bad at supplying its own service with decent games?

Not quite. A look at Metacritic tells us a slightly different story.

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On Metacritic...

9% of titles in the DS' Top 100 are DSiWare games

6.3% of titles in the DS' Top 300 are DSiWare games

7.9% of DSiWare games have four or more reviews that give the game an aggregate score of 70 or higher

63% of all good+ DSiWare games are published by Nintendo

1 AAAE (Flipnote Studio - second highest rated DS game of all time)

8 AAE (Mighty Flip Champs!, Mario vs. DK, Dark Void Zero, Art S t y l e: DIGIDRIVE, Art S t y l e: PICTOBITS, Dragon Quest Wars, Starship Defense, Art S t y l e: BOXLIFE)

10 AE (Asphalt 4: Elite Racing, Pop Island, Art S t y l e: CODE, Bejeweled Twist, Dr. Mario Express, Trajectile, Real Soccer 2009, Bookworm, Birds & Beans, Art S t y l e: AQUIA)

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Clearly DSiWare games will always account for a small percentage of good DS games, but the number is growing. And while less than 8% of its games can even get a 70 aggregate score, it's partially because of the lack of reviews -- games like Pinball Pulse and Bomberman Blitz, with more hype, would probably be considered good overall.

You have the numbers, and you can look up the games. Point of the thread:

Has DSiWare/Nintendo delivered in DSiWare's first year?

dont have a dsiware.. but it has dark void zero which interests me and some of the artstyle games.. also flipnote studio and wario ware dsiware seems interesting to me

DSi is a waste of time, espeacially when the 3DS is practically around the corner.

Nope, Nintendo is very backwards when it comes to online.

Man, Flipnote studio rocksJebranRush

Only games that appeal to me are the Art Styles, Star Ship Defense, Flipnote Studio and Mighty Flip Champs. And that's it, in around a year. Hopefully Nintendo actually has a good interface and puts out some 1st party titles with the 3DS.

giantbomb read through the latest DSi releases each week on there bombcast. i think last week it was a donkey kong metronome and guitar tuner. so far i think its safe to say all the have delivered is a juicy turd

Its really a pathetic offering, but then again, I never expected nintendo to support it.

giantbomb read through the latest DSi releases each week on there bombcast. i think last week it was a donkey kong metronome and guitar tuner. so far i think its safe to say all the have delivered is a juicy turd

doobie1975

but theyve never read a out a decent game. its become a running joke

but theyve never read a out a decent game. its become a running joke

doobie1975

They need to put out Some Gameboy Games on the DSiware.

They need to put out Some Gameboy Games on the DSiware.

LegatoSkyheart

They need to put out Some Gameboy Games on the DSiware.

LegatoSkyheart

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They need to put out Some Gameboy Games on the DSiware.

DJ_Lae