According to
metacritic, six Wii games are "universally acclaimed". That is, they have metascores (weighted averages of critic scores) of 90 or higher.
Universally Acclaimed Wii Games:1. Super Mario Galaxy - 97
2. Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, The - 95
3. Super Smash Bros. Brawl - 94
4. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition - 91
5. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - 90
6. Okami - 90
You might be thinking "Six games? Great! Now I know what to say if someone claims she can 'count the number of great Wii games on one hand!'" But perhaps you will change your mind after you see the next list.
Universally Acclaimed Xbox 360 Games:1 Grand Theft Auto IV - 98
2 BioShock - 96
3 Orange Box, The - 96
4 Gears of War - 94
5 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The - 94
6 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - 94
7 Halo 3 - 94
8 Braid - 93
9 Guitar Hero II - 92
10 Rock Band - 92
11 Mass Effect - 91
12 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter - 90
13 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 - 90
14 Forza Motorsport 2 - 90
As you can see, the Xbox 360 has more than twice as many universally acclaimed games as the Wii. In addition, only one game on the Wii list isn't a sequel (Okami), while four games on the 360 list are original (six, if you count Rock Band and Portal). Furthermore, only two games on the Wii list are third party, and both are ports of last-gen games.
Now let's take a look at the Wii games that have, according to metacritic, "generally favorable reviews" - they have metascores below 90 and above 74.
Generally Well-Received Wii Games:7 Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure - 87
8 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - 86
9 Super Paper Mario - 85
10 Boom Blox - 85
11 MLB Power Pros - 83
12 No More Heroes - 83
13 WarioWare: Smooth Moves - 83
14 Bully: Scholarship Edition - 83
15 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 - 83
16 Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection - 82
17 Mario Kart Wii - 82
18 Madden NFL 09 All-Play - 82
19 Madden NFL 07 - 81
20 Rock Band - 81
21 LostWinds - 81
22 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 80
23 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King - 80
24 BlastWorks: Build, Trade, Destroy - 80
25 Trauma Center: Second Opinion - 80
26 Geometry Wars: Galaxies - 80
27 Wii Fit - 80
28 Toki Tori - 79
29 MLB Power Pros 2008 - 79
30 Sam & Max Season One - 79
31 Mario Strikers Charged - 79
32 Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - 78
33 LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures - 78
34 Godfather: Blackhand Edition, The - 77
35 Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon - 77
36 Mercury Meltdown Revolution - 77
37 Rayman Raving Rabbids - 76
38 Madden NFL 08 - 76
39 Trauma Center: New Blood - 76
40 Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1: Homestar Ruiner - 76
41 We Love Golf! - 76
42 SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 - 76
43 Wii Sports - 76
44 Order Up! - 76
45 Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles - 75
46 Battalion Wars 2 - 75
47 Elebits - 75
Hmm, that seems like a good amount of good games. Could it be that, while the Xbox 360 has more AAA games, it has less "good not great" games? As it turns out, no. The following list is so long, I'm not going to bother to format it.
Generally Well-Received Xbox 360 games:15 Call of Duty 2 2005 89
16 Rez HD 2008 89
17 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 2007 89
18 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2006 89
19 Burnout Revenge 2006 89
20 Virtua Fighter 5 2007 89
21 Burnout Paradise 2008 88
22 Project Gotham Racing 3 2005 88
23 Ikaruga 2008 88
24 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords 2007 87
25 GRID 2008 87
26 Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles, The 2007 86
27 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2005 86
28 Fight Night Round 3 2006 86
29 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2007 86
30 skate 2007 86
31 Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine, The 2006 86
32 Project Gotham Racing 4 2007 85
33 NHL 08 2007 85
34 Castle Crashers 2008 85
35 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 2008 85
36 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent 2006 85
37 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock 2007 85
38 Soulcalibur IV 2008 85
39 Dead or Alive 4 2005 85
40 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2008 85
41 Dead Rising 2006 85
42 Madden NFL 09 2008 85
43 Madden NFL 08 2007 85
44 F.E.A.R. 2006 85
45 Civilization Revolution 2008 85
46 Bomberman Live 2007 84
47 Viva Pinata 2006 84
48 NBA 2K7 2006 84
49 Devil May Cry 4 2008 84
50 Pac-Man Championship Edition 2007 83
51 N+ 2008 83
52 DiRT: Colin McRae Off-Road 2007 83
53 Need for Speed Most Wanted 2005 83
54 Crackdown 2007 83
55 NCAA Football 09 2008 83
56 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix 2007 83
57 Battlefield: Bad Company 2008 83
58 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2 2008 82
59 Unreal Tournament 3 2008 82
60 Darkness, The 2007 82
61 Test Drive Unlimited 2006 82
62 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2006 82
63 Hitman: Blood Money 2006 82
64 Prince of Persia Classic 2007 82
65 Call of Duty 3 2006 82
66 Football Manager 2007 2006 82
67 Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars 2007 82
68 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2007 82
69 FIFA Soccer 08 2007 82
70 College Hoops 2K7 2006 82
71 Condemned: Criminal Origins 2005 81
72 Tony Hawk's Project 8 2006 81
73 NBA 2K8 2007 81
74 Football Manager 2006 2006 81
75 Assassin's Creed 2007 81
76 Saints Row 2006 81
77 LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy 2006 81
78 NCAA Football 08 2007 81
79 Sensible World of Soccer 2007 81
80 Uno 2006 81
81 Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis 2006 81
82 Ninja Gaiden II 2008 81
83 Condemned 2: Bloodshot 2008 81
84 Poker Smash 2008 81
85 College Hoops 2K8 2007 81
86 Catan 2007 81
87 NBA 2K6 2005 81
88 Perfect Dark Zero 2005 81
89 WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 2006 81
90 Cloning Clyde 2006 81
91 Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation 2007 80
92 Bully: Scholarship Edition 2008 80
93 Madden NFL 07 2006 80
94 NBA Street Homecourt 2007 80
95 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 2006 80
96 Tomb Raider: Legend 2006 80
97 Tales of Vesperia 2008 80
98 Peter Jackson's King Kong 2005 80
99 Moto GP 06 2006 80
100 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 80
101 Virtua Tennis 3 2007 80
102 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 2007 80
103 UEFA Euro 2008 2008 80
104 Doom 2006 80
105 Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 2007 80
106 FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage 2007 80
107 Kameo: Elements of Power 2005 79
108 BIGS, The 2007 79
109 NHL 07 2006 79
110 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition 2007 79
111 NCAA Football 07 2006 79
112 Soulcalibur 2008 79
113 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 2006 79
114 Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, The 2006 79
115 Hexic HD 2005 79
116 Eternal Sonata 2007 79
117 Alien Hominid HD 2007 79
118 Prey 2006 79
119 Mercenaries 2: World in Flames 2008 79
120 Carcassonne 2007 79
121 Assault Heroes 2006 79
122 Major League Baseball 2K7 2007 79
123 Marble Blast Ultra 2006 79
124 Blue Dragon 2007 79
125 Roogoo 2008 78
126 Lost Odyssey 2008 78
127 Astropop 2006 78
128 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Colonies Edition 2008 78
129 Moto GP 07 2007 78
130 Naruto: Rise of a Ninja 2007 78
131 NHL 2K7 2006 78
132 Far Cry Instincts Predator 2006 78
133 Metal Slug 3 2008 78
134 Switchball 2007 78
135 Every Extend Extra Extreme 2007 78
136 Mutant Storm Reloaded 2005 77
137 Sega Rally Revo 2007 77
138 Eets: Chowdown 2007 77
139 LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures 2008 77
140 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat 2006 77
141 Sonic the Hedgehog Arcade 2007 77
142 Wik: The Fable of Souls 2005 77
143 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary 2007 77
144 Lumines Live! 2006 77
145 NFL Head Coach 09 2008 77
146 Stranglehold 2007 77
147 Top Spin 3 2008 77
148 Zuma Deluxe 2005 77
149 Outpost Kaloki X 2005 77
150 Mutant Storm Empire 2007 77
151 Galaga Legions 2008 77
152 Need for Speed Carbon 2006 77
153 Godfather, The 2006 77
154 Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank 2007 77
155 Football Manager 2008 2008 77
156 Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 2008 76
157 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting 2006 76
158 Chessmaster Live 2008 76
159 Penny Arcade Adventures Epsiode One: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 2008 76
160 Club, The 2008 76
161 Undertow 2007 76
162 Streets of Rage 2 2007 76
163 Overlord 2007 76
164 Worms 2007 76
165 RoboBlitz 2006 76
166 Top Spin 2 2006 75
167 NHL 2K6 2005 75
168 Stuntman: Ignition 2007 75
169 Tony Hawk's American Wasteland 2005 75
170 Kung Fu Panda 2008 75
171 All-Pro Football 2K8 2007 75
172 Frontlines: Fuel of War 2008 75
173 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath 2008 75
174 Exit 2007 75
175 Smash TV 2005 75
176 Culdcept Saga 2008 75
177 Assault Heroes 2 2008 75
178 Gun 2005 75
Number of Wii games with good/great reviews: 47
Number of Xbox 360 games with good/great reviews: 178
Approximate number of THIRD PARTY Wii games with good/great reviews: 36
Approximate number of THIRD PARTY Xbox 360 games with good.great reviews: 172