Top 20 Game Publishers

Patrick Caldwell writes "Game Developer magazine recently released a list of the top 20 video game publishers. EA, Activision, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are the first five, as could probably have been predicted." From the article: " For the third year in a row, Electronic Arts (EA) has grabbed the top slot on the "Top 20 Publishers" chart. EA reached an annual revenue of more than $3.1 billion, continued high output and received positive average reviews for its titles. However, the company faced some serious competition from fellow publishers like Activision, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony, all of whom had very strong showings this year and rounded out the top 5 in that order."

Comments

Re:Wow...

[Darune]

I'm trying not to be a fanboy, but try the DS for some innovation. True the franchises are the same, but some of the games are quite different. I suggest:

Feel the Magic XX/YY
Kirby's Canvas Course
Trace Memory

Castlevania is great, but is basically Symphony of the night in your pocket.
Games that follow the same franchise can be innovative, unfortunately most aren't. Also don't pass over a game just because the graphics look childish, sometimes those are the best ones.

Of course, these games may not be your thing, milage may vary, etc...