Good discussion so far. Obviously, what's considered a "good" game is going to be different for everyone so just go by what YOU like.
The CDi has got to be in the running for worst percentage. It's very hard to find a good game for it without doing some research. It's a little unfair, since many of the games for it were supposed to educational, but oh well.
I gotta think the Wii has the second highest "bad" game percentage. It's hard to believe there are over 1,200 games. Of course, I wouldn't know unless I played them all. It's just a hunch I get when I walk into a Target and look at the Wii section. Even if it's not the lowest percentage yet, that percentage of bad games are bound to go up more since the Wii is entering its sunset, a time when discount games surface the most. Plus, Nintendo has moved its first party development to the WiiU.
The GBA and DS both have shovelware out the ears, probably more so than the DS due to it's larger install base.
I have to think that the PS1 is right in the middle. Most of the damage came after PS2 came out, when discount developers and publishers continued to stamp out games for it (PS1), like the Mary Kate and Ashely Olsen series.
I'm thinking the PS2, X-box, and Gamecube are all around the middle as well.
The Dreamcast was suddenly shut down before it could go through a "discount game" period. As a result, you have a solid library of high budget, arcade-like games. It's premature death may have actually saved it from a future of crap games.
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