The other day I got to thinking…I wonder which console has the best downloadable games? No, I’m not talking about being able to download full PSP games off the Playstation Network or older retail boxed titles on the new Xbox Live “games on demand” thing. And I don’t mean downloadable add-on content for store-bought games. I mean games made for the download market: Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and WiiWare.

I mean, I know which console I think has the best downloadable games. I mean, I love Fat Princess and all, but I generally find a whole lot more games I like on XBLA. That’s personal preference. What can we learn about the quality of the games on these services, statistically? So I headed on over to Metacritic (a site that averages review scores for movies, TV, DVDs, and Games, in case you’re unaware) and found the top 20 games for XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare. Here’s the raw data, with analysis at the end.

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