Nintendo News Staff

77.8

Avg Score Given

-7.0

Steam Disparity

+2.1

MC Disparity

+1.9

Combined Disparity

124

Reviews

76 early (61%)45 launch window (36%)3 late (2%)

Scoring Pattern

Lowest Score

100

Highest Score

11.6

Score Spread(variance in their own scores)

Disparity by Outlet

The journalist's average disparity score per outlet

Nintendo News

124 reviews

+1.9

Review summary

Updated Aug 30, 2026

Based on 124 scored reviews, Nintendo News Staff gives games an average score of 77.8/100. Nintendo News Staff scores games 7.0 points lower than Steam users and 2.1 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 124)

Splatoon RaidersviaNintendo News
Jul 23, 2026Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 92/100 · -2.0 pts
Yoshi and the Mysterious BookviaNintendo News
May 22, 2026Launch window
85/100View review
Metacritic 79/100 · +6.0 pts
Donkey Kong BananzaviaNintendo News
Sep 2, 2025Launch window
90/100View review
Metacritic 89/100 · +1.0 pts
Sonic X Shadow GenerationsviaNintendo News
Oct 30, 2024Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 96.9/100 · -16.9 ptsMetacritic 89/100 · -9.0 pts
Super Mario Party JamboreeviaNintendo News
Oct 15, 2024Early review
85/100View review
Metacritic 82/100 · +3.0 pts

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