Written by John Scalzo  on March 06, 2007

Special: Like Scrooge McDuck, counting his wealth in a great big bin.

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PlayStation 3 (39 [-7])

Released (9)
Fomula One: Championship Edition
Full Auto 2: Battlelines
Genji: Days of the Blade
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
MotorStorm
NBA 07
Resistance: Fall of Man
Ridge Racer 7
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom

Unreleased (30)
Angel Rings
Afrika
Coded Arms: Assault
DC Universe
Devil May Cry 4
Driver 5
Eight Days
Eye of Judgment
Eyedentify
Fifth Phantom Saga
Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Gran Turismo 5
Heavenly Sword
Hot Shots Golf 5
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
Killzone
L.A. Noire
Lair
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Monster Kingdom
Ni-Oh
Ratchet & Clank 5
SingStar
Tekken 6
The Getaway 3
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Warhawk
White Knight Story
WipeOut

Wii (53 [UNCHG])

Released (13)
Elebits
Excite Truck
GT Pro Series
Monster 4x4 World Circuit
Red Steel
Sonic and the Secret Rings
SSX Blur
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Super Swing Golf
Tramua Center: Second Opinion
WarioWare: Smooth Moves
Wii Play
Wii Sports

Unreleased (38)
Alien Syndrome
BWii: Battalion Wars 2
Big Brain Academy
Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting
Bust-A-Move Bash!
Cooking Mama: Cook Off
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
Dewy's Adventure
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Donkey Kong Next-Gen
DK Bongo Blast
Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
Escape From Bug Island
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers
Final Furlong
Fire Emblem
Forever Blue
Godzilla: Unleashed
Kororinpa: Marble Mania
Line Rider
Mario Party 8
Mario Strikers Charged
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
My Sims
Naruto: Clash of Ninja Wii
No More Heroes
Orb
Pokemon Battle Revolution
Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles
Sadness
Samurai Slash
Space Station Tycoon
Super Paper Mario
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Super Mario Galaxy
Tamagotchi Party On!
Thorn
Wii Music
Wing Island

While it's easy to pass off the PS3's decrease in exclusives (and the Wii's unchaged status) on the removal of the "Non-US" section, I think it goes deeper than that.

The Wii has basically two kinds of games: enhanced PS2 ports and exclusive Wii-centric titles that make full use of Nintendo's new control scheme. Some might look at this as a handicap for the Wii, but I see at as a system that is focused on knowing what it wants (a variety of games for all) and going for it.

On the other hand, the PS3 seems to be genuinely losing exclusives. I'm not going to predict gloom and doom less than six months after Sony has launched their next-generation offering. But for gamers looking to the PS3 to supply a gameplay experience that can't be had elsewhere, it's not looking good. And with the constant rumors of Metal Gear Solid 4 and Final Fantasy XIII jumping to the 360, Sony should be worried and they should be attempting to fix it.

So that's where we stand today, the Xbox 360 is the current undisputed king of the exclusives, but the game is far from over. It will be interesting to see what these lists look like after the next update. Very interesting indeed.