You also need to keep in mind that bandwagon hopping and fan flame wars/arguments/raids play a large part in these ratings (especially for movies and games on s

You also need to keep in mind that bandwagon hopping and fan flame wars/arguments/raids play a large part in these ratings (especially for movies and games on sites like IMDB or Metacritic). So if something has a large, extremely passionate fandom, ratings can easily be skewed way higher than expected. If it's got a large (or at least vocal) group that seriously hates a movie or game, its ratings will be rock bottom. For example, Call of Duty Infinite War and its really bad Youtube ratings. Or the really, really critical coverage of Paper Mario Colour Splash and Metroid Prime Federation Force. Not saying fake reviews and ratings don't exist for commercial gain, they do. But an angry (or really fanboyish) internet mob can cause this phenomenon about as much.