Hideo Kojima vs. Michael Jackson: an unfair battle?

Versus is an occasional column in which something from the Metal Gear universe is put up against something not from the Metal Gear universe. Often, the two are unlikely opponents. Who will win? Who will lose? Only I can decide, because I'm writing the article. This week: Hideo Kojima vs. Michael Jackson: who is the best creator? (NB: The article is designed so that you read each paragraph side by side - they are point and counter point in nature. Also, please realize that some of the content below is simply for comedic value, or as an eye opener: there is no way that you can compare the sales of Hideo Kojima's games to Michael Jackson's records. But it's still funny to see how much Jackson's sales eclipse other figures. Take that, Kojima.) [This article originally appeared on my blog, Metal Gear Scholar]

Hideo Kojima is alive, but the King of Pop is dead. You've heard it everywhere, so I'm not going to repeat it, but Michael Jackson was a great creator: music, music videos, film, and even Moonwalker, which is a great game (although I don't really know how much influence he had in its production). Hideo Kojima has also made his fair share of stuff. But whose work is better? Well, pitting games against music, it's the first edition of versus!: Hideo Kojima up against Michael Jackson. And if you really disagree with my findings (which you shouldn't), you can vote in the poll at the end of the article.
Round One: Quality of production
How well produced were each man's works? Do the games developed by Hideo Kojima eclipse the multitude of songs written and performed by Michael Jackson?