It's GOTY time again! Submit up to 5 nominations to the following categories, and the upcoming official poll will include the most requested nominations from you guys.
Best Wii game 1.) Lost in Shadow 2.) Rayman Origins 3.) Trackmania: Build to Race 4.) Kirby's Return to Dreamland 5.) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Best DS game 1.) Okamiden 2.) Radiant Historia 3.) Kirby: Mass Attack 4.) Pokémon Black/White 5.) Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Best 3DS game 1.) Mario Kart 7 2.) Nano Assault 3.) Super Mario 3D Land 4.) Dead or Alive Dimensions 5.) SUPER Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
Best WiiWare game 1.) Kyotokei 2.) Moto Heroz 3.) Horizon Riders 4.) FAST - Racing League 5.) escape Vektor: chapter 1
Best DSiWare/3DS eShop game 1.) Pushmo 2.) Cut The Rope 3.) 3D Classics: Twinbee 4.) Go! Go! Kokopolo: Harmonious Forest Revenge 5.) The Legend of Zelda: 4 Swords Anniversary Edition
Best VC game 1.) Faxanadu 2.) Mega Man X 3.) Chrono Trigger 4.) Donkey Kong ('94) 5.) The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Most wanted Wii game 1.) Mario Party 9 2.) The Last Story 3.) DragonQuest X 4.) Xenoblade Chronicles 5.) Rhythm Heaven Fever
Most wanted 3DS game 1.) Paper Mario 3D 2.) Kid Icarus: Uprising 3.) Tales of the Abyss 3D 4.) Tekken 3D: Prime Edition 5.) Resident Evil: Revelations
Most wanted 3DS eShop game 1.) Dillon's Rolling Western 2.) Mighty Switch Force 3.) Mutant Mudds 4.) NightSky 5.) VVVVVV
Is it okay if I'm nominating Rune Factory despite not getting around to playing it? With the relatively slim pickings this year, I don't want it to be overlooked.
Best Wii game 1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2. Kirby's Return to Dream Land 3. Rayman Origins -Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (if applicable)
Best DS game 1. Kirby Mass Attack 2. Ghost Trick
Best 3DS game 1. Super Mario 3D Land 2. Mario Kart 7 3. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 4. Pilotwings Resort 5. SUPER Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition
Best WiiWare game [didn't play any, I'm afraid]
Best DSiWare/3DS eShop game 1. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition
Best VC game 1. Final Fantasy III (SNES) 2. Chrono Trigger (SNES) 3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC) 4. Donkey Kong ['94] (GB) 5. Mega Man X (SNES)
Most wanted Wii game 1. Rhythm Heaven Fever 2. Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Dragon Quest X 4. Mario Party 9
Most wanted 3DS game 1. Paper Mario 2. Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy 3. Kid Icarus: Uprising 4. Resident Evil: Revelations 5. Tales of the Abyss
Most wanted 3DS eShop game 1. Dillon's Rolling Western
Best DS game Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Monster Tale Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Best 3DS game Super Mario 3D Land Mario Kart 7 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Pilotwings Resort
Best WiiWare game I have no idea what came out on WiiWare this year.
Best DSiWare/3DS eShop game VVVVVV Pushmo Mighty Switch Force The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition Antipole
Best VC game The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Final Fantasy III (VI) Donkey Kong '94 Metroid II: Return of Samus Gargoyle's Quest
Most wanted Wii game Xenoblade Chronicles Rhythm Heaven Fever
Most wanted 3DS game Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright Paper Mario 3D Luigi's Mansion 2 Resident Evil Revelations Rhythm Thief: Emperor Napoleon's Treasure
Most wanted 3DS eShop game Mutant Mudds Picross e Dillon's Rolling Western
Should we wait until after Christmas to do final GOTY stuff? After all, that's when a lot of people get some games they had interest in but didn't pick up immediately.
I'm just posting the ones I have played that came out this year, so mine will be sparse.
Best Wii game 1. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2. Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny
Best DS game 1. Professor Layton and the Last Specter
Best 3DS game 1. Mario Kart 7 2. Super Mario 3D Land 3. Dead or Alive Dimensions 4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 5. BIT.TRIP SAGA
Best WiiWare game 1. BIT.TRIP FLUX (that's the only 2011 WiiWare game that I've played)
Best DSiWare/3DS eShop game 1. Pushmo 2. 3D Classics: Kirby's Adventure 3. 3D Classics: Xevious 4. 3D Classics: ExciteBike 5. The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Best VC game 1. Donkey Kong '94 (3DS VC) 2. Final Fantasy III (Wii VC) 3. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (3DS VC) 4. Kirby's Dream Land (3DS VC) 5. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (3DS VC)
Most wanted Wii game 1. Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Rhythm Heaven Fever 3. The Last Story
Most wanted 3DS game 1. Paper Mario 3DS 2. Animal Crossing 3DS 3. Resident Evil: revelations 4. Tales of the Abyss 3D 5. Luigi's Mansion 2
Most wanted 3DS eShop game 1. Picross e 2. Mighty Switch Force 3. Night Sky 4. VVVVVV 5. Mutant Mudds
Is there an easily accessible list somewhere that shows which games are eligible? This is the only game site I frequent, and our database only tracks "date submitted."
Should we wait until after Christmas to do final GOTY stuff? After all, that's when a lot of people get some games they had interest in but didn't pick up immediately.
That's not a bad idea, and it doesn't bother me. Maybe if we had done that last year, 999 would have rightfully won DS GOTY.