The initial Call of Duty 4 trailer released earlier this year destroyed my interest in it, but seeing the played version @ E3 made my interest rocket back up (it helps that it's made by Infinity Ward, and not the other group).

Looking forward to the PC version. :)

Still, Mario Galaxy was the one that made me saw wow. ^_^

Being a Nintendo supporter I personally can't only see one thing wrong in the list:

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Rock Band Instruments
(Harmonix/MTV Games/EAP for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)

I would give that to the WII Balance board. But don't know if the judges could try it (Disqualified by not playable?). But hey, that is just my opinion.

This is incorrect: Super Mario Galaxy was nominated (for Best Console Game and Best Action/Adventure Game), it just didn't win.

Here are the nominations.

So it lost Best Console Game to Mass Effect and Best Action/Adventure Game to BioShock.  Whatever one's personal preferences, I don't think many could reasonably argue with either one of those choices.

(But you are correct when you say "11 Xbox 360 games FTW!")

@sinha

Oops yeah you're right. I'm surprised because the gaming media is usually in love with anything Mario. Of course the levels I saw from E3 looked underwhelming so maybe that's why it lost.

These awards don't matter. As casual gaming takes over the industry, this time, unlike other times, conciously, the hardcore will be redeemed to their elite bubble and will end up not having an important opinion, since their opinion will be completely different to the opinion of the great majority of video game players.

I think they're an indication of the quality of the games at least those parts of the games shown at E3. I find it hard to understand why "awards don't matter", what's next, saying reviews don't matter? I guess if a lot of people buy a game it's all that matters but just like in movies I think quality is important and deserves recognition.

Its not that "awards are meaningless" but these awards really are meaningless ... What would the value be in giving out awards for the best Movies/Trailers? Why aren't awards given out for the best 3 paragraph description of a novel that is written on the back cover?

The dumbest thing is that games can continuely winn awards simply by showing up at multiple E3s ...

2007 Winners of Note:

Mass Effect
Heavenly Sword
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Assassin's Creed
Spore

2006 Winners of Note

Spore
Killzone 2

How on earth do you give a game an award 3 years before it has been released based on a pre-rendered video?

You're right, to some extent.  Although I'm sure if someone took the time to look at the Metascores (post-release critical reviews) for all the nominees and winners from the 1998 - 2007 Game Critics Awards, they would be rated far higher by video game critics than the games that didn't get nominated or win.

Don't be. The media disagrees with you, and was generally very much in love with this Mario in particular. Loosing to Mass Effect and Bioshock is no shame.

That's another one... it was playable, everyone tried it.

Seriously people, look at the nominations: http://www.gamecriticsawards.com/nominees.html

The Wii was nominated for 9 of the 15 awards. As for games, 9 Wii titles were nominated: 3 multiplaform; 3 first/second party exclusives; 3 third party exclusives. Wii devices nominated were 2. With multiple nominations per title the Wii had a total of 14 nominations. It won on just one of those with a multiplatform title. It could just as easily have won a couple more with Galaxy and Wii Fit (as the Wii and Wii Sports did last year), but didn't. Well, it happens.