IGN's Wii Game of the Year award goes to....a wiiware title.

[ameratsu]

frybread said:

de blob was pretty boring. Anyone check the Nintendo Channel stats on it recently? I kind of doubt the average play time would be that high.

By the way, Nintendo Channel is much more reliable than reviews.  Gamers > Critics.  I promise you WoG will never reach 1/2 the played time of Mario Kart, nor will it surpass the played time of Wii Fit.

 

Reliable at what? This shouldn't be a popularity contest, but ofcourse a 1st party game is going to achieve more total play time than a game you can't buy in a regular b&m store for now. That said, game awards shouldn't be a barometer for how well-recieved a game is, period.

I'm having a tough time wraping my head around why this game winning goty from one particular media outlet is so bothersome. It's not like Imagine: Party Babyz won the award. World of Goo is an absolutely fantastic game, one that deserves every ounce of praise it has got so far. WoG winning goty sends an extremely positive message to small developers, one that shows them that greatness is not out reach because of a small budget and limited development resources.