Thank god I am immune to cute graphics my brain just doesnt spill the right amount of hormones if I see "cute" computer animated things therefor my judgment is not clouded.

Its just a  misused definition. Graphics are measurable things. Whereas Art Style is subjective. A lot of people mix both words together. Whereas I can see the appeal of Kirby and I can understand why people think it deserves some credit. I think its the wrong category. I dont think that Guerilla Games or Cytek is pissed because of that. Awards are overrate by the public the real credit for work is sold units. Thats the best Award of all. They probably crowned kirby to get more attention or to show we are not shallow we judge a game because of his Art. And people think probably similar.

Graphics are measurable ofcourse there is a grey area where Graphics clash together with Art Style. Thats why we need a clear definition. People who think it doesnt deserve the award just define graphics differently then the people who think it deserves the award (which probably think the others are superficial). Its just that everyone interprets the word differently. Some have a technical interpretation and some an Artistic one. Thats why those interpretations should be separated to avoid senseless discussions.

Well Gamestop gave Grand Turismo 5 the best graphics awards .... Kirby only got the best Wii game award, best plataform and Game of the Show Award.....

http://e3.gamespot.com/best-of-e3-2010/game-of-the-show/index.html

Thank god I am immune to cute graphics my brain just doesnt spill the right amount of hormones if I see "cute" computer animated things therefor my judgment is not clouded

Nothing... nothing can resist the cuteness of Kirby

*I can't look away!!!..... you're damn cute!...*

I guess that's also what I think.

That's a very good post btw.

If we do separate those interpretations, console games for obvious reasons will lag behind best-looking games on PC if we look from tech perspective. Such comparisons will be pointless and even worse - they'll be boring. Crysis 2 on PC versus Killzone 3 on PS3? Crysys wins, no contest. If we'll take into account artistic interpretation, Killzone 3 might have a chance.

So either we separate them and judge games merely based on artistic impression regardless of techincal nuances (like it was done with Kirby), or we do not separate at all and judge game graphics based on both, technical and artistic, qualities.

Gamestop? Lol.

OT: I can definitely agree with their choice. In terms of artistic innovation, it takes the show easily.