Greetings, fellow Nintendians!
Welcome, once again,to our Official Game of the Year Awards. Just as with last year, we're also going to include the winners selected by you, the forum users, as well as those selected by the site staff. So simply follow the instructions below to get voting:
1) You vote simply by listing your winners (there's a sample ballot below which serves as an example) and posting them in this thread. There are other threads out there for each console, handheld and overall.
2) Voting is open straight away, but you only have until the 17th of December to get your votes in, so make sure you vote before that deadline otherwise you'll miss out on your chance to influence the winning games. You may edit your votes up until that deadline - votes won't be counted until the threads are locked.
3) Only votes from users with more than 100 posts will be counted.
4) Staff votes don't count here - all staff should head over to the staff forums to vote.
5) Please try and pick as many games as possible, up to a maximum of 5 games in each category. Note that voting is weighted to give those listing more games a stronger voice.
6) The list of nominees below is not definitive, feel free to vote for games that haven't been listed as long as they were released in NA or Europe during 2010, but do not vote for games that were released in the US in 2009.
7) Please check out the sample ballot below. If you fail to follow it and your votes are not clear then they will not be counted. If you're uncertain about anything just make a post in this thread or send Naznatips, myself or Torillian a wall post/pm.
Thank you for participating in the VGChartz Game of the Year Awards. Happy voting!
Sample ballot:
First Person Shooter
1. Halo Reach
2. BioShock 2
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops
4. Metro 2033
5. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Third Person Shooter
1. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
2. Crackdown 2
Action-Adventure
No vote.
Fighter
1. Super Street Fighter IV
360 Game of the Year (open voting)
1. Halo Reach
2. BioShock 2
3. Call of Duty: Black Ops
4. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction
and so on.
note - the sample ballot lists 360 categories and nominees, but the principles are the same for all of the voting threads.
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The Nominees:
Shooter:
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
GoldenEye 007
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Action/Adventure:
No More Heroes 2
Red Steel 2
Metroid: Other M
LEGO Harry Potter
Toy Story 3
Scooby-Doo! And the Spooky Swamp
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Star Wars: TFU II
Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Fighter:
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars
Tournament of Legends
Racer:
Sonic & SEGA: All-Star Racing
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Platformer:
SMG 2
Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary
Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Sonic Colours
Disney's Epic Mickey
Donkey Kong Country Returns
Ivy the Kiwi?
RPG:
Monster Hunter Tri
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love
Shiren the Wanderer
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Arc Rise Fantasia
Party:
Tetris Party Deluxe
Disney Guilty Party
Wii Party
Music & Peripheral:
Rock Band 3
DJ Hero 2
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
Green Day: Rock Band
Just Dance 2
Strategy & Sim:
Trauma Team
Endless Ocean: Blue World
Sports:
Tiger Woods 11
NBA Jam
PES 11
NHL Slapshot
Madden 11
Fifa 11
2010 Fifa World Cup
WiiWare:
Tomena Sanner
Cave story
Art of Balance
Bit.Trip Fate
Bit. Trip Runner
And Yet It Moves
Sonic 4
Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 5
Mega Man 10
Art Style: Light Trax
Max & the Magic Marker
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for all
Castlevania: The Adventure Rebirth
Best Graphics (open voting)
Best Original Music Score (open voting)
Most Innovative (open voting)
Biggest Disappointment (open voting)
Best Game No One Played (open voting)
Most Anticipated Game (open voting)
Wii Game of the Year (open voting)
