Wow, well we just have different opinions.

I've only played super Mario Galaxy for a couple hours, but I felt those controls could have been better. They felt like a washed down Super Mario 64, Mario doesn't just as smoothly and walls don't seem as hard. Maybe if I give it another chance, maybe because the rumble pack in Wii controllers is so minimal.

I love InFamous as well, haven't beaten either Wii Zelda, so I can't compare it to modern Zelda, but I like N64 Zelda a lot better then InFamous. I choose to compare to InFamous because it's the most similar game I could think of on the spot.

My view about Super Mario Galaxy appears to be the same as yours for Zelda, lol.

Anyway though, back on topic, you agree that Skyward Sword could work for the Wii controls where TP didn't? I think it's a good game. Overhyped as heck being the only AAA exclusive for Wii in 2011 (for Americas), but it's a good game, and it's nice to see Spike, someone who has typically been anti Wii, acknowledge it.

This list seems pretty perfect to me.  Stamp of approval.

The reason Gears3 didn't make it is most likely that it's really not better than MW3 or BF3, and especially not BF3 MP on PC. People compare Gears3 to Uncharted3 a lot, but really, Gears3 is more a shooter, be it TPS or FPS, it's primarily a shooter that refines game play around shooting mechanics unlike Uncharted, and BF3 on PC, despite my distaste on 3 shot kills(I like Gears better in that aspect,) the feel of shooting and sound are better, so it's hard to put Gears on that list IMO. It just doesn't stand out enough, but I'm sure if the list was 10, it would have made it.

If everyone is making their top 10 list, here is mine:

1. Forza Motorsport 4
2. Gears of War 3
3. Skyrim
4. Uncharted 3
5. Zelda
6. Portal 2
7. Batman
8. InFamous 2 (why isn't this on everyones list?)
9. Killzone 3
10. Battlefield 3 - too much of a toss up for this spot though.

really? Gears 3 not nominated? not surprised!!

I haven't even played half the games on my list yet, and I judge them based off experience with older games of the franchises and what I hear has been improved.

Everything with ** in mine, I haven't even played.

And Dead Space 2? Really? I played half of the game and then put it down to play Tales of Vesperia. It felt more of the same, but less scary. Apparently I stopped right before a major plot twist though, so I might pick it up again soon.

Things like this are FARCES.

The pure fact that 2 not yet released games are there should tell you these things are nominated months ago. FACT.

And Id say most of US will hav something to say about UC3 being there instead of Gears 3. Just look at the US sales. Obviously US customers disagree with he US awards on the whole.

Still IMO GOTY should be based on sales. At the end of the day the most popular games have obviously got more people thinking they are the best. Forget what some sad lonely reviewer thinks as he spits his dummy out becuase he cant work out why x game hsnt sold more.

Hint - Its probably not viewed as brilliant by everyone.

Now reviewers opinions are NOT fact.

Move along.

So Call of Duty should win every year?

I disagree with this logic fully. RPG's often have the most content, and as games offer the most quality and gameplay for the price, but sales are always super low. Mass Effect 2 was 2010's GOTY on most websites, but sales for that game are only 2.5 million compared to Call of Duty's 10+ per console. XenoBlade, dispite being a game of similar calibur as Zelda, will only sell 1/30th as well..Zelda is not 30x better, nor does it deserve to be a GOTY 30x more.

Still you are right, many of these nominees were nominees before the reviewers even got to play them. Maybe they got to play them early, after all Mario Kart 7 isn't a nominee for best handheld game. Who knows, but sales =/= quality. You should know, Forza 4 is an amazing game, but lifetime sales for that game will likely never surpass 5 million without bundles.