Features: Vote For Nintendo Life Reader's Choice Award 2010

Monster Hunter or bust, baby!
_{/me casts vote}

Overall GotY must be a Nintendo game, I presume?

EDIT: Thanks Panda.

LET'S DO SOMETHING EXCITING!
...FANCY BATTLING A DRAGON?!

@Odnetnin: Available on one of the current Nintendo platforms we cover, yes.

Overall Wii (including WiiWare) game: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Overall DS (including DSiWare) game: Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
Overall Game of the Year: Super Mario Galaxy 2

What are the prizes for participating? And is it NA or Europe or both?

@Omega: It's not a contest, it's a Game of the Year award. If you would like to vote for your favorite then by all means please do so. No prizes, open to all.

I think Wiiware needs its own category, bc there is no way it can compete with Wii games.

@L.Brown: lol, that's exactly how I voted too

@luke17: I agree. Wiiware as well as DSiWare need their own catagory since there are very few games on either service that could go toe to toe with a retail product.

@L.Brown: As stated in the fifth paragraph of the article, use the Contact Form to submit your vote, please :3 You're welcome to discuss your votes here as well, but unless they're submitted via the Contact Form, they won't count toward the total.

I shall be leaving my vote late. I really can't decide. :/

Kirby's Epic Yarn, Golden Sun and SMG 2, hope they win.

Whoops forgot to vote for overall game of the year.

So hard to choose.. Etrian Odyssey 3, or 999?

I voted for SMG2 for Wii and overall GOTY and Professor Layton and the lost future for DS GOTY. I agree with Luke17 and bboy2970, wiiware and dsiware don't have many games that can compete with most retail games so I think they should have their own catagories.

Am I the only one who gave DKCR a overall game of the year. Come On Guys Its The Return Of Donkey Kong !!!

@ theblackdragon: I'd already submitted my vote via the Contact Form before I posted my choices here, don't worry .

@andy Way to get that "Dynamite" parody stuck in my head again!

I would say Monster Hunter Tri, but Super Mario Galaxy 2 takes the cake (no pun intended)

No More Heroes 2 it is my game of the year.

@Odnetnin Lol I think I was the only one on this site who actually liked that song.

999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors needs some love!

Submitted my vote. If anyone votes for ANYTHING besides Monster Hunter Tri and Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light, you will experience my great displeasure.

MH3T is game of the year over here music , style , and feel of the game took me by surprise and being new to the series it used wii speak and basically dropped having to add/chart down a friend code not forgetting conduit but this is this years game of the year. I gotta say Hunt or Die Trying

@bro2dragons: I was seriously seriously considering 999 as I absolutely loved that game to pieces. But in the end, it is "game" of the year and Layton really is just more of a game and just more well-rounded all around. If I was going 100 percent on plot and story telling, my vote would have gone to 999.

WiiWare and DSiWare should get there own seperate catagory for game of the year. I think it would be interesting to see how readers rank the best digital games in these catagories. Lumping them in with the retail releases will give them less of a chance to stand out.

Hmmm, a bit unsure of DS at the moment. Wii and overall will definetely be Galaxy 2, though.

I agree with WolframHeart. I'd like to give Cave Story some love.

Much to my dismay I've barely played any Wii or DS games this year. In fact, I haven't played any Wii games at all. I'm really missing out.

If Metroid: Other M wins I'm going to murder someone.

If Metroid: Other M wins, I'm going to murder someone. i swear to god people will never stop wrangling over that stupid game. I'll never be free of the arguing.

@TBD:
Ha, too true.

Er...not that I've ever added to that particular fire. _cough

I hope dragon doesn't murder me for voting for Other M 55 times...jk

I have to vote for SMG 2. It is flawless.
I have to make some room for Cave Story too. I had played it so many times and i still enjoy it. It´s a great game!

Alright, maybe you guys can help me decide on the best overall GOTY Shantae (haven't played it yet, but its the only DS game this year I was really interested in, and I REALLY liked the Originial when I played through it a few months ago) or SMG 2 (I don't have DKCR yet, so I'm not at liberty to vote for it)?

Both games are top-notch in their own respects. SMG 2 is longer, but then again, its 4-5 times the price. Plus Shantae: RR is portable!

Basically, which game did you find more enjoyable while it lasted?

I hope Donkey Kong Country Returns gets a high number of votes, but I know for sure that Super Mario Galaxy 2 is going to win.

I'm narrowing down my choices. There were a lot of excellent games last year. For Wii and Game of the Year I'm torn between Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Donkey Kong Country Returns. For DS my top choices are Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey, Etrian Odyssey III, 9 Hours 9 Persons 9 Doors and Professor Layton and the Unwound Future. I pick Cave Story as best WiiWare and Shantae as best DSiWare.

Overall Wii (including WiiWare): Super Mario Galaxy 2
Overall DS (Including DSiWare): Picross 3D

I guess I'd better vote then!

If Metroid Other M wins I'll hug someone.

Done

Since they couldn't be listed elsewhere...
WiiWare: Art Style: Rotozoa for me (though I'd be tempted to vote for my own game)
DSiWare: Cave Story

Haha my WiiWare and DSiWare choices actually trumped the retail games for me in 2010, so I voted for those.

I'd like Wii only and DS only categories, myself.

Donkey Kong Country Returns.

_{Retro ftw}

@42: Don't worry, I know of at least one person who's voting for your game.

(Airport Mania that is, folks. I honestly can't say enough good about that one.)

GoldenEye 007 for me! I love it! I haven't had this much fun playing local Multiplayer since Mario Kart 64 and (of course) the original GoldenEye 007.

@Kid_A: You better not hug me, then, or I might end up strangling you. ;3

NinjaBreadMan FTW

@pixelman
It's either a hug or another controversial article...MWAHAHAHA!

Hmmm, is it mandatory to vote?

I don't think Nintendo Life will revoke your membership if you don't... Will, you, guys?!

Wii:
Just Dance 2
Wii Party

Wiiware:
Airportmania
CaveStory

Virtual Console:
Ogre Battle 64

NDS:
Golden Sun
Megaman Zero Collection

Wii and Overall Game of the Year: GoldenEye 007
DS: Golden Sun

Wii game: Donkey Kong Country Returns
DS game: Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
Overall game: Donkey Kong Country Returns

No, it isn't mandatory to vote, but it is fun.

Monster Hunter Tri the whole way! Nothing captured my attention more than Monster Hunter Tri in 2010.

Also, I agree with luke17, WiiWare and DSiWare should have its own category because they can't hope to compete with retail games, however I have seen some do it before... World of Goo everyone? :3

My Game of the Year votes are...
Overall Wii (including WiiWare) game: Donkey Kong Country Returns
Overall DS (including DSiWare) game: Infinite Space
Overall Game of the Year: Donkey Kong Country Returns

I voted those as despite the amazing year of great releases on both platforms, I have had the greatest time playing games from years past that I had let slip my view. There should be a vote for 'best game you played last year' Oh & add my vote in for seperate categories for WiiWare & DSiWare!!!

Wii: Metroid Other M
DS: 100 Classic Books
Overall: 100 Classic Books

Remember Vote for Pedro.

DKCR for Wii, whoever disagrees is an idiot. No opinions allowed.