Nintendo Power – Best of 2008

Here are the winners for the best games of 2008 according to the readers that voted at Nintendo Power:

Wii Game of the Year:
72%: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
7%: Animal Crossing: City Folk
1%: Bully: Scholarship Edition
11%: Mario Kart Wii
6%: No More Heroes
3%: Rock Band 2

DS Game of the Year:
32%: Kirby Super Star Ultra
6%: Castlevania: order of Ecclesia
11%: Chrono Trigger
11%: Final Fantasy IV
12%: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
29%: The World Ends With You

Wiiware Game of the Year:
39%: Mega Man 9
13%: Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: My Life As King
4%: LostWinds
24%: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People
7%: Tetris Party
13%: World of Goo

Best Wii Graphics:
51%: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
3%: Castlevania Judgment
17%: Okami
18%: Sonic Unleashed
4%: Tomb Raider: Underworld
8%: Wario Land: Shake It!

Best DS Graphics:
34%: The World Ends with You
13%: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
4%: Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
26%: Final Fantasy IV
5%: GRID
17%: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Best Original Score:
63%: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
6%: Chrono Trigger
4%: Final Fantasy IV
2%: Fanal Fantasy Fables: Chocobo’s Dungeon
6%: No More Heroes
19%: The World Ends with You

Best Sound/Voice Acting:
28%: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People
7%: Bully: Scholarship Edition
21%: Call of Duty: World at War
20%: No More Heroes
17%: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
7%: Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

Best Music/Rhythm Game:
40%: Guitar Hero World Tour
4%: Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
4%: Guitar Hero On Tour
27%: Rock Band 2
9%: Samba de Amigo
17%: Wii Music

Best Adventure Game:
25%: Okami
11%: Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
7%: Bully: Scholarship Edition
15%: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
21%: No More Heroes
19%: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People

Best RPG:
30%: The World Ends with You
17%: Chrono Trigger
2%: Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
13%: Final Fantasy IV
27%: Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
11%: Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World

Best Shooter/Action Game:
44%: Mega Man 9
3%: Bangai-O Spirits
4%: Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy
33%: Call of Duty: World at War
5%: Metal Slug 7
11%: Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

Best Sports Game:
56%: Mario Super Sluggers
20%: Madden NFL 09 All-Play
2%: New International Track and Field
12%: Sega Superstars Tennis
5%: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play
5%: We Love Golf!

Best Racing Game:
88%: Mario Kart Wii
1%: Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli
2%: GRID
9%: Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

Best Platformer:
33%: Kirby Super Star Ultra
2%: Crash: Mind over Mutant
15%: de Blob
3%: Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars
29%: Sonic Unleashed
18%: Wario Land: Shake It!

Best Puzzle Game:
30%: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
23%: Boom Blox
16%: Dr. Mario Online Rx
14%: Tetris Party
17%: World of Goo

Best Alternative Game:
50%: Animal Crossing: City Folk
13%: Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2
36%: Wii Fit

Best New Character:
23%: Shade – Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
7%: Apollo Justice – Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney
16%: Blob – de Blob
20%: Neku – The World Ends with You
12%: Professor Layton – Professor Layton and the curious Village
22%: Travis Touchdown – No More Heroes

Best Multiplayer:
67%: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2%: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates
7%: Guitar Hero Wold Tour
17%: Mario Kart Wii
6%: Rock band 2
1%: Tetris Party

Best Story/Writing:
33%: The World Ends with You
21%: Chrono Trigger
7%: Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
19%: No More Heroes
17%: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
3%: Robocalypse

Best Online Functionality:
55%: Mario Kart Wii
24%: Animal Crossing: City Folk
3%: Bomberman Blast
10%: Guitar Hero World Tour
1%: Madden NFL 09 All-Play
6%: Rock Band 2

Best Fighting Game:
87%: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2%: Bleach: Dark Souls
2%: Castlevania Judgment
5%: Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2
1%: The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga
2%: WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009

OVERALL GAME OF THE YEAR:
55%: Super Smash Bros. Brawl

NOMINEES:
4%: Animal Crossing
1%: Bully: Scholarship Edition
1%: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
2%: Chrono Trigger
1%: Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
1%: Kirby Super Star Ultra
6%: Mario Kart Wii
2%: Mega Man 9
3%: No More Heroes
3%: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
2%: Rock Band 2
4%: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People
14%: The World Ends with You
2%: World of Goo

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