Spike has revealed the dozens of nominees for its annual Video Game Awards show planned for next month. We polled our Twitter community to find out which games were robbed of a shot to snag an award next month.
After Spike revealed the official list of VGA nominees this morning, we put the following question out to our near-22000 Twitter followers:
Spike's revealed the VGA noms. What do you think are some missed nominees? Best replies posted, one wins swag: http://bit.ly/9qKYilless than a minute ago via TweetDeck
GamePro
The most prevalent complaint seemed to spawn from the fact that downloadable games were separated into two categories. While it allowed the pack to be split between publisher-driven downloadable games and indie games, it caused a lot of confusion amongst the community. Here's the download-focused complaints, including a remark from frequent GamePro contributor McKinley Noble:
@GamePro Wait, this must be a mistake. Why don't I see LIMBO as a nominee for Best Downloadable Game?less than a minute ago via TweetDeck
KenTheGreat1
@GamePro Super Meat Boy not being nominated for Best Downloadable is a super crimeless than a minute ago via Seesmic Web
Bryan_Vehonsky
@GamePro Super Meat Boy wasn't in the Best Downloadable Game category? Costume Quest makes it? Team Meat beat Double Fine, end of story.less than a minute ago via Nambu
zwlovoy
@GamePro Glad to See Double Fine get a nom in Download category, but where's Joe Danger? JOE DANGER, DAMMIT! I'll be playing it 'til I die!less than a minute ago via web
Realsoz
The retail-focused awards weren't immune from complaint, though. A few responders took issue with the choices for the bigger awards. Here's what they had to say:
@GamePro I'm surprised No More Heroes 2 didn't get a best Wii game nomination. Then I remembered that the judges probably didn't play it.less than a minute ago via web
GohanEgret
@GamePro @AlfieWallace GT5 gets no nominations, but new Donkey Kong on the Wii does, and it's not out till the day of the award ceremony. :/less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone
jayc4life
@gamepro No More Heroes 2 was robbed by a game that's not even out (Donkey Kong Country Returns) for Best Wii Gameless than a minute ago via web
ErrolGames
@GamePro I'm surprised that no racing sims were there, only arcade racers, although I suppose there weren't any decent onesless than a minute ago via web
AlfieWallace
@GamePro Only 3 nominations for best handheld game, and none of them have Peace Walker in their name? That's one MASSIVE oversight.less than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone
jayc4life
While we don't mean to demean the Video Game Awards, our choice for the top reply of the day goes to GreedyRaven, who provides context for the awards within Spike's show while also pointing out that the VGAs aren't the show in town. Gongrats, Raven--please send a DM to GamePro on Twitter to claim your swag. Here's Raven's tweet:
@GamePro I'm more excited for the game reveals then the actual awards. The GDC awards mean more to me then the VGAs.less than a minute ago via Trillian
GreedyRaven
While the industry does indeed pay attention to the Spike Video Game Awards, the show does have an uphill battle to win over the hearts of the hardcore community. The show-runners have made great strides in recent years by making it the top destination for trailer debuts, but there's still room to improve in making the awards themselves mean something.
What do you think of the suggestions above? Are there any other nominees that you think were robbed? Please continue the conversation by responding in the comment section below or by replying to GamePro on Twitter.
Source: Daily News from GamePro.com
Thursday, November 18, 2010