Monday, November 3, 2008

Inside The Console 2008 Awards Show

It's time for the second-annual Inside The Console Awards Show! This year we are giving out twenty awards for the videogame industry. The list is shown below, and if you click through to the comments on this post, you will be able to copy-paste an easy form to fill in your answers. We would like to hear from as many people as possible this year, so help spread the word by emailing the awards to any of your gaming friends who might like to fill out the list.

Thank you all in advance, we really look forward to hearing from you, and to choosing winners for all of the awards at the end of the year.

-Phil, John & Drew

Inside The Console 2008 Awards:

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Best Game on the Xbox 360

The Duct Tape Award
Best Game on the Wii

The Giant Enemy Crab Award
Best Game on the Playstation 3

The Rainbow Award
Best Game on the DS

The Firmware of the Year Award
Best Game on the PSP

The Perrin Kaplan Award
Favorite Quote from a Company Executive

The Crystal Skull Award
Best Game You've Discovered - Any Game, Any System, Any Time Period

The Middle Child Award
Big-Name Franchise You Ignored and Why

The Switchpod Award
Worst Online Moment

The Duke Nukem Forever Memorial Award
Best Game of 2008 That isn't Coming Out Until 2009

The Phone Home Award
Besides Wii Music, The Game that you think shouldn't have been made

The Geometry Wars Really Was The Best 360 Launch Title Award
Game You Should Have Downloaded But Didn't

The Board Game Award
Favorite Inside The Console Topic

The Donkey Kong 64 Award
Game You Regretted Buying

The Horse Armor Award
Worst Downloadable Content

The Sean Connery Lifetime Trophy Achievement Award
Franchise That Should Have Been Retired This Year

The Dongle Award
Weirdest Accessory

The Slappers Only Award
Best Multiplayer Gaming Experience

The YDKJ Award
Best Social Gaming Experience

The Jack Thompson Award
Personality You're Most Likely to Miss

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Inside The Console said...

Inside The Console 2008 Awards

1. Best Game on the Xbox 360
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2. Best Game on the Wii
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3. Best Game on the Playstation 3
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4. Best Game on the DS
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5. Best Game on the PSP
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6. Favorite Quote from a Company Executive
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7. Best Game You've Discovered - Any Game, Any System, Any Time Period
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8. Big-Name Franchise You Ignored and Why
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9. Worst Online Moment
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10. Best Game of 2008 That isn't Coming Out Until 2009
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11. Besides Wii Music, The Game that you think shouldn't have been made
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12. Game You Should Have Downloaded But Didn't
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13. Favorite Inside The Console Topic
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14. Game You Regretted Buying
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15. Worst Downloadable Content
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16. Franchise That Should Have Been Retired This Year
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17. Weirdest Accessory
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18. Best Multiplayer Gaming Experience
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19. Best Social Gaming Experience
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20. Personality You're Most Likely to Miss
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Monday, November 3, 2008 at 10:44:00 AM CST
Unknown said...

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Best Game on the Xbox 360
Braid

The Duct Tape Award
Best Game on the Wii
Mario Kart Wii

The Giant Enemy Crab Award
Best Game on the Playstation 3
Resistance 2

The Rainbow Award
Best Game on the DS
Chrono Trigger DS

The Firmware of the Year Award
Best Game on the PSP
Chrono Trigger (Emulated SNES Version)

The Perrin Kaplan Award
Favorite Quote from a Company Executive
Iwata:
As I listen to you talk, I feel like Wii Music may be one of your life's work, something you've wanted to make for a long time.
Miyamoto:
I suppose it is. That's why I'm overjoyed that it's complete. I didn't really feel this kind of joy when making other games.

The Crystal Skull Award
Best Game You've Discovered - Any Game, Any System, Any Time Period
This year, it would be The Fantastic Contraption.
Any year, it would be...

The Middle Child Award
Big-Name Franchise You Ignored and Why
I just don't care to play Zelda with machine guns.

The Switchpod Award
Worst Online Moment
My Wii Weather Channel telling me, at 5pm on a sunny day, that it is currently 7am and cloudy.

The Duke Nukem Forever Memorial Award
Best Game of 2008 That isn't Coming Out Until 2009
Rage

The Phone Home Award
Besides Wii Music, The Game that you think shouldn't have been made
PS3 Home

The Geometry Wars Really Was The Best 360 Launch Title Award
Game You Should Have Downloaded But Didn't
World of Goo

The Board Game Award
Favorite Inside The Console Topic
Controller Episode

The Donkey Kong 64 Award
Game You Regretted Buying
Star Trek Conquest (received it a gift, but still...)

The Horse Armor Award
Worst Downloadable Content
The Nintendo Channel

The Sean Connery Lifetime Trophy Achievement Award
Franchise That Should Have Been Retired This Year
Tomb Raider

The Dongle Award
Weirdest Accessory
Nyko "Wing" Play games from "ten feet away"? Seriously?

The Slappers Only Award
Best Multiplayer Gaming Experience
Mario Kart Wii

The YDKJ Award
Best Social Gaming Experience
Guitar Hero

The Jack Thompson Award
Personality You're Most Likely to Miss
Steve Jobs

Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 2:45:00 PM CST
Anonymous said...

Joe Wingrove:

1. Best Game on the Xbox 360
My Answer: Fable 2

2. Best Game on the Wii
My Answer: Wii Fit

3. Best Game on the Playstation 3
My Answer: Lego Star Wars

4. Best Game on the DS
My Answer: Guatir Hero

5. Best Game on the PSP
My Answer: N/A

6. Favorite Quote from a Company Executive
My Answer: N/A

7. Best Game You've Discovered - Any Game, Any System, Any Time Period
My Answer: Metriod Franchise

8. Big-Name Franchise You Ignored and Why
My Answer: GTA just the same over and over

9. Worst Online Moment
My Answer: Playstation Home beta

10. Best Game of 2008 That isn't Coming Out Until 2009
My Answer: Duke Nukem 3d

11. Besides Wii Music, The Game that you think shouldn't have been made
My Answer:

12. Game You Should Have Downloaded But Didn't
My Answer:

13. Favorite Inside The Console Topic
My Answer:

14. Game You Regretted Buying
My Answer: Not Buy but rent GTA 4

15. Worst Downloadable Content
My Answer: FAble 2

16. Franchise That Should Have Been Retired This Year
My Answer: GTA

17. Weirdest Accessory
My Answer: Wii Fit

18. Best Multiplayer Gaming Experience
My Answer: Wii Games

19. Best Social Gaming Experience
My Answer: Wii Games

20. Personality You're Most Likely to Miss
My Answer: Jack Thompson

Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at 8:04:00 PM CST

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