2008 Nintendo Power Awards
Wii Game Of The Year
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Nintendo DS Game Of The Year
Staff: The World Ends With You
Readers: Kirby Super Star Ultra
WiiWare Game Of The Year
Staff: Mega Man 9
Readers: Mega Man 9
Best Wii Graphics
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best DS Graphics
Staff: Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
Readers: The World Ends With You
Best Original Score
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best Sound/Voice Acting
Staff: No More Heroes
Readers: Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People
Best Music/Rhythm Game
Staff: Rock Band 2
Readers: Guitar Hero World Tour
Best Adventure Game
Staff: No More Heroes
Readers: Okami
Best RPG
Staff: The World Ends With You
Readers: The World Ends With You
Best Shooter/Action Game
Staff: Mega Man 9
Readers: Mega Man 9
Best Sports Game
Staff: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play
Readers: Mario Super Sluggers
Best Racing Game
Staff: Mario Kart Wii
Readers: Mario Kart Wii
Best Platformer
Staff: Kirby Super Star Ultra
Readers: Kirby Super Star Ultra
Best Puzzle Game
Staff: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Readers: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Best Alternative Game
Staff: Wii Fit
Readers: Animal Crossing: City Folk
Best New Character
Staff: Travis Touchdown – No More Heroes
Readers: Shade – Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Best Multiplayer
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Best Story/Writing
Staff: The World Ends With You
Readers: The World Ends With You
Best Online Functionality
Staff: Mario Kart Wii
Readers: Mario Kart Wii
Best Fighting Game
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Overall Game Of The Year
Staff: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Readers: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
The Chris Slate “Good Samaritan” Award – Wario Land: Shake It!
The Chris Hoffman “Retro Revival” Award – Chrono Trigger
The Justin Cheng “My Brain Hurts” Award – Professor Layton and the Curious Village
The Steve Thomason “Living Longer” Award – Wii Fit
Past Game of the Year winners
1988 – Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
1989 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
1990 – Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (GB)
1991 – Battletoads (NES) / Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB) / Super Mario World (SNES)
1992 – Mega Man 4 (NES) / Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (GB) / Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES)
1993 – R.C. Pro Am II (NES) / The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (GB) / Mortal Kombat (SNES)
1994 – Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
1995 – Chrono Trigger (SNES) / Donkey Kong Land (GB) / Wario Land (VB)
1996 – Super Mario 64 (N64) / Super Mario RPG (SNES) / Donkey Kong Land 2 (GB)
1997 – GoldenEye 007 (N64) / Harvest Moon (SNES) / Donkey Kong Land 3 (GB)
1998 – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
1999 – Donkey Kong 64 (N64)
2000 – The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N64)
2001 – Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
2002 – Metroid Prime (GCN)
2003 – The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
2004 – Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (GCN)
2005 – Resident Evil 4 (GCN)
2006 – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii/GCN)
2007 – Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)