As I’m sure a few of you may know, I’m a pretty big fan of electronic music producer Deadmau5- real name Joel-, so when I saw this picture I couldn’t help but share it with all of you. It’s an image taken when Mr. Mau5 spotted Miyamoto at the VGAs last night, got his armed signed by the man himself (and later tattooed that signature into permanence), and went on to take one of the coolest images I’ve ever seen of Miyamoto.
Good on ya, Joel. You have made many a game nerd smile.
01./00. [3DS] Mario Kart 7
02./00. [PS3] Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs.
03./04. [3DS] Super Mario 3D Land
04./00. [PS3] Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
05./01. [WII] The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword #
06./00. [WII] Itadaki Street Wii
07./14. [WII] Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
08./00. [NDS] Power Pro Kun Pocket 14
09./00. [PSP] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze
10./00. [PS3] The King of Fighters XIII
11./00. [WII] Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes Fourze
12./17. [WII] PokePark 2: Beyond the World
13./19. [WII] Wii Party
14./18. [WII] Just Dance Wii
15./02. [PSP] 7th Dragon 2020 #
16./11. [NDS] One Piece: Gigant Battle 2 – New World #
17./09. [WII] Taiko Drum Master Wii: Definitive Edition #
18./06. [PSP] Little Battlers eXperience: Boost
19./24. [WII] Wii Sports Resort with Remote Plus
20./00. [PS3] Tekken Hybrid
Studio of the Year
Bethesda Game Studios
Naughty Dog
Rocksteady Studios
Valve
Best Xbox 360 Game
Batman: Arkham City
Forza Motorsport 4
Gears of War 3
Portal 2
Best PS3 Game
inFamous 2
Killzone 3
LittleBigPlanet 2
Uncharted 3
Best Wii Game
Epic Mickey
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
Lost in Shadow
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
If you missed this, you’ll definitely want to check out the video above. Zelda gets a standing ovation, and Miyamoto accepts the award for Nintendo.
By the way, I’m aware that the sound and video synchronization is a bit off. I’m working on fixing that!
Ni no Kuni hasn’t been Level-5’s most successful IP, but the studio has tentative plans to build it into a series. CEO Akihiro Hino said that they would consider including additional package game releases and will expand the current world rather than taking the IP in a completely different direction.
It could be awhile before we see anything new, however. Hino stated that there are many things that Level-5 must finalize before progress can be made.
Finally, Hino discussed why there were two different versions of Ni no Kuni. The “first” title, made for DS, was created so as many people as possible could experience the Ni no Kuni universe. For the PlayStation 3 version, Level-5 hoped to bring movie-like quality to the game in terms of the animation and soundtrack.
I hate to say it, but usually Spike’s Video Game Awards are useless for Nintendo fans. This year should be different, though.
Zelda will be the first inductee into the Video Game Hall of Fame, Skyward Sword is nominated in four categories (including Game of the Year!), and a couple of reveals do pertain to Nintendo platforms. There’ll also be a new trailer for Darksiders II (coming to Wii U) and The Amazing Spider-Man (coming to Wii, 3DS, and DS).
The show begins at 8 PM EDT (5 PM PDT), with a pre-show scheduled a half hour before the main event. U.S. viewers can watch the VGAs on Spike TV or through the stream here. UK viewers can watch a stream here.
