1	Overall Game of the Year Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii) Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) Chrono Trigger (DS) Final Fantasy IV (DS) Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King (WW) Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) LostWinds (WW) Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Mega Man 9 (WW) No More Heroes (Wii) Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Rock Band 2 (Wii) Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (WW) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) Tetris Party (WW) The World Ends with You (DS) World of Goo (WW)

2	Wii Game of the Year Animal Crossing: City Folk Bully: Scholarship Edition Mario Kart Wii No More Heroes Rock Band 2 Super Smash Bros. Brawl

3	Nintendo DS Game of the Year Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia Chrono Trigger Final Fantasy IV Kirby Super Star Ultra Professor Layton and the Curious Village The World Ends with You

4	WiiWare Game of the Year Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King LostWinds Mega Man 9 Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Tetris Party World of Goo

5	Best Wii Graphics Castlevania Judgment Okami Sonic Unleashed Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tomb Raider: Underworld Wario Land: Shake It!

6	Best Nintendo DS Graphics Castlevania: Order of Eccelsia Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Final Fantasy IV GRID Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword The World Ends with You

7	Best Original Score Chrono Trigger (DS) Final Fantasy IV (DS) Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon (Wii) No More Heroes (Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) The World Ends With You (DS)

8	Best Sound/Voice Acting Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii) Call of Duty: World at War (Wii) No More Heroes (Wii) Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (WW) Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS)

9	Best Music/Rhythm Game Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2 (Wii) Guitar Hero On Tour (DS) Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) Rock Band 2 (Wii) Samba de Amigo (Wii) Wii Music (Wii)

10	Best Adventure Game Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS) Bully: Scholarship Edition (Wii) Castelvania: Order of Ecclesia (DS) No More Heroes (Wii) Okami (Wii) Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People (WW)

11	Best RPG Chrono Trigger (DS) Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS) Final Fantasy IV (DS) Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World (Wii) The World Ends with You (DS)

12	Best Shooter/Action Game Bangai-O Spirits (DS) Blast Works: Build, Trade, Destroy (Wii) Call of Duty: World at War (Wii) Mega Man 9 (WW) Metal Slug 7 (DS) Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword (DS)

13	Best Sports Game Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii) Mario Super Sluggers (Wii) New International Track and Field (DS) Sega Superstar Tennis (Wii) Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 All-Play (Wii) We Love Golf! (Wii)

14	Best Racing Game Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli (Wii) GRID (DS) Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity (Wii)

15	Best Platformer Crash: Mind Over Mutant (Wii) de Blob (Wii) Kirby Super Star Ultra (DS) Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars (Wii) Sonic Unleashed (Wii) Wario Land: Shake It! (Wii)

16	Best Puzzle Game Boom Blox (Wii) Dr. Mario Online Rx (WW) Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Tetris Party (WW) World of Goo (WW)

17	Best Alternative Game Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 (DS) Wii Fit (Wii)

18	Best New Character Apollo Justice — Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (DS) Blob — de Blob (Wii) Neku — The World Ends with You (DS) Professor Layton — Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Shade — Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (DS) Travis Touchdown — No More Heroes (Wii)

19	Best Multiplayer Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates (DS) Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Rock Band 2 (Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) Tetris Party (WW)

20	Best Story/Writing Chrono Trigger (DS) Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen (DS) No More Heroes (Wii) Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS) Robocalypse (DS) The World Ends with You (DS)

21	Best Online Functionality Animal Crossing: City Folk (Wii) Bomberman Blast (WW) Guitar Hero World Tour (Wii) Madden NFL 09 All-Play (Wii) Mario Kart Wii (Wii) Rock Band 2 (Wii)

22	Best Fighting Game Bleach: Dark Souls (DS) Castlevania Judgment (Wii) Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2 (Wii) Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) The King of Fighters: The Orochi Saga (Wii) WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 (Wii)