Nintendo Okie

The Best of E3 lists have been revealed and the nominations contain a lot of love for Nintendo this year.  From the 3DS to Epic Mickey getting a lot of  love to Zelda being nominated for best motion simulation and even some categories with multiple Wii games competing against each other.  The Games Critics panel consisted of top industry writers and critics, including folks from 1UP, Kotaku, Joystiq, Entertainment Weekly, GiantBomb, IGN, and more.

I’ve only included the Nintendo related releases in this list for space, but you can see the full list here.   Are there any games you think deserve to be on the list?  What are your picks for some of the categories?  Let us know in the comments below.

Best of Show
Disney’s Epic Mickey  (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
Nintendo 3DS  (Nintendo)

Best Original Game
Disney’s Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)

Best Console Game
Disney’s Epic Mickey (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
Kirby’s Epic Yarn  (Good-Feel/Nintendo for Wii)

Best Handheld Game
Ghost Trick (Capcom for Nintendo DS)
Okamiden (Capcom for Nintendo DS)
SuperScribblenauts (5TH Cell/WBIE for Nintendo DS)

Best Hardware
Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo)

Best Action Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops (TreyArch/Activision for PC, PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Disney’s Epic Mickey  (Junction Point/Disney Interactive Studios for Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)

Best Sports Game
NBA Jam (EA Canada/EA Sports for Wii)

Best Social/Casual Game
DJ Hero 2  (FreeStyle Games/Activision for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)
Rock Band 3   (Harmonix/MTV Games/Electronic Arts for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Best Motion Simulation Game
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo for Wii)