[QUOTE="DaAznSaN"][QUOTE="Demodocus"]

Let me share this with you guys.It is the a quote from the 2003 GOTY, the one in which another safe Nintendo franchise won:

"In fact, our protracted deliberations over this award category mostly focused on a bitter struggle between two games, neither of which was The Wind Waker. They were, on one side, the epic, ambitious, and outstanding achievement that is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for the Xbox, and, on the other side, the wonderfully creative, incredibly well put together, immensely appealing, and pleasantly surprising Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Compelling arguments were raised both for and against both of these games. But eventually, through our deliberations, we doubled back to Zelda."

Compromises happen.That doesn't mean SMG is a bad game or something, on the contrary, it is a great game.But it won not because it was the best, but because it was the most polished game and hardest to argue against.

Demodocus

No, just with the way winners are chosen in close categories sometimes compromises are made.

Let me share this with you guys.It is the a quote from the 2003 GOTY, the one in which another safe Nintendo franchise won:

"In fact, our protracted deliberations over this award category mostly focused on a bitter struggle between two games, neither of which was The Wind Waker. They were, on one side, the epic, ambitious, and outstanding achievement that is Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for the Xbox, and, on the other side, the wonderfully creative, incredibly well put together, immensely appealing, and pleasantly surprising Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. Compelling arguments were raised both for and against both of these games. But eventually, through our deliberations, we doubled back to Zelda."

Compromises happen.That doesn't mean SMG is a bad game or something, on the contrary, it is a great game.But it won not because it was the best, but because it was the most polished game and hardest to argue against.

Demodocus

can you sheepjust admitthat a compromise was made for putting galaxy in for GOTY though by all the editor's since they couldn't all agree on there number 1 picks? so they let there 2nd fav be goty cuz of the mass appealage i mean who is going to think a mario game is bad nobody so it makes it on t o all there lists as a decent game but not ther enumber 1ProtossRushX