Out of all the great games that were released in 2012, including Kid Icarus: Uprising, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Pokemon Conquest, Crashmo, New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land, Scribblenauts Unlimited and Little Inferno, one special title is my personal favorite.
My game of the year 2012 is Wii-exclusive Rhythm Heaven Fever, also known as Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise.
For me, picking game of the year is primarily based based on one factor – fun. To date, with over 87 hours of playtime and counting, Rhythm Heaven Fever is the second most-played game on my Wii.
The music video game, developed by Nintendo and TNX, features over 50 quirky and addicting minigames that are easy-to-learn but challenging to master. From beautiful visuals to catchy music to extremely fun gameplay, Rhythm Heaven Fever has it all.
For more on why Rhythm Heaven Fever is my favorite game of 2012, read our Rhythm Heaven Fever review.
Everyone has his or her own opinions… What is your favorite game of 2012?
olalu!
Well for a long time I thought you will choose Horses 3D.. But this one is good also not bad of a choice.
Very interesting pick. Really good game, that. I love it.
I have to ask, how do you judge a game of the year?
To clarify: What criteria does a game have to meet in order to be considered game of the year material – according to your standards here at My Nintendo News?
Rhythm Heaven Fever is the most fun I’ve had all year with video games, and I played A LOT in 2012, LOL.
Well, I know you said fun in the article, but…. is that really all?
I mean, how do you measure fun?
Opinions boy
One you play the most have the greatest passion for.
Well said!
Gameplay, Feel, Music and how unique it is is how I choose my games
Well, I’m still thinking about all the stuff I bohgut last year which is still in the package waiting to get out. Young Justice 6 inch figures. DC Direct I picked up at NYCC and the annual sale at a local shop. Dozens of HeroClix that I’ve acquired in the past 3 weeks. My NYCC commemorative Tshirt is still in its wrapper. So much stuff that when I went to Wal-mart last evening and saw the DCUC Crime Syndicate 5 pack at the reduced price of 37.40 that I just said No. .Next year? I’d like to see someone finally make a 6 inch scale Rocket Red.
games are made just to make you have fun, like Xenoblade Chronicles, it was the game that gave me more fun this year, fun is something that you cant explain how you gained it, its something that you just feel, i didnt get the opportunity to play rythm heaven, because i never found it in stores here in Mexico, but i saw videos of it and it looked really adictive, like SSBB but in a diferent way, thats why i agree with Alba saying that rythm heaven was her choice because she had more fun with that game
How to measure fun. Take your penis out of your trouser and use a ruler.
Black ops declassified – 2 inches . Kid icarus uprising- 8 inches.
Ok , i’m setting up my own review site and the scores will be measure in penal inches…..
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Exactly! ?
That’s one website I would support!
I … I … Wat.
You are over-thinking this dude.
Alba’s just making a fun post on what game he/she enjoyed playing the most in 2012, it’s not an official award or anything. :p
Yeah, but Alba is obviously a casual who does nothing but make opinionated posts on this site. This is MY NINTENDO NEWS not MY NINTENDO NEWS WITH ALBA’S TWO CENTS ABOUT THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY!
And you’re a faggot.
No I’m not. But your a homophobe.
By saying faggot? Think again pal. If that were the case I would be “afraid” of my sister. Which I’m not. Once again though, you’re a faggot.
Uh????? If she is fagg does that mean she likes men?
I’d prefer that then the constant pachter’s two cents about the video game industry…
True that!
“Fun? What is this…fun thou speakest of?”
Your title is misleading. You mean “Nintendo Game of the Year 2012”?
This IS a Nintendo blog you know.
Which seems to posts Sony related news as well.
You have a point there.
Well Sony are always copying the shit out of Nintendo so much that they seem to end up as Nintendo news quite a lot.
In other news I’m buying a ps vita off my lil bro’s friend! he doesn’t like it. I’ve test drived it and I love it. He bought it with Declassified pre installed *facepalm*. That game litteraly has worse graphics than almost ANY FPS on the wii.
That aside , Wipeout has amazing graphics , so does Rayman origins and gravity rush and uncharted.
I do like the PS vita……… But it’s simply not as fun (to me) as the 3DS…..
You might want to check and make sure it isn’t a brick. PS Vita and bricks are very hard to tell apart.
You might need to go to an optometrist.
Pretty sure it’s posts like these that are responsible for people like Aeolus hanging around this site.
No, Aeolus is just a little Sony fanboy who got caught by his mom masturbating to transvestite furries, so he takes out his angry and guilt on the Internet.
*anger
And this is why you won’t get taken seriously.
Says some random guy who goes by “Jellybean” on the Internet.
Yep, I sure do.
that’s the most pathetic argument I’ve ever heard.
there is nothing wrong with transvestite furries
Go see a counselor you freak.
Shut up faggot.
LMAO!!! xD
Yeah, but news concerning other companies often (albeit vague) has some connection to Nintendo as competitors. E.g comparing details of future consoles with Nintendo’s current hardware or something, I dunno. Posting something like ‘X believes PS3 game Y is GOTY’ just doesn’t seem to fit that trend.
Also, it seems to attract Sony fanboys. I’m sure you’ve been asked this several times, but you obviously don’t like Nintendo, so why exactly in the fuck are you here?
Well, this is a Nintendo site, so no doubt it was going to be a Nintendo game.
Sorry. It’s just that the title sounds like a general thing.
Who said is not,maybe he play other consoles too i play all consoles and my fave game this year is final fantasy thearythm.
Well, he only mentioned Nintendo games. I just assumed from there.
No, he means his own game of the year. That means this is the best game released this year according to him.
i have never even heard of this game.
Is cause you are not hardcore enought.
:P Well I heard of it and so did alba. A game doesn’t have to be well-known to be game of the year in someone’s view.
So what happened to Xenoblade Chronicles?
The author is in the UK, where it came out last year.
It only came out in Japan last year actually.
No, Xenoblade came out last year in August in Europe actually.
Nope, Wikipedia says it came to Japan on June 10, 2010, Europe August 19 2011, and North America on April 6th, 2012. So for “Game of the Year” would be a game that came out in 2012, and Xenoblade arrived in his region in August of last year.
My GOTY would be the Walking Dead. Amazing game.
Borderlands 2 / Kid icarus Uprising
I thought it was good and i may have gone teary eyed .__. but was hardly a game, same with Heavy Rain, more like an interactive movie/TV show.
I’d honestly put it in the same category as Virtues Last Reward and that.
If I had to pick one that isnt interactive movie/tv show like, it would be dishonored.
Yeah, that game’s good too.
I still wouldn’t count it as a game, an interactive novel, but doesn’t make it bad at all, wasn’t overpriced either like Heavy Rain or every Quantic Dream game
xenoblade chronicles is my goty. fucking loved that game from start to finish. the last story is a close second.
My GoTY: Kid Icarus Uprising. 90 some hours for me. Really tried to go for the 100%, but with impossible ones like beating all chapters on intensity 9 (and couldn’t use a feather on it either) so I had to give up at some point.
I’m hoping to get Xenoblade soon… (I’m in the states).
What are waiting for!!?? The best game from Wii… I was so unexpected, music, locations, gameplay… just wow.
Money, the Wii U and it’s games are first priority. It’s on my list, and I’ll get it.
Nintendo exclusive GOTY? hmmmmmmm
NSMBU , Nintendo Land , The last story , Kid icarus uprising , Resident evil revelations , Virtues last reward (on vita too) . Xenoblade (considering it launched in 2012 in USA
Between one of those , and i’m probably missing some.
Super Mario 128.
Unfortunately my game of the year comes from the Xbox. The game I have played the most and still do since its release is Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition. One of the greatest games I have ever played. On the side of Nintendo, my NINTENDO game of the year is Kid Icarus Uprising. A fantastic game for the 3DS. :)
Minecraft? Haha! Nice joke!
What’s your problem with Minecraft?
Minecraft is actually pretty good. I prefer patterns though, it’s MC with physics.
minecraft,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,is amazing
die
I didn’t know the definition of “amazing” was awful, repetitive, pointless bullshit.
I think you have Minecraft mixed up with the Mario series.
*NSMB series.
Ah True :P
Awwwwwwww! Do you like building little pixelated houses and building tunnels because you are a loser in real life? Poor kid! I feel so sorry for you little guy!
1) Minecraft encourages creativity, you can stick to your rehashed kiddy mario shit if you like
2) I’m 2.01m tall, don’t know where you got little from
3) Not much of a loser, I’m actually fairly successful and have played the property market exceptionally well
4) Had enough of being a faggot yet?
Everyone knows, those who don’t like Minecraft never tried it. ;) Or your pretending to hate it cuz you are butthurt it didn’t come to the Wii and has no chance on Wii U!!
Who said he is mas cause it not came for wii he could be a sony asshurt.
Also minecraft on wiiu would be 25% better if we have inventory on the pad.
Minecraft would be a bigger hit on the Wii U than the Xbox 360… more casual gamers are linked to Nintendo. Hope it will come when Microsoft and Mojang’s contract runs out!
Rhythm Heaven Fever is also my favorite game of the year. I can’t believe how a simple game like that can be so addictive. Though it left me so frustrated cause I could never got my 50th perfect: Remix 10 :(
It took me a VERY long time to beat it, but after much practice, I eventually did and the satisfying feeling was greater than that of sex
Never played this but I’ll check it out. My fav game this year would have to be bowsers inside story, Even though it wasn’t released last year
Great Game!… I agree, only as you said, It wasn’t released this year :P
Ahhaha. I’m wondering of they would make a bowsers inside story 2 since I think the gameplay was wonderful. Have you played partners in time?
No I have not, though I do know the gameplay is like Bowsers Inside Story, and I too hope for a Bowser’s Inside Story 2!
Yeah, I love Mario and Luigi: Partners In Time!
Kid Icarus : Uprising hands down
Wow guys. Just Wow.
Alba’s just having a little fun, and STILL this became a troll post war?
STILL people are complaining?
Lighten up guys.
@Alba: I haven’t played that game, but will give it a shot given your review. I would say my game of the year would be Kid Icarus on the 3DS, and ZombiU on my WiiU. I’ve sunk a lot of time into both.
There have been sooo many games I’ve enjoyed this year, so runners up would be:
– Little Inferno
– Metroid Fusion, Virtual Console
– Liberation Maiden
– RE Revelations
– virtue’s Last Reward
Too Many to pick just one!
PS: Happy New Year.
Don’t let the blog-snobs get U down !
Maybe because this is a news site, not a video game forum.
It’s there site, they can post what they damn well want.
Calm down and take a nap.
He’s right.
Why do you like supporting a site you seem to hate?
Web-trends much?
You are helping this site generate far more hots than if you had kept your mouth shut.
I don’t hate this site. I just hate all the unprofessional posts made by Alba.
Not enough people mentioning Zombii U, incredible challenging game that makes great use of the gamepad. This game shows how good the Wii U can be.
Little Inferno and Virtue I see
You sir have a healthy dose of proper gaming :)
In my opinion, my game of the year is Nintendo Land. My reason is because Nintendo have introduced to everyone globally on how the Wii U GamePad works and the functionality in the way we play games on their new system…. especially asymmetric multi-play.
Good reasoning, I can see that.
With that “logic”, Wii Sports must have been your GOTY in 2006. That would be sad.
i’ve played so many games it’s hard to keep track, i guess the game i played the most is Ninja Gaiden 3: RE an amazing game
oh and Pokemon black 2 loved it so much got slightly depressed because i finished it… hahaha
Top 3: 1.Me3 2.BL2 3.Nsmbu
My GoTY is…(drum roll please!)…. Kid Icarus: Uprising!! (claping)… ;)
Wow! I see a lot of Kid Icarus Uprising Game of the Year posts….It just so happens mine is also KID ICARUS UPRISING! :D
My g@me of the ye@r is definitly Kid Ic@rus Uprising.
The Walking Dead.
^This.
Sigh …. I live in a place where I cant find the bloody thing ….. I just want to try it so badly
GoTY for me is Kid Icarus Uprising, because I can’t pick LoZ OoT 3DS as it was released in 2011 :( K.I.U is still an amazing game though. Thats why its my GoTY this year ;)
GoTY for me is Kid Icarus Uprising, because I can’t pick LoZ OoT for the 3DS as it was released in 2011. :( K.I.U is still an AmAzInG game though! Thats why it’s my GoTY this year! :)
Resident Evil: Revelations for me. Raid mode is challenging and addictive! Btw, Happy New Year to everybody!
Yes im hook on raid mode feals like phantasy star online hope capcom make a new 1 whit better maps.
oh yes RE Revelations was quite good
Wow. Just wow. Before I say something that gets you all butthurt, I’ll say this: tie between Kid Icarus: Uprising and Resident Evil: Revelations.
Your opinion dude. I actually don’t see a great deal of butthurt in this article anyway. :S
I ment before I say something about Alba’s GOTY that gets you all butthurt.
Here ill say it:
Alba is a casual ganer with shit taste in video games.
NSMB U, Nintendoland, KI:U, ZombieU, Paper Mario SS, ME:3, Batman AC, ect.ect came out and his GOTY is RHF?
Either Troll Post or Shit Gamer.
my game of the year is………….idk
i don’t think i’ve played any games from 2012 lol.
POKEMON WHITE 2 WILL BE MINE THOUGH
But there were SO many good ones released this year!
Not as good as last year IMO
) Sonic Generations
) Skyward Sword
Ehhh, Skyward Sword was the only one really…
*cough* Skyrim :p
I’m talking about the console version of Sonic Generations. I don’t know why, the game itself takes about 2 hours to beat, yet I spent well over 400 hours playing it and replaying it, I have every level memorized and sped-run perfected to a T
My GOTY
Probably Pokemon Black 2 or Borderlands 2
Only on the internet can people complain about an innocent post praising Rhythm Heaven Fever…
BTW, my game of the year (on Nintendo) is Kid Icarus: Uprising. But that’s only because it was released in 2012.
Really, the game I’ve played the most in 2012 has been Xenoblade. And I STILL haven’t finished it…damn this ‘life’ that keeps getting in the way!
what’s your first most played?
Nintendo GOTY? Probably kid icarus.
Actual Game of the Year? Undecided. It’s impossible. Top 5 in no specific order:
Walking dead
Sleeping Dogs
Spec ops: The line
Playstation All Stars: Battle Royale
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush is such an amazing game. Definitely one of my favourites of 2012 too. (:
^^^So much this^^^^
How about a little friendly fight on PSABR?
Psn: BasickAlphabit
All star’s battle royal goty FTW.any chance it’ll come out on wii u?
It has a release date of Q5 2032.
It’s called “Smash Bros”
With the word “rhythm” in the title, I thought this was just one of those mindless dance games?
no the Rhythm Heaven games are actually quit good. Better than Warioware imo
Don’t knock it till you try it son
i am bad at these “best” or “favorite” things (Kid Icarus is the first thing that came to mind though)
there were some pretty cool games this year
expecting some cool games next year
video gaaaames
Well in terms of games that came out this year, i’d say Dishonored, Borderlands 2, Xenoblade, or Kid Icarus (if that came out this year).
But i only play Skyrim this year so it kinda overshadowing xD
Id did it was early in the year.
game of the year i haven’t played yet i know though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dh3CQFoEh4&list=LLegFU_whXgF7UdiSh37jJpQ
screw it, it’s not coming to america. gonna just play it on my computer. :|
WOW WRONG LINK
GET WRECKED, ME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dh3CQFoEh4&list=LLegFU_whXgF7UdiSh37jJpQ
freaking youtube playlist links
VBAONGAEOGA
this one
gosh.
this makes it even funnier with the icon. hahaha :D
i agree amazing theme
I guess the Link’s didn’t work ;D amirite?
gosh i can’t even say i’ve never been trolled on this site because youtube just got me good
Well I don’t know bout y’all…but my favorite is Kid Icarus Uprising!
I must get a hold of that game. I’ve wanted to try it for quite some time, but haven’t found an affordable copy in my country yet. I’ve mostly seen it for full price and even if it’s worth it, It’s a bit too much right now. But I must have it. <3
My favorite was Rhythm Heaven Fever as well! Great choice Sickr!
I would put Kid Icarus second though, it was also incredible.
(Sorry, Alba, Sorry) Virtues Last Reward was an incredible game, it and would go with RHF and KIU
Overall for me I would have to say Halo 4, what can I say I’m a major Halo nerd. But if I had to choose for nintendo, it would be Pokemon black and white 2
My favourite game this year would have to either be Kid Icarus: Uprising or Pokemon White Version 2.
“Pose for the fans”
YEAHHHHHHHHH
My favorite game of the year is Kid Icarus Uprising
My Game of the year is Paper Mario: Sticker Star
You must not have played many games this year.
You’re still a faggot I see.
I didnt like it that much :/ battling seemed pointless, due to no EXP, i almost wondered why it was in the game at all, and when battling is pointless, and the story is nowhere near as good as the previous game, the game becomes pointless :|
I like the Sticker mechanic, one you get used to it, it’s quite a deep system, working out whih sticker to use to minimise hit on you and the amount of stickers you use.
Also the paper universe in the game took itself to new levels, some really awesome stuff they do with that, lie stacking Toads in a cupboard like a pile of paper, or scrunching them up and being thrown in a bin, and how the cloud have wires holding them, it’s really good.
But as gameplay and story goes, it just didnt deliver at all :/ Thousand Year Door is one of my favourite games ever though
Not a bad game at all. Definitely not game of the year, but still good nonetheless.
Thousand year door was a fantastic game, one of my favorites for gamecube. But my favorite game of all time is super mario sunshine.
I reeeally want Kid Icarus:Uprising! but my GOTY would probably be Kingdom Hearts Dream drop distance >.<
I don’t know, I think the best game for the first have of the year was Kid Icarus, and best game for second half was Black2/White2
Wow. He picked THIS OVER XENOBLADE CHRONICALS?!?!?! FIRE HIM>=[
oh! mine is probably Rhythm Thief and the lost treasure! i had alot of fun with tht game
=)
I really loved “hey ice king, whyd you steal our garbage” the fact that i went back to the roots of Zelda 2 made it all the better. Its not my game of the year, but it certainly deserves honorable mentions.