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Best Nintendo DS Game

While the talk of the show for Nintendo fans was the company's recently unveiled 3DS hardware, the original DS held its own with a solid lineup of new and upcoming games.

About the awards, including criteria for Editors' Choice nominations.

Editorial Nominees

Editors' Choice Winner

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Readers' Choice Voting

  • Winner
  • Results
And the winner is…

Okamiden

GameSpot's Best Games of 2009 Readers' Choice Winner

Taking place many months after the events of Okami, Okamiden follows the adventures of Chibiterasu - a young sun god who is summoned to protect and restore the land. Armed with a majestic celestial brush and a vibrant cast of partners with unique powers and abilities, this little god is ready to make its mark on the world.

Info Title Vote Result Graph % of Votes # of Votes
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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
 
 14% 1,430
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
 
 5% 512
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem
 
 14% 1,391
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Okamiden
 
 27% 2,726
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Professor Layton and the Unwound Future
 
 7% 691
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Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
 
 8% 834
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Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
 
 6% 577
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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
 
 10% 952
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Super Scribblenauts
 
 7% 674
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Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
 
 2% 177

122 Comments

  • Xplode_77

    Posted Jul 13, 2010 4:36 pm GMT

    Golden Sun should have won, but Okomiden looks fantastic

  • wigwam2

    Posted Jul 13, 2010 3:01 pm GMT

    i just got DQ IX the other day and its incredible!!!!!!!

  • rex401

    Posted Jul 12, 2010 3:12 pm GMT

    Okami is good. Okomiden is better.

  • supertom221

    Posted Jul 12, 2010 1:28 pm GMT

    Okami captured me, and Okamiden will capture me on-the-move!.

  • MrRobotnik

    Posted Jul 11, 2010 4:31 pm GMT

    I never have been much for these silly war role-playing games. I guess Halo and Gears of War involve role-play but I can actually seem to get into those...

  • raza3

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 5:56 pm GMT

    i prefer dragon quest

  • Kleeyook

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 4:27 pm GMT

    DQIX seems to lose its story telling ability due to MP and player creator. I'll go with Okamiden!

  • Marioman87766

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 4:01 pm GMT

    Okamiden or Dragon Quest. Though decision.

  • PurpuhlRowboht

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 2:38 pm GMT

    Yay Okamiden.

  • DeanG642

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 12:14 pm GMT

    Had to be Okamiden. Okami was incredible. One of THE most beautiful games ever.

  • XanderZane

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 11:10 am GMT

    Good choice. I also like Dragon Quest IX, Professor Layton and Mario -vs- Donkey Kong.

  • kbaily

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 5:26 am GMT

    So much love for Okami. It's beautiful.

  • MacenKrace

    Posted Jul 10, 2010 4:47 am GMT

    Okamiden... I like the PS2 version as well but the DS version rocks!

  • tjoeb123

    Posted Jul 9, 2010 9:09 pm GMT

    I see there's no "Best iPhone" game...even though only one was shown

  • shelivade86

    Posted Jul 9, 2010 12:51 pm GMT

    Professor Layton, the only game at E3 with an IQ over 80.

  • Gam3Guy

    Posted Jul 7, 2010 5:49 pm GMT

    Why the Etrian Odyssey hate? It's better than most the games on the list...

  • xxlastlegendxx

    Posted Jul 7, 2010 3:21 pm GMT

    LOL, look at "Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City"

    failure

  • moonlightcharm6

    Posted Jul 7, 2010 12:20 pm GMT

    Okamiden. Okami was fun

  • VidGamAnonymous

    Posted Jul 7, 2010 9:37 am GMT

    okamiden. its perfect for the DS (or 3DS?)

  • Mizuki88

    Posted Jul 6, 2010 6:56 pm GMT

    Okamiden!