wraggster
April 20th, 2007, 14:22
Nintendo's rival platform holders failed to get a look-in at the MCV Excellence Awards last night as the company walked away with no less than four trophies.
That included top prize the Grand Prix Award for contributions to the games industry, best marketing team and best PR team (an award shared with agency Cake).
Nintendo also saw off EA, Ubisoft, SEGA and THQ to pick up the trophy for best games publisher.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Grand Prix Award - Nintendo
Games Publisher - Nintendo
Finalists: Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, SEGA, THQ
New Games Brand - Guitar Hero (Activision)
Finalists: Brain Training (Nintendo), Gears of War (Microsoft), Just Cause (Eidos), Dead Rising (Capcom)
Unsung Hero - Blizzard Entertainment
Finalists: Capcom, Square Enix, Mastertronic/Blast, Koch/Nindie.com
UK Development Team - Traveller's Tales
Finalists: Real Time Worlds, Evolution Studios, Rare, Rockstar Leeds
Sales Team - THQ
Finalists: Nintendo/Koch, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Microsoft/Gem
PR Team - Nintendo/Cake
Finalists: Microsoft/Red/Edelman, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts/Shine Communications, SEGA/Kazoo
Marketing Team - Nintendo
Finalists: Microsoft, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, THQ
Trade Marketing Team - Ubisoft
Finalists: Sony Computer Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games, Nintendo, SEGA
Distribution Team - Koch/Nindie
Finalists: Gem, Centresoft, Just, EUK
Game Campaign - Gears of War (Microsoft)
Finalists: Wii Sports (Nintendo), Brain Training (Nintendo), FIFA 07 (Electronic Arts), Pro Evo 6 (Konami)
via gibiz (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=24334)
That included top prize the Grand Prix Award for contributions to the games industry, best marketing team and best PR team (an award shared with agency Cake).
Nintendo also saw off EA, Ubisoft, SEGA and THQ to pick up the trophy for best games publisher.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Grand Prix Award - Nintendo
Games Publisher - Nintendo
Finalists: Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, SEGA, THQ
New Games Brand - Guitar Hero (Activision)
Finalists: Brain Training (Nintendo), Gears of War (Microsoft), Just Cause (Eidos), Dead Rising (Capcom)
Unsung Hero - Blizzard Entertainment
Finalists: Capcom, Square Enix, Mastertronic/Blast, Koch/Nindie.com
UK Development Team - Traveller's Tales
Finalists: Real Time Worlds, Evolution Studios, Rare, Rockstar Leeds
Sales Team - THQ
Finalists: Nintendo/Koch, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, Microsoft/Gem
PR Team - Nintendo/Cake
Finalists: Microsoft/Red/Edelman, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts/Shine Communications, SEGA/Kazoo
Marketing Team - Nintendo
Finalists: Microsoft, Ubisoft, Electronic Arts, THQ
Trade Marketing Team - Ubisoft
Finalists: Sony Computer Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games, Nintendo, SEGA
Distribution Team - Koch/Nindie
Finalists: Gem, Centresoft, Just, EUK
Game Campaign - Gears of War (Microsoft)
Finalists: Wii Sports (Nintendo), Brain Training (Nintendo), FIFA 07 (Electronic Arts), Pro Evo 6 (Konami)
via gibiz (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=24334)