Nintendo and other games companies have had Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards dished up by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 59th annual ceremony at CES last night.
Nintendo's award was given in recognition of Nintendo's work with the Wii's motion-sensing control system, as well as for the DS's touch-screen. The DS also won an award in the Handheld Game Device Display Screen Innovation category. And no, they don't like to make their award category names short...
"The pioneering interfaces for Wii and Nintendo DS reflect our long tradition of seeking new ways to enhance the gaming experience for users at every level", said Nintendo of America's executive VP of operations, Don James. "We're grateful for this award and thank the academy for honouring us a second time."
Yup. Second; the first one was given out last year for Nintendo's "plus-shaped" (that's what they called it) D-pad. Nintendo wasn't the only gaming company to be highlighted. Other notables included an award to id Software for Quake's user-generated content, and Havok for its physics engine. Cast your eye downwards for a full list of gaming winners.
The Awards for Game Controller Innovation:
Nintendo DS Nintendo
Nintendo Wii Nintendo
The Awards for Handheld Game Device Display Screen Innovation:
Football & Auto Race Mattel
Atari Lynx Atari
Nintendo DS Nintendo
The Awards for User Generated Content - Game Modification:
Pinball Construction Electronic Arts (EA)
Quake id Software
Second Life Linden Lab
The Awards for Physics Engines:
Havok
[b]The Awards for Development of Massively Multiplayer Online Graphical
Role Playing Games:[/b]
Neverwinter Nights AOL-Time Warner/Stormfront/Ubisoft/TSR-Wizards of the Coast
Everquest Sony Online Entertainment
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment
The Awards for Visual Digital Content Creation Tools and their Impact:
Autodesk Maya Autodesk
Autodesk 3ds Max Autodesk
Nintendo's award was given in recognition of Nintendo's work with the Wii's motion-sensing control system, as well as for the DS's touch-screen. The DS also won an award in the Handheld Game Device Display Screen Innovation category. And no, they don't like to make their award category names short...
"The pioneering interfaces for Wii and Nintendo DS reflect our long tradition of seeking new ways to enhance the gaming experience for users at every level", said Nintendo of America's executive VP of operations, Don James. "We're grateful for this award and thank the academy for honouring us a second time."
Yup. Second; the first one was given out last year for Nintendo's "plus-shaped" (that's what they called it) D-pad. Nintendo wasn't the only gaming company to be highlighted. Other notables included an award to id Software for Quake's user-generated content, and Havok for its physics engine. Cast your eye downwards for a full list of gaming winners.
The Awards for Game Controller Innovation:
Nintendo DS Nintendo
Nintendo Wii Nintendo
The Awards for Handheld Game Device Display Screen Innovation:
Football & Auto Race Mattel
Atari Lynx Atari
Nintendo DS Nintendo
The Awards for User Generated Content - Game Modification:
Pinball Construction Electronic Arts (EA)
Quake id Software
Second Life Linden Lab
The Awards for Physics Engines:
Havok
[b]The Awards for Development of Massively Multiplayer Online Graphical
Role Playing Games:[/b]
Neverwinter Nights AOL-Time Warner/Stormfront/Ubisoft/TSR-Wizards of the Coast
Everquest Sony Online Entertainment
World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment
The Awards for Visual Digital Content Creation Tools and their Impact:
Autodesk Maya Autodesk
Autodesk 3ds Max Autodesk
Companies:
Nintendo
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schnide 8 Jan 2008 17:27
1/5
"And now, The Awards for Handheld Game Device Display Screen Innovation, goes to.. Nintendo DS!"
SURELY SHOME MISHTAKE!!
SURELY SHOME MISHTAKE!!
Joji 8 Jan 2008 19:13
2/5
Not at all. While the DS Lite screens might be small, its a vast improvement on the DS Fat. They deserve the credit they are getting.
When Sony pull their fingers out they'll get awards too.
When Sony pull their fingers out they'll get awards too.
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anon 9 Jan 2008 03:42
3/5
But what about the Atari Lynx? ^_^ Heh....I'm sure the audience would be Klax-ing their hands at that. ;-)
TimSpong 9 Jan 2008 09:33
4/5
anon wrote:
But what about the Atari Lynx? ^_^ Heh....I'm sure the audience would be Klax-ing their hands at that. ;-)
Or, California Gaming.... that and Klaxx were the only two games I had on my Lynx... but then again, I was working on Amiga magazines at the time.
Amigally yours
Tim
schnide 9 Jan 2008 21:20
5/5
Joji wrote:
Not at all. While the DS Lite screens might be small, its a vast improvement on the DS Fat. They deserve the credit they are getting.
I think you may have missed my sarcasm - I thought the extra h's would cover it, but obviously not. What I meant was, given the category name, it was an absolute bloody shoe-in.