This award goes to our favorite Wii game that was on the showroom floor.

Winner: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption

Karl Castaneda: Metroid's all about exploration, and Prime 3 is no different. Expect the same epic feel as the last two games with the added functionality of the Wii controller. It's looking to be a great combination, too, so Retro may just end up stealing the spotlight at the system's launch.

Evan Burchfield: Metroid only had three demo stations in Nintendo's booth compared to umpteen for the much less impressive Zelda demo; also unlike Zelda, Metroid was worth waiting in line for. It is the most intuitive game I got to play on Wii, and definitely the first thing I will purchase at system launch.

Jonathan Metts: Metroid Prime 3 not only had the longest demo and the most polish of any Wii game, it actually felt like a real game, not a tech demo or half-baked idea. Metroid Prime 3 asserted its authority over all other Wii games by promising to be a natural yet significant evolution to a couple of the best games of the last generation. It is a real, epic adventure game that takes itself seriously and just happens to use the Wii controller better than any other game I played at E3. Nintendo wants to get past the stereotype of the hardcore gamer sitting alone on his couch in a dark room. But guess what...Metroid Prime 3 is exactly the kind of game you'd want to play sitting alone on your couch in a dark room. So above all else, this game proves that Wii has something to offer the hardcore gamers in addition to all the casual stuff.

Mike Gamin: I could rip shields away from space pirates all day. Whoever told Retro to use the grapple beam more deserves a cookie.

Jonathan Metts: I like cookies.

Runner-up: Super Mario Galaxy