The third annual Louie Awards are here. Come see what PGC thinks of everything Nintendo for the year 2003.

Biggest Surprise
Nintendo hints at a new “third-pillar” hardware platform
After a lackluster E3 showing, things were looking down for Nintendo. But, only a few short months later they dropped the bomb. The company announced a brand new hardware platform. It wasn’t the next GameCube or the successor to the GBA, but rather something completely different. It definitely shocked the industry, and with the recent announcement that this “third pillar” is a dual-screened handheld gaming system, it was just able to beat the runner up for Biggest Surprise of 2003.
Runner Up: Announcement of Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes