KoopaTV's 2022 GOTY Nominations!

By LUDWIG VON KOOPA - And other categories.

The following nominations weren't decided or talked about in our Koopa Keep Discord server, but maybe the actual award winners will be. Behold! (See the bottom of this article for the link to the actual AWARDS once it's late-night Monday, January 9, 2023.)

To be eligible, those running had to have started their existence in the United States of America from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022.

And just so you remember, GOTY stands for “Game of THAT Year”. That's the KoopaTV touch. Speaking of which, there is a brand-new category time in the gaming awards section. It's the second one.

But yeah, this isn't just about gaming, but also ourselves. ‘cause KoopaTV is art to be recognised and applauded, too. The Best Interview award came back, because there was enough of those published in 2022 to make a category of them again.

This article is such a rehash of the 2021 one
that I just took the first 20, and copy-pasted the first 2 twice to make a 2022!

Videogame-related Awards for 2022

Best New Character

• Mio (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)
• Clawroline (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
• The cat (Stray)
• Frye (Splatoon 3)
• Lionel Khapita (Triangle Strategy)
• Larry (Pokémon Scarlet/Pokémon Violet)
• Lamb (Cult of the Lamb)

Best Hair

• Frederica Aesfrost (Triangle Strategy)
• Beru (LIVE A LIVE)
• Eunie (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)
• Mr. Grizz (Splatoon 3)
• Aria (HARVESTELLA)
• Scream Tail (Pokémon Scarlet)
• Sif (God of War Ragnarök)

Best OST

• Kirby's Dream Buffet
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Splatoon 3
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

Game of THAT Year 2022

• Xenoblade Chronicles 3
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Splatoon 3
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• God of War Ragnarök

KoopaTV-related awards for 2022

Best KoopaTV Guest Article Contributor/Best Guest Commentary or Best Guest Art Article

• Amazing Penguin — The best game you’ve never heard of by Captain Stitch
• Sukkot-Celebrating Sirfetch'd Secured Four Species by ShinyGirafarig
• HARVESTELLA Demo First Impressions by Lheticus Videre
• The Gordo Halloween '22 PSA by Captain Stitch
• Tomato Adventure — The best game you've never heard of by Captain Stitch

Best KoopaTV Review

• Reviewing "Catland: The Soft Power of Cat Culture in Japan"
• Reviewing Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best KoopaTV Interview

• The Pokémon Company International Won't Fix “Shinning Pearl” Typo
• Fixing Frye and Shiver in the Play Nintendo Deep Cut Popularity Poll
• Hellena Taylor Wants You to Boycott Bayonetta 3 Because of her Personal Problem
• About Mario Kart 7 Multiplayer and How “Sweaty” It Is

Best KoopaTV Reaction Log

• KoopaTV's LIVE Reactions to the February 9 2022 Nintendo Direct
• Devolver Direct 2022 | KoopaTV's Reactions
• Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase June 2022 Live Reaction
• Ludwig's Delayed but Unspoiled Reaction to the Splatoon 3 Direct
• KoopaTV's Live Reaction to the September 13 2022 Nintendo Direct

Best KoopaTV Artistic Corner Contribution

• Happy Valentine's Day to Incineroar and Clawroline
• The Blue Birds: Quaxly and the Ducklett
• Samus Will Smile in the Presence of Round Things
• Hey you! Get off of my cloud!
• Fireworks over at Tama's House!
• Fourth Night of the Tera Type Fire Chanukkah

Best KoopaTV Enlightenment Movement Article

• Joe Biden Lifts Weight Restrictions from Bridges; Mario and Wario in bridge collapse "accident"
• MAR10 may be Mario Day, but I'll remember it as the day I became a LEGO
• What Got the Maddest Turtle of All Time so Mad
• Mario Got Smashed in the Face by a Strike Ball
• Mitt “Mario” Romney's Dog is Yoshi, not Bowser
• Nintendo's Six-Month Financial Results Q&A Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2023

Best KoopaTV Fitness Log

• Ring Fit Adventure Fitness Log Week 58: If you eat me now, you'll get triglycerides!
• Ring Fit Adventure Fitness Log Week 59: A Non-Vegan Cast
• Ring Fit Adventure Fitness Log Week 62: The Three Shrieking Squat Sisters
• Ring Fit Adventure Fitness Log Week 69: Finalia, Fitness Master Edition
• Ring Fit Adventure Game Gym Minigame Tier List

Best KoopaTV General Article

• China's Surprise at Beijing 2022 Olympics Diplomatic Boycotts when they Anally Swab Diplomats
• Humour Under Assault and Battery
• KoopaTV's Nine-Year Anniversary, and a Free Speech Commitment
• SLEEP 2022: The Most Important Conference This Week!
• Truth vs. Illiberal Murderers; Salman Rushdie and Jeff German
• Mehmet Oz vs. John Fetterman: October 25, 2022 Debate Write-up

Best KoopaTV Gaming Commentary Article

• Don't Fall for Yuji Naka Trying to Redeem Himself or BALAN WONDERWORLD
• About Authority in Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and why Micaiah should've gotten Authority Stars
• Star Wars: KOTOR2 Gamebreaking Bug Exposes Professional Game Reviewers as Frauds
• How did the Russian newspaper get on the SS Burya on Jan 9, 189X?
• Rock, Paper, Scissors: SPLATFEST! Our best option is...
• 15+ Years after Nintendo NSider Forums Closed, Reunite HERE!

Best KoopaTV Article Series

• MAR Character Month
• Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet pre-release coverage
• FakE3 2022
• Bashing Yuji Naka/BALAN WONDERWORLD
• HARVESTELLA demo impression series
• The final KoopaTV Fitness Fridays
• Splatoon 3 Splatfests 2022

Best KoopaTV Article

• Winner of Best Guest Commentary or Best Guest Art Article
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Review
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Interview
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Reaction Log
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Artistic Corner Contribution
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Enlightenment Movement Article
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Fitness Log
• Winner of Best KoopaTV General Article
• Winner of Best KoopaTV Gaming Commentary Article

Best KoopaTV Comment

• “Imagine comparing me to Marge of all people, one of the most common characters with blue hair. Seriously? You couldn’t think of anyone more creative? Didn’t think so, you’re not that creative yourself, it’s not your strong point bud, unlike your ego. And you think MY hair is bad bruuuuuhhhhhh you look like shit with your vampire bat wings lookin’ hair, it looking like the legs of a bug. Also why do you try acting all elegant yet come out with the kappa cut and the dark blue hair. And where is your HAIRLINE?! I know you didn’t go to a barber to get that done or else you’d have sued by now, looking like frosting. You really thought your moustache hair would save anything.
  As well with your huge tooth sticking out, you know damn well you’re never gonna be able to kiss anybody or drink from a straw without there being added holes in it. What the fuck did you chew to A, have that sharp of a tooth, and B, have ONLY ONE, you probably chew your own god damn nails. You look like one of those troll dolls had sex with Donatello, and they had a baby and gave it the stupidest name ever. Cartman's more charming then your tubby ass.” — Larry Koopa
• “Former Balan fan here.
  
  I somewhat agree with what you think, but shitting on Balan's pretty boy form is just... sad. After the leaks, it just took me more than a few days for me to get used to his form at the end.
  
  This fanbase is just taking things way too far.” — Anonymous
• “(I saw the alliterative headline and expected a Soseki screenshot.)
  
  "Censorship" complaints can be very strange. I'll never forget people insisting Xenoblade Chronicles X was *censoring religious references* because the name of the faction that recovers lost debris/items was changed to "Reclaimers" in the English script from "Testament" in the Japanese script.
  
  ...Or people calling it censorship when Bravely Second came out in Japan and Japanese audiences widely criticized one aspect for being tedious, so Square Enix made it less tedious in the localized version.” — Samantha Lienhard
• “Now when people criticize Peach for refusing to marry Mario in Super Mario Odyssey maybe they will understand why in this article. Peach clearly sees the red flags of Mario being a spousal abuser. As for why Peach seems to also be against your dad, she is suffering from battered girlfriend syndrome. Mario does go through the honeymoon phase of abuse, making Peach think Mario will for sure change his ways and therefore be against your dad in protecting her by seemingly kidnapping her. It is very hard for victims to break out of this cycle of abuse and why battered girlfriends/boyfriends/wives/husbands stay in an abusive relationship.” — ShinyGirafarig
• “"Dunno why people give them affectionate names like “doggo” and consider them members of the family. It's awful!"
  
  Dogs appeal to two different kinds of people. Those who like a feeling of control and those who like something to nurture.
  
  Dogs can be trained to be obedient but there is always a chance of them snapping. An owner can feel powerful making a potentially vicious animal be under control.
  
  Dogs basically are wolves who can never fully mature into adult wolves and are mentally wolf puppies. So they can act comparatively like human children. Owners who do not like human children but still need the feel to nurture can find dogs appealing.” — ShinyGirafarig

Worst KoopaTV Comment

• “Guys just come two trenend and use there clone potion. It quantum clones all universe so no pop overgrowth and you can still buy a transquantum portal to meet with your clone irl or if not money can just play Minecraft withim ” — Anonymous
• “I stay in touch with the displays that address me the nation over. They all have heavenly notorieties and consequently they are overflowed with specialists' requests every week. So how would you make yourself stand apart from the group?” — Ducky
• “I need a 100$ or 50& Nintendo gift card” — Anonymous
• “Do you squirt or cream?” — Anonymous

Check back when the weekend is over for the winners! KoopaTV reserves the right to add or remove additional nominations post-publishing. The decision for what wins is solely up to KoopaTV's staff, though you're free to sway the staff in the comments. (You can rally for your own comments too, if you got nominated. ...Even if you got nominated for the worst comment.)


Check out KoopaTV's GOTY 2021 Awards... here! (Starting Monday.)