But above that dream - what's more important than it - is all of you. Yet here I am, living that dream every day. I watched Nintendo pour its love for Zelda into an anniversary concert and, as if that wasn't enough, reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.This is the stuff that dreams are made of, the type of stuff my friends and I used to dream about in high school but set our sights elsewhere because it simply seemed so unreal. I reformed IGN's Nintendo team with one of the most capable and enthusiastic editors I could ask for. I went to Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego, two cities in France and Tokyo. I interviewed Aonuma-san on two different occasions, and had a chance to interview Kondo-san as well. I actually got to ask one of my heroes questions about his plans for the future. I played the Wii U days before anyone else, and sat for hours trying to figure out how to describe that experience. I reviewed a remake of my favorite game of all time, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. I interviewed NOA president Reggie Fils-Aime not once, not twice, but three times. Then there were the Wii U rumors, and the insane quest for information that kicked off. I remember being in New York to see Nintendo reveal its plans for the launch of the 3DS, and returning to the Big Apple for the launch of that system. I recall gathering brilliant artists from around the globe to celebrate The Legend of Zelda. What do I remember most about 2011? Where to begin. It was refreshing to see pure passion for this medium, particularly at a time where you are feeling a bit burned out in the madness of massive marketing pushes and sales figures. I watched him the rest of the panel, seeing him cheer for each and every creator – even ones not particularly popular with the "internet fans." He was just genuinely enjoying himself. He was a lifelong Batman fan, and it was his first show ever. He was in his early 40's and was one of the most excited human beings I'd ever met at a con. The guy in front of me turned around and introduced himself and shook my hand. I sat with my computer in my lap, sequestered away in the back of the room like us creepy press people do, typing away. Which is why my favorite moment of 2011 came from just sitting in a Batman panel at New York Comic-Con. And when you attend one every few months it tends to blur together.
There I experienced firsthand the madness and excitement I'd always jealously witnessed from afar.I watched a live orchestra perform classic Zelda tunes at a concert full of ecstatic fans, just like myself - an experience fittingly capped off by a touching piano solo by Kondo-san himself. I attended my first E3, where I was among the first in the world to play Nintendo's next home console, the Wii U, where I saw one of my heroes, Shigeru Miyamoto, take the stage with my own eyes. I beat The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the newest entry in my favorite series, before it was even released - and got to experience the thrill of a highly anticipated new Zelda title exceeding my expectations and proving itself as one of the best the franchise has to offer. I had my original copy of Pokemon Blue signed by Junichi Masuda, who smiled and commented how he could see the back was scratched up from being popped in and out of my Game Boy so many times. I interviewed gaming legends I've looked up to since I was a little girl, like Koji Kondo and Eiji Aonuma. This year was easily the best of my gaming life.
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