The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences has announced the nominations for the 8th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards that will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 1, 2005. Here are some of the notable categories that Nintendo titles were nominated in.

Metroid Prime 2: Echoes was nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction, First Person Action Game of the Year and Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering categories. Donkey Konga was nominated in the Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack, Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering, Family Game of the Year, and Outstanding Innovation in Console Gaming categories. Pikmin 2 was nominated in the Action/Adventure Game of the Year category. Mario Party 6 was nominated in the Children's Title of the Year category. Wario Ware, Inc. was nominated in the Family Game of the Year category Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles and Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door were nominated in the Role Playing Game of the Year category. Mario Power Tennis and Pokemon Colosseum were nominated in the Action Sports Game of the Year category.

Check out the full list of nominations here.