"de Blob" received positive reviews overall. IGN called it "one of the best third-party efforts to come over to Wii in a long time". Nintendo Power said: "Admittedly, there's not a ton of variety...but it remains fun throughout". "Nintendo World Report" claimed ""de Blob" is defined by its pure unadulterated fun", rating it a 9/10. Game Informer, rating "de Blob" a 7.75/10, said "the game is missing the most important element to a game: the gameplay". Eurogamer described "de Blob" as "excellent and thoroughly original", while noting that "the best and worst thing about "de Blob" is that it's got 'Destined For Cult Status' written all over it". Edge rated "de Blob" an 8/10, calling it "a game for meandering in, for absorbing and messing around with". GameSpot rated the Wii version an 8/10. Official Nintendo Magazine awarded the game both a rating of 92% and its Gold Award, stating that ""de Blob" is an absolutely flippin' awesome videogame". N-Europe said that De Blob was "the most colourful and ambitiously fresh" title on the Wii. It won or was nominated for several Wii-specific awards from "IGN" in its 2008 video game awards, including Best Platform Game, Best Graphics Technology, and Best Use of Sound. It was nominated for several other Wii-specific awards by IGN, including Best New IP, Best Original Score, Most Innovative Design, and Game of the Year.