Breath Of The Wild Named Game of the Year At The Game Awards

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild received the award for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2017. To read more about the Nintendo-related awards and nominations, read on!

Here are all the nominations and wins for games released on Nintendo’s devices (and Nintendo’s mobile games).

Wins

• Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Best Game Direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Best Action/Adventure Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Best Handheld Game*: Metroid: Samus Returns
• Best Family Game: Super Mario Odyssey
• Best Strategy Game: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Nominations

• Game of the Year: Super Mario Odyssey
• Best Game Direction: Super Mario Odyssey
• Best Art Direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• Best Score/Music: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey
• Best Audio Design: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey
• Best Mobile Game: Fire Emblem Heroes, Super Mario Run
• Best Handheld Game*: Poochy and Yoshi’s Wooly World, Monster Hunter Stories, Ever Oasis, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia
• Best Action/Adventure Game: Super Mario Odyssey
• Best Fighting Game: ARMS
• Best Family Game: Splatoon 2, Sonic Mania, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Best Sports Game: FIFA 18, NBA 2K18
• Best Multiplayer: Splatoon 2, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
• Best Esports Game: Rocket League
• Best Debut Indie Game: Golf Story

So there you have it! Congrats to the developers for their well-deserved awards!

*Note that “Best Handheld Game” refers to games for a “dedicated portable gaming system”, so that’s why there are no Switch titles here.