Nintendo continues to collect awards for its highly-acclaimed action adventure game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, as the latest entry in the storied franchise took home the top prizes at the 21st D.I.C.E. Awards, including Game of the Year. The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS), the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and recognition of the interactive arts representing its 33,000+ membership base, held the annual ceremony yesterday, honoring the best video games of 2017.
Throughout the 24 award categories, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the most decorated title of the night, receiving four awards. Indie run-and-gun action game Cuphead won three for its classic cartoon aesthetics. Horizon Zero Dawn, Lone Echo/Echo Arena, PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS and Snipperclips each earned two awards.
Other big winners were Fire Emblem Heroes for Mobile Game of the Year, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for Racing Game of the Year, Injustice 2 for Fighting Game of the Year, FIFA 18 for Sports Game of the Year, NieR: Automata for Role-Playing Game of the Year, and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle for Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year.
Genyo Takeda, Special Corporate Advisor at Nintendo, was the seventh recipient of the Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. Takeda was crucial to the development of the Nintendo 64, GameCube and Wii consoles, playing an important role in the direction of the video games hardware industry.
The complete list of winners includes:
Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Immersive Reality Technical Achievement
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Publisher: Oculus Studios
Developer: Ready At Dawn
Immersive Reality Game of the Year
Lone Echo/Echo Arena
Publisher: Oculus Studios
Developer: Ready At Dawn
Mobile Game of the Year
Fire Emblem Heroes
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS and Nintendo
Handheld Game of the Year
Metroid: Samus Returns
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: MercurySteam and Nintendo
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
Snipperclips
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: SFB Games
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Publisher: Bluehole
Developer: PUBG Corporation
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
Developer: Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA 18
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer: Electronic Arts
Role-Playing Game of the Year
NierR: Automata
Publisher: Square Enix
Developer: PlatinumGames
Racing Game of the Year
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Fighting Game of the Year
Injustice 2
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Family Game of the Year
Snipperclips
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: SFB Games
Adventure Game of the Year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Action Game of the Year
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
Publisher: Bluehole
Developer: PUBG Corporation
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Horizon Zero Dawn
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Outstanding Achievement in Story
Horizon Zero Dawn
Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
Developer: Guerrilla Games
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Super Mario Odyssey
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
Cuphead
Publisher: StudioMDHR
Developer: StudioMDHR
Outstanding Achievement in Character
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Senua
Publisher: Ninja Theory
Developer: Ninja Theory
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
Cuphead
Publisher: StudioMDHR
Developer: StudioMDHR
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
Cuphead
Publisher: StudioMDHR
Developer: StudioMDHR
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