The Game Award Nominees – On Dec. 9, The Game Awards airs at 5 p.m. PT. The annual event celebrates outstanding achievements in the global video game industry, and Nintendo is honored to have several games nominated for awards.
If you’d like to experience some of these Nintendo Switch games before the grand event, you’re in luck! Head over to Nintendo eShop today and start browsing (formal wear optional).
Join Samus Aran on the deadly planet ZDR in the latest critically acclaimed entry in the Metroid series, Metroid Dread, which is nominated for Game of the Year and Best Action/Adventure. Team up and take down the opposition in the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon’s first five-on-five strategic team battle game Pokémon UNITE, which is nominated for Best Mobile Game. Or, explore lush scenery on unknown islands to snap photos of Pokémon in their natural habitats in New Pokémon Snap, which is nominated for Best Family Game.
Also nominated in the Best Family Game category is Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, offering two Mario adventures in one – jump into multiplayer mayhem in the Super Mario 3D World adventure, or face a ferocious, mad and huge Bowser alongside Bowser Jr.! Of course, for other Nintendo characters with a wild streak, you’ll want to check out WarioWare: Get It Together!. This wacky blast of mayhem is nominated for Best Family Game, and you’ll get to gather the whole WarioWare Inc. gang together for this comedic, cooperative microgame mashup. You can keep the party going with Best Family Game-nominated Mario Party Superstars – a superstar collection of classic Mario Party gameboards and minigames.
And if you’re curious about what the future holds for Link and his grand adventures, you can purchase The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The upcoming sequel to this game has been nominated in the Most Anticipated Game category.
Dive in today to see what has all the critics (and Bokoblins) buzzing! It’s also an honor to have many games from Nintendo’s publishing and development partners nominated, including MONSTER HUNTER RISE, Shin Megami Tensei V, Boyfriend Dungeon, Fortnite and more. Check out the full list of nominees at Nintendo.com.
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