Nintendo wins big at the Game Critics Awards Best of E3 2017

After the impressive success Mario and friends got at E3 2017, the fascination got to the hearts of 40 journalists worldwide by making Nintendo win big at the Game Critics Awards, with three awards for Super Mario Odyssey.

Nintendo won more awards than any other company. Out of the many nominations, Nintendo won Best of Show, Best Console, and Best Action/Adventure Game awards for Super Mario Odyssey, and Best Handheld Game for Metroid: Samus Returns (being developed by Mercury Steam and Nintendo). Ubisoft’s Mario + Rabbids Battle Kingdom received two awards: one for Best Original Game and one for Best Strategy Game.

Here’s the list of all winners at the Game Critics Awards:

Best of Show
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)

Best Original Game
Mario + Rabbids Battle Kingdom
(Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft for Nintendo Switch)

Best Console Game
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)

Best VR Game
Lone Echo
(Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios for PC)

Best PC Game
Destiny 2
(Bungie/Activision)

Best Handheld Game
Metroid: Samus Returns
(MercurySteam/Nintendo for Nintendo 3DS)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Xbox One X
(Microsoft)

Best Action Game
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
(Machine Games/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)

Best Role Playing Game
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
(Level 5/Bandai Namco Entertainment for PC, PS4)

est Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 7
(Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)

Best Fighting Game
Dragon Ball FighterZ
(Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Sports Game
FIFA 18
(EA Canada/EA for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)

Best Strategy Game
Mario + Rabbids Battle Kingdom
(Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft for Nintendo Switch)

Best Family Game
Hidden Agenda
(Supermassive Games/Sony Interactive Ent for PS4)

Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Battlefront II
(EA DICE/Motive/Criterion/Electronic Arts for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Independent Game
The Artful Escape
(Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive for PC, Xbox One)

[Source]: Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2017 (Archive).