The Game Awards 2015 Recap

While Nintendo didn't show off any new games or make any groundbreaking announcements in yesterday's The Game Awards 2015, they did take home three awards.

Super Mario Maker received the Best Family Game award, while Splatoon won two categories: Best Multiplayer and Best Shooter. Unfortunately, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate lost to Lara Croft Go for Best Mobile/Handheld Game.

Perhaps the most memorable Nintendo-related segment in the event was the tribute for the late Satoru Iwata, who passed away earlier this July. Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime also delivered an emotional speech which you can watch below:


Here's the full list of winners, if you're curious:

Game of the Year

Winner:

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Nominees:

• Bloodborne by From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment
• Fallout 4 by Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain by Kojima Productions/Konami
• Super Mario Maker by Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo

Developer of the Year

Winner:

• CD Projekt Red

Nominees:

• Bethesda Game Studios
• From Software
• Kojima Productions
• Nintendo

Best Independent Game

Winner:

• Rocket League by Psyonix

Nominees:

• Axiom Verge by Tom Happ
• Her Story by Sam Barlow
• Ori and the Blind Forest by Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios
• Undertale by tobyfox

Best Mobile/Handheld Game

Winner:

• Lara Croft Go by Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix

Nominees:

• Downwell by Moppin/Devolver Digital
• Fallout Shelter by Bethesda Game Studios|Behaviour Interactive/Bethesda Softworks
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate by Capcom
• Pac-Man 256 by Hipster Whale/Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Narrative

Winner:

• Her Story by Sam Barlow

Nominees:

• Life is Strange by Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
• Tales From the Borderlands by Telltale Games
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Until Dawn by Supermassive Games/Sony Computer Entertainment

Best Art Direction

Winner:

• Ori and the Blind Forest by Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios

Nominees:

• Batman: Arkham Knight by Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Bloodborne by From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain by Kojima Productions/Konami
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Best Score/Soundtrack

Winner:

• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain by Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions

Nominees:

• Fallout 4 by Inon Zur/Bethesda Game Studios
• Halo 5: Guardians by Kazuma Jinnouchi/343 Industries
• Ori and the Blind Forest by Gareth Coker/Moon Studios
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Percival/CD Projekt Red

Best Performance

Winner:

• Viva Seifert from Her Story

Nominees:

• Ashly Burch as Chloe Price from Life is Strange
• Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft from Rise of the Tomb Raider
• Doug Cockle as Geralt from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Mark Hamill as The Joker from Batman: Arkham Knight

Games for Change

Winner:

• Life is Strange by Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix

Nominees:

• Cibele by Nina Freeman
• Her Story by Sam Barlow
• Sunset by Tale of Tales
• Undertale by tobyfox

Best Shooter

Winner:

• Splatoon by Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo

Nominees:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 by Treyarch/Activision
• Destiny: The Taken King by Bungie/Activision
• Halo 5: Guardians by 343 Industries/Microsoft Studios
• Star Wars Battlefront by EA DICE/Electronic Arts

Best Action/Adventure Game

Winner:

• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain by Kojima Productions/Konami

Nominees:

• Assassin's Creed Syndicate by Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft
• Batman: Arkham Knight by Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Ori and the Blind Forest by Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios
• Rise of the Tomb Raider by Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios

Best Role-Playing Game

Winner:

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Nominees:

• Bloodborne by From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment
• Fallout 4 by Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
• Pillars of Eternity by Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive
• Undertale by tobyfox

Best Fighting Game

Winner:

• Mortal Kombat X by NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Nominees:

• Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- by Arc System Works/Aksys Games
• Rise of Incarnates by Bandai Namco Entertainment
• Rising Thunder by Radiant Entertainment

Best Family Game

Winner:

• Super Mario Maker by Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo

Nominees:

• Disney Infinity 3.0 by Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive
• Lego Dimensions by TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
• Skylanders SuperChargers by Vicarious Visions|Beenox/Activision
• Splatoon by Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo

Best Sports/Racing Game

Winner:

• Rocket League by Psyonix

Nominees:

• FIFA 16 by EA Canada/Electronic Arts
• Forza Motorsport 6 by Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios
• NBA 2K16 by Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 by PES Productions/Konami

Best Multiplayer

Winner:

• Splatoon by Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo

Nominees:

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 by Treyarch/Activision
• Destiny: The Taken King by Bungie/Activision
• Halo 5: Guardians by 343 Industries/Microsoft Studios
• Rocket League by Psyonix

Most Anticipated Game

Winner:

• No Man's Sky by Hello Games

Nominees:

• Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertaiment
• Quantum Break by Remedy Entertainment/Microsoft Studios
• The Last Guardian by GenDesign/Sony Computer Entertainment
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End by Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment

eSports Player of the Year

Winner:

• Kenny "KennyS" Schrub from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Team EnVyUs

Nominees:

• Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok from League of Legends/SK Telecom T1
• Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Fnatic
• Peter "ppd" Dager from Dota 2/Evil Geniuses
• Syed Sumail "Suma1L" Hassan from Dota 2/Evil Geniuses

eSports Team of the Year

Winner:

• Optic Gaming

Nominees:

• Evil Geniuses
• Fnatic
• SK Telecom T1
• Team SoloMid

eSports Game of the Year

Winner:

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by Valve

Nominees:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare by Sledgehammer Games/Activision
• Dota 2 by Valve
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment
• League of Legends by Riot Games

Trending Gamer

Winner:

• Greg Miller

Nominees:

• Total Biscuit
• Christopher "MonteCristo" Mykles
• Markiplier
• PewDiePie

Best Fan Creation

Winner:

• Portal Stories: Mel by Prism Studios

Nominees:

• GTA 5 – Targets by Hoodoo Operator
• Real GTA by Corridor Digital
• Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels by Baddboy78 / theycallmeshaky
• Twitch Plays Dark Souls by Twitch Community

You can watch the replay here:


via Nintendo Life