--- title: "The Game Awards 2017" url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/general/the-game-awards-2017/" description: "The Game Awards 2017 are on December 7th. The nominations are known, so cast your vote to ensure that the best title wins!" author: "Patrick Dankers" published at: "2017-11-16 13:20:55" image: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-game-awards-2017.jpg" markdown url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/general/the-game-awards-2017.md" --- The Game Awards 2017 | General News | NintendoReporters [![The Game Awards 2017](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-game-awards-2017.jpg "The Game Awards 2017")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/the-game-awards-2017.jpg)The Game Awards 2017 nominations are announced. What games are nominated in several “best of” categories? We have the list of titles nominated for the various categories. It’s quite a list, but yes, there are certainly games from Nintendo on it. What about Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild who both may enjoy a nomination for Game of the Year! The Game Awards this year take place on December 7th and will also be streamed live. **Game of the Year** Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Persona 5 (Atlus) PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.) Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) **Best Game Direction** Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom) Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD) Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda) **Best Narrative** Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Tameem Antoniades, Elizabeth Ashman-Rowe / Ninja Theory) Horizon Zero Dawn (John Gonzalez / Ninja Theory) NieR: Automata (Yoko Taro, Hana Kikuchi, Yoshiho Akabane / Platinum Games) What Remains of Edith Finch (Ian Dallas / Giant Sparrow) Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Jen Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Bjork / MachineGames) **Best Art Direction** Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment) Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision) Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Persona 5 (Atlus) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) **Best Score / Music** Cuphead (Kristofer Maddigan) Destiny 2 (Mike Salvatori, Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson) NieR: Automata (Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi) Persona 5 (Shoji Meguro) Super Mario Odyssey (Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, Koji Kondo) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata) **Best Audio Design** Destiny 2 (Bungie) Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom) Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) **Best Performance** Ashly Burch, Horizon: Zero Dawn (As Aloy) Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (as BJ Blazkowicz) Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (as Chloe Frazer) Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (as Nadine Ross) Melina Juergens, Hellblade (as Senua) **Games for Impact** Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt / Figs / ARTE / Playdius) Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory) Life is Strange: Before the Storm (Deck Nine / Square Enix) Night in the Woods (Infinite Fall) Please Knock on My Door (Levall Games AB) What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive) **Best Ongoing Game** Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision) Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar Games) Overwatch (Blizzard) PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG. Corp) Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft) Warframe (Digital Extremes) **Best Independent Game** Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment) Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory) Night in the Woods (Infinite Fall) Pyre (Supergiant Games) What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive) **Best Mobile Game** Fire Emblem Heroes (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo) Hidden Folks (Adriaan de Jongh / Sylvain Tegroeg) Monument Valley 2 (ustwo games) Old Man’s Journey (Broken Rules) Super Mario Run (Nintendo) **Best Handheld Game** Ever Oasis (Grezzo / Nintendo) Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo) Metroid: Samus Returns (MercurySteam / Nintendo) Monster Hunter Stories (Marvelous / Capcom / Nintendo) Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World (Good-Feel / Nintendo) **Best VR/AR Game** Farpoint (Impulse Gear / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Lone Echo (Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios) Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom) Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft) SUPERHOT VR (SUPERHOT Team) **Best Action Game** Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment) Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision) Nioh (Team Ninja / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Prey (Arkane Studios / Bethesda) Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda) **Best Action/Adventure Game** Assassin’s Creed: Origins (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft) Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment) **Best Role-Playing Game** Divinity: Original Sin II (Larian Studios) Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix Business Division 2 / Square Enix) NieR: Automata (Platinum Games / Square Enix) Persona 5 (Atlus) South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Ubisoft San Francisco / Ubisoft) **Best Fighting Game** ARMS (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) Injustice 2 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Ent) Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (Capcom) Nidhogg 2 (Messhof Games) Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment) **Best Family Game** Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo) Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan / Ubisoft) Sonic Mania (PagodaWest Games, Headcannon / Sega) Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo) **Best Strategy Game** Halo Wars 2 (Creative Assembly, 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios) Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan / Ubisoft) Total War: Warhammer II (Creative Assembly / Sega) Tooth and Tail (Pocketwatch Games) XCOM 2: War of the Chosen (Firaxis Games / 2K) **Best Sports/Racing Game** FIFA 18 (EA Vancouver / EA) Forza Motorsport 7 (Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios) Gran Turismo Sport (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment) NBA 2K18 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports) Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (PES Productions / Konami) Project Cars 2 (Slightly Mad Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment) **Best Multiplayer** Call of Duty: WWII (Sledgehammer Games / Activision) Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision) Fortnite (Epic Games) Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo) PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.) Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo) **Most Anticipated Game** God of War (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Monster Hunter World (Capcom) Red Dead Redemption II (Rockstar Games) The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment) **Best eSports Game** Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve) DOTA2 (Valve) League of Legends (Riot) Overwatch (Blizzard) Rocket League (Psyonix) **Best Debut Indie Game** Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment) Golf Story (Sidebar Games) Hollow Knight (Team Cherry) Mr. Shifty (Team Shifty) Slime Rancher (Monomi Park) **Chinese Fan Game Award** Honor of Kings《王者荣耀》 (Timi Studio Group) ICEY《艾希》(FantaBlade Network) Gumballs & Dungeons《不思议迷宫》(QcPlay Limited) jx3 HD《剑网3》重制版 (Kingsoft Corporation) Monument Valley 2《纪念碑谷2》(ustwo games) ## [](#voting)Voting Yes it is possible to vote and voice your opinion on this subject; So let them know where the awards should go! 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