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title: "The Game Awards Winners"
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description: "In case you missed it, during The Game Awards a lot of new games were announced and many prizes awarded."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
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The Game Awards Winners | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![The Game Awards Winners](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/winnaars-the-game-awards.jpeg "The Game Awards Winners")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/winnaars-the-game-awards.jpeg)In case you missed it, during The Game Awards a lot of new games were announced and many prizes awarded.

A lot of those prices were for Nintendo titles, including three for The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

## [](#winners)Winners

Best Music Score: Nier Automata
 Trending Gamer: Dr. Disrespect
 Best Narrative: What Remains of Eidth Finch
 Best Handheld Game: Metroid: Samus Returns
 Best Action Game: Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
 Best Art Direction: Cuphead
 Industry Icon Award: Carol Shaw
 Best Debut Game: Cuphead
 Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch
 Best eSports Game: Overwatch
 Best eSports Player: Lee sang-hyeok “Faker”
 Best eSports Team: Cloud9
 Most Anticipated Game: The Last of Us Part II
 Best RPG: Persona 5
 Best Family Game: Super Mario Odyssey
 Best Strategy Game: Mario+Rabbids Kingdom Battle
 Best Chinese Game: jx3 HD
 Best VR Game: Resident Evil 7
 Best Student Game: Level Squared
 Games for Impact: Hellblade
 Best Audio Design: Hellblade
 Best Performance: Melina Juergens (Hellblade)
 Best Game Direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 Best Action/Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

In short, Nintendo has certainly done well when you consider nominations and winnings. The future looks nice!

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