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title: "Winners DICE Awards 2018"
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description: "The 21st Annual DICE Awards took place earlier and Nintendo had a great night. Nintendo‘s most successful game was Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. The game took home 5 trophies, including “Game Of The Year”."
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Winners DICE Awards 2018 | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![Winners DICE Awards 2018](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/winners-dice-awards-2018.jpg "Winners DICE Awards 2018")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/winners-dice-awards-2018.jpg)The 21st Annual DICE Awards took place earlier and Nintendo had a great night.

Nintendo‘s most successful game was Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. The game took home 5 trophies, including “Game Of The Year”.

Super Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Metroid: Samus Returns and Fire Emblem Heroes were also victorious tonight. Nintendo’s Genyo Takeda was honored with the “Lifetime Achievement Award”. Nintendo took home a grand total of **12 awards.**

## [](#dice-awards-winners)DICE Awards Winners

**Game of the Year**
 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: Nintendo

**Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction**
 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: Nintendo

**Outstanding Achievement in Game Design**
 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: Nintendo

**Immersive Reality Technical Achievement**
 Lone Echo/Echo Arena
 Publisher: Oculus Studios
 Developer: Ready At Dawn

**Immersive Reality Game of the Year**
 Lone Echo/Echo Arena
 Publisher: Oculus Studios
 Developer: Ready At Dawn

**Mobile Game of the Year**
 Fire Emblem Heroes
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS and Nintendo

**Handheld Game of the Year**
 Metroid: Samus Returns
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: MercurySteam and Nintendo

**D.I.C.E. Sprite Award**
 Snipperclips
 Publisher: SFB Games
 Developer: Nintendo

**Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay**
 PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
 Publisher: Bluehole
 Developer: PUBG Corporation

**Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year**
 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
 Publisher: Ubisoft Entertainment
 Developer: Ubisoft Milan and Ubisoft Paris

**Sports Game of the Year**
 FIFA 18
 Publisher: Electronic Arts
 Developer: Electronic Arts

**Role-Playing Game of the Year**
 NierR: Automata
 Publisher: Square Enix
 Developer: PlatinumGames

**Racing Game of the Year**
 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: Nintendo

**Fighting Game of the Year**
 Injustice 2
 Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
 Developer: NetherRealm Studios

**Family Game of the Year**
 Snipperclips
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: SFB Games

**Adventure Game of the Year**
 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: Nintendo

**Action Game of the Year**
 PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS
 Publisher: Bluehole
 Developer: PUBG Corporation

**Outstanding Technical Achievement**
 Horizon Zero Dawn
 Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
 Developer: Guerrilla Games

**Outstanding Achievement in Story**
 Horizon Zero Dawn
 Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
 Developer: Guerrilla Games

**Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design**
 Super Mario Odyssey
 Publisher: Nintendo
 Developer: Nintendo

**Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition**
 Cuphead
 Publisher: StudioMDHR
 Developer: StudioMDHR

**Outstanding Achievement in Character**
 Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – Senua
 Publisher: Ninja Theory
 Developer: Ninja Theory

**Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction**
 Cuphead
 Publisher: StudioMDHR
 Developer: StudioMDHR

**Outstanding Achievement in Animation**
 Cuphead
 Publisher: StudioMDHR
 Developer: StudioMDHR

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