Nintendo Picks Up Multiple Nominations in D.I.C.E. Awards

Ooh, some tough choices here, but Nintendo does have a good chance to take home some awards. Strategy/simulation, family, handheld, and maybe gameplay engineering.

I REALLY think SM3DW should have been a contender in GOTY. That game blindsided basically EVERYONE with its amazing variety, unique gameplay, and gradual increase in difficulty all the way through the bonus levels that made the game accessible to anyone and everyone!... Not to mention the pristine graphics!

I am really glad Dark Moon got a nomination. I feel that game was forgotten when it came time for awards because it was so early in the year and such awesome other titles were released afterwards.

Yeah, Dark Moon nomination is a stand out. Only category that seems they got right too.

Glad Dark Moon got nominated, that game is awesome!

I think the big N has handheld in the bag, Mario should win family and zelda should win at least one of its catagories probably the previously stated handheld.

Like how the 3DS pretty much dominating the Handheld category. Link Between Worlds has a shot at beating out the Game of the Year contenders.

@PrincessEevee9 While I would prefer SM3DW to be in this position, I guess Nintendo taking home a GOTY award against every other GOTY nominee involving guns would be quite a win, lol

SM3DW shouldn't just be considered a "family game". Kinda belittling imo :/
Obviously it's family friendly, and it has 4 (5) player co-op where the whole family can play, and so the category is pretty accurate, but it's an overall game, for anyone, anyhow, whether alone, with a buddy, or likewise with up to five family members. Mario games had that K-A, Kids to Adults label back in the day, which was a perfect depiction of what the Super Mario brand stands for.

All the family game nominations are on Wii U. Shows the market is still strong there, no worries.
Also, Fire Emblem among PC land in strategy games is telling.

@Goginho As would I but as much i would love to see 3D World yet again win against those other titles might mean a little more if Link Between Worlds did seeing how it's a handheld in a console environment.

@ZyroXZ2 What ever happened to that rating anyway?

@PrincessEevee9 Wha? o_O I think you meant to reply to the guy below me... lmao

I think 3DS is basically a shoo-in for Handheld game of the year... only Tearaway isn't from the 3DS, so it had better be absolutely amazing if it wants to win... but since ALBW also is nominated for GOTY, and Tearaway is not... that should say something. But who knows.

Assassin's Creed IV is great, but the fact that it was nominated fot GotY over SM3DW is pretty laughable. I'm glad to see ALBW in there, though. That was my personal pick for GotY this year.

@Goginho What ever happened to that rating anyway?

@ZyroXZ2 Facepalm Oh man what a day of making blunders. Sorry. o.x

awards mean absolutely nothing other than some guys' opinion. and at the end of the day, who's opinion should you care about but your own? i have fun with a game, why do i care about whether or not everyone on the internet thinks its total sh**? not my problem.

A Link Between Worlds should win Handheld GOTY and since it did make the top of a fair amount of end of the year lists, I'm not counting it out from stealing overall. So much for the insane idea that Aonuma can't make a good Zelda game.

A Link Between Worlds was amazing and well deserved its nomination. It is a great example of gameplay which hits the casual market as well as the more enthusiastic gamer. I was hooked on it start to finish and so were others in my household who wouldn't usually get pulled into an 'adventure' game. Play a Link to the Past and you will realise just how much tighter and focused A Link Between Worlds is, it's much better IMO.

@Razzle

Maybe it's the nostalgia but I don't know if I'd say ALBW is better than ALttP. The one thing I do will give ALBW over its successor though, is it lets you get going from the start. I loved not having to sit through a long, boring tutorial and I liked having the items so I could attack the dungeons in the order I wanted.

I'm surprised Super Mario 3D World isn't nominated for overall GotY like it has been almost everywhere else, but I suppose ALBW could do with a bit more love. I like Nintendo's odds of winning a few of these, especially Handheld GotY.

Good nominations. I'm sure there will be snickering all around the room for when a nintendo game is mentioned outside of the "designated category" western developers mentally want to restrict Nintendo to (family and handheld)

@Gamer83

Thanks for your thoughts. I know many people will agree with you, especially those who prefer a tougher challenge. I only died once playing through A Link Between a Worlds, I died maybe 15 times in LttP!

@Gamer83 ALTTP didn't have a long tutorial either, at all actually. I almost felt that ALBW was sort of dry in the story department and didn't have the cohesive narrative of the recent zeldas. Then I played ALTTP and guess what? it was very similar. That's why I thought it was the PERFECT sequel. ALTTP didn't have any long boring, twilight princess/skyward sword tutorial and I just played it.

Really? Mario 3D World not good enough for GOTY? That's a lousy excuse for a list, then. The game was fantastic and constantly throwing new ideas at the player. An extremely polished, creative, innovative title.

Gee, I wonder which company will win Handheld GOTY...

The Handheld GOTY nominations are all superb.

Overall I think that the 3DS was the console of the year. Full stop.

3DS owns these awards, but I think Last of Us will steal away anything it's involved in. Not that it's the best game, definitely not (it's very good at best, and overall just good, in my opinion), but it has the most devoted fanboy-base, I believe. And as said before: Mario 3D World deserves a spot as game of the year, overall. It's not Galaxy, but it was equally surprising in it's own way, just not to people who didn't play it. Which are a lot, given the Wii U sales... And what game DID come close to Galaxy's overall appeal and surprise this year? Indeed, none.

Jee Jee Nintendo