Nintendo Enjoys Success in the Game Critics E3 Awards

I don't think any other company even has a shot at either of those awards, seeing how 3DS is pretty much the only succesfull handheld of this generation and family games are Nintendo's strongest genre.

There's not really many mobile games at E3 to compete with the 3DS. It's crazy to accuse the bafta nominations a farce when those games got a higher meracritic score than any 2014 3DS games. Sure, metacritic is not the definitive authority but it shows in general those mobile games were more highly regarded than the 3DS games. Hardly a surprise when they then got nominated ahead of 3DS games.

I think Fire Emblem Fates should've won instead Tri Force Heroes.

The only 2 categories without any competion whatsoever...

So these are basically awards for 'best demo'? Weird.

I think this goes to show that Nintendo isn't running the same race as the 'HD 'splosions '.

Thank heavens.

@MightyKrypto Don't be silly. The competitors are Nintendo, Intelligent Systems, Pokemon Company, and much more!

Bethesda could release a five-minute long freemium game and the fanboys would still be all over it.

@LztheQuack No, the competitors are:
Nintendo EAD, Nintendo SPD, Intelligent Systems, Spike Chunsoft and other developers for Nintendo platforms!

@Grumblevolcano Tri Force Heroes debuted at E3, Fates did not.

WHAT? blast ball is not the best game of the show?!

trollface

Nintendo won the Handhel/Mobile Award. Well I'll never...

But I thought Metroid Federation Force was best of show for sure

Best of show is those creepy looking Jim Henson Puppets.

Tri Force Heroes over Paper Jam? Eh, all right. Can't argue with that Mario Maker award though.

Probably the only good comments Nintendo got from E3 this year...

Honestly, Metroid prime federation force still look like the best game for me.

No Animal Crossing Wallet Festival?! We were robbed!!

@Peach64 Do you really think a handful of "good" mobile games could even hold a candle to even half the actual games that were released in 2014? Comparing game scores on mobile games and actual platform games isn't exactly fair. In my eyes, mobile games get rated on whether they are passable, while actual games get much more scrutiny because an initial investment is involved. Sorry if this comes off as a little crass. I'm not trying to be rude, it's just that I would much rather play a $40-60 game with a 70+ range than any mobile game at all really. There is a severe gap in quality and standards, in my opinion.

@Grumblevolcano based on translated amazon Japanese reviews, I'd say no.

but then again cba to look up whats in each category.

I think Fire Emblem Fates should have won the Best Handheld/Mobile game award. Nevertheless, the new Zelda, though a spin-off, looks great. Its inclusion of an online multiplayer surprises me to this day.

That's not exactly a huge accomplishment considering that they're virtually uncontested in those categories.

Super Mario Maker was an obvious choice. As for best handheld/mobile game, you can put me in the crowd that thinks Fire Emblem Fates should've won.

"Nintendo held it's own"? Oh, god, if ever there was a grammatical error which has become so common that it hurts...

I guess it was bound to happen, with the apparent increase of such mistakes on this site, but I still expect better of you than to mess that one up.