To kick off The Game Awards, Nintendo's recent release Super Mario Bros. Wonder took out the Best Family Game award.
Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser took to the stage and thanked everyone for their support. Wonder managed to beat out other Nintendo titles like Pikmin 4 as well as third-party games like Sonic Superstars, Party Animals, and Disney Illusion Island.
Doug Bowser: "This is shared with all the teams at Nintendo that worked on Super Mario Bros. Wonder. In my experience, the team really tried to develop a game that really to develop that allowed to work together, to play together, whether it was friends, or it was family. And for me, nothing brings a family together more than trying to rescue a kingdom in distress from the evil likes of Bowser. Whether you're playing as elephant Mario, Peach, Yoshi or Nabbit, this game goes to everyone that created such a wonderful experience. Thank you."
Super Mario Bros. Wonder received high praise when it arrived on the Switch earlier this year, being compared to classics like Super Mario World on the Super Nintendo. It allows players to take control of a whole host of Mario characters and experience all sorts of wonderful surprises with the new Wonder Flower ability. The game has also experienced sales success worldwide.
Alongside Mario Wonder, Pikmin 4 won best sim/strategy, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took out best action/adventure.