Nintendo scores several nominations for The Game Awards 2016

There’s not long to this year’s trailer filled marketing ploy The Game Awards 2016, on December 1 probably the most well put together award show will honour the year in gaming. There will also be trailers, probably most of them in CG.

Despite having an average year Nintendo is well represented in many categories, including in the mobile / handheld one having games now in both pools. How long until they split up that category by the way?

Here’s the nominees (Nintendo bolded).

Best Mobile / Handheld Game

• Clash Royale
• Fire Emblem Fates
• Monster Hunter Generations
• Pokémon GO
• SEVERED

Most Anticipated Game

• God of War
• Horizon: Zero Dawn
• Mass Effect: Andromeda
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best Role Playing Game

• Dark Souls 3
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
• World of Warcraft: Legion
• Xenoblade Chronicles X

Best Fighting Game

• Killer Instinct Season 3
• King of Fighters XIV
• Pokkén Tournament
• Street Fighter V

Best Family Game

• Dragon Quest Builders
• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Pokémon GO
• Ratchet & Clank
• Skylanders: Imaginators

Best Strategy Games

• Civilisation VI
• Fire Emblem Fates
• The Banner Saga 2
• Total War: Warhammer
• XCOM 2

Best Fan Creation

• Project AM2R
• Pokémon Uranium
• Brutal Doom 64
• Enderal: The Shards of Order

We’re hoping for another Nintendo trailer this year, but seeing as Nintendo isn’t talking Switch until January – we don’t it’ll be anything substantial.