Satoru Iwata to receive posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at D.I.C.E. Awards

The annual D.I.C.E. Summit is just over a month away and that also means the that the 19th D.I.C.E. Awards are also approaching. They will be held this year on 18th February by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences in Las Vegas.

Some Nintendo titles have been nominated for awards, but more importantly is that the late Nintendo President Satoru Iwata will receive a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award.

We’re not sure if the event will be live streamed or not but will keep you updated. As for the nominations for the Nintendo games, they’re in the following categories.

Action Game of the Year

• Destiny: The Taken King
• HELLDIVERS
• Just Cause 3
• Star Wars Battlefront
• Splatoon

Family Game of the Year

• Guitar Hero Live
• LEGO Dimensions
• Rock Band 4
• Super Mario Maker
• Tearaway Unfolded

Handheld Game of the Year

• Earth Defense Force 2: Invaders from Planet Space
• HELLDIVERS
• Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
• Yo-Kai Watch

Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay

• Destiny: The Taken King
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Rocket League
• Splatoon

For a full list of nominations, here’s an ugly PDF for you.