Super Mario Odyssey named ‘Best of E3 2017’ in Game Critics Awards

It was a huge E3 for Nintendo this year and game critics agree. The annual post-E3 Game Critics Awards have been awarded and Nintendo has come away with a bunch of wins.

Super Mario Odyssey was chosen as “Best of E3 2017”, and also took away “Best Console Game” and “Best Action/Adventure Game”. Last year The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won best of the show, it’s been a good couple of years for Nintendo.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle won Best Original Game and Best Strategy Game, meanwhile Metroid: Samus Returns picked up Best Handheld Game.

Best of Show
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)

Best Original Game
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
(Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft for Nintendo Switch)

Best Console Game
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)

Best VR Game
Lone Echo
(Ready at Dawn/Oculus Studios for PC)

Best PC Game
Destiny 2
(Bungie/Activision)

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Best Handheld Game
Metroid: Samus Returns
(MercurySteam/Nintendo for Nintendo 3DS)

Best Hardware/Peripheral
Xbox One X
(Microsoft)

Best Action Game
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
(Machine Games/Bethesda for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Action/Adventure Game
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)

Best Role Playing Game
Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
(Level 5/Bandai Namco Entertainment for PC, PS4)

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Best Racing Game
Forza Motorsport 7
(Turn 10/Microsoft Studios for PC, Xbox One)

Best Fighting Game
Dragon Ball FighterZ
(Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Sports Game
FIFA 18
(EA Canada/EA for PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One)

Best Strategy Game
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
(Ubisoft Paris/Ubisoft Milan/Ubisoft for Nintendo Switch)

Best Family Game
Hidden Agenda
(Supermassive Games/Sony Interactive Ent for PS4)

Best Online Multiplayer
Star Wars Battlefront II
(EA DICE/Motive/Criterion/Electronic Arts for PC, PS4, Xbox One)

Best Independent Game
The Artful Escape
(Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive for PC, Xbox One)

Source: Game Critics Awards