Super Mario Odyssey Wins Best Of Show At E3 2017
Last year, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won three awards from the Game Critics, which is composed of 38 global media outlets that vote on best games at E3. The awards it received were Best of Show, Best Console Game, and Best Action/Adventure Game.
Fast forward to now and it appears that history is repeating itself! Super Mario Odyssey has just received the exact same three awards: Best of Show, Best Console Game, and Best Action/Adventure Game. It appears we have an amazing experience waiting for us on October 27!
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle came away with two awards: Best Original Game and Best Strategy Game. This one really surprised us at E3 at how much fun it appears to be and it comes out in two months!
Finally, we were happy to see Metroid: Samus Returns winning the award for Best Handheld Game. This one looks to be something special and we can’t wait for it to arrive on September 15.
All of the awards are listed below:
Best of Show
Super Mario Odyssey
(Nintendo for Nintendo Switch)Best Original Game
Mario + Rabbids Battle Kingdom
(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)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)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 Battle Kingdom
(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]
Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He’s currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.
