Pokemon Sun and Moon, Pokemon GO and Pokken Tournament are among the 56 games that have received D.I.C.E. nominations. They are up for “Handheld Game of the Year,” “Mobile Game of the Year” and “Fighting Game of the Year,” respectively. Pokemon GO has also been nominated for “Game of the Year” – alongside Battlefield 1, Inside, Overwatch and Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. All of the categories that feature a Pokemon game are as follows:
Handheld Game of the Year
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Fire Emblem Fates (Nintendo and Intelligent Systems)
Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo and HAL Laboratory)
Pokémon Sun and Moon (Nintendo and Game Freak)
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
Mobile Game of the Year
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Crashlands (Butterscotch Shenanigans)
Gardenscapes – New Acres (Playrix Games)
Pokémon Go (Niantic)
Reigns (Devolver Digital)
Fighting Game of the Year
EA Sports UFC 2 (Electronic Arts)
Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- (Aksys Games Localization)
Killer Instinct: Season 3 (Microsoft Studios and Iron Galaxy)
Pokkén Tournament (Nintendo and Bandai Namco)
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Game of the Year
Battlefield 1 (Electronic Arts and DICE)
INSIDE (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Pokémon Go (Niantic)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Sony Interactive Entertainment America and Naughty Dog)
For the full list of nominees, click here.
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Remember 20 years ago when people thought Pokémon was just a fad? I’m so happy that Pokémon is back in the spotlight and getting the love and respect it deserves!
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Yup – and those who categorized it as a fad thought other franchises would easily overtake Pokemon’s popularity. But they were wrong 🙂
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