Pokkén Tournament DX was recently nominated in the category of Best Fighting Game at the 2017 Game Critics Awards: Best of E3. However, the upcoming Nintendo Switch game lost to Dragon Ball FighterZ. The 2017 Game Critics Awards winners for E3 2017 are as follows:
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
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