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News - Pokémon Sword And Shield Wins Famitsu Dengeki 2019 Game Of The Year - xSicKxBot - 04-19-2020
Pokémon Sword And Shield Wins Famitsu Dengeki 2019 Game Of The Year
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<p><strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></strong> has taken out the game of the year award and best role-playing game of 2019 during a livestream award ceremony held by Famitsu and Dengeki.</p>
<p>Apart from this, Nintendo’s exercise game <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/ring_fit_adventure">Ring Fit Adventure</a></strong> tied with Square Enix’s mobile title <strong>Dragon Quest Walk</strong> for the Special Award, and the best rookie title went to the PlayStation 4 title, <strong>Death Stranding</strong>.</p>
<p>Below is the full list of winners and nominees, courtesy of Japanese Nintendo and Siliconera <strong>(winners of each category are highlighted)</strong>:</p>
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<h4>2019 Game of the Year</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim</em> (Atlus)</li>
<li><em>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice</em> (FromSoftware)</li>
<li><em>Death Stranding</em> (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)</li>
<li><em>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</em> (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)</li>
<li><strong><em>Pokemon Sword</em> & <em>Shield</em> (Game Freak/Pokemon Company)</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>MVC ~Most Valuable Creator~</h4>
<ul>
<li>George Kamitani (Vanillaware)</li>
<li><strong>Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)</strong></li>
<li>Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Scenario</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong><em>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim</em> (Atlus)</strong></li>
<li><em>Death Stranding</em> (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)</li>
<li><em>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</em> (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Graphics</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim</em> (Atlus)</li>
<li><strong><em>Death Stranding</em> (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)</strong></li>
<li><em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne</em> (Capcom)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Music</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Kingdom Hearts III</em> (Square Enix)</li>
<li><em>Death Stranding</em> (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)</li>
<li><strong><em>Persona 5 Royal</em> (Atlus)</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Character</h4>
<ul>
<li>Clifford Unger (<em>Death Stranding</em>)</li>
<li><strong>Sam Porter Bridges (<em>Death Stranding</em>)</strong></li>
<li>Reisalin Stout (<em>Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout</em>)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Online Game</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Apex Legends</em> (Electronic Arts)</li>
<li><strong><em>Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers</em> (Square Enix)</strong></li>
<li><em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne</em> (Capcom)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Action Game</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong><em>Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice</em> (FromSoftware)</strong></li>
<li><em>Devil May Cry 5</em> (Capcom)</li>
<li><em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne</em> (Capcom)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Shooter</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong><em>Apex Legends</em> (Electronic Arts)</strong></li>
<li><em>Call of Duty: Modern Warfare</em> (Sony Interactive Entertainment/Activision)</li>
<li><em>Fortnite</em> (Epic Games)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Action Adventure Game</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening</em> (Nintendo)</li>
<li><strong><em>Death Stranding</em> (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)</strong></li>
<li><em>Resident Evil 2</em> (Capcom)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Adventure Game</h4>
<ul>
<li>AI: The Somnium Files (Spike Chunsoft)</li>
<li><strong><em>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim</em> (Atlus)</strong></li>
<li><em>Tokyo Chronos</em> (MyDearest)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best RPG (Including strategy RPG)</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Fire Emblem: Three Houses</em> (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)</li>
<li><em>Persona 5 Royal</em> (Atlus)</li>
<li><strong><em>Pokemon Sword</em> & <em>Shield</em> (Game Freak/Pokemon Company)</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Indie Game</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Untitled Goose Game</em> (House House/Panic)</li>
<li><strong><em>Gnosia</em> (Petit Depotto/Mebius)</strong></li>
<li><em>Baba Is You</em> (Hempuli)</li>
</ul>
<h4>Best Rookie Game</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Astral Chain</em> (PlatinumGames/Nintendo)</li>
<li><em>13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim</em> (Atlus)</li>
<li><strong><em>Death Stranding</em> (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)</strong></li>
</ul>
<h4>Best eSports Game</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>Street Fighter V</em> (Capcom)</li>
<li><strong><em><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/switch-eshop/fortnite">Fortnite</a></em> (Epic Games)</strong></li>
<li><em>Rainbow Six Siege</em> (Ubisoft)</li>
</ul>
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<p>Some Nintendo games that were nominated, but didn’t win, include <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/fire_emblem_three_houses">Fire Emblem: Three Houses</a></strong> for GotY, <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/legend_of_zelda_links_awakening">The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening</a></strong> for best action-adventure, and <strong><a href="http://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/astral_chain">Astral Chain</a></strong> for the best rookie game.</p>
<p><em>Do you agree with the winners? How about Pokémon Sword and Shield taking out the game of the year? Let us know in the comments.</em></p>
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