The Game Awards 2016 nominees announced

The Game Awards 2016 are just a few weeks away, and now we know the full set of nominees across various categories. Several Nintendo-related titles are up for consideration, including Fire Emblem Fates as “Best Mobile/Handheld Game” as well as “Best Strategy Game”. Zelda: Breath of the Wild is also nominated for “Most Anticipated Game”.

Head past the break for the lineup of categories that include Nintendo games. The entire lineup is on the official site here.

Best Mobile/Handheld Game

Clash Royale
Fire Emblem Fates
Monster Hunter Generations
Pokemon GO
Severed

Best RPG

Dark Souls 3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
World of Warcraft: Legion
Xenoblade Chronicles X

Best Fighting Game

Killer Instinct Season 3
King of Fighters XIV
Pokken Tournament
Street Fighter V

Best Family Game

Dragon Quest Builders
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pokemon GO
Ratchet & Clank
Skylanders Imaginators

Best Strategy Game

Civilization VI
Fire Emblem Fates
The Banner Saga 2
Total War: Warhammer
XCOM 2

Best Fan Creation

Project A2MR
Pokemon Uranium
Brutal Doom 64
Enderal: The Shards of Order

Most Anticipated Game

God of War
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild