2026 Game Developers Choice Awards nominees announced
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Organizers of the GDC Festival of Gaming today announced the finalists for the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA), the premier, globally recognized accolades for peer-recognition in the video game industry. All winners will be revealed during this year’s GDCA ceremony, held on March 12, during the GDC Festival of Gaming in San Francisco.
Any game released and made publicly available during the 2025 calendar year can be nominated for the 2026 Game Developers Choice Awards. Nominees and winners are chosen by the Game Developers Choice Awards-specific International Choice Awards Network (ICAN), an invitation-only organization composed of leading game creators from across the industry.
Donkey Kong Bananza gets a lot of love here, including a nomination for Game of the Year. Other Nintendo-related titles like Hollow Knight: Silksong, Hades 2, and Split Fiction are also represented.
Fans can make their voice heard by voting on the Audience Award from all of this year’s GDCA finalists. Voting can be done here between January 26 and February 8.
Below is the complete list of nominees for each category of the 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, including honorable mentions:
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Super Mario World glitches let Yoshi eat Peach and prevent the ending from playing
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It’s been 35 years since the launch of Super Mario World, and one of Nintendo’s most iconic games continues to surprise fans even after all this time. Some players are just now learning about a secret ending of sorts and it’s far from the traditional happy one in which Princess Peach is rescued from Bowser and everything turns out fine.
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Grid Legends: Deluxe Edition announced for Nintendo Switch 2 [update: release date]
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December 18: Feral Interactive has announced its first Nintendo Switch 2 release, which is Grid Legends: Deluxe Edition. The game is planned for early 2026.
Grid Legends follows up on Grid Autosport, which previously came to Nintendo Switch. The game “is an all-out racer for Switch 2 that delivers pin-sharp visuals, great performance, and a huge range of cars that will go wheel-to-wheel in 10 high-octane motorsport disciplines across 24 stunning locations.” It will come with all of its DLC, “adding Classic Car-Nage destruction derby, Drift and Endurance modes, new Career and Story events, and additional cars and tracks.”
Below is a trailer:
Homura: The Crimson Warriors getting English release in the west on Nintendo Switch [update: release date]
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September 16: Idea Factory will localize Homura: The Crimson Warriors for English release in the west, the company announced today. It will be available in 2026.
The title originally debuted as Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chou on the PS Vita in 2018. A Nintendo Switch version followed in February 2024 in Japan.
Here’s an overview of the game:
New voice of Mario denies rumors that he narrated Nintendo Directs
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Kevin Afghani, the new voice of Mario who succeeded the legendary Charles Martinet following his retirement, has spoken out to address a long-standing online rumor for the first time. Afghani officially took over the roles of Mario and Luigi with the 2023 Nintendo Switch release Super Mario Bros. Wonder and recently discussed his journey in an interview with USA Today.
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Nintendo Download – January 15, 2026 (Europe)
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect X demo out on Nintendo Switch
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Today, Astrolabe announced that it has issued a demo for BlazBlue Entropy Effect X on Nintendo Switch. A gameplay preview has also come in.
The demo lets players choose from Ragna, Es, and Hibiki with access to the first three levels. However, progress will not carry over to the official release later. Those who try the demo will be eligible to receive an exclusive in-game item after BlazBlue Entropy Effect X launches.
Nintendo Download – January 15, 2026 (North America) – Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch 2, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizons, more
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It’s time for the newest North American Nintendo Download Switch report for the week of January 15, 2026. The latest releases on the Nintendo eShop include Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizons, and more.
Here’s the full roundup:
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Famitsu sales (12/29/25 – 1/11/26) – Nintendo Switch 2 still leads hardware sales
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Farming Camp announced for Nintendo Switch
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Today, publisher SOEDESCO and developer Innerfire Studios revealed Farming Camp for Nintendo Switch. The game will be available later in 2026.
Farming Camp is a cozy, single-player farm management game about motivation, various chores, and camp friendship. You’ll play as Alessandra, a teenage girl determined to become the camp’s top farmer.
More information can be found in the following overview:
