Gamescom Drops Best Nintendo Game Award Due to Insufficient Entries

Gamescom has decided to cancel its Best Nintendo Game Award due to an insufficient number of nominations. The award committee has confirmed that the category did not receive enough submissions to proceed with the award this year. This marks the first time since the introduction of platform-specific categories in 2011 that the Best Nintendo Switch game award will not be given. According to Gamescom, 'the number of submissions for the Best Nintendo Switch category was too low,' leading the award committee to cancel the category. In the previous year, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom dominated the awards, winning best audio, best gameplay, 'most epic' game, and best Nintendo game. The GamesIndustry.biz team is currently in Cologne, providing extensive coverage of both Devcom and Gamescom, including the latest news, exclusive interviews, daily podcasts, and more.