A Link Between Worlds Wins Major Award At GDC
Posted on March 20 2014 by Timothy
Nintendo will be toasting to its success at making quality handheld titles as it has brought home the top honor in the “Best Handheld/Mobile Game” Category at the 2014 Game Developer Choice Awards. The exciting news for Zelda fans is that A Link Between Worlds was picked out as the winner among a list of Playstation Vita, IOS, Android, and even other 3DS titles to claim the crown.
A Link Between Worlds was also nominated for another award as well as receiving an honorable mention in one category which you can read about after the jump!
A Link Between Worlds was also nominated for “Best Design” but ultimately lost to top GDC award winner, The Last Of Us. The well received Zelda title was even given an “honorable mention” in the “Game of the Year” category meaning that, although not nominated, it was indeed one of 2013’s best gaming titles.
Here are the nominees for “Best Handheld/Mobile Game” which A Link Between Worlds won against:
- DEVICE 6 (Simogo)
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo EAD/Nintendo)
- Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
- Tearaway (Media Molecule/Sony)
Also, you can check out the list of winners and nominees for each category by clicking here!
Are you glad that A Link Between Worlds won “Best Handheld/Mobile Game” at the Game Developer Choice Awards? Does it deserve to win in this category out of the nominees listed above? Should A Link Between Worlds have won “Best Design” as well? We invite you to fire away your opinions and comments below!
Source: Polygon
