The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt won five awards, including Ultimate Game of the Year, and the late Satoru Iwata, former CEO of Nintendo, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Golden Joystick Awards, which were held Friday at the O2 in southeast London.
In addition to Ultimate Game of the Year, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt took home awards for the Best Visual Design, Best storytelling, and Best Gaming Moment, helping the game’s studio, CD Projekt RED, take home Studio of the Year.
According to BBC News, Satoru Iwata, passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth, was recognized for creating many of Nintendo’s most beloved games, including Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda. He was also the driving force behind the Wii and Nintendo DS.
“A revered man of the gaming industry, Satoru… is credited for bringing gaming to the masses by making it family entertainment,” the Awards said in a statement. “He was renowned for first and foremost being a gamer and was described as ‘… having the brain of a game developer and the heart of a gamer.’ His contribution and impact on modern gaming is second to none.”
GTA5, Kerbal Space Program, Splatoon also big winners
Grand Theft Auto 5 was also among the big winners at this year’s awards, picking up honors for Innovation of the Year for introducing a first-person mode to the series as well as awards for the Best Multi-Player Game, the Best PC Game, and the PlayFire Most Played Award.
Steam was named the Best Gaming Platform, while Kerbal Space Program took home honors as the Best Indie Game and Bloodborne won Best Original Game and Best PlayStation Game. Best Xbox game went to Ori and the Blind Forest, as did the award for Best Audio, the BBC said.
Nintendo’s Splatoon won awards for Best Nintendo Game and Best Family Game, while Fallout Shelter won Best Mobile Game honors and the Critics’ Choice Award went to Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Her Story won the Golden Joysticks’ Breakthrough Award and Fallout 4 was named the Most Wanted Game.
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