Super Mario Maker was the only Nintendo game given a nod at the 2016 D.I.C.E. Awards, seeing the Wii U exclusive win the Family Game of the Year category.
Fallout 4 was the big winner overall, which received the top honour in being crowned Game of the Year. Ori and the Blind Forest, Rocket League and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt were the other games that scored wins across multiple categories, with Star Wars Battlefront and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain similarly being praised.
A moment of reflection came when late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata was posthumously honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was accepted by Reggie Fils-Aimé who once again paid tribute to his memory.
The complete list of winners includes:
Game of the Year
- Fallout 4, Bethesda Softworks
Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction
- Fallout 4, Bethesda Softworks
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Project Red
Action Game of the Year
- Star Wars Battlefront, Electronic Arts
Adventure Game of the Year
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Konami
Family Game of the Year
- Super Mario Maker, Nintendo
Fighting Game of the Year
- Mortal Kombat X, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Racing Game of the Year
- Forza Motorsport 6, Microsoft Studios
Role-Playing/Massively Multiplayer Game of the Year
- Fallout 4, Bethesda Softworks
Sports Game of the Year
- Rocket League, Psyonix
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year
- Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard Entertainment
D.I.C.E. Sprite Award
- Rocket League, Psyonix
Handheld Game of the Year
- Helldivers, Sony Computer Entertainment America
Mobile Game of the Year
- Fallout Shelter, Bethesda Softworks
Outstanding Achievement in Online Gameplay
- Rocket League, Psyonix
Outstanding Achievement in Animation
- Ori and the Blind Forest, Microsoft Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction
- Ori and the Blind Forest, Microsoft Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Character
- Rise of the Tomb Raider, Square Enix
Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition
- Ori and the Blind Forest, Microsoft Studios
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
- Star Wars Battlefront, Electronic Arts
Outstanding Achievement in Story
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt Red
Outstanding Technical Achievement
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt Red
