The 2023 NWR Forum Awards
Best Nintendo Switch Game
This award is for games released as Switch console exclusives in the year 2023. The results of the poll will only be revealed once the voting is done (December 15). You should be able to change your vote until then. Make sure to sound off in the comments if the game is on your backlog as we have a separate award for that. Even though the official nominees list is closed, you can still reply with a write-in. Best of luck to all the nominees.
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The Award for Best Switch Game Goes To...
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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The latest game in the Legend of Zelda series released May 12, 2023 and was developed by Nintendo (EPD). As of September 2023 it had sold 19.5 million copies. NWR gave the game a 9.5/10 (https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/63817/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-switch-review) and reviewer John Rairdin said "This is why you bought your Switch, even if you didn’t know it at the time.". Clearly the game is popular with forum users as 5 out of 8 votes went to this beloved open world adventure.
Thanks to everyone who voted or commented in the second annual forum awards!