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| D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Currently held by | Marvel Snap |
| Website | www |
The D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This award recognizes a game "for a mobile device platform such as a mobile phone or tablet. These games demonstrate a skilled usage of the device's software and hardware features to offer a unique and addictive play experience. All game genres are eligible. Mobile platforms include, but are not limited to iOS or Android". All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category.
The most recent winner is Marvel Snap, developed by Second Dinner and published by Nuverse.
History
The first award that was offered for handheld gaming devices was Hand-Held Game of the Year (later re-written as Handheld Game of the Year), which is a category for "game(s) developed for a handheld platform that demonstrates the greatest achievement in overall game design, play and/or breakthrough in handheld gaming". The first award that was offered for phones was Wireless Game of the Year, which recognized a "game developed for a wireless phone or handset that demonstrates the greatest achievement in overall game design, play and/or breakthrough in wireless gaming". However, the only nominees for the award at the 2005 Awards were games for Nintendo handheld devices. Since there was already a Handheld Game of the Year, Wireless Game of the Year would be replaced with Cellular Game of the Year in 2006. It was changed to Mobile Game of the Year in 2007, but reverted back to Cellular Game of the Year in 2008. The 2010 Awards offered Portable Game of the Year which recognized games that was being "developed for a portable platform" that included either "gaming handhelds or other mobile devices". The Academy then began offering separate awards for Handheld Game of the Year and Mobile Game of the Year again in 2012. The awards would be combined into Portable Game of the Year again in 2019 and 2020, and would ultimately be replaced with Mobile Game of the Year in 2021.
- Hand-Held (Handheld) Game of the Year (2002–2009, 2012–2018)
- Wireless Game of the Year (2005)
- Cellular Game of the Year (2006, 2008–2009)
- Mobile Game of the Year (2007, 2012–2018, 2021–present)
- Portable Game of the Year (2010–2011, 2019–2020)
Winners and nominees
| Indicates the winner |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (24th) |
Legends of Runeterra | Riot Games | Riot Games | |
| HoloVista | Aconite | Aconite | ||
| Little Orpheus | The Chinese Room | Sumo Digital | ||
| Song of Bloom | Kamibox | Kamibox | ||
| South of the Circle | State of Play Games | Apple, Inc. | ||
| 2021 (25th) |
Pokémon Unite | TiMi Studio Group | The Pokémon Company | |
| Behind the Frame | Silver Lining Studio | Akupara Games, Akatsuki Taiwan | ||
| Fantasian | Mistwalker | Apple, Inc. | ||
| League of Legends: Wild Rift | Riot Games | Riot Games | ||
| Moncage | Optillusion | X.D. Network | ||
| 2022 (26th) |
Marvel Snap | Second Dinner | Nuverse | |
| Diablo Immortal | Blizzard Entertainment | Blizzard Entertainment | ||
| Gibbon: Beyond the Trees | Broken Rules | Broken Rules | ||
| Immortality | Half Mermaid Studios | Half Mermaid Studios | ||
| Poinpy | Moppin | Devolver Digital, Netflix | ||
| 2023 (27th) |
Gubbins | Studio Folly | Studio Folly | |
| Hello Kitty Island Adventure | Sunblink | Sunblink | ||
| Honkai: Star Rail | miHoYo | HoYoverse | ||
| Terra Nil | Free Lives | Devolver Digital | ||
| What the Car? | Triband | Triband |
Multiple nominations and wins
Developers and publishers
Nintendo has published the most nominees and wins, as well as developed the most nominees and wins. The majority of Nintendo-produced titles are made for their handheld devices, with the exception of Fire Emblem Heroes and Dragalia Lost. Nintendo is also the only publisher with wins in both the handheld and mobile categories, as well as winning both categories within the same year in 2018. Level-5 has developed the most nominees without a win. Nokia and Square Enix have published the most nominees without publishing a single winner.
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo EAD/R&D1/R&D2/SPD | 14 | 8 |
| Intelligent Systems | 10 | 3 |
| Ready at Dawn | 2 | 2 |
| Square Enix | 8 | 1 |
| Game Freak | 4 | 1 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 2 | 1 |
| Chair Entertainment | 2 | 1 |
| 5th Cell | 2 | 1 |
| Riot Games | 2 | 1 |
| TiMi Studio Group | 2 | 1 |
| Level-5 | 8 | 0 |
| Capcom | 6 | 0 |
| AlphaDream | 3 | 0 |
| Flagship | 3 | 0 |
| Japan Studio | 3 | 0 |
| Big Fish Studios | 2 | 0 |
| Gameloft | 2 | 0 |
| HAL Laboratory | 2 | 0 |
| Konami | 2 | 0 |
| RedLynx | 2 | 0 |
| Triband | 2 | 0 |
| Ustwo | 2 | 0 |
| Publisher | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo | 52 | 15 |
| Electronic Arts | 7 | 4 |
| Sony Computer Entertainment | 12 | 3 |
| Annapurna Interactive | 4 | 2 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 2 | 1 |
| Epic Games | 2 | 1 |
| Riot Games | 2 | 1 |
| Nokia | 4 | 0 |
| Square Enix | 4 | 0 |
| Devolver Digital | 3 | 0 |
| Activision | 2 | 0 |
| Apple, Inc. | 2 | 0 |
| Big Fish Games | 2 | 0 |
| Capcom | 2 | 0 |
| Gameloft | 2 | 0 |
| Konami | 2 | 0 |
| Triband | 2 | 0 |
| Ubisoft | 2 | 0 |
| Ustwo | 2 | 0 |
Franchises
The Mario franchise has the most nominations, and tied with Pokémon and Metroid for the most wins. God of War and Metroid have won every single time they have been nominated. The majority of repeat nominees are from handheld gaming devices; the only multiple nominees that have been produced exclusively for mobile devices are Infinity Blade, Monument Valley, and What the?. Pokémon and Fire Emblem are the only franchises with nominations on both Handheld and Mobile categories. Pokémon is the only franchise with wins on both the handheld gaming device and mobile device, as well as winning both Handheld and Mobile categories within the same year in 2017. Professor Layton is the most nominated franchise without a win.
| Franchise | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Mario | 12 | 3 |
| Pokémon | 7 | 3 |
| Metroid | 3 | 3 |
| The Legend of Zelda | 6 | 2 |
| God of War | 2 | 2 |
| Fire Emblem | 5 | 1 |
| Advance Wars | 3 | 1 |
| Final Fantasy | 2 | 1 |
| Infinity Blade | 2 | 1 |
| Professor Layton | 4 | 0 |
| Dragon Quest | 3 | 0 |
| Castlevania | 2 | 0 |
| Kirby | 2 | 0 |
| Monument Valley | 2 | 0 |
| What the? | 2 | 0 |
Notes
- Presented as Hand-Held Game of the Year.
- Presented as Handheld Game of the Year.
- Presented as Handheld Game of the Year.
- Games for phones eligible for Wireless Game of the Year, but none were nominated.
- ^ Portable Game of the Year was offered to handheld gaming devices and other mobile devices.
- includes Square Enix Montreal.
- includes Square Enix Europe.
- includes Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
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