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During the 2025 New York Game Awards, where PlayStation exclusive platformer Astro Bot won a few awards, Former Nintendo of America president Fils-Aimé jokingly commented on the game, saying, "I have to admit it, Astro Bot almost outdid Nintendo at its own game."
Team Asobi's Astro Bot took away three trophies at the New York Game Awards - Game of the Year, Best Kids Game, and Best Music in a Game. Last December, it won Game of the Year at The Game Awards in December 2024. During the acceptance speech at TGA, Astro Bot's director, Nicolas Doucet, recalled how Nintendo’s platformers had inspired the team.
"I remember I was a kid in 1989 Christmas, and I got a grey box, there was a game packed in, it was called Super Mario Bros. and it was really, really great - so we are in Japan, we are in Tokyo, they are in Kyoto, but I want to pay tribute to the company who really put like platformers and showed us innovation and quality consistently, and inspired us to actually make the game that we made," he said.
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Even though Nintendo has a steady position in the platforming games genre, it has not released a new 3D platformer since Super Mario Odyssey, which was launched in 2017. But fans are hoping for some changes soon with the newly revealed Nintendo Switch 2. A Nintendo Direct in April is expected to show more details, including a potential release date and new games to be available on the new console.
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