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2019

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: 2 Game of the Year awards

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are 2019 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. They are the first instalments in the 8th generation of the Pokémon video game series.

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Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield finished #21 in the 2019 race, with 2 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 2Total awards
  • 1Media outlets
  • 1Readers' choice
  • 2Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released15 November 2019
  • DeveloperGame Freak
  • PublisherNintendo, The Pokémon Company
  • role-playing video game
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
Japan1
Netherlands1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Famitsu / Dengeki Game Awards, Readers' Choice ReadersJapan2019
Pixel VaultNetherlands2019

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