The D.I.C.E. Award for Family Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences during the D.I.C.E. Awards. This awarded recognizes "the best title of any genre towards a shared, family gaming experience. The title's play dynamics must be suitable for a younger audience but can appeal to adults as well. These games often offer a mini-game component and encourage group play".[1] All active creative/technical, business, and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category.[2] Originally only offered as a computer game category, the first winner was Lego Island was developed and published by Mindscape.[3] The first console winner was Pokémon Snap in 2000.[4] Since condensing the computer and console awards into a single category (briefly introduced in 2003), the first winner of the current version was Guitar Hero in 2006.[5]
Originally, only one family-related category, PC Family/Kids Title of the Year, was offered for the first award ceremony.[6] This was split into two separate categories for PC Children's Entertainment Title of the Year and PC Family Title of the Year in 1999.[7] The first family-related console award, Console Children's/Family Title of the Year, was offered in 2000, while there was still separate "Children's" and "Family" categories for PC.[8] The 2001 awards had console and PC categories for Family Title of the Year.[9] Both were renamed Children's Title of the Year for the 2002 awards.[10][11] Originally separate console and computer awards for Children's Title of the Year were offered for the 2002 awards, but a single "Family Game of the Year" would be offered that featured finalists for both console and PC releases.[12][13] For the 2004 awards, separate awards for Children's Game of the Year and Family Game of the Year would be offered for both console and computer; however, there were not any finalists named for Computer Children's Title of the Year.[14] One finalist was named for Computer Children's Game of the Year in 2005. The 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the first ceremony that did not feature separate genre awards for console and computer. Children's Game of the Year was still presented in 2006 and 2007, but would not be offered in 2008. Only Family Game of the Year has been offered since 2008.
Harmonix has developed the most nominees and the most awards for Family Game of the Year. There have been numerous developers that received consecutive wins:
Nintendo has published the most nominees and the most winners for Family Game of the Year, with Sony Interactive Entertainment in second with most nominees and winners. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has published the most nominees without a single winner. There have been numerous publishers with consecutive wins:
Nintendo has two winning streaks for consecutive wins as a publisher.
The Lego and Disney video game series are tied for having the most nominations; however, the Mario franchise has won the most awards. has had the most nominations without ever winning a single award. There have been numerous franchises that have won consecutive awards:
Miss Spider's Tear Party was the only game that was nominated for both "PC Family Title of the Year" and "PC Children's Entertainment Title of the Year" in 2000. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is the only game to receive nominations for both console and computer platforms in the same year. The Backyard Sports had separate nominees for console and computer in 2005 with Backyard Baseball for console and Backyard Skateboarding winning a computer award. Super Mario Maker received multiple nominations across multiple years, with the Wii U version winning in 2016 and the Nintendo 3DS version being nominated in 2017. Animal Crossing: New Horizons won in 2021 and the Happy Home Paradise expansion was nominated in 2022.
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The D I C E Award for Family Game of the Year is an award presented annually by the Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences during the D I C E Awards This awarded recognizes the best title of any genre towards a shared family gaming experience The title s play dynamics must be suitable for a younger audience but can appeal to adults as well These games often offer a mini game component and encourage group play 1 All active creative technical business and affiliate members of the Academy are qualified to vote for this category 2 Originally only offered as a computer game category the first winner was Lego Island was developed and published by Mindscape 3 The first console winner was Pokemon Snap in 2000 4 Since condensing the computer and console awards into a single category briefly introduced in 2003 the first winner of the current version was Guitar Hero in 2006 5 D I C E Award for Family Game of the YearCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Interactive Arts amp SciencesFirst awarded1998Currently held byMario Rabbids Sparks of HopeWebsitewww wbr interactive wbr orgThe award s most recent winner is Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope developed and published by Ubisoft Contents 1 History 2 Winners and nominees 2 1 1990s 2 2 2000s 2 3 2010s 2 4 2020s 3 Multiple nominations and wins 3 1 Developers and publishers 3 2 Franchises 4 Notes 5 ReferencesHistory editOriginally only one family related category PC Family Kids Title of the Year was offered for the first award ceremony 6 This was split into two separate categories for PC Children s Entertainment Title of the Year and PC Family Title of the Year in 1999 7 The first family related console award Console Children s Family Title of the Year was offered in 2000 while there was still separate Children s and Family categories for PC 8 The 2001 awards had console and PC categories for Family Title of the Year 9 Both were renamed Children s Title of the Year for the 2002 awards 10 11 Originally separate console and computer awards for Children s Title of the Year were offered for the 2002 awards but a single Family Game of the Year would be offered that featured finalists for both console and PC releases 12 13 For the 2004 awards separate awards for Children s Game of the Year and Family Game of the Year would be offered for both console and computer however there were not any finalists named for Computer Children s Title of the Year 14 One finalist was named for Computer Children s Game of the Year in 2005 The 9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards was the first ceremony that did not feature separate genre awards for console and computer Children s Game of the Year was still presented in 2006 and 2007 but would not be offered in 2008 Only Family Game of the Year has been offered since 2008 PC Family Kids Title of the Year 1998 PC Children s Entertainment Title of the Year 1999 2000 PC Family Entertainment Title of the Year 1999 2001 Console Children s Family Title of the Year 2000 Console Family Title of the Year 2001 Console Children s Title of the Year 2002 2004 2005 Computer Children s Title of the Year 2002 Family Game of the Year 2003 2006 present Console Family Game of the Year 2004 2005 Computer Family Game of the Year 2004 2005 Computer Children s Game of the Year 2005 Children s Game of the Year 2006 2007 Winners and nominees edit1990s edit Table key Indicates the winnerYear Game Developer s Publisher s Ref 1997 1998 1st Lego Island Mindscape Mindscape 15 16 Backyard Baseball Humongous Entertainment GT InteractiveSecret Paths in the Forest Purple Moon Media Concrete ConvivialThe Oregon Trail 3rd Edition MECC The Learning CompanyTonka Search and Rescue Media Station Hasbro InteractiveUltimate Family Tree Palladium Interactive Palladium Interactive1998 1999 2nd PC Children s Entertainment Title of the Year 17 A Bug s Life Traveller s Tales Disney InteractiveBarbie Riding Club Human Code Mattel MediaBlue s Birthday Adventure Humongous Entertainment Humongous EntertainmentDr Brain Thinking Games IQ Adventure Knowledge Adventure Knowledge AdventureLego Creator Superscape Lego MediaRugrats Adventure Game Broderbund BroderbundStarfire Soccer Challenge Purple Moon Stormfront StudiosPC Family Title of the YearNational Geographic Maps Broderbund Broderbund3 D Ultra NASCAR Pinball Dynamix Sierra On LineLooney Tunes Cosmic Capers Animated Jigsaws SouthPeak Interactive SouthPeak InteractiveStar Wars Behind the Magic LucasArts LucasArtsThe D Show Cyberflix Disney Interactive1999 2000 a 3rd Console Children s Family Title of the Year 18 Pokemon Snap HAL Laboratory NintendoLego Racers High Voltage Software Lego MediaMario Party Hudson Soft NintendoSpyro 2 Ripto s Rage Insomniac Games Sony Computer EntertainmentToy Story 2 Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue Traveller s Tales ActivisionPC Family Entertainment Title of the Year 19 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown Dynamix Sierra On LineComplete National Geographic Mattel Media National GeographicMiss Spider s Tea Party Simon amp Schuster Interactive Simon amp Schuster InteractivePandora s Box Microsoft MicrosoftThe Sims Maxis Electronic ArtsYou Don t Know Jack Offline Berkeley Systems Sierra On LinePC Children s Entertainment Title of the YearDisney s Villains Revenge Disney Interactive Disney InteractiveLego Racers High Voltage Software Lego MediaMiss Spider s Tea Party Simon amp Schuster Interactive Simon amp Schuster InteractiveMusic Maker Sesame Workshop Mattel Interactive2000s edit Year Game Developer s Publisher s Ref 2000 4th Console Family Title of the Year 20 21 Mario Tennis Camelot Software Planning NintendoDonkey Kong Country b Rare NintendoHey You Pikachu AmbrellaPokemon Stadium Nintendo EAD HAL LaboratoryPC Family Title of the Year 22 21 Return of the Incredible Machine Contraptions Dynamix Sierra On LineDisney s Magic Artist 3D Disney Interactive Disney InteractiveErnie s Adventures in Space Sesame Workshop Mattel InteractiveTonka Dig n Rigs Hasbro Interactive Infogrames2001 5th Console Children s Title of the Year 11 10 23 24 Mario Party 3 Hudson Soft NintendoHarry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone Argonaut Games Electronic ArtsTarzan Untamed Ubisoft Montreal UbisoftMonsters Inc Kodiak Interactive Sony Computer EntertainmentComputer Children s Title of the YearBackyard Basketball Humongous Entertainment InfogramesDisney s Stanley Tiger Tales Artech Digital Entertainment Disney InteractiveHarry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone Argonaut Games Electronic ArtsScan Command Jurassic Park Knowledge Adventure Knowledge Adventure2002 c 6th Mario Party 4 Hudson Soft Nintendo 25 26 Backyard Football Humongous Entertainment InfogramesHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Argonaut Games EA UK Electronic ArtsScooby Doo Night of 100 Frights Heavy Iron Studios THQSpongeBob SquarePants Employee of the Month AWE Productions2003 7th Console Children s Title of the Year 27 28 29 Mario Party 5 Hudson Soft NintendoBackyard Basketball Humongous Entertainment AtariSpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom Heavy Iron Studios THQTak and the Power of Juju Avalanche SoftwareConsole Family Game of the Year d EyeToy Play London Studio Sony Computer EntertainmentThe Sims Bustin Out Maxis Electronic ArtsAmplitude Harmonix Sony Computer EntertainmentGrabbed by the Ghoulies Rare Microsoft Game StudiosComputer Family Game of the YearZoo Tycoon Complete Collection Blue Fang Games Microsoft Game Studios2004 8th Console Children s Title of the Year 30 31 Sly 2 Band of Thieves Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer EntertainmentBackyard Baseball 2005 Humongous Entertainment AtariMario Party 6 Hudson Soft NintendoPokemon Colosseum Genius SonorityShrek 2 Luxoflux ActivisionConsole Family Game of the YearDonkey Konga Namco NintendoEyeToy AntiGrav Harmonix Sony Computer EntertainmentKaraoke Revolution Volume 3 KonamiWarioWare Inc Mega Party Games Nintendo R amp D1 NintendoComputer Children s Game of the YearBackyard Skateboarding Humongous Entertainment AtariComputer Family Game of the YearZoo Tycoon 2 Blue Fang Games Microsoft Game StudiosHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Argonaut Games EA UK Griptonite Games Electronic ArtsScrabble Online Boston Animation Atari2005 9th Children s Game of the Year 32 5 33 34 We Love Katamari Namco NamcoChicken Little Avalanche Software Buena Vista GamesMadagascar Toys for Bob ActivisionSly 3 Honor Among Thieves Sucker Punch Productions Sony Computer EntertainmentTak The Great Juju Challenge Avalanche Software THQFamily Game of the YearGuitar Hero Harmonix RedOctaneDance Dance Revolution Mario Mix Konami Hudson Soft NintendoLego Star Wars The Video Game Traveller s Tales Eidos Interactive LucasArts2006 10th Children s Game of the Year 35 36 37 LocoRoco Japan Studio Sony Computer EntertainmentKim Possible What s the Switch Artificial Mind and Movement Buena Vista GamesOver the Hedge Edge of Reality ActivisionPokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team Chunsoft NintendoThe Legend of Spyro A New Beginning Krome Studios Sierra EntertainmentFamily Game of the YearGuitar Hero II Harmonix RedOctaneBrain Age Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day Nintendo SPD NintendoLego Star Wars II The Original Trilogy Traveller s Tales LucasArtsRayman Raving Rabbids Ubisoft Montpellier UbisoftViva Pinata Rare Microsoft Game Studios2007 11th Rock Band Harmonix MTV Games 1 38 Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock Neversoft ActivisionRayman Raving Rabbids 2 Ubisoft Paris UbisoftScene It Lights Camera Action Screenlife Games WXP Microsoft Game StudiosWarioWare Smooth Moves Nintendo SPD Intelligent Systems Nintendo2008 12th LittleBigPlanet Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment 39 40 Boom Blox EA Los Angeles Electronic ArtsRayman Raving Rabbids TV Party Ubisoft Paris UbisoftRock Band 2 Harmonix MTV GamesWii Fit Nintendo EAD Nintendo2009 13th The Beatles Rock Band Harmonix MTV Games 41 42 43 Guitar Hero 5 Neversoft ActivisionLego Rock Band Harmonix Traveller s Tales MTV Games Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentWii Fit Plus Nintendo EAD NintendoWii Sports Resort2010s edit Year Game Developer s Publisher s Ref 2010 14th Dance Central Harmonix MTV Games 44 45 46 Kirby s Epic Yarn HAL Laboratory Good Feel NintendoLego Harry Potter Years 1 4 Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentRock Band 3 Harmonix MTV GamesSingStar Dance London Studio Sony Computer Entertainment2011 15th LittleBigPlanet 2 Media Molecule Sony Computer Entertainment 47 48 49 Dance Central 2 Harmonix Microsoft StudiosJust Dance 3 Ubisoft Paris UbisoftKinect Disneyland Adventures Frontier Developments Microsoft StudiosSkylanders Spyro s Adventure Toys for Bob XPEC Entertainment Vicarious Visions Activision2012 16th Skylanders Giants Toys for Bob Activision 50 51 Dance Central 3 Harmonix Microsoft StudiosJust Dance 4 Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft Reflections Ubisoft Bucharest Ubisoft Pune UbisoftLego Batman 2 DC Super Heroes Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentNintendo Land Nintendo EAD Nintendo2013 17th Super Mario 3D World Nintendo EAD Nintendo 52 53 Disney Infinity Avalanche Software Heavy Iron Studios Disney Interactive StudiosLego Marvel Super Heroes Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentRayman Legends Ubisoft Montpellier UbisoftSkylanders Swap Force Toys for Bob Activision2014 18th LittleBigPlanet 3 Sumo Digital Sony Computer Entertainment 54 55 Disney Infinity 2 0 Avalanche Software Heavy Iron Studios Disney Interactive StudiosLego Batman 3 Beyond Gotham Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentProject Spark Team Dakota Microsoft StudiosSkylanders Trap Team Toys for Bob Activision2015 19th Super Mario Maker Nintendo EAD Nintendo 56 57 Guitar Hero Live FreeStyleGames ActivisionLego Dimensions Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentRock Band 4 Harmonix HarmonixTearaway Unfolded Media Molecule Tarsier Studios Sony Computer Entertainment2016 20th Ratchet amp Clank Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment 58 59 Dragon Quest Builders Square Enix Square EnixLego Star Wars The Force Awakens Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentRock Band Rivals Harmonix HarmonixSuper Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo EAD Nintendo2017 21st Snipperclips SFB Games Nintendo 60 61 DropMix Harmonix HasbroGnog KO OP Double Fine ProductionsJust Dance 2018 Ubisoft Paris UbisoftSingStar Celebration London Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment2018 22nd Unravel Two Coldwood Interactive Electronic Arts 62 63 Astro Bot Rescue Mission Japan Studio Sony Interactive EntertainmentKirby Star Allies HAL Laboratory NintendoLego DC Super Villains Traveller s Tales Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentStarlink Battle for Atlas Ubisoft Toronto Ubisoft2019 23rd Super Mario Maker 2 Nintendo EPD Nintendo 64 65 A Short Hike Adam Robinson Yu Adam Robinson YuDragon Quest Builders 2 Square Enix Omega Force Square EnixRing Fit Adventure Nintendo EPD NintendoYoshi s Crafted World Good Feel2020s edit Year Game Developer s Publisher s Ref 2020 24th Animal Crossing New Horizons Nintendo EPD Nintendo 66 67 Astro s Playroom Team Asobi Sony Interactive EntertainmentDreams Media MoleculeFall Guys Ultimate Knockout Mediatonic Devolver DigitalSackboy A Big Adventure Sumo Digital Sony Interactive Entertainment2021 25th Ratchet amp Clank Rift Apart Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment 68 69 Animal Crossing New Horizons Happy Home Paradise Nintendo EPD NintendoCozy Grove Spry Fox QAGMario Party Superstars NDCube NintendoWarioWare Get It Together Intelligent Systems2022 26th Mario Rabbids Sparks of Hope Ubisoft Milan Ubisoft Paris Ubisoft 70 71 72 Disney Dreamlight Valley Gameloft GameloftKirby s Dream Buffet HAL Laboratory NintendoLost in Play Happy Juice Games Joystick VenturesTrombone Champ Holy Wow Studios Holy Wow StudiosMultiple nominations and wins editDevelopers and publishers edit Harmonix has developed the most nominees and the most awards for Family Game of the Year There have been numerous developers that received consecutive wins Dynamix won PC awards in 2000 with 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown and 2001 with Return of the Incredible Machine Contraptions Hudson Soft won console awards in 2002 with Mario Party 3 2003 with Mario Party 4 and 2004 with Mario Party 5 Blue Fang Games won computer awards in 2004 with Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection and 2005 with Zoo Tycoon 2 Harmonix had two winning streaks for Family Game of the Year 2006 with Guitar Hero 2007 with Guitar Hero II and 2008 with Rock Band 2010 with The Beatles Rock Band and 2011 with Dance Central Nintendo EPD won in 2020 with Super Mario Maker 2 and 2021 with Animal Crossing New Horizons Nintendo has published the most nominees and the most winners for Family Game of the Year with Sony Interactive Entertainment in second with most nominees and winners Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has published the most nominees without a single winner There have been numerous publishers with consecutive wins Nintendo has two winning streaks for consecutive wins as a publisher Nintendo published console award winners six years in row from 2000 2005 with Pokemon Snap 2000 Mario Tennis 2001 Mario Party 3 2002 Mario Party 4 2003 Mario Party 5 2004 and Donkey Konga 2005 Nintendo also won in 2020 with Super Mario Maker 2 and 2021 with Animal Crossing New Horizons Sierra On Line had PC winners in 2000 with 3D Ultra Lionel Traintown and 2001 with Return of the Incredible Machine Contraptions Sony Computer Entertainment published winners in 2004 with EyeToy Play and in 2005 with Sly 2 Band of Thieves Microsoft Game Studios Computer Family Game of the Year in 2004 with Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection and in 2005 with Zoo Tycoon 2 RedOctane won in 2006 with Guitar Hero and 2007 with Guitar Hero II MTV Games won in 2010 with The Beatles Rock Band and 2011 with Dance Central In 2001 Nintendo published every nominee for Console Family Game of the Year Developers Developer Nominations WinsHarmonix 16 5Hudson Soft 5 3Humongous Entertainment 7 2Nintendo EAD 7 2Media Molecule 4 2Nintendo EPD 4 2Dynamix 3 2Insomniac Games 3 2Blue Fang Games 2 2Namco 2 2Traveller s Tales 12 1Ubisoft Paris 6 1HAL Laboratory 5 1Toys for Bob 4 1SCE London Studio 3 1Broderbund 2 1Disney Interactive 2 1Maxis 2 1Sumo Digital 2 1Ubisoft Milan 2 1Avalanche Software 5 0Argonaut Games 4 0Heavy Iron Studios 4 0Rare 3 0EA UK 2 0Good Feel 2 0High Voltage Software 2 0Intelligent Systems 2 0Japan Studio 2 0Knowledge Adventure 2 0Neversoft 2 0Nintendo SPD 2 0Purple Moon 2 0Sesame Workshop 2 0Simon amp Schuster Interactive 2 0Ubisoft Montpellier 2 0Publishers Publisher Nominations WinsNintendo 34 11Sony Computer Interactive Entertainment 20 8MTV Games 6 3Microsoft Game Studios 11 2Disney Interactive 9 2Electronic Arts 8 2Sierra On Line Entertainment 5 2RedOctane 2 2Activision 11 1Ubisoft 10 1Atari 4 1Infogrames 3 1Broderbund 2 1Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment 8 0THQ 5 0Lego Media 3 0LucasArts 3 0Mattel Media Interactive 3 0Harmonix 2 0Hasbro 2 0Knowledge Adventure 2 0Square Enix 2 0 Franchises edit The Lego and Disney video game series are tied for having the most nominations however the Mario franchise has won the most awards has had the most nominations without ever winning a single award There have been numerous franchises that have won consecutive awards Mario won console awards fourth years in row with Mario Tennis in 2001 Mario Party 3 in 2002 Mario Party 4 in 2003 and Mario Party 5 in 2004 Zoo Tycoon won computer awards in 2004 with Zoo Tycoon Complete Collection and 2005 with Zoo Tycoon 2 Guitar Hero won in 2006 with Guitar Hero and in 2007 with Guitar Hero IIMiss Spider s Tear Party was the only game that was nominated for both PC Family Title of the Year and PC Children s Entertainment Title of the Year in 2000 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone is the only game to receive nominations for both console and computer platforms in the same year The Backyard Sports had separate nominees for console and computer in 2005 with Backyard Baseball for console and Backyard Skateboarding winning a computer award Super Mario Maker received multiple nominations across multiple years with the Wii U version winning in 2016 and the Nintendo 3DS version being nominated in 2017 Animal Crossing New Horizons won in 2021 and the Happy Home Paradise expansion was nominated in 2022 Franchises Franchise Nominations WinsMario 13 8LittleBigPlanet e 4 3Rock Band 7 2Backyard Sports 6 2Guitar Hero 5 2Ratchet amp Clank 2 2Zoo Tycoon 2 2Disney 14 1Lego 14 1Pokemon 5 1Rayman f 5 1Skylanders 4 1Dance Central 3 1Animal Crossing 2 1Donkey Kong 2 1EyeToy 2 1National Geographic 2 1The Sims 2 1Sly Cooper 2 1Harry Potter 5 0Star Wars 4 0Just Dance 3 0Kirby 3 0Spyro 3 0Wario 3 0Wii 3 0Astro 2 0Dragon Quest 2 0Miss Spider s Tea Party 2 0Sesame Street 2 0SingStar 2 0SpongeBob SquarePants 2 0Tak 2 0Tonka 2 0Notes edit Separate awards for console and computer games Game Boy Color version Labeled as Family Game 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