Astro Bot’s moment in the spotlight isn’t over yet. Team Asobi picked up another major prize at the New York Game Awards 2025, and even Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former Nintendo boss, gave them a shout-out.

Team Asobi's Astro Bot celebrates another Game of the Year win, adding to the platformer's already stacked collection of accolades.

While talking about one of the awards Astro Bot was up for that night, Fils-Aimé said that he "had to admit" that Astro Bot had almost managed to beat Nintendo at its own game, r

Astro Bot took home the night's most significant honor during the 2025 New York Game Awards on Tuesday, January 21.

Astro Bot also won Game of the Year at The Game Awards and was awarded VGC’s Game of the Year award. The full list of winners are as follows:

The former Nintendo boss was once again co-hosting the New York Game Awards this week, which arguably means he'd inevitably speak about Team Asobi's throwback platformer. After all, it was up for four awards and even won the 'Big Apple Award for Best Game of the Year' prize.

The winners for the 2025 installment of the New York Game Awards have been announced tonight. The winner for Best Game of the Year went to Astro Bot, which also won for Best Music in a Game and Best Kids Game.