Splatoon won 2 awards in the VGA

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bananaking21 said:

vivster said:
Multiplayer GOTY with only a handful of maps and limited modes and no communication. Seems legit.

lets just ignore the E-sport sensation that is Rocket League as well. that also adds 4 player split screen in both offline and online modes. 

Rocket League isn't ignored however: it was one of the nominees. It's not a shooter though and shooters are "in" right now.