Fire Emblem is a lock for Best Strategy Game. The Best Family Game category will be a Nintendo filled bloodbath this year: Super Smash Bros., Super Mario Maker 2, Pokémon, Luigis Mansion 3,...
Best Fighting game is probably between Smash and MK11.
Best RPG? Fire Emblem has a good shot this year I would think? What other notable RPGs released this year?
Perhaps Astral Chain will get at least a nomination for Best Action Game?
Pokémon also has a good chance at best RPG too as well as The Outer Worlds (If that ends up getting good scores, I think that one wins best RPG). But yeah, its been kind of a not so notable year for RPG's besides Fire Emblem (which I think that or TW 3 Kingdoms wins best strategy. Three Houses vs. Three Kingdoms, what's your preferred Trio?) Wait...Indivisible is coming out this year and if that gets some solid review scores it'll definitely contend for best RPG. Oh right, KH3 came out too.
Though honestly you're not wrong about Best Family Game eventually being loaded with Switch games. I can see an indie like Untitled Goose Game getting a nom there too, but that last spot could go to Yoshi's Crafted World to make it a flow blown Nintendo category ha!
But we'll see in two months how the rest of 2019 games rate and see which games get the nominations. I'm rooting for Fire Emblem and Super Mario Maker 2 to do well when the show starts. Also Geoff, I know this year's Madden isn't the strongest, but maybe
my game can contend for best Sports/Racing game?
Oh and one more thing, Ace Combat 7 hopefully gets a nomination for best action game and Best Original Score.