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Animal Crossing, Call of Duty and FIFA among 2021 nominees for World Video Game Hall of Fame

EA's original FIFA game was made by a small team of Canadian developers

World Video Game Hall of Fame 2021 finalists

New York-based video game exhibition The Strong National Museum of Play has revealed the finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame.

Overall, the list has quite a few recognizable games:

  • Animal Crossing
  • Call of Duty
  • FarmVille
  • FIFA International Soccer (developed by a small Canadian team that would later go on to become EA Canada)
  • Guitar Hero
  • Mattel Football
  • Microsoft Flight Simulator
  • Pole Position
  • Portal
  • StarCraft
  • Tron
  • Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

The final picks for 2021 will be announced at The Strong Museum on Thursday, May 6th at 10:30am ET.

When nominating a game, The Strong committee looks at four factors: “icon status,” “longevity,” “geographical reach” and “influence.”

Other games that have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame include DoomPac-ManSuper Mario Bros.TetrisThe Legend of ZeldaPongPokémon Red and Green and Final Fantasy VII.

Source: The Strong National Museum of Play

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