Japan Game Awards
Awards ceremony
Logo illustration of the Japan Game Awards The Japan Game Awards is the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry 's awards ceremony, which was created in 1996 as the CESA Awardsvideo game industry , it is not limited to Japanese video games, but also includes international video games.[ 1] [ 2]
METI Award Divisions
Games of the Year
The "Games of the Year Division " awards existing released works.
Future
The "Future Division" awards non-released works.
Amateur
The three-category "Amateur Division" awards original works that have not been commercially marketed regardless of whether the entrant is a juridical entity, group or individual.
History
Japan Game Awards 2007 booth, Tokyo Game Show This article needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (September 2015 )
The ceremony changed its name from launch's "CESA Awards" (CESA大賞, CESA taisho ) and "CESA Game Awards" to the actual "Japan Game Awards" (日本ゲーム大賞).
The Japanese financial year runs from April 1 to March 31, it applies to all games that were released onto the Japanese market in this period.
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The following are the winners of the Grand Award.
Period: January 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002
Period: April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003
Period: April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004
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Period: April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005
Period: April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006
Period: April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007
Period: April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008
Period: April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009
Period: April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010
Games of the Year Division:[ 6]
Period: April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011
Period: April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012
Games of the Year Division:[ 7]
Period: April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award: Puzzle & Dragons [ 8]
Games of the Year Division:[ 9]
Grand Award: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Game Designers Award: The Unfinished Swan
Award for Excellence: Animal Crossing: New Leaf , Resident Evil 6 Bravely Default: Flying Fairy Dragon Quest X OnlineFantasy Life Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon New Super Mario Bros. U Phantasy Star Online 2 Pokémon Black and White 2 Soul Sacrifice Super Danganronpa 2
Special Award: Puzzle & Dragons
Best Sales Award: Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Global Award: Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Period: April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014
Grand Prize – Monster Hunter 4 Yo-kai Watch Game Designer Prize – Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Excellence Awards – Dark Souls II Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn Grand Theft Auto V Kan Colle Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Monster Hunter 4 Pokémon X and Y Puzzle & Dragons Z Super Mario 3D World The Last of Us Yo-kai Watch
Special Awards – Solitiba
Best Sales Award – Pokémon X and Y
Global Prize (Japanese works) – Pokémon X and Y
Global Prize (overseas works) – Grand Theft Auto V
Period: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015
Period: April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016
Period: April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017
Grand Prize – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch [ 1] Game Designer Prize – Inside (video game)
Excellence Awards – Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Final Fantasy XV Horizon Zero Dawn Monster Hunter XX Nier: Automata Nioh Overwatch Persona 5 Pokémon Sun and Moon The Last Guardian The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Special Award – PlayStation VR
Best Sales Award – Pokémon Sun and Moon
Global Prize (Japanese works) – Pokémon Sun and Moon
Global Prize (overseas works) – FIFA 17
Period: April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018[ 2] [ 10]
Grand Prize – Monster Hunter: World Capcom , PS4/PC)Game Designer Prize – Gorogoa
Excellence Awards – Undertale Call of Duty: WWII Super Mario Odyssey Splatoon 2 Xenoblade 2 Dragon Quest XI Fate/Grand Order Fortnite PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Monster Hunter: World
Best Sales Award – Dragon Quest XI
Global Prize (Japanese works) – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Global Prize (overseas works) – Call of Duty: WWII
Period: April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019[ 11]
Grand Prize – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Nintendo , Nintendo Switch)Game Designer Prize – Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Excellence Awards – Megido 72 [Wikidata , Detroit: Become Human Marvel's Spider-Man Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Judgment Dragon Quest Builders 2 Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game) Apex Legends Devil May Cry 5 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Kingdom Hearts III
Special Award – Nintendo Labo
Best Sales Award – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Global Prize (Japanese works) – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Global Prize (overseas works) – Red Dead Redemption 2
Period: April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020[ 12]
Grand Prize – Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo , Nintendo Switch)Game Designer Prize – Baba is You
Excellence Awards – 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Animal Crossing: New Horizons Death Stranding Fire Emblem: Three Houses Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Nioh 2 Persona 5 Royal Pokémon Sword and Shield Ring Fit Adventure Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Special Award – Dragon Quest Walk
Best Sales Award – Pokémon Sword and Shield
Global Prize (Japanese works) – Pokémon Sword and Shield
Global Prize (overseas works) – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Period: April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021[ 13] [ 14]
Grand Prize – Ghost of Tsushima Sony Interactive Entertainment , PS4), Monster Hunter Rise Capcom , Nintendo Switch )Game Designer Prize – Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Excellence Awards – Resident Evil 3 Remake Final Fantasy VII Remake The Last of Us Part II Ghost of Tsushima , Genshin Impact Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Buddy Mission: BOND , Uma Musume Pretty Derby Monster Hunter Rise
Game Designer Award runner-up – It Takes Two Ghost of Tsushima , Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Best Sales Award – Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!
Global Prize (Japanese works) – Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Global Prize (overseas works) – Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award – Kou Shibusawa (Koei Tecmo )
Period: April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022[ 15]
Grand Prize – Elden Ring Bandai Namco Entertainment ; PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)Game Designer Prize – Inscryption
Excellence Awards – Resident Evil Village Sky: Children of the Light Tales of Arise Lost Judgment Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker Pokémon Legends: Arceus Horizon Forbidden West Elden Ring , Ghostwire: Tokyo Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Game Designer Award runner-up – 7 Days to End With You Needy Streamer Overload
Best Sales Award – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Global Prize (Japanese works) – Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Global Prize (overseas works) – Call of Duty: Vanguard
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award – Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware )
Period: April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023.[ 16]
Grand Prize – Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Capcom ; Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC)Game Designer Prize – RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
Excellence Awards – Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion God of War Ragnarök Splatoon 3 Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Sonic Frontiers Earth Defense Force 6 , Resident Evil 4 Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo Hogwarts Legacy Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Best Sales Award – Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award – Family Computer
Period: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024.[ 17]
Grand Prize – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo ; Nintendo Switch)Game Designer Prize – Viewfinder (video game)
Award for Excellence – Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Super Mario Bros. Wonder Street Fighter 6 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , Dragon's Dogma 2 Final Fantasy XVI Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Persona 3 Reload Unicorn Overlord Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth , Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Breakthrough Award – The Exit 8 Meta Quest , Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5)
Movement Award – Suika Game
Special Award – Street Fighter 6 (Capcom ; PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Arcade)
Best Sales Award – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo ; Nintendo Switch)
References
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