Famitsu, Japan’s largest and most influential gaming magazine, held its annual awards show last night, with Nintendo earning the most recognition and special honors going to industry vets like Super Smash Bros. Director, Mashiro Sakurai.
Say what you will about games magazines, they’re still a pretty big industry in Japan. To prove that fact, Famitsu still hosts a big awards show each year honoring the biggest games of the previous year, as well as the folks responsible for making them. This year’s show clocked in at about an hour and a half, with an equal amount of time scheduled afterward for additional commentary. The folks over at सिलिकॉन युग have the full show posted for your enjoyment if, you know, you speak Japanese.
The big award of the night, Game of the Year, was actually split between सुपर स्मैश ब्रदर्स अल्टीमेट और दानव हंटर: विश्व. Even if you don’t agree with this decision, it serves as a pretty cool way to compare and contrast various gaming cultures. The rest of the world was smitten with मार्स last year, but Japan was all about hunting monsters and punching Mario in the face.
से बोलते हुए गरज, Director Masahiro Sakurai came away with the evening’s MVP Award, so hopefully that means the poor guy can finally take a bit of a breather. Working on गरज games (as well as dealing with the community) has been notoriously rough on his health.
If you’re curious about the remaining awards, you can find them listed below.
विषय - सूची
वर्ष का गेम
मॉन्स्टर हंटर: वर्ल्ड (कैपकॉम)
सुपर स्मैश ब्रदर्स अल्टीमेट (निंटेंडो)
Excellence Prize
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)
God of War (Sony)
Judgment (SEGA)
सुपर स्मैश ब्रदर्स अल्टीमेट (निंटेंडो)
डेट्रॉइट: इंसान बनें (सोनी)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix)
Fate/Grand Order (FGO Project)
फ़ोर्टनाइट (महाकाव्य खेल)
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee (The Pokemon Company / Nintendo)
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony)
मॉन्स्टर हंटर: वर्ल्ड (कैपकॉम)
रेड डेड रिडेम्पशन 2 (रॉकस्टार गेम्स)
Rookie Award
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)
डेट्रॉइट: इंसान बनें (सोनी)
Favorite App Award
LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum (LINE)
विशेष पुरस्कार
Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (Sony)
सर्वश्रेष्ठ चरित्र पुरस्कार
किर्बी (किर्बी श्रृंखला)
Best Game Music Award
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)
Best Game Maker Award
Capcom
एमवीपी पुरस्कार
Masahiro Sakurai
