The expansion Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak by Capcom won first prize ai Japan Game Awards 2023 held today. The expansion, first released for PC e Nintendo Switch last year and ported to other consoles earlier this year, won the Grand Award during the ceremony, organized every year by Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA) of Japan and partially voted by the public. Find the live video below.
Nintendo’s Family Computer (also known as Famicomo NES in the West) received the award as The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Awardwhich is awarded to an individual or organization that has made great contributions to the growth of the Japanese gaming industry. Famicom celebrated this year its 40th anniversary and Takashi Tezukaexecutive director of Nintendo and designer of Super Mario Bros., accepted the award on behalf of Nintendo. Tezuka thanked CESA for the award and said that Nintendo alone should not accept it, but rather all companies that created classic games for the Famicom should. 11 games received a Award for Excellenceamong which God of War RagnarökHogwarts Legacy, Pokémon Scarlet e Violet, Resident Evil 4, Sonic Frontiers e Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Il Game Designers Awardchosen by a jury of nine Japanese creators, including the designer of Smash Bros. Masahiro Sakurai e Hideki Kamiya di PlatinumGameswas assigned to RPG Time: The Legend of Wright. Below is the list of titles awarded to Japan Game Awards 2023:
Grand Award
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Capcom)
Award for Excellence
Earth Defense Force 6 (Sandlot)
Final Fantasy 7 Reunion (Square Enix)
God of War Ragnarök (Sony)
Hogwarts Legacy (Warner Bros)
Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Capcom)
Paranormasight (Square Enix)
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Nintendo)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Sonic Frontiers (Sega)
Splatoon 3 (Nintendo)
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Nintendo)
Best Sales Award
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Nintendo)
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
Game Designers Award
RPG Time: The Legend of Wright
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