Although we are well into 2020, news of awards related to the best games of 2019, now comes the turn of the famous magazine Famitsu from Japan, in collaboration with the publisher Dengeki.
Nintendo's first and second party games, as well as some third or indie have been nominated, take a look at all the categories and their chosen ones:
Game of the Year
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware)
Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
Pokemon Sword & Shield (Game Freak / Pokemon Company)
Best director
George Kamitani (Vanillaware)
Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)
Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)
Best scenarios
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)
Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
Better graphics
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)
Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)
Best music
Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix)
Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Persona 5 Royal (Atlus)
Best character
Clifford Unger (Death Stranding)
Sam Porter Bridges (Death Stranding)
Reisalin Stout (Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout)
Best online game
Apex Legends (Electronic Arts)
Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (Square Enix)
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)
Best Action Game
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (FromSoftware)
Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (Capcom)
Best shooter
Apex Legends (Electronic Arts)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Sony Interactive Entertainment / Activision)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Best Action-Adventure Game
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Nintendo)
Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Resident Evil 2 (Capcom)
Best adventure game
AI: The Somnium Files (Spike Chunsoft)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)
Tokyo Chronos (MyDearest)
Best RPG (including tactical RPG)
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
Persona 5 Royal (Atlus)
Pokemon Sword & Shield (Game Freak / Pokemon Company)
Best Indie Game
Untitled Goose Game (House House / Panic)
Gnosia (Petit Depotto / Mebius)
Baba Is You (Hempuli)
Best New IP Game
Astral Chain (PlatinumGames / Nintendo)
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Atlus)
Death Stranding (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best e-sports game
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
Best video game streamer
FallOtsuichi
Junichi Kato (Unko-chan)
Moko
Winners will be announced on April 18th 2020, so we'll stay tuned. What do you think? Do you agree with the nominations? Leave us your comments!
