The United States isn’t the only country in the world that hosts the Game Awards every year. During the Tokyo Game Show, the Japan Game Awards are held there every year. Now that the Tokyo Game Show is officially underway as of today, they have announced the winners of the 2024 Japan Game Awards.
What might surprise you is that Nintendo won some awards, but not for the games they released this year. You see, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took home multiple awards, including Best Seller and the series’ biggest award, the Grand Prize. Meanwhile, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder received awards for excellence. You can see the full list of winners below.
- Award of the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry: PlayStation
- Breakthrough Reward: Exit 8
- Movement Award: Suika game
- Award for best sales: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
- Special prize: Street Fighter 6
- Game Designers Award Honorable Mentions: LARVAE and No case should go unsolved
- Game Designers Award Winner: Viewfinder
- Awards for Excellence: 11 titles
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
- Street Fighter 6
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Super Mario Bros Wonder
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Cleared His Name
- Like a dragon: endless wealth
- Persona 3 Reload
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Unicorn Overlord
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Grand prize: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Realm
