The Japan Game Awards is the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's awards ceremony, which was created in 1996 as the CESA
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Awards. While it represents the Japanese video game industry
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, it is not limited to Japanese video games, but also includes international video games.
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
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
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runs from April 1 to March 31, it applies to all games that were released onto the Japanese market in this period.
The following are the winners of the Grand Award.
CESA Awards '96 (1996)
*'' Sakura Wars (1996 video game)'' (Sega Enterprises)Sega Saturn
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CESA Awards '97 (1997)
*''Final Fantasy VII
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'' (Square) PlayStation
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The 3rd CESA Awards (1998)
*'' The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' (Nintendo)Nintendo 64
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The 4th Japan Game Awards (1999)
*'' Dokodemo Issyo'' (Sony Computer Entertainment) PlayStationThe 5th Japan Game Awards (2000)
*''Phantasy Star Online
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'' (Sega) Dreamcast
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The 6th CESA Game Awards (2001~2002)
Period: January 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002 *''Final Fantasy X
is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square as the tenth main entry in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Originally released in 2001 for PlayStation 2, the game was re-released as '' Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster'' for PlaySt ...
'' (Square) PlayStation 2
The 7th CESA Game Awards (2002~2003)
Period: April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003 *'' Taiko no Tatsujin: Tatakon de Dodon ga Don'' (Namco) PlayStation 2 *''Final Fantasy XI
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'' (Square) PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows
The 8th CESA Game Awards (2003~2004)
Period: April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004 * Grand Prize ''Monster Hunter
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'' (Capcom) PlayStation 2
*Best Sales Award ''Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
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*Global Prize (Japanese works) '' WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain''
*Global Prize (overseas works) '' Need for Speed: Underground''
*Special Awards '' EyeToy: Play'', '' Kenshin Dragon Quest: Yomigaerishi Densetsu no Ken'', '' Nintendo Classic NES Series''
The 9th CESA Game Awards (2004~2005)
Gran Turismo 4
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PS2; Sawaru Made in Wario DS; SAN NENN BGUMI KINNPACHI SENSEI DENSETSU NO KYOUDAN NI TATE PS2; Shin Sangokumusou 4 PS2
Japan Game Awards 2006 (2005~2006)
Period: April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006 *'' Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!'' (Nintendo) Nintendo DS *''Final Fantasy XII
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'' (Square-Enix) PlayStation 2
Japan Game Awards 2007 (2006~2007)
Period: April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007 *''Wii Sports
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'' (Nintendo) Wii
*'' Monster Hunter Freedom 2'' (Capcom) PlayStation Portable
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Japan Game Awards 2008 (2007~2008)
Period: April 1, 2007 to March 31, 2008 *''Wii Fit
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'' (Nintendo) Wii
*''Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
''Monster Hunter Freedom Unite'' is an action role-playing video game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable
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'' (Capcom) PlayStation Portable
Japan Game Awards 2009 (2008~2009)
Period: April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 *''Mario Kart Wii
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'' (Nintendo) Wii
*'' Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots'' (Konami
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Japan Game Awards 2010 (2009~2010)
Period: April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 *''New Super Mario Bros. Wii
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'' (Nintendo) Wii
Japan Game Awards 2011 (2010~2011)
Period: April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011 *''Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
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'' (Capcom) PSP
Japan Game Awards 2012 (2011~2012)
Period: April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 Games of the Year Division: * Grand Award: ''Gravity Daze
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'' PS Vita
* Game Designers Award: '' Journey (video game)''
* Award for Excellence: ''Gravity Daze'', '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'', '' Kid Icarus: Uprising'', ''Super Mario 3D Land
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'', '' The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'', ''Dark Souls
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'', ''Final Fantasy XIII
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'', '' Mario Kart 7'', ''Monster Hunter 3
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'', ''One Piece: Pirate Warrior's''
* Special Award: ''Mushroom Garden
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* Best Sales Award: ''Mario Kart 7''
* Global Award (Japanese Product): ''Pokémon Black and White
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* Global Award: '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3''
Japan Game Awards 2013 (2012~2013)
Period: April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award: '' Puzzle & Dragons'' development team of GungHo Online Entertainment. Games of the Year Division: * Grand Award: '' Animal Crossing: New Leaf'' (Nintendo) 3DS * Game Designers Award: '' The Unfinished Swan'' * Award for Excellence: ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf'', ''Resident Evil 6
''Resident Evil 6'' is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. A major installment in the ''Resident Evil'' series, ''Resident Evil 6'' was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2012, and for W ...
'', '' Bravely Default: Flying Fairy'', '' Dragon Quest X Online'', '' Fantasy Life'', '' Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'', '' New Super Mario Bros. U'', ''Phantasy Star Online 2
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'', '' Pokémon Black and White 2'', '' Soul Sacrifice'', ''Super Danganronpa 2
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* Special Award: '' Puzzle & Dragons''
* Best Sales Award: ''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''
* Global Award: '' Call of Duty: Black Ops II''
Japan Game Awards 2014 (2013~2014)
Period: April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014 * Grand Prize '' Monster Hunter 4'' (Capcom) 3DS and '' Yo-kai Watch'' (Level-5) 3DS (tie) *Game Designer Prize '' Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons'' *Excellence Awards ''Dark Souls II
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'', '' Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn'', ''Grand Theft Auto V
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'', ''Kan Colle
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The central theme of the game is the representation of World War II warships Moe anthropomorphism, personified as teenage girls ...
'', '' Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes'', '' Monster Hunter 4'', ''Pokémon X and Y
and are 2013 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. They are the first installments in the sixth generation of the main ''Pokémon'' video game series. First ...
'', '' Puzzle & Dragons Z'', ''Super Mario 3D World
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Players control Ma ...
'', ''The Last of Us
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'', '' 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''
Japan Game Awards 2015 (2014~2015)
Period: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015 * Grand Prize '' Yo-kai Watch 2'' (Level-5) 3DS *Game Designer Prize ''Ingress (video game)
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*Excellence Awards '' Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U'', ''Destiny
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'', '' Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below'', '' Bloodborne'', ''Mario Kart 8
is a 2014 kart racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii U. It features the ''Mario Kart'' series' game mechanics, in which players drive go-karts using ''Mario (franchise), Mario'' franchise characters in various kart racing ...
'', ''Monster Hunter 4G
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'', ''Yo-kai Watch 2'', ''Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
and are 2014 remakes of the 2002 Game Boy Advance role-playing video games ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', also including features from '' Pokémon Emerald''. The games are part of the sixth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game s ...
'', '' Yakuza 0''
*Special Awards ''Minecraft
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'', ''Monster Strike
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*Best Sales Award ''Yo-kai Watch 2''
*Global Prize (Japanese works) ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''
*Global Prize (overseas works) '' Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare''
Japan Game Awards 2016 (2015~2016)
Period: April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016 * Grand Prize ''Splatoon (video game)
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'' (Nintendo) Wii U
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*Game Designer Prize ''Life Is Strange
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*Excellence Awards ''Dark Souls III
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'', '' Dragon Quest Builders'', ''Fallout 4
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'', '' Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'', ''Minecraft
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'', '' Monster Hunter Cross'', ''Splatoon'', ''Super Mario Maker
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'', '' The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt'', ''Yo-kai Watch Blasters
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*Best Sales Award ''Monster Hunter Cross''
*Global Prize (Japanese works) ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U''
*Global Prize (overseas works) '' Call of Duty: Black Ops III''
Japan Game Awards 2017 (2016~2017)
Period: April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017 * Grand Prize '' The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild'' (Nintendo,Switch
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*Game Designer Prize '' Inside (video game)''
*Excellence Awards '' Resident Evil 7: Biohazard'', ''Final Fantasy XV
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'', ''Horizon Zero Dawn
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'', ''Monster Hunter XX
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'', '' Nier: Automata'', '' Nioh'', ''Overwatch
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'', ''Persona 5
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'', ''Pokémon Sun and Moon
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'', '' The Last Guardian'', ''The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild''
*Special Award ''PlayStation VR
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*Best Sales Award ''Pokémon Sun and Moon''
*Global Prize (Japanese works) ''Pokémon Sun and Moon''
*Global Prize (overseas works) ''FIFA 17
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Japan Game Awards 2018 (2017~2018)
Period: April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 * Grand Prize '' Monster Hunter: World'' (Capcom
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*Game Designer Prize ''Gorogoa
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*Excellence Awards ''Undertale
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'', '' Call of Duty: WWII'', ''Super Mario Odyssey
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'', ''Splatoon 2
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'', ''Xenoblade 2
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'', ''Dragon Quest XI
''Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age'' is a role-playing video game by Square Enix. The eleventh entry in the long-running ''Dragon Quest'' video game series, it was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in July 2017 a ...
'', ''Fate/Grand Order
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'', ''Fortnite
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'', ''PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
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'', '' 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''
Japan Game Awards 2019 (2018~2019)
Period: April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019 * Grand Prize '' Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' ( Nintendo, Nintendo Switch) *Game Designer Prize '' Astro Bot Rescue Mission'' *Excellence Awards , '' Detroit: Become Human'', ''Marvel's Spider-Man Marvel's Spider-Man may refer to:
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'', ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', ''Judgment
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'', '' Dragon Quest Builders 2'', ''Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game)
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'', ''Apex Legends
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'', ''Devil May Cry 5
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'', '' Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice'', ''Kingdom Hearts III
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*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
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Japan Game Awards 2020 (2019~2020)
Period: April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020 * 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
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'', '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'', '' Monster Hunter World: Iceborne'', '' Nioh 2'', '' Persona 5 Royal'', ''Pokémon Sword and Shield
and are 2019 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. They are the first installments in the eighth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series ...
'', ''Ring Fit Adventure
is an exercising action role-playing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The game comes with two physical components: the Ring-Con, a Pilates ring that the user holds and one Joy-Con slots into, and a Leg Strap, ...
'', '' 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''
Japan Game Awards 2021 (2020~2021)
Period: April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021 * Grand Prize ''Ghost of Tsushima
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'' (Sony Interactive Entertainment
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, PS4), ''Monster Hunter Rise
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'' (Capcom
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*Game Designer Prize '' Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit''
*Excellence Awards '' Resident Evil 3 Remake'', '' Final Fantasy VII Remake'', ''The Last of Us Part II
''The Last of Us Part II'' is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Set five years after ''The Last of Us'' (2013), the game focuses on two playable charac ...
'', ''Ghost of Tsushima'', ''Genshin Impact
''Genshin Impact'' is an action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released for Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, and Windows in 2020, on PlayStation 5 in 2021, and is set for release on Nintendo Switch. The game features ...
'', '' 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
is a Japanese video game, amusement and anime holding company created in 2009 by the merger of Koei and Tecmo. Koei Tecmo Holdings owns several companies, the biggest one of those being its flagship game developer and publisher Koei Tecmo Game ...
Japan Game Awards 2022 (2021~2022)
Period: April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 * Grand Prize '' Elden Ring'' (Bandai Namco Entertainment
is a Japanese multinational video game publisher headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Its international branches, Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe, are respectively headquartered in Irvine, California an ...
; 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
''Horizon Forbidden West'' is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The sequel to 2017's '' Horizon Zero Dawn'', the game is set in a post-apocalyptic version of the We ...
'', ''Elden Ring'', '' Ghostwire: Tokyo'', '' Kirby and the Forgotten Land''
*Game Designer Award runner-up ''7 Days to End With You
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube.
As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythol ...
'', ''Needy Streamer Overload
''Needy Streamer Overload'' is a 2022 denpa-inspired visual novel created by Japanese developer Xemono and published by WSS Playground for macOS, Microsoft Windows, and Nintendo Switch. The player takes on the role of a manager for a female lives ...
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*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)
References
External links
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