Japan Game Awards 2008

Games of the Year Division

Japan Game Awards 2008 ::: AWARDED GAMES - Games of the Year Division

Award results of The JAPAN GAME AWARDS 2008
have been announced as follows.

Grand AwardGames of the Year Division Grand Award

Wii Fit
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Platform : Wii
The reasons of receiving this prize are: utilizing the characteristic of a developing the game machine well, enormously enlarging the definition of the game and entertaimentalism, and expanding the class of users had been evaluated.
MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd G
CAPCOM CO., LTD.
Platform : PlayStation portable
It's been much more evolved from the previous work which made a huge hunting boom in Japan. "I'm so into it!" "I never get bored!" etc, this is the prize received with overwhelming support by a lot of users' expectation.

 

Award for excellenceBest Sales AwardGlobal Award Japanese ProductGlobal Award Foreign ProductSpecial Award

Awards Title Platform Company
Award for
excellence
Wii Fit Wii Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Super Mario Galaxy Wii Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Devil May Cry® 4 PS3/Xbox360/PC CAPCOM CO., LTD.
DRAGON QUEST IV
The Chapters of the Chosen
DS SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon:
Explorers of Time / Explorers of Darkness
DS The Pokémon Company
Mario Party DS DS Nintendo Co.,Ltd.
MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd G
(Japanese Title)
PSP CAPCOM CO., LTD.
RYU GA GOTOKU KENZAN! PS3 SEGA Corporation
Professor Layton and the Devil’s Box
(tentative title)
DS LEVEL-5 Inc.
WORLD SOCCER Winning Eleven 2008 PS2/PS3/Xbox360 Konami Digital
Entertainment Co. Ltd.
Special Award Call of Duty4 Modern Warfare PS3/Xbox360/DS ACTIVISION Ltd.
Best Sales Award Wii Fit Wii Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Global Award
Japanese Product
Wii Play Wii Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Global Award
Foreign Product
Guitar Hero III Legends of  Rock PS2/PS3/
Xbox360/Wii
ACTIVISION Ltd.

Abbreviations of platform
PS2: PlayStation 2 / PS3: PlayStation 3 / PSP: PlayStation portable / DS: NintendoDS and DS lite / PC: Personal Computer

Organizer:Computer Entertainment supplier's Association(CESA) / Supporting body:Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry

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