Japan Game Awards 2007

JGA11-5
September 20, 2007

PRESS RELEASE

Japan Game Awards 2007

"Games of the Year Division" Award Winners Chosen

Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association

The titles that will receive awards in the “Games of the Year Division” at the Japan Game Awards 2007, sponsored by the Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association (CESA, Chairman: Yoichi Wada; Location: Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo) have been chosen.

The Grand Award in the "Games of the Year Division”, selected from games sold in Japan between April 1, 2006 and March 31, 2007 goes to two games: "Wii Sports" (Nintendo Co., Ltd.) and "Monster Hunter Portable 2nd” (Capcom Co., Ltd.). This is the second year in a row and the third time overall that two titles have been chosen to receive the Grand Award.

The “Wii Sports” games played using the Wii Remote controller do not require any difficult operations whatsoever, and can be enjoyed with friends or family in the comfort of your living room. “Wii Sports” has totally revamped the image of traditional game consoles, and has won over new demographic sectors, particularly women and seniors. In addition, the support garnered from a wide range of users in the general vote was a major factor in the title’s selection for the Grand Award.

“Monster Hunter Portable 2nd” is more than a just a game where you connect up with your friends via wireless ad-hoc mode and have fun playing it has now become a communication tool. It can be said that this playing style has become a social phenomenon among junior high and high school students, and the overwhelming support that this game received mainly from this demographic sector led to its selection as a Grand Award winner.

Pokemon Diamond Version / Pearl Version won the Best Sales Award recorded sales of 4,930,000 units in the target year. In the period up to the end of July, 2007, total worldwide sales exceeded 10 million units.

For further detailed information such as the reasons why the titles that received awards were selected, please visit the Japan Game Awards official website: URL http://awards.cesa.or.jp/.

Enquiries: Japan Game Awards Secretariat
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Official website: http://awards.cesa.or.jp/

Games of the Year Division Award Winners

Awards	Title	Hardware	Company
Grand Award	Wii Sports	Wii	Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Grand Award	MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd	PSP	CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
Award for excellence	Wii Sports	Wii	Nintendo Co., Ltd.
	ŌKAMI	PS2	CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
	GUNDAM　MUSOU	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
	The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess	Wii	Nintendo Co., Ltd.
	DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: Joker	DS	SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD.
	New SUPER MARIO BROS.	DS	Nintendo Co., Ltd.
	BLUE DRAGON	Xbox360	Microsoft
	Pokémon Diamond Version / Pearl Version	DS	The Pokémon Company
	METAL GEAR SOLID PORTABLE OPS	PSP	Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
	MONSTER HUNTER PORTABLE 2nd	PSP	CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
	Ryu ga gotoku 2	PS2	Sega Corporation
	Professor Layton and the Curious Village	DS	LEVEL-5 Inc.
	LOST PLANET　EXTREME CONDITION	Xbox360	CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
Best Sales Award	Pokémon Diamond Version / Pearl Version	DS	The Pokémon Company
Global Award Japanese Product	DEAD RISING	Xbox360	CAPCOM CO.,LTD.
Global Award Foreign Product	Gears of War	Xbox360	Microsoft
Special Award	THE IDOLM@STER	Xbox360	NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
Special Award	LOVE AND BERRY Dress up and Dance!- DS 　Collection	DS	Sega Corporation

* The following abbreviations are used for the platforms.
　Wii: Nintendo Wii, XB360: Xbox 360, DS: Nintendo DS and DS Lite, PC: Personal Computer, PS3: PlayStation 3,
　 PS2: PlayStation 2, PSP: PlayStation Portable

(The titles are in Japanese alphabetical order.)