April 26th, 2009

Famitsu Awards 2008

Countless gaming-related events are still being held, while various other IT-related magazines and expos are silently pulling out. No matter how much I hate it, I must admit that during these tough economic times, digital distribution could really take off, but until we get to see that, let's take a look at some awards, shall we?

The most interesting part is that we're talking about the 2008 Famitsu Awards, although we're almost in the middle of 2009, but I guess this means the Famitsu line of Japanese magazines took some time to come up with these rankings. More time to assemble such a top means the results are worthy of being considered... or at least that's what I think.

It is interesting to notice that Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable got 2nd G winning the Game of the Year, as well as the Best Seller prize. Now, let's take a look at the entire list:

Game of the year: Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G

Best Seller: Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G

Person of the Year: Hideo Kojima

Character of the Year: Solid Snake

Company of the Year: Capcom

Rookie Title Prize: The Last Remnant

Innovation Prize: Wii Music

High Quality Prize: Metal Gear Solid 4

Racing Prize: Mario Kart Wii

Multiplayer Prize: Super Smash Bros Brawl

All Generation Prize: Pokemon Platinum

Communication Prize: Animal Crossing: City Folk

Adventure Puzzle Prize: Professor Layton and the Final Journey Through Time

Masterpiece Prize: Dragon Quest V

Character Action Prize:Dissidia Final Fantasy

Role Playing Prize: Tales of Vesperia

Dramatic Prize: 428

PlayStation 2 Prize: Persona 4

Worldwide Prize: Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV got the Worldwide Prize, obviously. No, not "obviously," especially since most PC gamers still consider San Andreas to be the best game of the franchise, at least for them. Fortunately for them, most Japanese gamers are using consoles...so that's why the results here.

One more thing - any of you willing to donate one Dissidia action figure? ;)