Japan Game Awards 2021 "Annual Work Category" Announcement Event Summary! What will be the game industry of the year?

On Saturday, October 2, the third day of Tokyo Game Show 2021 Online, the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) hosted the Japan Game Awards 2021 "Annual Awards" presentation event.
The Selection Committee deliberated on the games released between April 1, 2020 and March 31, 2021, and announced the Grand Prize winners, which were selected from among the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, Global Award, Best Sales Award, Game Designers Award, Excellence Award, and First Prize!

日本ゲーム大賞2021「アマチュア部門」の大賞に選ばれた作品とは！？

Japan Game Awards 2021 "Game of the Year" Presentation Event

The two MCs were Hikaru Ijuin, known as the biggest game enthusiast in the entertainment industry, and Shohei Shibata, an e-sports play-by-play announcer! Also appearing as guests were Katsuhiko Hayashi, representative of Famitsu Group, andYoshimichi Nishioka, editor-in-chief of Dentsu Game Media. The cross-talk about the award-winning works was also very interesting, and a must-listen for those viewing the archives!

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, given to a person who has contributed to the development of the video game industry, was presented to "Koei Tecmo Games," the creator of many famous series titles, including "Nobunaga's Ambition," "Mikokushi," and "The Age of Discovery. The award was presented to Koei Tecmo Games' brand "Shibusawa Ko, " the creator of many famous series titles including "The Ambition of Nobunaga," "Mikuni: The Legend of the Three Kingdoms," and "The Age of Discovery.

Global Award, Japanese Productions Category

Last year, the development team of " Atsumare Animal Crossing " received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award, and this year, the team won the Global Award, Japanese Work Category!

Global Award, Overseas Work Category

The Global Award for Best International Game was awarded to " Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War," the latest installment in the popular " Call of Duty " series!

Best Sales Award

" Momotaro Dentetsu ~Showa Heisei, 2025, also a classic! ～ The award was given to a party game loved by people of all ages, which has sold more than 3 million units in Japan!

Game Designers Award

The nine-member jury, chaired by game creator Masahiro Sakurai, selected the "Game Designers Award" for games that emphasize originality and novelty from the game creator's perspective.
The winner of the "Game Designers Award" was " It Takes Two," " Ghost of Tsushima," and " Amaho no Sakunahime," all of which made it to the second round of judging, and the winner was "A game that everyone knows, but no one has ever played before. Mario Kart Live Home Circ uit," which was described as "a game that everyone knows, but no one has played before.

Sakurai even got to see it in action!

Excellence Award

The nominees for the Excellence Award were as follows!

Resident Evil RE:3
Final Fantasy VII Remake
The Last of Us Part II
Ghost of Tsushima
Genshin Impact
Amaho no Sakunahime
Momotaro Dentetsu ~Showa Heisei 2025 - A classic! ～Reiwa is also a classic!
Buddy Mission BOND
Uma Musume Pretty Derby
Monster Hunter Rise

Grand Prize

The Grand Prize went to " Ghost of Tsushima " and "Monster Hunter Rise "!
This is the first time since 2014 that two films have been selected for the Grand Prize.

Archived on YouTube!

That's all for now, here are the winners of the "Japan Game Awards 2021"!
Were your guesses right? Did your favorite game that you played a lot win an award?
I was very surprised to see " Buddy Mission BOND " up for the Excellence Award along with other famous remakes and hot app games!
Mr. Ijuin also commented, "This is the first time I've seen this game, so I'm going to play it later, but I've never been disappointed by any of the games mentioned here.
We are very excited to see what games we will be able to find next year!

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