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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 runs from April 1 to March 31, it applies to all games that were released onto the Japanese market in this period.
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The following are the winners of the Grand Award.
Period: January 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002
Period: April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003
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Period: April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005
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Games of the Year Division: [ 6]
Period: April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011
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Games of the Year Division: [ 7]
Period: April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award: Puzzle & Dragons development team of GungHo Online Entertainment. [ 8]
Games of the Year Division: [ 9]
Grand Award: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo) 3DS Game Designers Award: The Unfinished Swan Award for Excellence: Animal Crossing: New Leaf , Resident Evil 6 , Bravely Default: Flying Fairy , Dragon Quest X Online , Fantasy Life , Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon , New Super Mario Bros. U , Phantasy Star Online 2 , Pokémon Black and White 2 , Soul Sacrifice , Super Danganronpa 2 Special Award: Puzzle & Dragons Best Sales Award: Animal Crossing: New Leaf Global Award: Call of Duty: Black Ops II 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 , Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn , Grand Theft Auto V , Kan Colle , Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes , Monster Hunter 4 , Pokémon X and Y , Puzzle & Dragons Z , Super Mario 3D World , The Last of Us , 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 Period: April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015
Period: April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016
Period: April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017
Grand Prize – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, Switch [ 1] ) Game Designer Prize – Inside (video game) Excellence Awards – Resident Evil 7: Biohazard , Final Fantasy XV , Horizon Zero Dawn , Monster Hunter XX , Nier: Automata , Nioh , Overwatch , Persona 5 , Pokémon Sun and Moon , The Last Guardian , The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Special Award – PlayStation VR Best Sales Award – Pokémon Sun and Moon Global Prize (Japanese works) – Pokémon Sun and Moon Global Prize (overseas works) – FIFA 17 Period: April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018 [ 2] [ 10]
Grand Prize – Monster Hunter: World (Capcom , PS4/PC) Game Designer Prize – Gorogoa Excellence Awards – Undertale , Call of Duty: WWII , Super Mario Odyssey , Splatoon 2 , Xenoblade 2 , Dragon Quest XI , Fate/Grand Order , Fortnite , PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds , 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 Period: April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019 [ 11]
Grand Prize – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo , Nintendo Switch) Game Designer Prize – Astro Bot Rescue Mission Excellence Awards – Megido 72 [ Wikidata ] Detroit: Become Human , Marvel's Spider-Man , Super Smash Bros. Ultimate , Judgment , Dragon Quest Builders 2 , Resident Evil 2 (2019 video game) , Apex Legends , Devil May Cry 5 , Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice , Kingdom Hearts III 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 Period: April 1, 2019, and March 31, 2020 [ 12]
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 , Fire Emblem: Three Houses , Monster Hunter World: Iceborne , Nioh 2 , Persona 5 Royal , Pokémon Sword and Shield , Ring Fit Adventure , 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 Period: April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021 [ 13] [ 14]
Grand Prize – Ghost of Tsushima (Sony Interactive Entertainment , PS4), Monster Hunter Rise (Capcom , Nintendo Switch ) Game Designer Prize – Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit Excellence Awards – Resident Evil 3 Remake , Final Fantasy VII Remake , The Last of Us Part II , Ghost of Tsushima , Genshin Impact , 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 ) Period: April 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022 [ 15]
Grand Prize – Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment ; 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 , Elden Ring , Ghostwire: Tokyo , Kirby and the Forgotten Land Game Designer Award runner-up – 7 Days to End With You , Needy Streamer Overload 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 ) Period: April 1, 2022, and March 31, 2023. [ 16]
Grand Prize – Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (Capcom ; Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PC) Game Designer Prize – RPG Time: The Legend of Wright Excellence Awards – Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion , God of War Ragnarök , Splatoon 3 , Xenoblade Chronicles 3 , Sonic Frontiers , Earth Defense Force 6 , Resident Evil 4 , Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo , Hogwarts Legacy , Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Best Sales Award – Pokémon Scarlet and Violet The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award – Family Computer Period: April 1, 2023 - March 31, 2024. [ 17]
Grand Prize – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo ; Nintendo Switch) Game Designer Prize – Viewfinder (video game) (Sad Owl Studios; PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC) Award for Excellence – Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon , Super Mario Bros. Wonder , Street Fighter 6 , The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom , Dragon's Dogma 2 , Final Fantasy XVI , Final Fantasy VII Rebirth , Persona 3 Reload , Unicorn Overlord , Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth , Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Breakthrough Award – The Exit 8 (Kotake Create; PC, Meta Quest , Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5) Movement Award – Suika Game (Aladdin X Inc.; iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch) Special Award – Street Fighter 6 (Capcom ; PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X/S, Arcade) Best Sales Award – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo ; Nintendo Switch) This page is based on this
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