Japan Games Awards 2022 winners announced

At the Tokyo Game Show 2022 today, the primary winners of the Japan Games Awards have been determined.

Pokemon was arguably the show’s biggest winner — at least when it comes to Nintendo games. Brilliant Diamond an Shining Pearl received the award in the International Awards category as well as for Best Selling. In the Excellence Award, Pokemon Legends: Arceus was selected along with Kirby and The Forgotten Land.

The full list of the 2022 Japan Games Awards winners is as follows:

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Hidetaka Miyazaki (FromSoftware)

International Award for Japanese Producer

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl

International Prize for Foreign Products

Call of Duty: Vanguard

Best Sales Award

Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Pokemon Shining Pearl

Game Designers Award

encryption

Excellence Award

Resident Evil Village
Heaven: Children of Light
tales of resurrection
lost judgment
Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Forbidden horizon west
elden ring
Ghost Wire: Tokyo
Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Grand prize

elden ring

You can find the list of winners of the 2021 edition of the Japanese Game Awards over here. Tell us what you think of this year’s winners in the comments.