The largest game festival in Japan, "Tokyo Game Show 2024" (hereafter TGS2024), is in full swing from Thursday, September 26, 2024, to Sunday, September 29, 2024, at the time of this article's writing.
Our editorial department has been on-site covering the event since the first business day, and the excitement is truly incredible.
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While the booths of each company are bustling, a major event that is a staple of TGS is, of course, the Japan Game Awards!
The Japan Game Awards in various divisions are announced on different days, but the highly anticipated Japan Game Awards 2024 "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award" and "Games of the Year Division" Award Ceremony was held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, the first day of TGS2024!
Introducing the Platforms, Prices, and Official Websites of Each Award-Winning Title!
Here we introduce the platforms, prices, and official websites for the games that won each award at the Japan Game Awards 2024 "Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award" and "Games of the Year Division" Award Ceremony on the first day of TGS2024.
The eligible titles for this year's awards were those released between Saturday, April 1, 2023, and Sunday, March 31, 2024.
In this article, the titles will be introduced in the following order, which differs from the broadcast order: the Grand Award and Award for Excellence in the "Games of the Year Division" first, followed by the newly established Breakthrough Award and Movement Award, then the Game Designers Award, and finally the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award.
Please also note that some limited editions are now difficult to obtain, so the price section will basically only list the regular retail price.
Grand Award, Award for Excellence, and Best Sales Award
This title is eligible for exchange with the "Nintendo Catalog Ticket, Two Games for a Great Price" product, which is exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members.
This title is eligible for exchange with the "Nintendo Catalog Ticket, Two Games for a Great Price" product, which is exclusive to Nintendo Switch Online members.
The award-winning titles this time are, without a doubt, all masterpieces, but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took home a triple win with the Grand Award, Award for Excellence, and Best Sales Award. Street Fighter 6 won two awards with the Award for Excellence and Special Award! As a writer who has played both, their content and popularity make the results very understandable.
The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award going to the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation brand is also very moving, following last year's award to the Family Computer, as it's a console that revolutionized the game industry.
The newly established Breakthrough Award going to The Exit 8 and the Movement Award going to Suika Game is also unsurprising, considering the excitement and buzz around them! The prices of these two titles are also very affordable, so please give them a try!
Personally, I highly recommend the Award for Excellence winner Unicorn Overlord, but among the titles that won awards this time, including Unicorn Overlord, many of the digital versions are on sale!
It's no exaggeration to say that the award-winning titles are masterpieces that all gamers acknowledge, so if there are any titles you haven't played, please take this opportunity to do so!
For more details on the Japan Game Awards, please check the official website!
