Akio Otsuka, Miyuki Sawashiro and Hideo Kojima were among the winners of the annual Famitsu Awards, with the latter taking home the coveted MVP accolade for his work across the Metal Gear franchise.
There was also recognition for From Software’s PS4 exclusive, Bloodborne, while Snake (Solid? Naked? Venom?) took home the gong for Best Character. Below, you’ll find a full list of the victors.
Game of the Year
Splatoon (Nintendo)
Excellence Prize
Bloodborne (SIE)
Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the Blight Below (Square Enix)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks)
Fire Emblem Fates (Nintendo)
Granblue Fantasy (Cygames)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Monster Strike (Mixi)
Shironeko Project (Colopl)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
Tokyo Xanadu (Nihon Falcom)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Spike Chunsoft)
Yakuza 0 (Sega)
Yo-kai Watch Busters Red Cat Team / White Dog Corps (Level-5)Male Character Voice Award
Akio Otsuka
Female Character Voice Award
Miyuki Sawashiro
Movement Award
Touken Ranbu Online (DMM Games & Nitroplus)
Innovation Award
Splatoon (Nintendo)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
Best Hit Award
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Favorite App Award
Puzzle & Dragons (GungHo Online Entertainment)
Rookie Award
Dragon’s Dogma Online (Capcom)
Ensemble Stars! (Happy Elements)
Shiro to Dragon (Asobism)
Splatoon (Nintendo)Best Character Award
Snake (Konami)
Best Game Maker Award
Square Enix
MVP Award
Hideo Kojima (Kojima Productions)
What do our readers think of the crowned winners?
