Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, Xenoblade 3, And Splatoon 3 Among Winners Of 2022 Famitsu Game Awards

Famitsu has announced the winners of the 2022 Famitsu/Dengeki Game Awards.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, a number of Nintendo games were among the winners of this year. This includes Pokemon Scarlet/Violet winning Best Scenario and Best Character (Arven), Xenoblade Chronicles 3 winning Best RPG, and Splatoon 3 winning Best Action. The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom also won Most Anticipated Game.

You can check out the full list of winners below:

Game of the Year

• Winner: Elden Ring
• Splatoon 3
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
• Pokémon Legends Arceus
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

MVC – Most Valuable Creator

• Winner: from Software
• Game Freak
• Nintendo’s Splatoon 3 dev team
• Naoki Yoshida
• Heaven Burns Red dev team

Best Scenario

• Winner: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
• Xenoblade 3
• Heaven Burns Red

Best Graphics

• Winner: Elden Ring
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Music

• Winner: Heaven Burns Red
• Xenoblade 3
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Best Actor

• Winner: Aqua Minato (Aquarium)
• GACKT (Crisis Core FFVII Reunion)
• Nobu Chidori (Super Noda Game World)

Best Voice Actor

• Winner: Tomori Kusunoki (Heaven Burns Red)
• Kenichi Suzumura (Crisis Core FFVII Reunion)
• Minami Tsuda (Xenoblade 3)

Best Character

• Winner: Pepper (Pokémon Scarlet and Violet)
• Kirby (Kirby and the Forgotten Land)
• Gekka Kayamori (Heaven Burns Red)

Best Online Game

• Winner: Final Fantasy XIV
• Genshin Impact
• Splatoon 3

Best Action

• Winner: Splatoon 3
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

Best Action Adventure

• Winner: Sonic Frontiers
• God of War: Ragnarok
• Horizon Forbidden West

Best Adventure

• Winner: The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story
• AI: The Somnium Files
• DYSCHRONIA: Chronos Alternate

Best RPG

• Winner: Xenoblade 3
• Elden Ring
• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Best Game App

• Winner: Heaven Burns Red
• Uma Musume Pretty Derby
• Goddess of Victory: Nikke

Best Indie Game

• Winner: Stray
• Vampire Survivors
• Needy Girl Overdose

Best Rookie

• Winner: Heaven Burns Red
• Elden Ring
• Stray

Best Esports Game

• Winner: Valorant
• Apex Legends
• Street Fighter V

Best VTuber

• Winner: Ichihyakuman Tenbaru Salome
• Usada Pekora
• Sky Subaru

Best Streamer

• Winner: k4sen
• SHAKA
• 2BRO

Best Horror

• Winner: Yomowari: Night Alone
• The Quarry
• Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II

Most Anticipated

• Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Armored Core VI
• Final Fantasy XVI

Special Award

• Winner: 7 Days to End with You

Magical Lovely Award

• Winner: Persona 5 Royal

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