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Famitsu Awards Honor Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Monster Hunter: World, Masahiro Sakurai
posted on by Alex Mateo
Kadokawa's Famitsu magazine announced the Famitsu Awards 2018 winners in a ceremony on Friday. Console, PC, and smartphone games that went on sale in Japan between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 were eligible for the awards. The winners were chosen by fan poll.
Game of the Year
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)
Game of the Year
Monster Hunter: World (CAPCOM)
The finalists for the above awards received Awards of Excellence:
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)
God of War (Sony)
Judgment (Sega)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)
Detroit: Become Human (Sony)
Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Square Enix)
Fate/Grand Order (FGO Project)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! (The Pokémon Company/Nintendo)
Marvel's Spider-Man (Sony)
Monster Hunter: World (CAPCOM)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
MVP
Masahiro Sakurai (Sora)
MVP
Best Character Award
Kirby (Kirby Star Allies)
Best Character AwardBest Game Maker Award
CAPCOMFavorite App Award
LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum (LINE)Special Award
Astro Bot: Rescue MissionBest Game Music Award
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)Rookie Award
Octopath Traveler (Square Enix)Detroit: Become Human (Sony)
Sources: Famitsu, Famitsu's YouTube channel via Siliconera
