The Famitsu awards were held in Japan last night at the Enterbrain headquarters. All software released in 2008 were eligible to win. The winners are as follows:
Game of the Year – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Most Valuable Person – Hideo Kojima
Game Character of the Year – Solid Snake
Game Company of the year – Capcom
Rookie title grand-prize – The Last Remant
Innovation grand-prize – Wii Music
High quality grand-prize – Metal Gear Solid 4
Best seller grand-prize – Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G
Racing game prize – Mario Kart Wii
Multi-play game prize – Super Smash Bros. Brawl
All generation prize – Pokemon Platinum
Communication game prize – Animal Crossing: City Folk
Adventure & Puzzle prize – Professor Layton and the Final Journey Through Time
Masterpiece prize – Dragon Quest V
Character & Action game prize – Dissidia Final Fantasy
Role playing game prize – Tales of Vesperia
Dramatic prize – 428
PlayStation2 game prize – Persona 4
World-wide prize – Grand Theft Auto IV
