Japan Game Awards 2023 winners announced

The full lineup of winners for the Japan Game Awards 2023 was revealed today at the Tokyo Game Show.

Across every category, something Nintendo-related took home the win. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak received the biggest prize as the Grand Award winner, but games like Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 were selected in different categories as well.

The full list of winners for the 2023 Japan Game Awards are as follows:

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

• Family Computer

Best Sales Award

• Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet

Game Designers Award

• RPG Time: The Legend of Wright 

Award for Excellence

• Earth Defense Force 6
• Final Fantasy 7 Reunion 
• God of War Ragnarok
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
• Paranormasight
• Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet
• Resident Evil 4 
• Sonic Frontiers 
• Splatoon 3
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3 

Grand Award

• Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

The results for the 2022 Japan Game Awards are located here. We also have the winners from 2021 here.