Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom earns top prize at Japan Game Awards 2024, full list of winners
During the Tokyo Game Show today, the Japan Game Awards 2024 were held, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom took home the biggest honor of the night. The results were based on games released between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was chosen for the Grand Award. Worth noting, the Switch exclusive also earned Best Sales Award and was one of the titles selected for Award for Excellence. Director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and producer Eiji Aonuma were both in attendance.
The full list of winners for the 2024 Japan Game Awards are as follows:
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award
- PlayStation
Breakthrough Award
- The Exit 8
Movement Award
- Suika Game
Best Sales Award
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Game Designers Award
- Viewfinder (Cocoon and No Case Should Remain Unsolved honorable mentions)
Special Award
- Street Fighter 6
Award for Excellence
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Street Fighter 6
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder,
- Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Persona 3 Reload
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Unicorn Overlord
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
Grand Award
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
If you’re curious as to how things panned out for the 2023 winners, we’ve got the full list here. Let us know what you make of this year’s results below.
