Japan Game Awards 2019 results announced, Smash Bros. Ultimate Dominates

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This week plays host to the Japan Game Awards, an awards ceremony which celebrates the Japanese gaming industry's biggest and brightest stars and international hits, too.
The full lineup of this year's Game of the Year awards has now been revealed, as well as the ceremony's prestigious Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award. Over the 4 days in Tokyo Game Show 2019, different awards and categories are given out to the best of the best. 

Nintendo with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate dominated the award show winning 4 of the 5 "Game of the Year Division" awards and the "The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award." Nintendo Labo was also given the Special Award from the "Game of the Year Division" for finding "new way(s) to enjoy games using hardware features."

From the "Game of the Year Division", Super Smash Bros. Ultimate won the The Grand Award, The Best Sales Award, and the Global Award Japanese Product. The game was also given an Award for Excellence alongside 10 other titles, including: KINGDOM HEARTS III, Marvel's Spider-Man, JUDGMENT, and others.

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

• Super Smash Bros. Project Team

Grand Award

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Game Designers Awards

• Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

Award for Excellence

• Apex Legends
• Kingdom Hearts III
• Judgment
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Detroit: Become Human
• Devil May Cry 5
• Dragon Quest Builders 2
• Resident Evil 2
• Marvel's Spider-Man
• Megido72

Special Award

• Nintendo Labo

Best Sales Award

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Global Award Japanese Product

• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Global Award Foreign Product

• Red Dead Redemption 2

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