Pokémon GO, Pokémon Sun and Moon win big at Japan Game Awards 2017

The primary winners were announced for the Japan Game Awards 2017 at the Tokyo Game Show this week. Nintendo was a big winner at the event, primarily thanks to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild taking home the Grand Award. The game was also selected for the Award of Excellence along with Pokémon Sun and Moon. The Pokémon games also won the Global Award for Japanese products. The complete roundup of awards is as follows:

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award

Pokémon GO Project Team

Global Award Japanese Product

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Global Award Foreign Product

FIFA 17

Best Sales Award

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Special Prize

PlayStation VR

Game Designers Awards

INSIDE

Award for Excellence

Overwatch
Persona 5
Pokemon Sun/Moon
Final Fantasy XV
Toriko
Resident Evil 7
Nioh
NieR Automata
Horizon Zero Dawn
Zelda Breath of the Wild
Monster Hunter XX

Grand Award

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild

Source: Nintendo Everything

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