Better late than never, eh? Famitsu held their "best of" awards the other night, and the winners were lauded from on high. The losers? Naught but shame and misery for them.

The "Game of the Year" award was shared between Final Fantasy XII and Pokemon DIamond & Pearl. I know. Bet you never saw that coming.

Rest of the winners (complete with BUTCHERED award categories) after the leap.

Best Rookie Game: Blue Dragon

"Biggest Hit": Pokemon DIamond & Pearl

Best Innovation: Wii Sports

Best "rearranged game"? Maybe it's best sequel or franchise update. Anyway: New Super Mario Bros

Best "High Performance" game: Twilight Princess

Best Dramatic Game: Yakuza 2

Best Game Design: Okami

Best Multiplayer Game: Monster Hunter Freedom 2

Biggest Impact Game: Dead Rising

Best Portable Game: Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops

Best RPG: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3

Developer MVP Award: Hironobu Sakaguchi

Character of the Year: Mario

Company of the Year: Nintendo

Luke Plunkett

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