I’ve been making my way through old Famitsu magazines that I’ve bought and I’m going to start translating some of the articles here.
There hasn’t been a “Double Platinum Prize” since 2011. At this year’s PlayStation Awards the gorgeous “Double Platinum Prize” and “Platinum Prize” will be awarded. Let’s see what kind of event took place.
November 30 – Shinagawa, Tokyo – At this year’s PlayStation Awards, many video game creators and people involved with the video game industry came together for this event. The PlayStation debuted in 1994 and since the following year there has been a PlayStation Awards ceremony in Japan. This is the 23rd year for this show. It’s been established that at the end of the year there will be an awards show. As always, Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia wants to recognize the biggest hits for PlayStation in the region but also show off the fantastic line-up of PlayStation 4 games. The 2011 “Quadruple Platinum Prize” for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd which has become the “Double Platinum Prize” has finally returned to the stage. This year 24 games have been awarded 34 different prizes.
The Double Platinum Prize (over 2 million sold) winner was Minecraft. Paddy Burns CEO of 4J Studios and Noma Yutaka senior producer at Microsoft Japan were on hand to accept.
The Platinum Prize (over 1 million sold) winners were Grand Theft Auto V, Final Fantasy XV, and Dragon Quest XI: Echos of an Elusive Age. Rockstar games general manager of Rockstar international Neil Stephen showed up for GTAV. Director of Square-Enix Tabata Hajime and producer at Square-Enix Hashimoto Shinji accepted for Final Fantasy XV. Game designer and scenario writer Hori Yuji, Square-Enix director Uchigawa Takeshi, and Square-Enix producer Okamoto Hokuto received the award for Dragon Quest XI.
The Gold Prize (over 500 thousand sold) winners were Uncharted Collection, Rainbow Six: Siege, FIFA 17, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warefare, Yakuza 6, Resident Evil 7, Nioh, Nier:Automata, Horizon Zero Dawn, and FIFA 18
The PlayStation Network Awards (which are the top three sellers between Oct. 1, 2016 and Sept. 30, 2017) winners were Phantasy Star Online 2, Rainbow Six: Siege, and FIFA 17.
The PlayStation VR prize (top three sellers between the same dates above) were Resident Evil 7, Farpoint, and Summer Lesson: Allison Snow.
The Indie(s) and Developer prize (top three sellers between the same dates above) Fushigi no Gensokyo TOD Reloaded, 3on3 FreeStyle, and UNDERTALE.
The Users’ Choice prizes went to Battlefield 1, Final Fantasy XV, Resident Evil 7, Nioh, Nier:Automata, Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Ys 8: Lacrimosa of DANA, Dragon Quest XI, and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy