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title: "Pokemon Sword/Shield and Animal Crossing: New Horizons among Japan Game Awards 2020 winners"
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description: "At the Tokyo Game Show, CESA announced some of the winners for the Japan Game Awards 2020."
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Pokemon Sword/Shield and Animal Crossing: New Horizons among Japan Game Awards 2020 winners | General News | NintendoReporters

 [![Pokemon Sword/Shield and Animal Crossing: New Horizons among Japan Game Awards 2020 winners](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-swordshield-and-animal-crossing-new-horizons-among-japan-game-awards-2020-winners.jpg "Pokemon Sword/Shield and Animal Crossing: New Horizons among Japan Game Awards 2020 winners")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/pokemon-swordshield-and-animal-crossing-new-horizons-among-japan-game-awards-2020-winners.jpg)At the Tokyo Game Show, **CESA** announced some of the winners for the Japan Game Awards 2020.

In this batch of winners, Pokemon Sword And Shield won two awards, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons received one.

## [](#japan-game-awards-2020-winners)Japan Game Awards 2020 winners

- Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Award for contributions to building the console game industry.
    - Animal Crossing: New Horizons development team
- Global Award for games which received high international reputation in 2019
    - Japanese Product ~ Pokemon Sword And Shield
    - Foreign Product ~ Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Special Award by recommendation from awards committee
    - Dragon Quest Walk
- Best Sales Award for highest sales within the nomination period (April 1, 2019, to March 31, 2020)
    - Pokemon Sword And Shield
- Game Developers Award chosen by a panel of top Japanese Game Creators (led by Masahiro Sakurai)
    - Baba Is You

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