Famitsu’s 2006 Awards were recently announced and as such are making the rounds on English websites. As a slight surprise, Atlus’s Persona 3 won the “RPG Award”. Of course, in a way it kind of feels like a third place nod considering Final Fantasy XII and Pokemon: Diamond/Pearl wound up with the grand prize.

Here’s the overall rundown, thanks to QJ.

• Rookie Award - Blue Dragon
• Best Hit Award - Pokemon Diamond and Pearl
• Innovation Award - Wii Sports
• Rearrange Award - New Super Mario Brothers
• High Performance Award - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Dramatic Award - Ryu Ga Gotoku 2 (Yakuza 2)
• Game Design Award - Okami
• Multiplayer Action Award - Monster Hunter Portable 2
• Impact Award - Dead Rising
• Portable Award - Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
• RPG Award - Persona 3
• Most Valuable Person - Hironobu Sakaguchi
• Game character of the Year - Mario
• Game company of the year - Nintendo
• Grand Prize: Game of the Year Award - Final Fantasy XII, Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl

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