Google has published the Japanese version of its Best of 2024 awards. Bandai Namco’s Hatsuboshi Gakuen: The Idolmaster has particularly won the Best Game award in the country’s version of the annual awards that give rewards to notable games available on Android mobile devices.
This award also served as a testament to Gakuen Idolmaster‘s success. Sensor Tower Japan noted that the game topped the download amount rankings on both Google Play Store and Apple App Store in Japan in a full month following its release on May 16, 2024.
Google has also published a list of games that win other awards. The list of winners is as follows:
- Best Multi-Device Game: Pokemon Sleep
- Best Multiplayer Game: Squad Busters
- Best Pick-Up-and-Play Game: Monster Hunter Puzzles: Felyne Isles
- Best Indie Game: Suika Game
- Best Story: Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade
- Best Ongoing Game: Fate/Grand Order
- Best Play Pass Game: Cafe Master Story
- Best PC Version Game: Wuthering Waves
As a side note, Ensemble Training—a workout-based rhythm game with characters and songs from Ensemble Stars—won the Best Personal Growth App award in the regular app categories, even though it did not appear in the game award categories.
Hatsuboshi Gakuen: The Idolmaster, the winner of the Best Game award in Google Play Japan’s Best of 2024, is also available on iOS in addition to Android mobile devices in Japan.
Published: Nov 19, 2024 02:30 pm