The most recent issue of Weekly Famitsu polled 6678 non-Japanese people, asking their opinions about Japanese video games. Which 20 did they say they liked most? Let’s find out!
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Here is the breakdown by age:
Under 9 years old: 2 people
In their teens: 717 people
In their 20s: 4429 people
In their 30s: 1378 people
In their 40s: 125 people
Over 50: 7 people
And the breakdown by region:
North America: 3397 people
Europe: 2212 people
Asia (outside Japan): 406 people
South America: 364 people
Oceania: 230 people
Africa: 23 people
According to those polled, here are the 20 games (and franchises) that are most loved:
20. Pokemon series – 162 votes
19. Okami – 164 votes
18. Ni-Oh – 168 votes
17. Final Fantasy series – 190 votes
16. Metal Gear Solid – 191 votes
15. Super Mario Odyssey – 197 votes
14. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – 198 votes
13. Persona 3 – 203 votes
12. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – 227 votes
11. Chrono Trigger- 247 votes
10. Final Fantasy VII – 308 votes
9. Persona 4 – 318 votes
8. Yakuza 0 – 375 votes
7. Bloodborne – 452 votes
6. Monster Hunter series – 458 votes
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 474 votes
4. Monster Hunter: World – 494 votes
3. Dark Souls – 502 votes
2. Nier: Automata – 1132 votes
1. Persona 5 – 1276 votes
Agree? Disagree?
While these are the top 20 choices, Famitsu explained that over 900 titles were selected.
Comments
3 responses to “Poll: The Most Beloved Japanese Games According To People From Around The World”
Nier 😀
Persona 5 above Persona 4 made me cough up blood.
That could just be a rounding error, since none of the numbers in the above sections seem to correlate (aka “add up”).
On a serious note, seems that the numbers indicate a case of “what’s most recent, is what’s most likely to get voted for.”. Not that Neir: Automata and P5 aren’t very decent titles.
IIRC this poll pre-selected these 20 games and asked you to rank them, so it was already pretty stacked. They also asked your opinion of each of the most recent ones without asking if you actually played them. Assuming this is the same one I filled out their survey for.
Why does FF have a ‘series’ entry, and VII on the list? And Monster Hunter ‘series’ as well as Monster Hunter World? Why does it not count the Personas as a series?
I call shenanigans.