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TV Asahi did a 3-hour program about "the Top 100 most beloved games nationwide" in Japan, Breath of the Wild won

Hayama Akito

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I woke up and I saw this program heavily discussed on my japanese TL on Twitter: TV Asahi did a show called "TV Game Sousenkyo" and selected the best 100 videogames of all time, supposedly selected by 50.000 votes. Breath of the Wild won first place. This is the list in japanese, I will try to translate it now (Hellfire did it first, thanks!)

Yeah, I know, super questionable "Famitsu style" choices but it's japanese TV. I must say the only real reason why I'm posting this is because the TV program was a success and it's trending on Twitter right now in Japan. The list is from Denfaminicogamer.

■1～10位
・1位：ゼルダの伝説 ブレス オブ ザ ワイルド Breath of the Wild
・2位：ドラゴンクエストV Dragon Quest V
・3位：ファイナルファンタジーVII Final Fantasy VII
・4位：あつまれ どうぶつの森 Animal Crossing: New Horizons
・5位：スプラトゥーン2 Splatoon 2
・6位：ドラゴンクエストIII Dragon Quest III
・7位：大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ SPECIAL Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
・8位：クロノ・トリガー Chrono Trigger
・9位：ファイナルファンタジーX Final Fantasy X
・10位：スーパーマリオブラザーズ3 Super Mario Bros. 3

11th to 20th
No.11: Pokemon Diamond Pearl
No. 12: Super Mario Kart
No.13: Undertale
No. 14: Pokemon Sword Shield
No.15: Dragon Quest IV
No.16: KINGDOM HEARTS II
No.17: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
No.18: METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER
No.19: GENSO SUIKODEN II
No.20: Minecraft

21st to 30th place
No.21: Splatoon
No.22: Animal Crossing
No. 23: Fire Emblem: Fuuka Yukigetsu
No.24: Pokemon Red and Green
No.25: Tetris
No.26: Pokemon Black and White
No.27: Dragon Quest XI
No.28: MOTHER2
No.29: Ookami
No.30: Apex Legends

31st to 40th
No.31: Tactics Ogre
No.32: Resident Evil
No.33: Final Fantasy VI
No.34: Final Fantasy V
No.35: Xenoblade 2
No.36: Pokémon Gold and Silver
No.37: Final Fantasy IX
No.38: Puyo Puyo
No.39: DARK SOULS III
No. 40: Xenogears

41st to 50th
No.41: Momotaro Dentetsu - Showa Heisei - Japanese classic too! ~
No.42: Persona 5
No.43: Xenoblade
No.44: Dragon Quest X
No.45: Kirby the star Wii
No.46: Dragon Quest II
No.47: Final Fantasy XIV
No.48: NieR: Automata
No.49: Kingdom Hearts
No.50: Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire

51st to 60th
No.51: Final Fantasy IV
No.52: The Legend of Zelda
No.53: Tales of the Abyss
No.54: Dragon Quest VIII
No.55: Yokai Watch 2
No.56: Super Mario Galaxy
No.57: Super Donkey Kong
No.58: Animal Crossing
No.59: Dead by Daylight
No.60: Pokemon Black and White 2

61st to 70th
No.61: Nintendo All Star! Super Smash Bros.
No.62: XEVIOUS
No.63: Final Fantasy III
No.64: Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver
No.65: Suikoden: Genso Suikoden
No.66: Ghost of Tsushima
No.67: Bloodborne
No.68: Pokemon X and Y
No.69: Super Mario RPG
No.70: Monster Hunter: World

71st to 100th
No.71: Dr. Mario
No.72: Kirby Super Deluxe
No.73: Gran Turismo 4
No.74: Super Smash Bros.
No. 74: Super Smash Bros. X
No. 75: Animal Crossing
No.76: Kirby's Air Ride
No.77: Mario Kart Wii
No.78: Nobunaga's Ambition: Nationwide Version
No.79: METAL GEAR SOLID
No.80: The Legend of Zelda: Mujura no Kamen
No.81: Dragon Quest Builders 2: Sidoh and the Empty Island
No.82: Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana
No.83: Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden
No.84: Final Fantasy XI
No.85: Dragon Quest VI: Land of the Lost
No.86: Monster Hunter
No.87: Monster Hunter Double Cross
No.88: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
No.89: Super Mario Galaxy 2
No.90: Final Fantasy VIII
No.91: Street Fighter 2
No.92: Monster Hunter 4G
No.93: Persona 5 The Royal
No.94: Fire Emblem: The Genealogy of the Holy War
No.95: MOTHER
No.96: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
No.97: Super Mario World
No.98: Persona 4
No.99: Pocket Monsters Platinum
No.100: Persona 3
 
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Dennis8K

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Seems biased towards more recent games.

I am also surprised at BotW over FFVII.

Splatoon 2 is the 5th greatest game of all times? Come on 🤣
 
entremet

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Japan really loves Splatoon haha.

I need to get into that series.
 

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11th to 20th
No.11: Pokemon Diamond Pearl
No. 12: Super Mario Kart
No.13: Undertale
No. 14: Pokemon Sword Shield
No.15: Dragon Quest IV
No.16: KINGDOM HEARTS II
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (No.17)
No.18: METAL GEAR SOLID 3 SNAKE EATER
No.19: GENSO SUIKODEN II
No.20: Minecraft

21st to 30th place
No.21: Splatoon
No.22: Animal Crossing
No. 23: Fire Emblem: Fuuka Yukigetsu
No.24: Pokemon Red and Green
No.25: Tetris
No.26: Pokemon Black and White
No.27: Dragon Quest XI
No.28: MOTHER2
No.29: Ookami
No.30: Apex Legends

31st to 40th
No.31: Tactics Ogre
No.32: Resident Evil
No.33: Final Fantasy VI
No.34: Final Fantasy V
No.35: Xenoblade 2
No.36: Pokémon Gold and Silver
No.37: Final Fantasy IX
No.38: Puyo Puyo
No.39: DARK SOULS III
No. 40: Xenogears

41st to 50th
No.41: Momotaro Dentetsu - Showa Heisei - Japanese classic too! ~42nd
No.42: Persona 5
No.43: Xenoblade
No.44: Dragon Quest X
No.45: Kirby the star Wii
No.46: Dragon Quest II
No.47: Final Fantasy XIV
No.48: NieR: Automata
No.49: Kingdom Hearts
No.50: Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire

51st to 60th
No.51: Final Fantasy IV
No.52: The Legend of Zelda
No.53: Tales of the Abyss
No.54: Dragon Quest VIII
No.55: Yokai Watch 2
No.56: Super Mario Galaxy
No.57: Super Donkey Kong
No.58: Animal Crossing
No.59: Dead by Daylight
No.60: Pokemon Black and White 2

61st to 70th
No.61: Nintendow All Star! Super Smash Bros.
No.62: XEVIOUS
No.63: Final Fantasy III
No.64: Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver
No.65: Suikoden: Genso Suikoden
No.66: Ghost of Tsushima
No.67: Bloodborne
No.68: Pokemon X and Y
No.69: Super Mario RPG
No.70: Monster Hunter: World

71st to 100th (announced on Dec. 16)
71st: Dr. Mario
72nd: Kirby Super Deluxe
No.73: Gran Turismo 4
74th: Super Smash Bros.
No. 74: Super Smash Bros. X No. 75: Animal Crossing
No.76: Kirby's Air Ride
No.77: Mario Kart Wii
No.78: Nobunaga's Ambition: Nationwide Version
No.79: METAL GEAR SOLID
The Legend of Zelda: Mujura no Kamen (No.80)
No.81: Dragon Quest Builders 2: Sidoh and the Empty Island
No.82: Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana
No.83: Dragon Quest VII: Warriors of Eden
No.84: Final Fantasy XI
No.85: Dragon Quest VI: Land of the Lost
No.86: Monster Hunter
No.87: Monster Hunter Double Cross
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (No.88)
No.89: Super Mario Galaxy 2
No.90: Final Fantasy VIII
No.91: Street Fighter 2
No.92: Monster Hunter 4G
No.93: Persona 5 The Royal
No.94: Fire Emblem: The Genealogy of the Holy War
No.95: MOTHER
No.96: Romance of the Three Kingdoms
No.97: Super Mario World
No.98: Persona 4
No.99: Pocket Monsters Platinum
No.100: Persona 3
 
L Thammy

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I like how you go through this list and it seems for a second like it's all Nintendo and Pokemon, then they suddenly sucker punch you with, like, Suikoden 2 and Tactics Ogre.
 
toastyToast

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Switch running things in that top 10. Who knew the console had the power to erase memories of old games
 
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Funny how 5 games from the top 10 are from Nintendo, while the other 5 are from Square Enix.
But all 5 games from Square Enix are before Squaresoft and Enix merger back in 2003, while 4 of the 5 games from Nintendo are recent games released on Switch.
 
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Dennis8K said:
Seems biased towards more recent games.
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...which is perfectly obvious...?

The video game market greatly expanded in the last two decades and furthermore people that were interested in video games 25-30 years might not be interested in the media anymore, henceforth not participating in this kind of survey.

Also, more popular games get more votes. All games in the Top 10 have sold 2m+ units in Japan. Another obvious aspect in surveys.
 
RedAhmed

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Majora's Mask is not in the top 100, Pokémon Sword & Shield in top 20... Yeah... Hard disagree for me.

DQV being second isn't surprising, it's also my favourite JRPG of all time.
 
Navid

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I guess if nothing else the list tells me that Japanese players love games developed in Japan...
 
Mr. Snuffleupagus

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Terbinator said:
Apex Legends 30?

I had no idea it had that traction in Japan.
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It's extremely popular there - though no idea why. Fortnite is trying to make inroads in Japan with collabs like Naruto and potentially more in future like Luffy, Tanjiro, Gundam and more.

Several times I have considered starting to play Apex if only for the huge JP following and several of my friends playing, but I just can't get over the art style.
 
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Navid said:
I guess if nothing else the list tells me that Japanese players love games developed in Japan...
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This about what I got out of it as well. I feel like western enthusiasts love Japanese games as well as western games, but it doesn't seem to be the other way as much?
 
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entremet said:
Makes sense. Those games sold way more. Mother 2 sold double of what its sequel sold. It's also been re-released more GBA, various virtual consoles, and the SNES/Super Famicom Classics.
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So its ultimately just another popularity contest? I don't know what the point really is. Mostly just tells me how many great games just get completely passed on.
 
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Off-Topic: Not gonna lie, I enjoyed trying to read out all the names in kana, that was fun!

on-topic: some interesting placement - MH: World above any of the previous ones (perhaps because it's new), if only cause people kept going "they're tryna make MH for them western folks with this one!"

and Persona 3,4 and 5 in there (5 twice with Royal)!
 

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This is a good list of games (the full 100).

Sort of expected but I wish there was a bit more Western representation there too.

Also no Valkyrie Profile. The masterpiece everyone including Square and Tri-Ace forgot.
 
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Dennis8K said:
Seems biased towards more recent games.
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Over half the Top 20 are older games - 6 from NES/SNES era and 6 from the PS1/PS2 era.

Liquid Plejades said:
Whats the best way to play DQV? Always heard how amazing it is.
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The DS version is fine. I think there's a mobile port of that version as well.

There's a PS2 version that's arguably better but it's Japanese-only. There's also the SNES original, but the remakes improved the game noticeably.
 
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