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GameLook report/On November 29th, Beijing time, Google announced the major awards for Google Play 2021.
Different from the previous selection method, this year’s Google Play annual awards were divided geographically. The best awards of the year in different regions were awarded to different game products. For example, the Google Play of the year in the United States was awarded to the “The Great Rally”, the Japanese region was awarded “The Horse Race Girl”, and the Korean region was “Gingerbread Man Kingdom.”
In the Google Play 2021 awards in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, there are also many Chinese games and companies on the list. A game jointly developed by The Pokemon Company and Tencent Tianmei Studio.
In addition, there are Mihayou’s “Undecided Events Book”, Tencent’s “White Night Aurora”, NetEase’s “Cat and Mouse”, Ali Jianyue’s “Three Kingdoms Strategy Edition”, and Sanqi Mutual Entertainment’s “Doomsday Humor” “, “Azur Lane” by Yooxing, “Idol Dream Festival!! Music” (music element), “Little Ant Country” by Xinghe Interactive Entertainment, etc.
Next, GameLook will also take stock of Google Play 2021 awards in the three regions of the United States, Japan, and South Korea that Chinese game companies are most concerned about when going overseas.
“Pokémon Grand Rally” won the best in the US,《League of Legends Mobile Game》“Undecided Events Book” on the list
In the Google Play Annual Awards in the United States, “Pokémon Grand Rally” can be said to be a well-deserved winner, not only won the best game of the year, but also won the best competitive game award and nominated for the most popular game.
In the official blog, Google said: “”Pokémon Grand Rally” won the best game of the year with its dynamic gameplay and excellent cross-platform experience.”
It is reported that “Pokémon Grand Rally” is the first team strategy battle game in the Pokémon series. Players can assign different Pokémon to fight in the game, and the party with more points wins.
The game was launched on the NS platform in July this year, and the mobile game version was officially launched in September. As soon as the mobile game version was launched, it topped the free list of games in more than 65 countries/regions. According to Sensor Tower data, the mobile game version of “Pokémon Grand Rally” has been downloaded 33 million times since its launch. , Ranking first in the global mobile game download list in September.
It is worth mentioning that, in addition to Google Play’s Best of the Year, this year’s “Pokémon Grand Rally” also nominated the TGA’s Best Mobile Game of the Year. It can be said that this year’s many mobile game awards are the hottest.
In addition to the best of the year awards, Google also set up a most popular game of the year (Users’ Choice Game of 2021) this year, which will be freely voted and selected by players. The winner in the United States is Garena’s “Free Fire MAX”, and the rest are nominated The games are “Football Hero 022”, “Project Makeover”, “League of Legends Mobile Games”, “Pokémon Grand Rally”, “Beatstar”, “Magic: Arena”, “Craftsman: Full Speed Charge”, and “Suspected Werewolf: Mysterious Mansion” And “Marvel Future Revolution”.
“Free Fire Max” is a high-definition version of Garena’s popular tactical competitive game “Free Fire”. Although it is independent of “Free Fire”, the two data are interoperable, benefiting from “Free Fire” in multiple regions around the world. It continues to be hot, so this game has also received a high voice and a large number of players’ love.
The awards of other projects in Google Play 2021 in the US are as follows:
Best competitive game:
“League of Legends Mobile Games” Riot Company
“Marvel Future Revolution” Netmarble
“The Pokémon Gathering” Pokémon Company, Tencent Tianmei Studio
《Rogue Land》 Huuge Games
“Suspected Werewolf: Mysterious Mansion” Wildlife Studios
Best innovative game:
“Inked”
《JanKenUP!》 Humita
《Knights of San Francisco》Raindead
《Overboard!》inkle Ltd
“Undecided Events Book” Miha Tour
Best casual game:
“Time Cat” PINE STUDIO
“Crash: Charge at Full Speed” King
“Disney POP TOWN” Jam City, Inc.
《Switchcraft: Magical Match 3》Wooga
“Leisure Push Tower: Leisure Puzzle” JOX Development
Best indie game:
“7 Billion People” Tomorrow Corporation
《Bird Alone》George Batchelor
《Donut County》Annapurna Interactive
“My Friend Pedro: Revenge Time” DevolverDigital
《Puzzling Peaks EXE》AppSir,Inc.
Best tablet game:
“Little Bird Police-Paint it it RED! 》HandyGames
“My Friend Pedro: Revenge Time” DevolverDigital
《The Procession to Calvary》Joe Richardson
《Overboard!》inkle Ltd
“League of Legends Mobile Games” Riot Company
Japanese “Horse Girl” won the championship, “White Night Aurora” and “Cat and Mouse” on the list
Google Play 2021 awards in Japan, the best game of the year was won by “The Horse Racing Girl”, which has been popular for nearly a year.
Since its launch in February this year, Cygames’ “Horse Racer” has become a hit and has long been at the forefront of the bestseller list, becoming a well-deserved phenomenon-level game. In July of this year, CyberAgent, the parent company of Cygames, disclosed in its financial report that the number of downloads of “The Horse Racing Niang” has exceeded 9 million. At the same time, according to Sensor Tower data, in the third quarter of 2021, the revenue of “The Horse Racing Girl” has reached 290 million US dollars.
Not only that, “Horse Racing” will also be the most popular game of the year, and the most popular Top 5 games are: “Pokémon Grand Assembly”, “Azur Lane” (Yo Xing), “Three Kingdoms · Strategy Edition” “(Ali Jianyue), “Oriental Barrage Kagura”.
The remaining nominated games are: “Royal Match”, “Dawn Revelation” (Mu Hitomi), “Hyugazaka 46 and the Incredible Library”, “Neil Mobile Games”, “White Night Aurora” (Tencent), ” “Idol Glory”, “Disney Music Parade”, “HoneyWorks Premium Live”, “Sparkling Warmth” (folded paper), “Rhythm Hive”, “Corner Bio Farm”, “Cat and Mouse” (Netease), “Heaven 2M” , “Little Ant Kingdom” (Xinghe Mutual Entertainment), “My Hero Academia ULTRA IMPACT”.
The awards of other projects in Google Play 2021 in Japan are as follows:
Best Battle Game of the Year:
“The Pokémon Gathering” Pokémon Company, Tencent Tianmei Studio
“My Hero Academia ULTRA IMPACT” Bandai Namco
“Lineage 2M” NCsoft
“Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition” Qookka Games (Ali Jianyue)
Cygames
The most innovative game of the year:
“NieR Re[in]carnation》SQUARE ENIX
“White Night Aurora” Proxima Beta (Tencent)
“Idol Glory” QualiArts
“Little Ant Kingdom” StarUnion (Xinghe Mutual Entertainment)
“Disney Music Parade” TAITO Corporation
Best casual game of the year:
“Corner Bio Farm” Imagineer
“Oriental Barrage Kagura” DeNA
《Royal Match》Dream Games
《HoneyWorks Premium Live》FLAGGS Incorporated
“Cat and Mouse” NetEase
Best Independent Game of the Year:
“A Canteen Story of Many Memories 2~The Touching Showa Series” GAGEX
《Baba Is You》Hempuli
“Adventure Village Story 2” Kairosoft
“Earthquake Game: Gilt Survivor” opti
《Human Wolf Shogi》 baton
Gingerbread Man in South Korea won the best new tour, and many Chinese games are on the list
The Google Play 2021 awards in South Korea. “Gingerbread Man Kingdom”, which was launched at the beginning of the year, won the best game of the year and also won the most popular game award. In addition, the two games “Odin” that caused a strong response in South Korea : “God Rebellion” and “Gran Saga” both won the best competitive game.
Although the “Gingerbread Man” series is not well-known in the country, it can be described as a national IP in South Korea. This latest “Gingerbread Man Kingdom” breaks the usual form of the series, adopting the RPG gameplay for the first time and achieved it in South Korea. Made outstanding achievements.
Statistics show that in March of this year, the monthly active users of this game reached 3.06 million, and more than half (57.4%) of the users were women. After that, the game has been at the forefront of the best-selling list for a long time.
In addition, in South Korea’s Google Play list of most popular games, there are a large number of Chinese companies’ overseas products on the list. Among them, the top 5 most popular games are: “Pokémon Rally” and “Odin: Rebel” , “Idol Dream Festival!! Music” (music elements), “Friends Shot: Golf for All”.
The remaining nominated games are: “Marvel Future Revolution”, “Time Princess” (IGG), “One Punch Man: The Strongest Man” (Palm Fun), “Ni no Kuni: Interlaced World”, “Little Ant Kingdom” (Xinghe Mutual Entertainment), “Three Kingdoms: Strategic Edition” (Ali Jianyue), “Heroes Tales” (Sanqi Mutual Entertainment), “Blessings for a Beautiful World”, “Royal Match”, “War Shuang Pami What” (hero mutual entertainment), “Project Makeover” (space-time fantasy), “Doomsday Hustle” (three-seven mutual entertainment), “Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp”, “White Night Aurora” (Tencent), “Gran Saga”.
The awards of other projects of Google Play 2021 in South Korea are as follows:
Best competitive game:
“Odin: Rebellion” Kakao Games
《Great Saga》 Npixel
“Gingerbread Man Kingdom” Devsisters Corporation
“Three Kingdoms: Strategy Edition” Qooka Games (Ali Jianyue)
“Marvel Future Revolution” (Netmarble)
The most innovative game:
“Ni no Kuni: Interlaced World” Netmarble
“Little Ant Kingdom” StarUnion (Xinghe Mutual Entertainment)
“White Night Aurora” Proxima Beta (Tencent)
“Battle of Double Pamish” Heroes Mutual Entertainment
“The Pokémon Gathering” Pokémon Company, Tencent Tianmei Studio
Best casual game:
《Friends Shot: Golf for All》Kakao Games
“Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp” Nintendo
“Project Makeover” Space-Time Fantasy
“Time Princess” IGG
“Idol Dream Festival!! Music” Music Elements
Best indie game:
“Ruroin: The Last Samurai” Dreammotion
“Angel Saga: The Legend of Devil Angel” Alchemist Games
《Animal Doll Shop – Cute Tycoon》Funnyeve
《Underworld Office: Visual Novel》Buff Studio
《Little Corner Tea House: Knitting room》UnicON
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