Famitsu

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Famitsū
Famitsu svg WIKI1.svg
description Video games magazine
publishing company Enterbrain
First edition June 6, 1986
Frequency of publication weekly
Sold edition 500,000 (Shūkan)
120,000 (Xbox 360)
80,000 (Famitsu Connect! On)
74,000 (DS + Wii) copies
(Editions at Enterbrain:
Japanese and English )
Web link www.famitsu.com

Famitsū ( Japanese フ ァ ミ 通 ) is a Japanese video game magazine. It is published by the Enterbrain publishing house and is one of the world's most renowned magazines in this field.

The following versions of the Famitsū are available: Shūkan Famitsū ( 週刊 フ ァ ミ 通 ), Famitsū Xbox 360 , Famitsū DS + Wii and Famitsū Connect! On ( フ ァ ミ 通 コ ネ ク ト！ オ ン ). The formats set are Famitsū PS and Famitsū Wave DVD .

Shūkan Famitsū appears weekly and has a circulation of almost 500,000 units. The first edition appeared in 1986 .

In Europe, Famitsu usually causes a sensation in the specialist press with its rating system: four editors each award up to 10 points, which are then added. Games receive a maximum of 40 out of 40 points. So far, a total of 26 games have received this rating:

  1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time ( Nintendo , for Nintendo 64 ) (1998)
  2. Soul Calibur ( Namco , for Sega Dreamcast ) (1999)
  3. Vagrant Story ( Square , for Sony PlayStation ) (2000)
  4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo, for Nintendo GameCube ) (2003)
  5. Nintendogs (Nintendo, for Nintendo DS ) (2005)
  6. Final Fantasy XII ( Square Enix , for Sony PlayStation 2 ) (2006)
  7. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo, for Nintendo Wii ) (2008)
  8. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots ( Konami , for Sony PlayStation 3 ) (2008)
  9. 428 ( Sega , for Nintendo Wii) (2008)
  10. Dragon Quest IX (Guardians of Heaven) (Square Enix, for Nintendo DS) (2009)
  11. Monster Hunter 3 ( Capcom , for Nintendo Wii) (2009)
  12. Bayonetta ( Sega , for Xbox 360 ) (2009)
  13. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Nintendo, for Nintendo Wii) (2009)
  14. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami, for Sony PlayStation Portable ) (2010)
  15. Pocket Monsters Black and White ( Game Freak , for Nintendo DS) (2010)
  16. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword ( Nintendo , for Nintendo Wii) (2011)
  17. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim ( Bethesda Softworks for Sony Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) (2011)
  18. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (Square Enix, for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) (2011)
  19. Kid Icarus: Uprising ( Project Sora , for Nintendo 3DS) (2012)
  20. Yakuza 5 ( Sega , for Playstation 3) (2012)
  21. JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle ( Namco Bandai Games , for Playstation 3) (2013)
  22. Grand Theft Auto V ( Rockstar Games , for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) (2013)
  23. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ( Konami , for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360) (2015)
  24. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, for Nintendo Switch , Wii U ) (2017)
  25. Dragon Quest XI (Square Enix, for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3DS) (2017)
  26. Death Stranding ( Kojima Productions , for PlayStation 4 and PC) (2019)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Jump up ↑ Joey Davidson: Zelda: Breath of the Wild gets Famitsu's 24th perfect score. March 1, 2017, accessed March 3, 2017 .
  2. ^ Sal Romano: Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1497. In: Gematsu. August 8, 2017, accessed August 9, 2017 .