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The Famicom Just Won An Award At The Tokyo Game Awards 2023

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September 21, 2023

At this year’s annual Tokyo Game Awards, which are held during the Tokyo Game Show, the Family Computer — known as the Famicom or NES (to us) — won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award (thanks VGC).

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