Famitsu’s most wanted games list has been released, and the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4 dominate. In fact, there are only two non-Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 games listed; two are for the Playstation Vita. The votes were cast between October 24 and October 30. Four of the top 10 games are for the Nintendo Switch, including Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Breath of the Wild 2, Bayonetta 3, and Pokemon Sword and Shield. The six Playstation games in the top 10 were the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Death Stranding, Tales of Arise, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and Yakuza 7. While many see the PlayStation 4 as a dying system, they have a considerable amount of games coming out (at least in Japan) before the PlayStation 5’s debut in Holiday 2020. Here is the full list.
1. [PS4] Final Fantasy VII Remake – 1,235 votes
2. [PS4] Project Sakura Wars – 1,021 votes
3. [NSW] Pokemon Sword/Shield – 840 votes
4. [PS4] Death Stranding – 544 votes
5. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 509 votes
6. [PS4] Tales of Arise – 437 votes
7. [NSW] Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 – 342 votes
8. [NSW] Bayonetta 3 – 313 votes
9. [PS4] 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim – 304 votes
10. [PS4] Yakuza 7 – 289 votes
11. [PS4] Nioh 2 – 272 votes
12. [NSW] Shin Megami Tensei V – 249 votes
13. [PS4] Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate – 226 votes
14. [NSW] Ushiro – 214 votes
15. [PS4] Cyberpunk 2077 – 201 votes
16. [PS4] Trials of Mana – 194 votes
17. [NSW] Rune Factory 5 – 188 votes
18. [PS4] Shenmue III – 175 votes
19. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – 172 votes
20. [PSV] Romancing SaGa 3 – 170 votes
21. [PS4] SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays – 164 votes
22. [PS4] Romancing SaGa 3 – 157 votes
23. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 145 votes
24. [PS4] The Last of Us Part II – 138 votes
25. [PS4] One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – 130 votes
26. [NSW] SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays – 124 votes
27. [PS4] Ghosts of Tsushima – 117 votes
28. [PSV] Anonymous;Code – 113 votes
29. [PS4] Fairy Tail – 109 votes
30. [PS4] Genshin Impact – 106 votes
If anything, Famitsu’s most wanted games list shows that there is still life in this console generation. With 19 of the most-anticipated games coming out, the PlayStation 4 continues to show its prowess. The Nintendo Switch isn’t too shabby itself though, with four of the top 10 games and nine of the top 30.