Games Nintendo is credited on have won
830 Game of the Year awards across
51 titles.
6 of those years ended with one of its games as the outright Game of the Year.
830GOTY awards
6Years won outright
51Awarded titles
2017Best year (302)
Its best season was 2017, with 302 awards. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild alone accounts for 32% of the total, and games it published won awards in 26 different seasons, the latest in 2025.
Quick answers
How many Game of the Year awards has Nintendo won?
Games published by Nintendo have won 830 Game of the Year awards, from 51 games, 1994–2025. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has the most, with 265.
Has Nintendo ever won Game of the Year?
Yes. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) won its season outright. 5 earlier wins come from thinly documented seasons before 2003.