Statistics from 6,547 Game of the Year awards

A database of every award, every outlet and every country can answer questions no single ceremony can: which race was closest, which year had no consensus, which country's press reliably goes its own way. These are the ones worth reading.

• The closest races ever2007 came down to 2 awards
• The most divisive years2012 was won with 18.7%
• Countries that vote differentlyJapan agrees only 21.4% of the time
• Outlets that never pick the winnerDiehard Gamefan: 0% agreement
• Awards per yearPeak: 651 awards in 2020

Game of the Year, country by country

The same season looks different depending on where you read about it. One page per year, with every country, every region and every outlet's pick.

• 2021It Takes Two · 20% · lost 30 of 48 countries
• 2020The Last of Us Part II · 50% · lost 16 of 58 countries
• 2019Death Stranding · 25% · lost 33 of 51 countries
• 2018God of War · 51% · lost 20 of 54 countries
• 2017The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild · 57% · lost 12 of 47 countries
• 2016Uncharted 4: A Thief's End · 40% · lost 19 of 49 countries
• 2015The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · 58% · lost 6 of 48 countries
• 2014Dragon Age: Inquisition · 32% · lost 16 of 41 countries
• 2013The Last of Us · 47% · lost 19 of 45 countries
• 2012The Walking Dead: The Game · 19% · lost 29 of 38 countries
• 2011The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim · 55% · lost 12 of 39 countries
• 2010Red Dead Redemption · 37% · lost 17 of 32 countries
• 2009Uncharted 2: Among Thieves · 51% · lost 11 of 30 countries
• 2008Fallout 3 · 31% · lost 13 of 21 countries
• 2007BioShock · 29% · lost 12 of 16 countries
• 2006The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion · 35% · lost 8 of 13 countries
• 2005Resident Evil 4 · 55% · lost 7 of 12 countries
• 2004Half-Life 2 · 42% · lost 2 of 11 countries
• 2003Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic · 42% · lost 3 of 6 countries

The console war, generation by generation

Hardware sales next to the award-winning software each machine could play.

• Gen 1Magnavox Odyssey²
  2M units
• Gen 2Atari 2600
  30M units
• Gen 3Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System
  62M units
• Gen 4Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System
  49M units
• Gen 5PlayStation
  102M units
• Gen 6PlayStation 2
  160M units
• Gen 7Wii
  102M units
• Gen 8Nintendo Switch
  157M units
• Gen 9PlayStation 5
  95M units

By manufacturer

• Sony658M units
• Nintendo903M units
• Microsoft201M units
• Sega88M units