Another “Game of the Year” for the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

There’s no doubt that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a fantastic game. During the Game Developers Choice Awards, Breath of the Wild won yet another “Game of the Year.” Surprise! So how many does that make now for the 1-year-old Zelda title? Let’s count!

1. Computer Bild (DE)
2. Stuff Gadget Awards (UK)
3. Trusted Reviews (UK)
4. EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards (UK)
5. Golden Joystick Awards (UK)
6. Golden Joystick Critics Choice (UK)
7. TIME (US)
8. Premios Xataka (ES)
9. The Economist 1843 Magazine (UK)
10. Yahoo (US)
11. WatchMojo (CA)
12. Paste Magazine (US)
13. Geeks and Com’ (CA)
14. Reno Gazette-Journal (US)
15. Entertainment Weekly (US)
16. The Game Awards (US)
17. The Buttonsmashers (US)
18. Maxim Magazine (US)
19. Vulture (US)
20. Tom’s Guide (US)
21. Critical Hit (ZA)
22. Navi Games (ES)
23. VidaExtra (ES)
24. Areajugones (ES)
25. Fun & Serious Game Festival (ES)
26. PennLive (US)
27. The Guardian (UK)
28. Zoomin.TV Readers’ Choice (NL)
29. TechTudo (BR)
30. Tribo Gamer (BR)
31. TechSmart (ZA)
32. Heavy.com (US)
33. The Enemy (BR)
34. SA Gamer (ZA)
35. Newsweek (US)
36. M3 (SE)
37. Polygon (US)
38. Berlingske (DK)
39. WIRED UK Magazine (UK)
40. Le Mag Jeux High-Tech (FR)
41. CraveOnline (US)
42. Twinfinite (US)
43. Alphr (UK)
44. Meristation (ES)
45. Meristation Readers’ Choice (ES)
46. Gameblog (FR)
47. Gameblog Readers’ Choice (FR)
48. GameSpot (US)
49. IGN (US)
50. IGN Readers’ Choice (US)
51. Magazine.HD (PT)
52. TechCentral (ZA)
53. VideoGamer Readers’ Choice (UK)
54. The Independent (UK)
55. GamingBolt (IN)
56. Gameswelt (DE)
57. IGN España (ES)
58. VOXEL (BR)
59. VOXEL Readers’ Choice (BR)
60. Videogame Mais (BR)
61. Forbes (US)
62. Zonared Readers’ Choice (ES)
63. GameSpew (UK)
64. Dorkly (US)
65. App Trigger (US)
66. GamesRadar (US)
67. Destructoid (US)
68. Gamekult Readers’ Choice (FR)
69. jeuxvideo.com (FR)
70. TONIGHT (DE)
71. IGN Brasil (BR)
72. Overloadr Readers’ Choice (BR)
73. IBTimes UK (UK)
74. The Auburn Citizen (US)
75. Les Inrockuptibles (FR)
76. TechRadar (UK)
77. The Telegraph (UK)
78. NTV (TR)
79. GamesMaster Magazine (UK)
80. GamesMaster Readers’ Choice (UK)
81. GAMES.CH (CH)
82. GameCensor (NL)
83. Metro – GameCentral (UK)
84. Famitsu (JP)
85. IGN Italia (IT)
86. Insomnia (GR)
87. The Young Folks (US)
88. Digital Trends (US)
89. Attack of the Fanboy (US)
90. 9lives (BE)
91. The Mercury News (US)
92. Stevivor (AU)
93. Zonared (ES)
94. USgamer (US)
95. TechRaptor (US)
96. VentureBeat (US)
97. GameCrate (CA)
98. Eurogamer.net (UK)
99. 4Players Readers’ Choice (DE)
100. GamerGen (FR)
101. GamerGen Readers’ Choice (FR)
102. ActuGaming.net (FR)
103. ActuGaming.net Readers’ Choice (FR)
104. 3DJuegos (ES)
105. 3DJuegos Readers’ Choice (ES)
106. Atomix.vg (MX)
107. GameProTV (ES)
108. Malditos Nerds (AR)
109. Gamereactor España (ES)
110. IGN Hungary (HU)
111. Gamereactor Sverige (SE)
112. AnaitGames Readers’ Choice (ES)
113. IGN JAPAN (JP)
114. TheSixthAxis (UK)
115. Hobby Consolas (ES)
116. EGM (US)
117. MANIAC.de (DE)
118. Shacknews (US)
119. Eurogamer.net Readers’ Choice (UK)
120. Tech Times (US)
121. Eurogamer.de Readers’ Choice (DE)
122. derStandard.at Readers’ Choice (AT)
123. Gamereactor Deutschland (DE)
124. Gamereactor Norge (NO)
125. Varvat (SE)
126. GameSpot Readers’ Choice (US)
127. buffed Magazine (DE)
128. Metacritic (US)
129. AusGamers (AU)
130. Hitek Readers’ Choice (FR)
131. Última Ficha (BR)
132. Game Mania Readers’ Choice (NL)
133. Polygamia (PL)
134. EDGE Magazine (UK)
135. Game Informer (US)
136. Game Informer Readers’ Choice (US)
137. Destructoid Readers’ Choice (US)
138. Alfa Beta Juega Readers’ Choice (ES)
139. Everyeye.it (IT)
140. Everyeye.it Readers’ Choice (IT)
141. InsideGamer Readers’ Choice (NL)
142. Metacritic Readers’ Choice (US)
143. South China Morning Post (HK)
144. Kotaku Speakys Readers’ Choice (US)
145. Multiplayer.it (IT)
146. Multiplayer.it Readers’ Choice (IT)
147. GameVicio Readers’ Choice (BR)
148. The Oakland Press (US)
149. TheHDRoom (US)
150. Jeux Capt Readers’ Choice (FR)
151. VGChartz (UK)
152. New Game Network (CA)
153. GameFAQs (US)
154. ABC.es (ES)
155. 4Players (DE)
156. CGMagazine (CA)
157. Živé.sk (SK)
158. Sector (SK)
159. SpazioGames (IT)
160. GameCritics.com (US)
161. Gameliner Readers’ Choice (NL)
162. GamersGlobal (DE)
163. GamersGlobal Readers’ Choice (DE)
164. Zougla (GR)
165. ENTER.CO Readers’ Choice (CO)
166. Giant Bomb Readers’ Choice (US)
167. The Game Fanatics (US)
168. NeoGAF (US)
169. ResetEra (US)
170. Hardware Upgrade Readers’ Choice (IT)
171. SkillZone (CZ)
172. Gamer.no Readers’ Choice (NO)
173. Gaming Illustrated (US)
174. The New York Videogame Awards (US)
175. Games.cz (CZ)
176. Gaming Age (US)
177. SmashPad (US)
178. Loading.se Readers’ Choice (SE)
179. Metro Readers’ Choice (UK)
180. Pelit Magazine Readers’ Choice (FI)
181. Merlin’in Kazanı Readers’ Choice (TR)
182. Gamerweb (PL)
183. STACK Magazine Readers’ Choice (AU)
184. IGN Black Beta Select Awards (AU)
185. PPE.pl Readers’ Choice (PL)
186. AIAS – D.I.C.E. Awards (US)
187. Italian Video Game Awards (IT)
188. SXSW Gaming Awards (US)
189. Gamer Developers Choice Awards (US)

Note: The award counts only “professional” media awards and all-format Game of the Year awards (based on the source’s rules)

Out of all the award ceremonies and editorials, 189 of them awarded The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with “Game of the Year.” Did the game earn the most “Game of the Year” awards? No. That title still belongs to Witcher 3 in 2015 with a total of 257 awards. When games like NieR: Automata, Persona 5, Horizon Zero Dawn, and another Nintendo game, Super Mario Odyssey released in the same year, it would be tough for Breath of the Wild to get over 257 of those awards. Regardless, 189 is still A LOT and well deserves it. Can Nintendo do it again in the near future? Highly difficult but if anyone can do it again, it’s them.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available on the Nintendo Switch and Wii U. The DLC packs are also available.

Source: Game of the Year Picks Blog