NeoGAF, one of the most popular online video game communities in the world, recently awarded the top games of 2014 by allowing users to vote on their favorites. The results are in, and Nintendo is by far the most popular developer of the year. Bayonetta 2 snagged the coveted game of the year award (and several other awards), and Mario Kart 8 and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U followed closely behind, making up the top three. Overall, Nintendo products got over 4,000 votes, or nearly four times as many as the runner up. Here’s the full list of awards and winners!

Game of the Year:

Bayonetta 2 = 1132 points, 12 honorable mentions Mario Kart 8 = 925 points, 21 honorable mentions Super Smash Bros. for Wii U = 850 points, 20 honorable mentions Dragon Age: Inquisition = 803 points, 22 honorable mentions Dark Souls II = 721 points, 10 honorable mentions Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze = 675 points, 16 honorable mentions Wolfenstein: The New Order = 607 points, 19 honorable mentions South Park: The Stick of Truth = 564 points, 12 honorable mentions Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor = 559 points, 25 honorable mentions Shovel Knight = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions Alien: Isolation = 395 points, 15 honorable mentions Destiny = 344 points, 21 honorable mentions Infamous: Second Son = 342 points, 21 honorable mentions Divinity: Original Sin = 339 points, 7 honorable mentions Sunset Overdrive = 313 points, 11 honorable mentions Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc = 298 points, 12 honorable mentions Transistor = 279 points, 16 honorable mentions The Evil Within = 278 points, 19 honorable mentions Far Cry 4 = 255 points, 14 honorable mentions Driveclub = 255 points, 7 honorable mentions

Action Game of the Year:

Bayonetta 2 = 1132 points, 12 honorable mentions Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor = 559 points, 25 honorable mentions Infamous: Second Son = 342 points, 21 honorable mentions Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes = 252 points, 33 honorable mentions Hyrule Warriors = 111 points, 10 honorable mentions Infamous: First Light = 46 points, 5 honorable mentions Azure Striker Gunvolt = 16 points, 3 honorable mentions NES Remix 2 = 15 points, 3 honorable mentions Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 = 15 points, 1 honorable mention Pix the Cat = 13 points, 3 honorable mentions

Adventure Game of the Year:

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc = 298 points, 12 honorable mentions Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair = 226 points, 6 honorable mentions The Last of Us: Left Behind = 180 points, 11 honorable mentions The Wolf Among Us: Episodes 2-5 = 155 points, 11 honorable mentions Valiant Hearts: The Great War = 148 points, 13 honorable mentions The Walking Dead: Season Two: Episodes 2-5 = 107 points, 12 honorable mentions Jazzpunk = 67 points, 3 honorable mentions D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die = 63 points, 5 honorable mentions Watch_Dogs = 62 points, 7 honorable mentions 80 Days = 58 points, 2 honorable mentions

Fighting Game of the Year:

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U = 850 points, 20 honorable mentions Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS = 141 points, 15 honorable mentions Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- = 62 points, 6 honorable mentions Nidhogg = 49 points, 8 honorable mentions Ultra Street Fighter IV = 41 points, 6 honorable mentions Persona 4 Arena Ultimax = 35 points, 6 honorable mentions Killer Instinct: Season 2 = 14 points, 3 honorable mentions Lethal League = 11 points One Finger Death Punch = 6 points, 1 honorable mention JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle = 6 points, 1 honorable mention

FPS Game of the Year:

Wolfenstein: The New Order = 607 points, 19 honorable mentions Destiny = 344 points, 21 honorable mentions Far Cry 4 = 255 points, 14 honorable mentions Titanfall = 226 points, 13 honorable mentions Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare = 102 points, 6 honorable mentions BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea: Episode 2 = 33 points, 4 honorable mentions Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! = 20 points, 1 honorable mention Insurgency = 7 points, 1 honorable mention Ziggurat = 4 points Lovely Planet = 3 points, 3 honorable mentions

Horror Game of the Year:

Alien: Isolation = 395 points, 15 honorable mentions The Evil Within = 278 points, 19 honorable mentions P.T. = 168 points, 23 honorable mentions Five Nights at Freddy’s = 7 points, 1 honorable mention NaissanceE = 4 points Murasaki Baby = 3 points, 1 honorable mention Dead Rising 3: Apocalypse Edition = 1 point, 2 honorable mentions The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo = 1 point Corpse Party: Blood Drive = 0 points, 1 honorable mention Zero: Nuregarasu no Miko = 0 points, 1 honorable mention

MMO Game of the Year:

World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor = 63 points, 2 honorable mentions Elite: Dangerous = 18 points Marvel Heroes 2015 = 14 points, 2 honorable mentions WildStar = 5 points Velvet Sundown = 2 points Star Wars: The Old Republic: Shadow of Revan = 1 point The Elder Scrolls Online = 0 points, 1 honorable mention

Platform Game of the Year:

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze = 675 points, 16 honorable mentions Shovel Knight = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions Kirby: Triple Deluxe = 71 points, 8 honorable mentions Strider = 32 points, 6 honorable mentions LittleBigPlanet 3 = 30 points, 3 honorable mentions Trials Fusion = 25 points, 1 honorable mention Freedom Planet = 16 points Yoshi’s New Island = 13 points Aban Hawkins and the 1001 Spikes = 12 points, 1 honorable mention Stealth Inc. 2: A Game of Clones = 8 points, 1 honorable mention

Puzzle Game of the Year:

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker = 152 points, 11 honorable mentions Threes = 61 points, 4 honorable mentions Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney = 58 points, 10 honorable mentions Monument Valley = 53 points, 5 honorable mentions The Talos Principle = 44 points, 2 honorable mentions Hohokum = 35 points, 3 honorable mentions Hexcells Infinite = 24 points, 1 honorable mention Never Alone = 17 points, 4 honorable mentions Pushmo World = 13 points, 1 honorable mention Escape Goat 2 = 11 points, 3 honorable mentions

Racing Game of the Year:

Mario Kart 8 = 925 points, 21 honorable mentions Driveclub = 255 points, 7 honorable mentions Forza Horizon 2 = 169 points, 3 honorable mentions Mario Kart 8: DLC Pack 1 = 13 points, 2 honorable mentions The Crew = 5 points, 1 honorable mention Grid Autosport = 3 points, 2 honorable mentions Drift’n’Drive = 1 point Assetto Corsa = 1 point T.E.C. 3001 = 1 point

Rhythm Game of the Year:

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call = 86 points, 7 honorable mentions Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F 2nd = 40 points, 1 honorable mention Love Live: School Idol Festival = 29 points, 1 honorable mention Fantasia: Music Evolved = 8 points, 1 honorable mention Fract OSC = 7 points, 2 honorable mentions The Idolmaster One For All = 5 points Project 575 = 2 points Taiko no Tatsujin: Don and Katsu’s Great Spacetime Adventure = 1 point Entwined = 0 points, 1 honorable mention

RPG Game of the Year:

Dragon Age: Inquisition = 803 points, 22 honorable mentions Dark Souls II = 721 points, 10 honorable mentions South Park: The Stick of Truth = 564 points, 12 honorable mentions Divinity: Original Sin = 339 points, 7 honorable mentions Transistor = 279 points, 16 honorable mentions Diablo III: Reaper of Souls = 187 points, 9 honorable mentions Bravely Default = 135 points, 12 honorable mentions Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition = 130 points, 6 honorable mentions Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth = 128 points, 7 honorable mentions Child of Light = 113 points, 12 honorable mentions

Shooter Game of the Year:

Sunset Overdrive = 313 points, 11 honorable mentions Velocity 2X = 102 points, 4 honorable mentions Luftrausers = 50 points, 10 honorable mentions Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions = 32 points, 2 honorable mentions Crimzon Clover World Ignition = 23 points TxK = 20 points, 2 honorable mentions Earth Defense Force 2025 = 19 points, 1 honorable mention Super Time Force = 16 points, 4 honorable mentions Sniper Elite III = 8 points, 1 honorable mention Super Time Force Ultra = 5 points, 2 honorable mentions

Simulation Game of the Year:

Banished = 27 points, 4 honorable mentions Tomodachi Life = 20 points, 4 honorable mentions Goat Simulator = 20 points The Sims 4 = 6 points Steel Diver: Sub Wars = 4 points, 3 honorable mentions Pure Pool = 4 points Ace Combat Infinity = 3 points, 1 honorable mention The Long Dark = 2 points, 1 honorable mention Out There = 2 points Farming Simulator 15 = 1 point

Sports Game of the Year:

OlliOlli = 36 points, 6 honorable mentions Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 = 36 points, 2 honorable mentions Mario Golf: World Tour = 21 points, 5 honorable mentions Sportsfriends = 17 points, 4 honorable mentions FIFA 15 = 16 points Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball = 13 points, 2 honorable mentions Desert Golfing = 12 points, 1 honorable mention MLB 14: The Show = 10 points, 5 honorable mentions The Golf Club = 8 points, 2 honorable mentions Nintendo Pocket Football Club = 8 points, 1 honorable mention

Strategy Game of the Year:

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft = 252 points, 8 honorable mentions Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare = 129 points, 9 honorable mentions The Banner Saga = 124 points, 6 honorable mentions Civilization: Beyond Earth = 30 points, 4 honorable mentions Endless Legend = 30 points, 4 honorable mentions Hitman Go = 29 points, 3 honorable mentions Age of Wonders III = 26 points FTL: Advanced Edition = 16 points, 1 honorable mention Door Kickers = 11 points Xenonauts = 10 points, 1 honorable mention

Xbox One Game of the Year:

Sunset Overdrive = 313 points, 11 honorable mentions D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die = 63 points, 5 honorable mentions Halo: The Master Chief Collection = 37 points, 7 honorable mentions Killer Instinct: Season 2 = 14 points, 3 honorable mentions Pinball FX 2 = 2 points

PS3 Game of the Year:

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix = 27 points, 4 honorable mentions Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky = 27 points, 3 honorable mentions Tales of Xillia 2 = 22 points, 4 honorable mentions Drakengard 3 = 20 points, 2 honorable mentions Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost = 16 points

PS Vita Game of the Year:

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc = 298 points, 12 honorable mentions Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair = 226 points, 6 honorable mentions Freedom Wars = 33 points, 6 honorable mentions TxK = 20 points, 2 honorable mentions Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F = 17 points, 3 honorable mentions

PS4 Game of the Year:

Infamous: Second Son = 342 points, 21 honorable mentions The Last of Us: Remastered = 276 points, 29 honorable mentions Driveclub = 255 points, 7 honorable mentions P.T. = 168 points, 23 honorable mentions Infamous: First Light = 46 points, 5 honorable mentions

Wii U Game of the Year:

Bayonetta 2 = 1132 points, 12 honorable mentions Mario Kart 8 = 925 points, 21 honorable mentions Super Smash Bros. for Wii U = 850 points, 20 honorable mentions Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze = 675 points, 16 honorable mentions Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker = 152 points, 11 honorable mentions

PC Game of the Year:

Divinity: Original Sin = 339 points, 7 honorable mentions Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance = 87 points, 5 honorable mentions Wasteland 2 = 76 points, 8 honorable mentions Valkyria Chronicles = 71 points, 9 honorable mentions Jazzpunk = 67 points, 3 honorable mentions

Multiplatform Game of the Year:

Dragon Age: Inquisition = 803 points, 22 honorable mentions Dark Souls II = 721 points, 10 honorable mentions Wolfenstein: The New Order = 607 points, 19 honorable mentions South Park: The Stick of Truth = 564 points, 12 honorable mentions Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor = 559 points, 25 honorable mentions Shovel Knight = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions Alien: Isolation = 395 points, 15 honorable mentions Destiny = 344 points, 21 honorable mentions Transistor = 279 points, 16 honorable mentions The Evil Within = 278 points, 19 honorable mentions

Handheld Game of the Year:

Shovel Knight = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc = 298 points, 12 honorable mentions Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair = 226 points, 6 honorable mentions The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth = 176 points, 12 honorable mentions The Wolf Among Us: Episodes 2-5 = 155 points, 11 honorable mentions Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS = 141 points, 15 honorable mentions Bravely Default = 135 points, 12 honorable mentions Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth = 128 points, 7 honorable mentions Child of Light = 113 points, 12 honorable mentions The Walking Dead: Season Two: Episodes 2-5 = 107 points, 12 honorable mentions

Mobile Game of the Year:

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft = 252 points, 8 honorable mentions The Wolf Among Us: Episodes 2-5 = 155 points, 11 honorable mentions Valiant Hearts: The Great War = 148 points, 13 honorable mentions The Banner Saga = 124 points, 6 honorable mentions Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall = 84 points, 2 honorable mentions Threes = 61 points, 4 honorable mentions 80 Days = 58 points, 2 honorable mentions Monument Valley = 53 points, 5 honorable mentions Broken Age: Act 1 = 32 points, 8 honorable mentions Hitman Go = 29 points, 3 honorable mentions

Downloadable Game of the Year:

Shovel Knight = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions Transistor = 279 points, 16 honorable mentions Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft = 252 points, 8 honorable mentions The Last of Us: Left Behind = 180 points, 11 honorable mentions The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth = 176 points, 12 honorable mentions P.T. = 168 points, 23 honorable mentions The Wolf Among Us: Episodes 2-5 = 155 points, 11 honorable mentions Valiant Hearts: The Great War = 148 points, 13 honorable mentions The Banner Saga = 124 points, 6 honorable mentions Child of Light = 113 points, 12 honorable mentions

Widespread Appeal Award

The top 20 games ranked by number of appearances in ballots. (### = number of appearances)

Mario Kart 8 (410) Bayonetta 2 (365) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (328) Dark Souls II (282) Wolfenstein: The New Order (279) Dragon Age: Inquisition (277) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (266) South Park: The Stick of Truth (266) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (266) Shovel Knight (262) Infamous: Second Son (195) Destiny (160) Alien: Isolation (156) Transistor (141) Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes (138) The Evil Within (128) Divinity: Original Sin (127) Sunset Overdrive (124) Far Cry 4 (122) Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (122)

Passion Award

The top 20 games ranked by quantity of rank 1s awarded in ballots. (### = number of rank 1s awarded)

Bayonetta 2 (160) Dragon Age: Inquisition (103) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (62) Dark Souls II (57) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (55) Mario Kart 8 (42) Divinity: Original Sin (39) Alien: Isolation (38) Sunset Overdrive (33) Destiny (28) Wolfenstein: The New Order (27) Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (24) The Last of Us: Remastered (21) Grand Theft Auto V (20) Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (19) Driveclub (19) Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (19) Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (19) South Park: The Stick of Truth (18) Shovel Knight (18)

Best New IP Award

The top 20 games that do not belong to a preexisting franchise.

Shovel Knight = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions Destiny = 344 points, 21 honorable mentions Sunset Overdrive = 313 points, 11 honorable mentions Transistor = 279 points, 16 honorable mentions The Evil Within = 278 points, 19 honorable mentions Driveclub = 255 points, 7 honorable mentions Titanfall = 226 points, 13 honorable mentions Valiant Hearts: The Great War = 148 points, 13 honorable mentions Child of Light = 113 points, 12 honorable mentions Jazzpunk = 67 points, 3 honorable mentions D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die = 63 points, 5 honorable mentions Watch_Dogs = 62 points, 7 honorable mentions Threes = 61 points, 4 honorable mentions Fantasy Life = 59 points, 3 honorable mentions 80 Days = 58 points, 2 honorable mentions Monument Valley = 53 points, 5 honorable mentions TowerFall Ascension = 52 points, 3 honorable mentions This War of Mine = 51 points, 5 honorable mentions Luftrausers = 50 points, 10 honorable mentions Nidhogg = 49 points, 8 honorable mentions

High Quality Award

The top 20 games with at least 10 appearances, ranked by Average Points per Appearance (### = Average points per vote)

Bayonetta 2 (3.10137) Dragon Age: Inquisition (2.898917) Divinity: Original Sin (2.669291) Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (2.658823) Love Live: School Idol Festival (2.636364) Grand Theft Auto V (2.592592) Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (2.591463) The Last of Us: Remastered (2.579439) Dark Souls II (2.556738) Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2.537594) Alien: Isolation (2.532051) Sunset Overdrive (2.524194) Ace Attorney Investigations 2 (2.466667) Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2.442623) Hexcells Infinite (2.4) Shadowrun Returns: Dragonfall (2.4) Age of Wonders III (2.363636) Legend of Grimrock 2 (2.333333) Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (2.333333) The Last of Us: Left Behind (2.307692)

Seal of Quality Award

The top 10 publishers for the year, based on total number of points for all their titles.

Nintendo = 4439 points, 164 honorable mentions, 29 titles Ubisoft = 1303 points, 73 honorable mentions, 16 titles Sony = 1257 points, 101 honorable mentions, 21 titles EA = 1201 points, 48 honorable mentions, 12 titles Bethesda = 885 points, 39 honorable mentions, 3 titles Bandai-Namco = 846 points, 21 honorable mentions, 16 titles Blizzard = 632 points, 25 honorable mentions, 4 titles Microsoft = 612 points, 32 honorable mentions, 11 titles NIS America = 568 points, 23 honorable mentions, 10 titles Konami = 565 points, 65 honorable mentions, 9 titles Warner Bros. = 563 points, 26 honorable mentions, 4 titles Yacht Club = 549 points, 14 honorable mentions, 1 title Sega = 546 points, 31 honorable mentions, 12 titles Activision = 456 points, 28 honorable mentions, 3 titles Square-Enix = 450 points, 43 honorable mentions, 18 titles Larian Studios = 339 points, 7 honorable mentions, 1 title Supergiant = 279 points, 16 honorable mentions, 1 title Telltale Games = 271 points, 25 honorable mentions, 3 titles Take-Two = 210 points, 17 honorable mentions, 1 title Atlus = 204 points, 17 honorable mentions, 8 titles

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