Wii U and Nintendo Utterly Dominate NeoGAF's Game of the Year 2014 Awards; Conquer First 3 Places

NeoGAF is one of the most well known gaming discussion environments of the net, and every year the many users of the forums are called to vote on their Game of the Year. The 2014 edition was organized by timetokill, who has been taking care of the awards since 2009.

Today the results of the vote have been posted, counting a whopping 1252 voters. While the most anticipated award for 2015 seemed mostly a vote of confidence for PS4 games (even if Nintendo did fairly well too), the Wii U completely demolished the competition for this year.

[Metallox]

Is Sunset Overdrive really a shooter? Looks more like a regular action game, do you shoot all the time?

And that Bayonetta 2 domination, awesome, I agree with it:
http://cdn3.dualshockers.co...

[Magicite]

its funny that even all these high scoring wiiU games cant attract ppl to buy consoles.

[kwandar]

I always learned that you determine the software you want to run, THEN you buy the computer that runs it.

This generation seems to be going great guns at the hardware without considering the software (although I don't think Wii U software really started standing out till May).

That being said ... I'm extremely happy with the Wii U.

[N4g_null]

Sounds sensible to me! They make great games, you may want a more powerful console but many can't afford that. Otherwise we all would be on pc. It sucks because everyone can't get two consoles ethier and many are just stuck with an xbone or ps4 so they won't be able to play these games.

[Chrischi1988]

Yeah, most people just like hating on the Wii U, because it makes you cool, at least they think so. But on the otherhand, they miss out on so many great titles. I know we miss out on titles, too, but honestly, who owns only a Wii U? I guess most still have a PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One or Xbox 360, for which you get most of the other games on.

[generalthadeape]

@dimitri,

Not exactly true.

I actually bought my Wii U two days ago.

Got it mainly to compliment my Xbox One and to play with my 3 year old son & 7 year old grandson.

So far, the system is really nice and Hyrule Warriors works well with the Pro Controller.

That new Mario game that came preinstalled on the system is fantastic.

I was really trying to wait for a $50 price drop before buying a Wii U but then I remembered I had enough GameStop points to get $50 off anything in the store code and then I said, "What the hell".

It almost feels like I'm cheating on my Xbox One, but I'm really looking forward to some playing time on my Wii U once I get a few chores done this morning.

Kudos to Nintendo for pulling a seriously old school NES, SNES, N64, and GameCube gamer back into thier realm!

[knickstr]

That's because there is no diversity in the games. The games are great for the people that are fans of nintendo. Nothing to offer for people that aren't as interested in their first party titles.

[Gamer1982]

The thing with nintendo is they have great games you cannot deny it however they are great for a reason as most of there games are not new. they are tried and tested over several games (Mario Partys on 10 and Kart is on 7 I think?) So they know what makes great games however most gamers outside the hardcore Nintendo bunch are bored of smash/kart etc.. now.. It's nice they try and change up there mario titles with 2d and 3d titles however I think if you don't like Mario and the gang your not going to play the games.

People are getting bored of the same games now even though they are great and can only get something really differnt outside of 1st partys and thats where the problem clearly lies. So it's not that the games aren't great. They are.. It's just people are getting bored of them now.

I love my wiiU and have smash and mario kart but I still prefer and go back to Mario Kart DD on Gamecube and Smash on wii. As they were superior versions for me... Theres not enough on the new games to make me play them once I have everything unlocked etc..

[REDDURT]

Not funny but a harsh reality that Nintendo is just lost in translation with you average gamer. I see most are just in nostalgia for the most part when it comes to Nintendo.Gaming has changed and in order to stay relevant they must also.

[Loadedklip]

They do ... but content wise it just cannot compete with xbox or playstation overall due to lack of third party support.

Take away the third party support for ps4 and XB1 ... would u expect them to sell?

[indyman7777]

I see a LOT of douchebag comments on this thread. People with very very out of touch opinions that Nintendo's competition want you to believe. So you will not try them. Do people actually believe Nintendo are selling the same old games without them being modern, with great changes to them? Really? Your that gullible?

The Nintendo games are not what they used to be, they have evolved. They have only kept the titles, because people get hyped over call of duty xx more than they will a totally new title. Nintendo has 3d, shooters, and VERY new, and INGENIOUS! Gameplay.

But we have the brainwashed spreading the very lies that brain washed them to everyone else! huh!?

Yeah I'd get the other consoles, but Nintendo has an awesome amount of games. I still need a ps3 for my console jrpg's though, and ps4 for best graphics, and second son, and Xbox one for sunset, and halo 5.

I'm stalking the wiiu after my umpteen demo tryout. I just can't believe it has not dropped in price yet. At this point I may have to buy now, or wait until Christmas 2015....hmmm which is not possible.

hears door shut before colts game.

[user5575708]

no real surprise here they released some fantastic games this year. I'm kicking myself right now for buying the over-hyped watch dogs and destiny. should have just bought a WiiU.

[kwandar]

Not too late. Get it now, quickly while you can pick up Metroid Trilogy for $10 and Darksiders 2 for $8 :)

That and a great pack-in like MarioKart and Smash will keep you busy.

[3-4-5]

Got a XB1 to go with my Wii U, and from the games I've seen or played, the list is fairly accurate.

* Nintendo has a good amount of High Quality games, but the Video Games Media just doesn't want you to know that or think that.

* So most of them report "doom & Gloom" because it gets hits.

* People then base purchases off that, thinking Nintendo Wii U isn't a good system, when in fact it is.

* Go ask anybody who owns a Wii U how they thought about it before and after their purchase of the Wii U.

* I've yet to talk to somebody who tried it who wasn't almost immediately perma-smiling in game.

[Aceman18]

I have a Wii U as my second console to my PS4, I haven't used it in a while because I'm waiting for Zelda, fire emblem and xenoblade.

I'm not really interested in smash and Mario kart. I really didn't like bayonetta when I played it on 360.

[Geobros]

Wow!!!! # first games are Wii U games. WTF??? Not even to Wii console we didnt see a so good rank from gamer's choice.

[Kumomeme]

why so suprise?
what this biased impression

beside,you think there no original wii games doesnt get good score and praised from industry?
there are few good games and really good rpg on wii

this years also had awesome games come to wii u too

[killacal13]

Do you guys even english?

[MasterCornholio]

Wii U did have a very impressive year in terms of games. And I really cant disagree with the choices especially Bayonetta 2.

Hopefully this will stop people calling Neogaf "Sonygaf". As you can see its just a forum where gamers of all types post. Glad to see Nintendo get some recognition there.

[No_Limit]

Well, there arn't really any compelling PS4 exclusives in 2014 so Sonygaf..I mean Neogaf have no choice but to give it to the least of the two evils. They sure wouldn't give any Xbox exclusives the top spot and they can't really give it the Driveclub or LBP3 as those are not really GOTY materials games. So yes, they are still Sonygaf IMO.

If you look at the top 20 list, Driveclub is at #20 and Forza Horizon 2 is not on there. Anyone with credibility knows which racing game should be on there.

Please don't kid yourself as I've have been a member of that forum for many years now and I have seen many people that supported the Xbox brand or say anything remotely considered offensive towards Sony, they are banned instantly. That was the case then and still the case now.

[MasterCornholio]

"Please don't kid yourself as I've have been a member of that forum for many years now and I have seen many people that supported the Xbox brand or say anything remotely considered offensive towards Sony, they are banned instantly. That was the case then and still the case now."

I'm not a member but I visit the forums regulary. The people who get banned are usually the ones who constantly troll and make up BS. I've seen PlayStation trolls and Xbox trolls succumb to the ban hammer.

The only reason why your doing this is that you want to display Xbox trolls as matrys and make people feel sorry for them. I dont support trolls from any camp and I constantly bubble them down due to the violation of the rules of this forum.

Hopefully you do the same thing instead of defending them.

[Kumomeme]

what a kiddy comment ,especially when he tried hard to cover himself by asking others to not be kid...also what with suddenly questioning and claiming there are biased elements on the gaf?

stop make it sound like what you said is the true
sorry fanboys,your games didn't live up to expectation

[Takwin]

Nintendo deserves to be honored for the quality they continue to produce across both systems and multiple genres. We will look back on this gen and see that Nintendo would've won if they would have had a 8 GB RAM and cheapo laptop processor like the other two. I hope the suits in Japan see that is all that takes for a generational win.

1. Make a console on par with the lowest of XBox/PS
2. Do Nintendo first-party stuff
3. Profit/Win

[R00bot]

Woah. Congratulations Nintendo, that's a great sweep! That's actually really, really impressive.

[Bronxs15]

Bayonetta 2 was my game of the year too

[iplay1up2]

Nicely done Nintendo, now if more "gamers" would bite the bullet, they would see specs are not everything, and there is a lot of fun to be had on Nintendo's little black box.

That being said, this year might be a little harder to make a sweep like that. X, Zelda, Starfox, and whatever else Nintendo has up its sleeve faces some pretty big guns this year.

[kwandar]

You forgot Splatoon :) My impression is that Nintendo could to it for a second year, but in fairness a lot of this has to do with Nintendo actually delivering quality

Xbox1 and PS4 games generally failed to deliver quality.

[higgins78]

Gamers are "biting the bullet" regarding the Wii U. Nintendo's console...'gamers' that is, NOT those who (figures show) want little more than the latest 6 monthly instalment of the most popular series.

[randomass171]

Nintendo doesn't have half-year installments of anything from what I've seen I mean heck one of Wii U's next games is a new IP. :U

[ricochetmg]

Kids games .....

[AKR]

If a game like Bayonetta 2 is for kids, then CoD must be for infants. Going by your logic, at least...

[Kumomeme]

this is biased mindset that need to be fix
especially that those people claiming it thinking he/she was very knowledgeble,but actualy knows nothing

which on kids games?bayonetta?dont tell me you live in cave
splatoon?xenoblade?what?zelda ?lol?

are you saying mario?you view of 'kids' game definitely kind of corrupt or pretendly oversee few things

[DeusEx-Machina]

I'm madly in love with Bayonetta 2. Glad it gets the recognition it deserves.

[MNGamer-N]

Nintendo makes awesome games regardless of hardware power, good to see it recognized. RPG catergory I also agree Transistor was better than Child of Light. I really enjoyed Transistor, was one of my favorite games last year.

[from the beach]

Meh, I'm not browsing N4G to see what NeoGAF thinks.

[Ohohoho]

Why is this news? I mean think about it, this is just like if N4G users posted lists of their GOTY games, which happens in comments anyway.

Who cares what NeoGaf thinks? That place is terrible.

[Nicominoru]

Platinum Games are really shaping up to be a company that I'm going to always be looking out for to see what they are doing next.

I've owned a PS4 since launch and Bayonetta 2 was still my GOTY. It's been a long time since I've played a game and just had fun from the beginning to the end or when I beat a chapter I said I was going to stop playing after, I keep playing anyway just to see what happens next. That really took me back to the old days and reminded me what it was that made me fall in love with gaming in the first place, while every other franchise seems to be striving to try and be more movie than game and so realistic to where the controlling of your character has become awkward and stiff...often these titles just lack that real FUN factor.

[Locknuts]

C'mon people! Buy Wii Us!

[killacal13]

I'm buying one pretty soon, perfect complement for my Ps4!

[Killzoner99]

Meh , who cares what NeoGAF think's anyway. They don't have any sway over the general public. The bigger more influencial sites have been all about the PS4s epic GOTYs and the general public agrees. Drive Club is the best looking racing game ever made and has been running away with most of the GOTYs.

[marloc_x]

Sway over the general public with Astroturfing?

[Locknuts]

Yep pretty much. Nintendo's marketing budget can't compete with Sony and their partners. Despite games that are widely considered to be of much higher quality.

That Driveclub bit though.....wtf? I haven't seen it win any.

[Moonman]

Well deserved! Mario Kart 8 is outstanding!

[BigDuo]

It's nice to see Nintendo get the recognition it deserves. It has clearly made mistakes with Wii U and the console is going down as the company's worst seller, and much of that is due to Nintendo's own fault. However, no one had to question Nintendo's commitment to the quality of its software. They'll maintain their reputation for that and I think when we look back on the console years from know, more people will acknowledge the value of its worthwhile exclusive library of games, some of which will remain among the most critically acclaimed titles of its generation.

[Realplaya]

I read a lot of peoples comment on the forum about the WIi U as rthe reason why most don't buy games on the system. The only thing people can say is there is no diversity.Can someone tell me 5 different types of games that the Wii U doesn't have that others do. I don't want franchise names just types of games that you can't get on the Wii U

If I am not mistaken they have every genre covered and last time I checked Sony and Microsoft do not develop every game on their respective systems.

From Memory the Wii U has these Genres hit the system at least once.

Sports, FPS, Action, adventure,platform,RPG, racing, So other than that what other game type is there?

[BigDuo]

I don' think Wii U has any sports games. It is however, getting 2 third person shooters with this year's release of Splatoon and Devil's Third.

[Bronxs15]

Honestly another reason could be the price and lack of features that affect people's value judgement of the system. I've had a wii u and enjoy it since launch. Play it more consistantly over ps4.

But it does suck that when I play mario kart 8 with friends online we can't voice chat. Also sucks I had to pay extra and buy a usb LAN adapter.

After things like LAN adapter, pro controller. And more wii motes. Wii u cost me more than an Xbox one.

Potential bad trend developing as they are not even including ac adapter with new 3ds

[chikane]

I Call fix

[R00bot]

I don't think it was fixed, NeoGaf is just way more positive towards Nintendo than N4G.

[ScaryMonkey]

1252 votes = who gives a spit, its NeoGAF anyway so its not like it means anything regardless.