If your favorite missed the top 20, please forward your complaints to John Rairdin.
In the interest of transparency, the other 44 games that were nominated for this list and ordered by release year:
- Zero Escape: 999 / 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
- Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
- Trajectile
- X-Scape
- Starship Defense
- Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Super Mario Galaxy 2
- Bayonetta
- Mega Man 10
- Pokémon Black and White
- Radiant Historia
- Kirby Mass Attack
- Zelda: Skyward Sword
- New Super Mario Bros. 2
- Nintendo Land
- Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds
- Pokémon X & Y
- Super Mario 3D World
- Kirby Triple Deluxe
- Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
- NES Remix Pack
- Metroid Prime: Federation Force
- Pocket Card Jockey
- Pokémon Sun and Moon
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
- Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe)
- ARMS
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2
- Stardew Valley
- A Hat in Time
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Celeste
- Sonic Mania Plus
- The Messenger
- Mario Kart Tour
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Cuphead
- Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled
- Tetris 99
- Dragon Quest XI S
- Super Mega Baseball 2
- Untitled Goose Game
- Pokémon Sword and Shield