2011: Professor Layton and the Last Specter - Runner Up: Zelda: Skyward Sword.
2010: Donkey Kong Country Returns - Runner Up: Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.
2009: New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Runner Up: Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box.
2008: Mother 3 (Fan translation) - Runner Up: Chrono Trigger DS
2007: Super Mario Galaxy - Runner Up: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations.
2006: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Runner Up: New Super Mario Bros.
Not in they year I played them, but in the year they released in America.