This was a tough one to narrow down, but here it goes...
5. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
4. Dying Light
3. X
2. Infamous Second Son
1. Mario Kart 8
There were a lot of honorable mentions, and since I'm pretty sure Zelda U won't release this year this is the list. How about you?
"Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that's all. When I am a child, creating, I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child."
Shigeru Miyamoto