Just to debunk this post. Games of the year based on general consensus (http://www.gamerankings.com/) and sales (http://www.vgchartz.com/yearly/2017/Global/):
Review scores:
2006 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (94.58%)
2007 - Super Mario Galaxy (97.64%)
2008 - Grand Theft Auto IV (97.04%)
2009 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (96.43%)
2010 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (97.35%)
2011 - Batman: Arkham City (95.94%)
2012 - Persona 4 Golden (94.16%)
2013 - Grand Theft Auto V (97.01%)
2014 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (92.39%)
2015 - Undertale (94.11%)
2016 - INSIDE (92.81%)
2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (97.28%)
Sales:
2006 -New Super Mario Bros. (DS) - 8,001,240
2007 - Wii Sports (Wii) - 14,794,664 (#2 was Pokemon Diamond, highest ranked Sony game was Motorstorm, only ranked 17th)
2008 - Wii Sports (Wii) - 21,842,013 (#2 was Mario Kart Wii, GTA 4 ranked 7th place was the highest Sony game)
2009 - Wii Sports (Wii) - 18,788,738 (#2 was Wii Sports Resort, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 was Sony's highest at #8)
2010 - Wii Sports (Wii) - 15,218,276 (#2 was Wii Sports Resort again, Call of Duty again for Sony at #5)
2011 - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (X360) - 12,561,893
2012 - Call of Duty: Black Ops II (X360) - 10,425,836
2013 - Grand Theft Auto V (PS3) - 16,894,054
2014 - Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS) - 7,527,047
2015 - Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (PS4) - 10,556,687
2016 - Pokemon Sun/Moon (3DS) - 12,028,382
2017 - Horizon: Zero Dawn (PS4) - 2,875,704 (Zelda will be #1 on the next update or two, since Horizon is done selling, and Zelda, currently at 2,837,078, is catching up quickly as it continues to sell as Switch sells).
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