I'll start from 1996, runners up in brackets. Probably going to miss something I really like but oh well.
1996 - Pokemon Blue/Red (Super Mario 64)
1997 - Crash Bandicoot 2 (Age of Empires, Diddy Kong Racing)
1998 - Spyro the Dragon (Crash Bandicoot 3)
1999 - Crash Team Racing (Age of Empires 2, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Mario Party 2, Pokemon Gold/Silver)
2000 - Mario Party 3 (Crash Bash)
2001 - Jak and Daxter (Smash Bros Melee)
2002 - Wipeout Fusion (Super Mario Sunshine)
2003 - Knights of the Old Republic (Ratchet & Clank 2, Freelancer, Mario Kart Double Dash)
2004 - Ratchet & Clank 3 (The Sims 2, Star Wars Battlefront, Mario Party 6)
2005 - Mario Kart DS (Ratchet Deadlocked, Super Mario Strikers)
2006 - Animal Crossing Wild World
2007 - Mass Effect (Super Mario Galaxy, Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters)
2008 - Mario Kart Wii (Fallout 3, Little Big Planet)
2009 - Ratchet & Clank: Crack in Time (Batman: Arkham Asylum)
2010 - Civilization V (Sonic & Sega Allstars Racing)
2011 - Terraria (Ocarina of Time 3D, Rayman Origins)
2012 - Persona 4: Golden
2013 - Tomb Raider (Rayman Legends, GTA V)
2014 - Mario Kart 8 (Dragon Age: Inquisition)
2015 - The Witcher 3 (Fallout 4)
2016 - Ratchet & Clank (Civilization 6, Uncharted 4)
2017 - Crash Bandicoot Trilogy (Persona 5, Super Mario Odyssey, Mass Effect Andromeda)
