While I personally don't have a preference between Melee and Brawl, I do think many who have played both prefer Melee (if not most). However, Melee released in 2001, a year when there was some really tough competition: FF X, GTA 3 and Halo: CE all released the same year. It was nearly a four way split in the initial vote, with each of these four games getting a lot of votes in the runoff too. That may have been the year with the fiercest competition out of any of these GOTY threads.
Ironically, I think Brawl won and Melee didn't because Melee had tougher competition
curl-6 bet me that PS5 + X|S sales would reach 56m before year end 2023 and he was right.
My Bet With curl-6
My Threads:
Master Thread, Game of the Year/Decade
Switch Will Be #1 All Time
Zelda Will Outsell Mario (Achieved)
How Much Will MH Rise sell?
My Bet With Metallox
