2000: Final Fantasy IX
Honorable mentions: Majora's Mask, Lunar: Eternal Blue Complete, Valkyrie Profile
2001: Final Fantasy X
Honorable Mentions: Devil May Cry, SSB Melee
2002: Metroid Prime
Honorable Mentions: Virtua Fighter 4, Kingdom Hearts, GTA Vice City
2003: Wind Waker
Honorable Mentions: Skies of Arcadia Legends, Soulcalibur 2 (GC), Final Fantasy X-2, FF Tactics Advance
2004: Tales of Symphonia
Honorable Mentions: Metroid Prime 2, Harvest Moon: AWL
2005; Dragon Quest VIII
Honorable Mentions: Resident Evil 4, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Minish Cap
2006: Twilight Princess
Honorable Mentions: Final Fantasy XII, Okami, Mario Kart DS, Gears of War
2007: Virtua Fighter 5 Online
Honorable Mentions: Rogue Galaxy, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, Blue Dragon, Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
2008: Valkyrie Chronicles
Honorable Mentions: Fallout 3, Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey
2009: Demon's Souls
Honorable Mentions: Dragon Quest V
2010: Fallout: New Vegas
Honorable Mentions: Sakura Wars: SLML, Valkyria Chronicles Ii, Yakuza 3, Spirit Tracks, Bayonetta
2011: Skyward Sword
Honorable Mentions: Dragon Quest VI, Mortal Kombat, Catherine
2012: Xenoblade Chronicles
Honorable Mentions: Tales of Graces f, Lollipop Chainsaw, Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
2013; Ni no Kuni
Honorable Mentions: A Link Between Worlds, Talrs of Xillia, Dragon's Crown
2014: Bayonetta 2
Honorable Mentions: Mario Kart 8 , Tales of Xillia 2
2015: Super Mario Maker
Honorable Mentions: Dragon Quest Heroes, FF Type-0, Fallout 4, Trails of Cold Steel
2016; Final Fantasy XV
Honorable Mentions: Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Nights of Azure, 7th Dragon III
2017: Breath of the Wild
Honorable Mentions: Super Mario Odyssey, Persona 5, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, NieR: Automata