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2017

Super Mario Odyssey: 37 Game of the Year awards

No: Super Mario Odyssey collected 37 Game of the Year awards in 2017 and finished No. 3; the season went to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild with 265. The Game Awards named The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild its Game of the Year.

Super Mario Odyssey is a 2017 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. An installment in the Super Mario series, it follows Mario and his new ally Cappy—a sentient hat—as they journey across various kingdoms to save Princess Peach from Mario's nemesis Bowser's plans of forced marriage.

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Super Mario Odyssey finished #3 in the 2017 race, with 37 awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 37Total awards
  • 34Media outlets
  • 3Readers' choice
  • 18Countries

Also in the 2017 season: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (265), Horizon: Zero Dawn (69), NieR: Automata (17), Persona 5 (15), PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (12) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Super Mario Odyssey win?

Super Mario Odyssey won 37 Game of the Year awards in the 2017 season — 8.0% of every award tracked that season. 34 came from editorial picks and 3 from readers' polls, across 18 countries.

Did Super Mario Odyssey win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 3 in 2017, behind The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which collected 265.

Game facts

  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Split screenNo
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released27 October 2017
  • DeveloperNintendo
  • PublisherNintendo
  • 3D platform game
  • collect-a-thon platformer
  • Nintendo Switch

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States8
United Kingdom5
Netherlands3
Russia3
Italy3
France2
South Africa2
Spain1
Canada1
Colombia1
Germany1
Mexico1
Finland1
Portugal1
Austria1
Sweden1
Australia1
Switzerland1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry YearSource
Ars TechnicaUnited States2017Internet Archive
Cheat Code CentralUnited States2017Internet Archive
ClipsetSpain2017Internet Archive
COGconnectedCanada2017Internet Archive
ComicBook.comUnited States2017Internet Archive
Cubed3United Kingdom2017Internet Archive
DarkZeroUnited Kingdom2017Internet Archive
De Tech AwardsNetherlands2017Internet Archive
Den Of GeekUnited States2017Internet Archive
DGL.ruRussia2017Internet Archive
Empire MagazineUnited Kingdom2017Internet Archive
ENTER.COColombia2017Internet Archive
FOK!Netherlands2017Internet Archive
GameDataRussia2017Internet Archive
GameMAGRussia2017Internet Archive
Gamer.nlNetherlands2017Internet Archive
Gamereactor FranceFrance2017Internet Archive
Gamereactor ItaliaItaly2017Internet Archive
GamesVillageItaly2017Internet Archive
Gameswelt Readers' Choice ReadersGermany2017Internet Archive
God is a GeekUnited Kingdom2017Internet Archive
JVFranceFrance2017Internet Archive
Las Vegas WeeklyUnited States2017Internet Archive
LevelUpMexico2017Internet Archive
MuropakettiFinland2017Internet Archive
MWEB GameZoneSouth Africa2017Internet Archive
mxdwnUnited States2017Internet Archive
NAVGTR AwardsUnited States2017Internet Archive
NewEsc.ptPortugal2017Internet Archive
Red Bull Readers' Choice ReadersAustria2017Internet Archive
Senses.seSweden2017Internet Archive
Stars and StripesUnited States2017Internet Archive
Sunday TimesSouth Africa2017Internet Archive
the AU review - The IrisAustralia2017Internet Archive
TicinOnline ReadersSwitzerland2017Internet Archive
VideoGamerUnited Kingdom2017Internet Archive
Vigamus MagazineItaly2017Internet Archive

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Updated 13 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.