‘Tis the season for websites and media networks to start posting lists to close out the year, and Japan is no exception. Japanese cable TV network TV Asahi recently ran a show where they asked 50,000 viewers what their favorite game of all time was. The broadcast was appropriately called “50,000 Users Vote: The TV Game National Poll.”
The results of that poll were posted yesterday courtesy of Gamestalk.net (via NintendoLife), and perhaps unsurprisingly, Nintendo dominated the list. Four out of the top ten games were Nintendo, and that ratio was consistently maintained even as you go through the full 100 games.
Breath of the Wild took the top spot, followed by Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride and then Final Fantasy 7 (no word on whether this includes Remake or not). Animal Crossing: New Horizons took fourth place, while Splatoon 2 took fifth.
Undertale clocked in at 13, which is the highest of any indie game on this list. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater was the best Metal Gear game at 18, and Minecraft, the biggest game in the world by sales, clocked in at number 20.
Our first Pokemon Game was Diamond and Pearl at 11 (again, no word on whether this includes the remakes), our first Mario game was Super Mario 3 at number 10, and Ghost of Tsushima proved popular enough to come in at 66.
There are lots of other notable games on this top 100, so here’s the full list.
- 100. Persona 3
- 99. Pokemon Platinum Version
- 98. Persona 4
- 97. Super Mario World
- 96. Romance of the Three Kingdoms
- 95. MOTHER
- 94. Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War
- 93. Persona 5 Royal
- 92. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- 91. Street Fighter II
- 90. Final Fantasy VIII
- 89. Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 88. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- 87. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
- 86. Monster Hunter
- 85. Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation
- 84. Final Fantasy XI
- 83. Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past
- 82. Legend of Mana
- 81. Dragon Quest Builders 2
- 80. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- 79. Metal Gear Solid
- 78. Nobunaga’s Ambition: Zenkokuban
- 77. Mario Kart Wii
- 76. Kirby Air Ride
- 75. Animal Crossing: Wild World
- 74. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- 73. Gran Turismo 4
- 72. Kirby Super Star
- 71. Dr. Mario
- 70. Monster Hunter: World
- 69. Super Mario RPG
- 68. Pokemon X / Y
- 67. Bloodborne
- 66. Ghost of Tsushima
- 65. Suikoden
- 64. Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver
- 63. Final Fantasy III
- 62. Xevious
- 61. Super Smash Bros.
- 60. Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
- 59. Dead by Daylight
- 58. Animal Crossing
- 57. Super Donkey Kong
- 56. Super Mario Galaxy
- 55. Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits / Fleshy Souls / Psychic Specters
- 54. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
- 53. Tales of the Abyss
- 52. The Legend of Zelda
- 51. Final Fantasy IV
- 50. Pokemon Ruby / Sapphire
- 49. Kingdom Hearts
- 48. NieR: Automata
- 47. Final Fantasy XIV
- 46. Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line
- 45. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land
- 44. Dragon Quest X: Rise of the Five Tribes Online
- 43. Xenoblade
- 42. Persona 5
- 41. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa Heisei Reiwa mo Teiban!
- 40. Xenogears
- 39. Dark Souls III
- 38. Puyo Puyo
- 37. Final Fantasy IX
- 36. Pokemon Gold / Silver
- 35. Xenoblade 2
- 34. Final Fantasy V
- 33. Final Fantasy VI
- 32. Biohazard
- 31. Tactics Ogre
- 30. Apex Legends
- 29. Okami
- 28. MOTHER 2
- 27. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
- 26. Pokemon Black / White
- 25. Tetris
- 24. Pokemon Red / Green / Blue
- 23. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- 22. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- 21. Splatoon
- 20. Minecraft
- 19. Suikoden II
- 18. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- 17. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
- 16. Kingdom Hearts II
- 15. Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
- 14. Pokemon Sword / Shield
- 13. UNDERTALE
- 12. Super Mario Kart
- 11. Pokemon Diamond / Pearl
- 10. Super Mario Bros. 3
- 9. Final Fantasy X
- 8. Chrono Trigger
- 7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- 6. Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation
- 5. Splatoon 2
- 4. Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- 3. Final Fantasy VII
- 2. Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
- 1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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