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2011

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: 20 Game of the Year awards

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is a 2011 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Wii. A mainline entry in The Legend of Zelda series, Skyward Sword is the first game in the Zelda timeline, and details the origins of the Master Sword, a recurring weapon within the series.

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The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword finished #5 in the 2011 race, with 20 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 20Total awards
  • 14Media outlets
  • 6Readers' choice
  • 12Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerNo
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released18 November 2011
  • DeveloperNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
  • PublisherNintendo
  • action-adventure game
  • Wii
  • Wii U

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United States6
United Kingdom3
Germany2
Mexico1
Ireland1
Colombia1
Spain1
Italy1
Czechia1
Unknown1
Australia1
Latin America1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Atomix Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersMexico2011
Bluefield Daily TelegraphUnited States2011
ClickonlineIreland2011
Edge MagazineUnited Kingdom2011
ENTER.coColombia2011
G4TV Videogame DeathmatchUnited States2011
GamereactorSpain2011
GamereactorItaly2011
Gaming UniverseGermany2011
IGN Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2011
KonzolistaCzechia2011
Level7Unknown2011
MANIAC.deGermany2011
Metro GameCentralUnited Kingdom2011
MMGN Community Choice GOTY ReadersAustralia2011
San Jose Mercury NewsUnited States2011
ScrewAttack Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2011
VGChartz Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2011
Washington ExaminerUnited States2011
MTV Game AwardsLatin America2012

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