Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Name: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Game of the Year record dataset
Creator: GOTY Ledger
License: https://gotyledger.site/en/methodology/#data-use

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ranks #138 in GOTY Ledger's all-time table. Its recorded years are 2018.

All-time rank: #138
Combined yearly score: 1.2%
Times picked #1: 4
Sources awarding points: 4

Release year: 2018 Metascore93

GOTY record details

This game's record at a glance

See when this game performed best, how many sources picked it as #1, and which kinds of sources selected it.

Strongest year 2018 #8 · 1.2%

Picked as #1 100% 4 / 4

Selection methods 2 Who selected it?

Most common source type 4 Overall award

GOTY record across all years

Year-by-year GOTY record

See where this game ranked each year and which games competed with it.

Year rank: #8
Available points earned: 1.2% 400 pts
Score difference from #1: 44.4 pp
Score difference from nearest game: 0 pp

Compare games from the same year

#1 God of War 45.6%
#2 Red Dead Redemption 2 35%
#3 Marvel's Spider-Man 5%
#4 Return of the Obra Dinn 2.4%
#5 Celeste 2.1%
#8 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 1.2%

Records by source

Which sources selected this game?

See who selected this game, how they selected it, and whether it appeared as a winner, nominee, or ranked entry.

Who selected it?

Editorial

3 sources
Reader vote

1 sources

What was the result?

Winner

3 sources
Ranked

1 sources

How were points calculated?

Top 10 list

1 sources
Winner only

3 sources

Source types

Overall award

4 sources

Records by source

Sources used for scoring

See the publication name, original link, and date checked for every source used in the score. The list also shows whether the game was a winner, nominee, or ranked entry.

Show 4 source records

Cubed3 2018 · Overall award

Result year: 2018
Date published: Dec 29, 2018
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Top 10 list
Result: Ranked #1
Last checked: May 5, 2026

GameTyrant 2018 · Overall award

Result year: 2018
Date published: No data
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 5, 2026

Nintendo Life (Staff Awards) 2018 · Overall award

Result year: 2018
Date published: Dec 30, 2018
Who chose it?: Editorial
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 4, 2026

nintendolife 2018 · Overall award

Result year: 2018
Date published: Dec 31, 2018
Who chose it?: Reader vote
How was it scored?: Winner only
Result: Winner
Last checked: May 2, 2026

Official trailer

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Overview Trailer feat. The Announcer - Nintendo Switch · Nintendo of America