Developers and publishers Nintendo has published the most nominees and wins, and has also developed the most nominees and wins. The majority of Nintendo-published titles are made for their handheld devices, except for
Fire Emblem Heroes and
Dragalia Lost. Nintendo has published handheld winners for seven consecutive years from
2002 to
2008. Nintendo is also the only publisher with wins in both the handheld and mobile categories, including wins in both categories during the same year in
2018. In addition, Nintendo has also published winners for
Handheld and
Wireless in
2005. Nintendo has published every handheld finalist in
2004.
Annapurna Interactive has published back-to-back winners for
Portable in
2019 and
2020.
Level-5 has developed the most nominees without a win, while
Nokia and
Square Enix have published the most nominees without a win.
Franchises The
Mario franchise has the most nominations, and ties with
Pokémon and
Metroid for the most wins.
God of War and
Metroid have won every single time they have been nominated. The majority of repeat nominees are from handheld gaming devices; the only multiple nominees that have been produced exclusively for mobile devices are
Infinity Blade,
Monument Valley, and
What the?.
Pokémon and
Fire Emblem are the only franchises with nominations in both
Handheld and
Mobile categories.
Pokémon is the only franchise with wins on both the handheld gaming device and mobile device, as well as winning both
Handheld and
Mobile categories within the same year in
2017.
Super Mario 64 DS is a finalist for both
Handheld and
Wireless in
2005, winning for the latter.
Professor Layton is the most nominated franchise without a win. == Notes ==