The winner of Family Game of the Year has been unveiled in a special awards episode of Family Gamer TV.
With over 3300 families voting for their favourite video-games, the overall winner of 2013 Family Game of Year, is Wii Sports Club Golf with 291 votes.
The awards, that are in their ninth year, choose a range of games in seven age group categories based on the PEGI system, and then ask families to vote on which is top for each demographic.
Here are the winners in each age category:
- Infants: Super Mario 3D World with 286 votes
- Juniors: LEGO Marvel Super Heroes with 195 votes
- Teens: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds with 236 votes
- Students: Animal Crossing: New Leaf with 196 votes
- Workers: Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag with 225 votes
- Parents: The Last of Us with 208 votes
- Grandparents: Wii Sports Club Golf with 291 votes
As you can see from the voting above, it was a close run thing this year with five different games getting over 200 votes each.
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Family Gamer Awards Voting Full Details
| Infants (3 to 6 years old) | |
| 71 | Wii Party U (Wii U) |
| 43 | Cut the Rope 2 (iOS) |
| 40 | Angry Birds Go! Telepods (iOS, Android) |
| 66 | Just Dance 2014 (Wii, WiiU, X360, PS3, Xbox One, PS4) |
| 39 | Game & Wario (Wii U) |
| 286 | Super Mario 3D World (Wii U) |
| Juniors (7 to 11 years old) | |
| 114 | Lego City Undercover (Wii U, 3DS) |
| 78 | Disney Infinity (Wii U, Xbox 360, PS3, PC) |
| 117 | Skylanders Swap Force (Wii, WiiU, X360, PS3, PS4) |
| 90 | Rayman Legends (WIi U, PS3, Vita, Xbox 360, PC) |
| 195 | LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (Win, WiiU, X360, PS3, 3DS, DS) |
| 18 | Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time (iOS, Android) |
| 54 | Minecraft (Xbox 360, PS3) |
| Teens (12 to 15 years old) | |
| 70 | Pikmin 3 (Wii U) |
| 93 | Luigi’s Mansion 2 (3DS) |
| 145 | Pokémon X and Y (3DS) |
| 236 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (3DS) |
| 16 | Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3) – PEGI 12 |
| 24 | Knack (PS4) – PEGI 12 |
| 20 | Jetpack Joy Ride (Vita, PS3, PSP) – PEGI 12 |
| Students (16 to 17 years old) | |
| 59 | FIFA 14 (Win, PS3, X360, Wii, PS2, PSVita, 3DS, PSP) |
| 18 | Mutant Mudds Deluxe (Vita, PS3) |
| 196 | Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) |
| 85 | Fire Emblem (3DS) – PEGI 12 |
| 107 | The Wonderful 101 (Wii U) – PEGI 12 |
| 77 | Call of Duty Ghosts (Win, X360, PS3, Wii U) – PEGI 16 |
| Workers (18 and over) | |
| 20 | Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine (PC, Xbox 360) – PEGI 12 |
| 58 | Tomb Raider (PS3, 360, PC) – PEGI 18 |
| 93 | Bioshock Infinite (PS3, 360, PC) – PEGI 18 |
| 21 | Killzone: Mercenary (Vita) – PEGI 18 |
| 225 | Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (Win, X360, PS3, Wii U) – PEGI 18 |
| 32 | Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Win, X360, PS3, Wii U) – PEGI 18 |
| Parents | |
| 208 | The Last of Us (PS3) – PEGI 18 |
| 89 | The Walking Dead: Season Two (PC, Mac, PS3) – PEGI 18 |
| 24 | Rain (PS3) – PEGI 12 |
| 23 | Thomas Was Alone (PC, Vita, PS3) – PEGI 12 |
| 23 | Puppeteer (PS3) – PEGI 12 |
| 20 | Guacamelee! (Vita) – PEGI 12 |
| Grandparents | |
| 36 | Gran Turismo 6 (PS3) |
| 291 | Wii Sports Club Golf (Wii U) |
| 24 | Tiger Woods 14 (Xbox 360, PS3) |
| 65 | Flower (Vita, PS4) |
| 13 | Proteus (Vita) |
