2006 in video games

2006 saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, prominently including Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Madden NFL 07, NBA Live 07, NBA 2K7, WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2007, Tony Hawk's Project 8, New Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, alongside many prominent new releases including Bully, Company of Heroes, Dead Rising, Gears of War, Just Cause, Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Ōkami, Prey, Resistance: Fall of Man, Saints Row, and Thrillville. Two new home consoles were released during the year: Nintendo's Wii and Sony's PlayStation 3.

The year's best-selling game console was the Nintendo DS, while the year's best-selling video game was New Super Mario Bros. for the DS. The year's most critically acclaimed title was The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for Nintendo's GameCube and Wii consoles.

Legend

Video game platforms
DSNintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DSGBAGame Boy Advance, iQue GBAGCNGameCube
LINLinuxOSXmacOSPS2PlayStation 2
PS3PlayStation 3PSNPlayStation NetworkPSPPlayStation Portable
SteamSteamWiiWii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual ConsoleWINMicrosoft Windows, all
versions Windows 95 and up
XB360Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live ArcadeXBXbox, Xbox Live Arcade

Hardware releases

Date Console
February 2 Xbox 360CO/MX
March 2 Nintendo DS LiteJP
March 23 Xbox 360AU
June 1 Nintendo DS LiteAU
June 11 Nintendo DS LiteNA
June 23 Nintendo DS LiteEU
November 11 PlayStation 3JP
November 17 PlayStation 3NA
November 19 WiiNA
December 2 WiiJP
December 7 WiiAU
December 8 WiiEU

Major awards

Category/Organization 3rd British Academy Games Awards
October 6, 2006 		24th Golden Joystick Awards
October 27, 2006 		VGA
December 13, 2006 		10th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards
February 9, 2007 		7th Game Developers Choice Awards
March 7, 2007
Game of the Year Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Gears of War
Mobile/Handheld Mobile N/a Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories SWAT Force Orcs & Elves N/a
Handheld New Super Mario Bros. Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Innovation Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? Xbox Live Marketplace N/a Wii Sports Line Rider,
Ōkami,
Wii Sports
Artistic Achievement
or Graphics[i]		 Animation Shadow of the Colossus N/a Gears of War Gears of War Gears of War
Art Direction Gears of War
Audio[i] Music Tomb Raider: Legend N/a The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion LocoRoco Guitar Hero II
Sound Design Electroplankton N/a Call of Duty 3
Soundtrack Guitar Hero Need for Speed: Carbon Guitar Hero II
Character Design or Performance[i] Male LocoRoco
LocoRoco		 N/a Patrick Stewart as Emperor Uriel Septim VII
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion		 John DiMaggio as Marcus Fenix
Gears of War		 Ōkami
Female Vida Guerra as Femme Fatale Isabelle
Scarface: The World Is Yours		 Louise Ridgeway as Leafos
Viva Piñata
Game Design Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy N/a Wii Sports
Narrative Psychonauts N/a The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Technical Achievement[i] Gameplay Engineering Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter N/a Nintendo Wii Wii Sports Gears of War
Visual Engineering Gears of War
Multiplayer/Online[i] Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach Age of Empires III Gears of War N/a
Action/Adventure Action/Shooter Shadow of the Colossus N/a Gears of War Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Adventure Dead Rising Gears of War
Casual/Family or Children Casual/Family Buzz!: The BIG Quiz Nintendogs N/a Guitar Hero II
Children LocoRoco LocoRoco
Fighting N/a Mortal Kombat: Armageddon Fight Night Round 3
Role-Playing RPG N/a The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
MMORPG Guild Wars Nightfall
Sports Individual Fight Night Round 3 N/a Tony Hawk's Project 8 Tony Hawk's Project 8
Team NBA 2K7
Racing N/a Burnout Revenge (XB360)
Strategy/Simulation Strategy Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War N/a Company of Heroes
Simulation The Movies Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Special Award N/a Favourite Character Award N/a Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime Achievement Award
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider series		 Dani Bunten Minoru Arakawa,
Howard Lincoln		 Shigeru Miyamoto
  1. ^ a b c d e Certain award presentations combine these categories.

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2006 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[1][2]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo December 2, 2006 GCN 96/100 95%
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo November 19, 2006 Wii 95/100 94.58%
Gears of War Microsoft Game Studios November 7, 2006 XB360 94/100 93.97%
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2K Games March 20, 2006 XB360 94/100 93.85%
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2K Games March 20, 2006 WIN 94/100 93.29%
Company of Heroes THQ September 13, 2006 WIN 93/100 93.93%
Ōkami Capcom April 20, 2006 PS2 93/100 92.65%
Guitar Hero II RedOctane November 7, 2006 PS2 92/100 92.07%
Final Fantasy VI Advance Square Enix November 30, 2006 GBA 92/100[3] 91.02%[4]
Final Fantasy XII Square Enix March 16, 2006 PS2 92/100 90.77%
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ubisoft March 9, 2006 XB360 90/100 90.47%
GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game 10tacle Studios September 29, 2006 WIN 90/100 89.4%
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas Ubisoft November 22, 2006 XB360 88/100 89.39%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft October 24, 2006 XB 89/100 89.31%
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo May 15, 2006 DS 89/100 89.07%
Burnout Revenge Electronic Arts March 7, 2006 XB360 89/100 88.57%
Armadillo Run Peter Stock April 22, 2006 WIN 88/100 89%[5]
Elite Beat Agents Nintendo November 6, 2006 DS 87/100 88.33%
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Namco Bandai Games July 6, 2006 PSP 88/100 88.27%
NCAA Football 07 EA Sports July 18, 2006 XB 88/100 88.12%
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition Capcom January 24, 2006 PS2 87/100 88%
Medieval II: Total War Sega November 10, 2006 WIN 88/100 87.18%
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness Nippon Ichi Software November 30, 2006 PSP 87/100[3] 87.77%[4]

Financial performance

Best-selling game consoles

See also: List of best-selling game consoles
Best-selling game consoles of 2006 in Japan, Europe, and North America
Rank Console Manufacturer Sales
Japan [6] North America [7] Europe [8] Combined
1 DS Nintendo 8,862,969 5,300,000 6,400,000 20,562,969
2 PS2 Sony 1,547,866 4,700,000 6,000,000 12,247,866
3 PSP Sony 1,946,911 3,000,000 4,000,000 8,946,911
4 XB360 Microsoft 208,697 3,900,000 2,000,000 6,108,697
5 Wii Nintendo 998,118 1,100,000 700,000 2,798,118
6 PS3 Sony 466,716 700,000 N/a 1,166,716
7 GBA Nintendo 433,336 N/a N/a 433,336
8 GCN Nintendo 89,775 N/a N/a 89,775

Best-selling video games

See also: List of best-selling video games
Best-selling video games worldwide in 2006
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales
Japan United States Europe Worldwide
1 New Super Mario Bros. DS 3,840,296[9] 2,000,000[10] 1,000,000+[11] 8,640,000[12]
2 Madden NFL 07 2,063+[13] 3,900,000+[10] N/a 5,000,000+[14]
3 Pokémon Diamond / Pearl DS 4,355,495[9] N/a N/a 4,355,495
4 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Winning Eleven 10) 1,292,472+[15] N/a 3,000,000+[16] 4,292,472+
5 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Brain Training) DS 1,991,116[15] 1,100,000[10] 1,000,000+[11] 4,091,116+
6 Final Fantasy XII PS2 2,400,000+[17] 1,500,000+[17] N/a 4,000,000[18]
7 More Brain Training (Brain Age 2) DS 3,748,638[15] N/a N/a 3,748,638
8 Animal Crossing: Wild World (Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori) DS 2,485,264[15] N/a 1,000,000+[11] 3,485,264+
9 FIFA 07 N/a N/a N/a 3,000,000+[19]
Need for Speed: Carbon 24,904+[13] 871,600+[10] N/a 3,000,000+[19]
The Sims 2: Pets 2,229+[13] N/a N/a 3,000,000+[19]

Japan

Best-selling video games in Japan
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales Ref.
1 Pokémon Diamond / Pearl DS Nintendo 4,355,495 [9]
2 New Super Mario Bros. DS Nintendo 3,840,296
3 More Brain Training (Brain Age 2) DS Nintendo 3,748,638 [15]
4 Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: Wild World) DS Nintendo 2,485,264
5 Final Fantasy XII PS2 Square Enix 2,400,000+ [17]
6 Brain Training (Brain Age) DS Nintendo 1,991,116 [15]
7 English Training DS Nintendo 1,662,573 [9]
8 Winning Eleven 10 (Pro Evolution Soccer 6) PS2, PSP Konami 1,292,472 [15]
9 Mario Kart DS DS Nintendo 1,115,082
10 Tetris DS DS Nintendo 985,246

United States

Best-selling video games in the United States
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales Ref.
1 Madden NFL 07 PS2, XB360 EA Sports 3,900,000 [10]
2 New Super Mario Bros. DS Nintendo 2,000,000
3 Gears of War XB360 Microsoft Game Studios 1,800,000
4 Kingdom Hearts II PS2 Square Enix 1,700,000
5 Final Fantasy XII PS2 Square Enix 1,500,000+ [17]
6 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii, GCN Nintendo 1,500,000 [10]
7 Guitar Hero II PS2 RedOctane 1,300,000
8 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! DS Nintendo 1,100,000
Call of Duty 3 Activision 1,100,000
10 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter XB360 Ubisoft 1,000,000
NCAA Football 07 PS2 EA Sports 1,000,000
Best-selling video games by platform (NPD Group)
Platform Title Publisher Sales Ref.
GCN Sonic Riders Sega Unknown [20][10]
DS New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo 2,000,000 [21][22]
WIN World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Unknown [23]
PS2 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts 2,800,000 [24][22]
PS3 Resistance: Fall of Man Sony Computer Entertainment Unknown [25]
XB Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Unknown [26]
XB360 Gears of War Microsoft Game Studios 1,800,000 [22]
Wii The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo Unknown [27]

United Kingdom

Best-selling video games in the United Kingdom (ELSPA)[28][29]
Rank Title Publisher
1 FIFA 07 EA Sports
2 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Konami
3 Need for Speed: Carbon EA Games
4 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Rockstar Games
5 Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy LucasArts
6 The Sims 2: Pets EA Games
7 Cars THQ
8 Tomb Raider: Legend Eidos Interactive
9 The Sims 2 EA Games
10 WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 THQ

Video game-based film and television releases

Title Date Director Distributor(s) Franchise Game publisher Ref.
Grandma's Boy January 6, 2006 Nicholaus Goossen 20th Century Fox N/a N/a [30]
Silent Hill April 21, 2006 Christophe Gans Alliance Atlantis (Canada)

Metropolitan Filmexport (France)

Silent Hill Konami [31]
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea July 15, 2006 Kunihiko Yuyama Toho Pokémon Game Freak [32]
Viva Piñata August 26, 2006 Paul Griffin 4Kids Entertainment Viva Piñata Rare [33]
DOA: Dead or Alive September 7, 2006 Corey Yuen Dimension Films Dead or Alive Team Ninja [34]
Dance Revolution September 16, 2006 Keegan Martin CBS Dance Dance Revolution Konami [35]
Mega Man Star Force October 7, 2006 Takao Kato Xebec Mega Man Capcom [36]
Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori December 16, 2006 Jōji Shimura Toho Animal Crossing Nintendo [37]

Events

Date Event Ref.
January 26 Nintendo announces its newly redesigned handheld, the Nintendo DS Lite. The new model is lighter, smaller, has configurable brightness and features an improved user interface. [38]
Konami Corp. announces the list of titles it expects to ship in 2006, ranging from Beatmania to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, and covering multiple platforms. [39]
Public schools in West Virginia will add Dance Dance Revolution by Konami to their curriculum, in an effort to combat obesity. [40][41]
January 27 Players of the Horde clan from World of Warcraft start the "Gamers Against No Kash" charity, to pay the subscription fees for valuable players strapped for cash. [42]
Microsoft of Japan made a statement to Japanese game magazine Famitsu regarding the Xbox 360 launch. "It was a lot more difficult than we had imagined. We couldn't prepare the launch titles that we had promised, and it made an impact," said Microsoft of Japan Xbox chief of operations Yoshihiro Maruyama. At the launch of the first Xbox in Japan, more units were sold in three days than have been sold of the Xbox 360 in one month. [43]
The PlayStation Portable 2.01-2.50 firmware versions, previously considered unhackable, are hacked by Fanjita. [44]
The Los Angeles attorney's office sues Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive over the Hot Coffee mod. [45]
January 30 A mandatory update for Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 was released. Microsoft claimed the update was for bugfixes and improvements. Members of the modding community claim that "the true purpose of this update was to halt the progress of the modding community". [46]
Nintendo released a statement regarding the Red Tulip phenomenon on Animal Crossing: Wild World, stating "We have isolated the problem and determined that there was a temporary error with the upload tool when this letter was posted". Earlier, there had been speculation that the tulips were a result of black hat hackers. [47]
January 31 Sony is reportedly building an Xbox Live-killer for the PlayStation 3. [48]
StarForce, a DRM maker for computer games, threatens to sue popular weblog Boing Boing for criticising its products. [49]
Blizzard Entertainment responds to the LGBT debate happening in World of Warcraft. The company stated: "To promote a positive game environment for everyone and help prevent such harassment from taking place as best we can, we prohibit mention of topics related to sensitive real-world subjects in open chat within the game, and we do our best to take action whenever we see such topics being broadcast."
Sony announces that ten servers will be merged with ten others on Everquest 2. Players are cautiously optimistic. [50][51]
February 6 After Tiger Telematics' bankruptcy, the Gizmondo handheld console is discontinued, only selling nearly 25,000 units. [52]
May 10–12 The 12th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States. [53]
June 21 The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise celebrated its 15th anniversary.
November 7 Left Behind Games releases Left Behind: Eternal Forces amid much controversy.
November 17 Sony releases the PlayStation 3 in North America.
November 19 Nintendo releases the Wii.
December 13 The 2006 Spike Video Game Awards are held. [54]

Business

Date Event Ref.
January 5 Vivendi Universal Games acquires High Moon Studios (formerly Sammy Studios, Inc), which gained independence from Sammy in 2005. [55]
January 9 Take-Two Interactive acquires Irrational Games.
January 26 Sony reports that strong sales of the PlayStation Portable helped the company make a profit of ¥70 billion, the first time in 11 years that the company has managed to avoid an annual loss. [56]
Microsoft announces $293 million losses in its Home and Entertainment division, record revenues overall. [57]
Nintendo reports declining GameCube and Game Boy Advance sales but increased profits: ¥92.2 billion. [58]
January 27 The Nintendo DS returns to the top of the weekly Japanese charts, with 64,515 units sold compared to 38,271 for the PlayStation Portable. The PlayStation 2 is third with 26,135 units sold, while the Xbox 360 continues to sell poorly (just 3,616, less than the GameCube). The five best-selling games were Brain Training for Adults 2, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Super Mario Strikers, Brain Training for Adults and Mario Kart DS, all published by Nintendo. [59]
Microsoft lowers its estimate of Xbox 360 sales in its first 90 days from 2.75 to 3.0 million units to 2.5 million due to supply shortage. The yearly estimate (4.5 to 5.5 million) is unchanged since Microsoft plans to increase its console production with the help of a new manufacturer, Celestica. Meanwhile, Microsoft postpones the Australian 360 launch from March 2 to 23, 2006 due to a "short term manufacturing challenge". [60][61]
January 30 Shares of Take-Two Interactive, the controversial creator of the Grand Theft Auto series, rose Monday after news that the company was in takeover talks with an unnamed buyer. [62][63][64]
January 31 CNET reports that Cisco Systems might be interested in buying Nintendo. [65][66]
February 15 ScrewAttack, a video game-related website is launched.
February Tiger Telematics, the manufacturer of the Gizmondo handheld console, files for bankruptcy. [67]
May IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) successfully merged with VSDA (Video Software Dealers Association) to form combined organization EMA (Entertainment Merchants Association)
July ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association) formed.
July Atari plans to sell-off their game development studios.
October ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association) soft-launched.
Unknown Esports organization OpTic Gaming is founded.

Games released in 2006

Release Date Title Platform Genre Ref.
January 9 Electroplankton DS
January 10 Mega Man X Collection GCN, PS2
January 10 Nicktoons Unite! DS
January 10 PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient PSP
January 17 25 to Life WIN, PS2, XB
January 17 Ape Escape 3 PS2
January 18 Samurai Shodown V XB
January 23 True Swing Golf DS
January 25 Marble Blast Ultra XB360
January 31 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop DS
February 6 Drill Dozer GBA
February 7 Resident Evil: Deadly Silence DS
February 7 Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX PSP
February 7 Tales of Legendia PS2
February 7 The Rub Rabbits! DS
February 9 Siren 2 (JP) PS2
February 14 Age of Empires: The Age of Kings DS
February 14 Drakengard 2 PS2
February 14 Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy WIN
February 14 Exit PSP
February 14 Full Auto XB360
February 14 Grandia III PS2
February 14 Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure WIN, PS2, XB
February 14 State of Emergency 2 PS2
February 18 Star Wars: Empire at War WIN
February 21 EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky WIN
February 21 MS Saga: A New Dawn PS2
February 21 Sonic Riders PS2, XB, GCN
February 21 Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll DS
February 22 TOCA Race Driver 3 WIN, PS2, XB
February 27 Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords WIN
February 27 MX vs. ATV: On the Edge PSP
February 28 Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach WIN
February 28 Black PS2, XB
February 28 Final Fight: Streetwise PS2, XB
February 28 Generation of Chaos PSP
February 28 Tokyo Xtreme Racer PSP
March 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II WIN
March 2 The Sims 2: Open for Business WIN
March 6 Pokémon Trozei! DS
March 6 SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger PSP
March 6 Tales of Phantasia GBA
March 7 Burnout Revenge XB360
March 7 Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai PSP
March 7 Naruto: Ninja Council GBA
March 7 Shadow Hearts: From the New World PS2
March 8 Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams PS2
March 9 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter XB, XB360
March 13 The Outfit XB360
March 14 Driver: Parallel Lines PS2, XB
March 14 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (USA) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS
March 14 Mega Man Powered Up PSP
March 14 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence PS2
March 14 Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing PSP
March 14 Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror PSP
March 15 Battlefield 2: Euro Force WIN
March 16 Final Fantasy XII (JP) PS2
March 17 24: The Game WIN, GCN, PS2, XB360, DS
March 17 Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (EU) WIN
March 17 Keepsake (EU) WIN
March 20 Metroid Prime Hunters DS
March 20 Tetris DS DS
March 20 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion WIN, XB360
March 21 Metal Gear Acid 2 PSP
March 21 Me & My Katamari PSP
March 21 Suikoden V PS2
March 21 Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal DS
March 21 The Godfather: The Game WIN, PS2, XB
March 21 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials PSP
March 22 Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble PSP
March 22 Worms: Open Warfare DS, PSP
March 23 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII XB, XB360
March 23 Cooking Mama DS
March 24 True Crime: New York City WIN
March 26 Act of War: High Treason WIN
March 28 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII WIN
March 28 Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires PS2, XB360
March 28 Far Cry Instincts: Predator XB360
March 28 Harvest Moon: Magical Melody GCN
March 28 Kingdom Hearts II (USA) PS2
March 28 Rumble Roses XX XB360
March 28 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter PS2
March 28 Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code PSP
March 31 Animal Crossing: Wild World (EU) DS
March 31 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (EU) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS
April 3 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love PSP
April 4 Bust-a-Move Deluxe PSP
April 4 Tourist Trophy PS2
April 6 The Silent Hill Experience PSP
April 11 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat XB360
April 11 Condemned: Criminal Origins WIN
April 11 Odama GCN
April 11 Tomb Raider: Legend WIN, PS2, XB, XB360
April 13 Auto Assault WIN
April 17 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day DS
April 17 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey WIN
April 18 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey XB
April 18 Final Fantasy XI XB360
April 18 Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan WIN, PS2
April 18 Blades of Thunder II DS
April 18 The King of Fighters Neowave XB
April 18 Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift PS2
April 20 Mother 3 (JP) GBA
April 24 Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods WIN
April 24 Rampage: Total Destruction PS2, GCN
April 25 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War PS2
April 25 Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny PS2
April 25 Guilty Gear Dust Strikers DS
April 25 LostMagic DS
April 25 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast PS2, XB, PSP
April 25 WinBack 2: Project Poseidon PS2, XB
April 27 KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (JP) PS2 [68]
April 28 Guild Wars: Factions WIN
May 1 Half-Life Deathmatch: Source WIN
May 2 Seed WIN [69]
May 3 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter WIN
May 9 NBA Ballers: Rebound PSP
May 9 Over the Hedge (NA) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA
May 9 Over the Hedge (Nintendo DS) (NA) DS
May 9 Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends WIN
May 10 SiN Episodes: Emergence WIN
May 15 New Super Mario Bros. DS
May 16 Heroes of Might and Magic V WIN
May 16 X-Men: The Official Game WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, XB360, GBA, DS, PSP
May 16 Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure WIN
May 19 The Da Vinci Code WIN, PS2, XB
May 23 Jaws: Unleashed PS2, XB
May 23 Lemmings PSP
May 23 Monster Hunter Freedom PSP
May 23 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis XB360
May 23 Steambot Chronicles PS2
May 30 Hitman: Blood Money WIN, PS2, XB, XB360
May 30 X2: The Threat LIN
June 1 Half-Life 2: Episode One WIN
June 5 Magnetica DS
June 6 AND 1 Streetball PS2, XB
June 6 Battlefield 2: Armored Fury WIN
June 6 Cars (USA) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS, PSP
June 6 Gradius Collection PSP
June 6 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PS2
June 6 Race Driver 2006 PSP
June 6 The Movies: Stunts & Effects WIN
June 8 Cars (AU) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS, PSP
June 8 Over the Hedge (EU) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA
June 9 Over the Hedge (Nintendo DS) (EU) DS
June 12 Major League Baseball 2K6 GCN
June 12 MotoGP '06 XB360
June 12 Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War WIN
June 13 Armored Core: Last Raven (USA) PS2
June 13 Mega Man Battle Network 6 GBA
June 14 Over the Hedge (AU) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA [70]
June 14 Over the Hedge (Nintendo DS) (AU) DS [70]
June 14 Point Blank DS DS
June 15 Gorky 17 LIN
June 15 Urban Chaos: Riot Response PS2, XB
June 20 Break 'Em All DS
June 20 NFL Head Coach WIN, PS2, XB
June 20 The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch PSP
June 21 Tomb Raider: Legend PSP
June 26 Sudoku Gridmaster DS
June 26 Titan Quest WIN
June 27 Astonishia Story PSP
June 27 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp DS
June 27 Over G Fighters XB360
June 28 Babar to the Rescue GBA
June 28 Juiced: Eliminator PSP
June 28 MTX Mototrax PSP
June 28 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow WIN, PS2
June 29 Panzer Command WIN
June 30 Flatout 2 (EU) WIN, XB
July 5 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II XB360
July 11 Chromehounds XB360
July 11 Prey WIN, XB360
July 13 Persona 3 (JP) PS2
July 14 Cars (EU) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS, PSP
July 18 Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light PSP
July 18 Miami Vice: The Game PSP
July 18 Monster House (NA) PS2, GCN, GBA, DS
July 18 NCAA Football 07 PS2, XB, XB360, PSP
July 18 Super Dragon Ball Z PS2
July 18 Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth PSP
July 19 Cloning Clyde XB360
July 20 AFL Premiership 2006 (AUS) PS2
July 24 CivCity: Rome WIN
July 24 Civilization IV: Warlords WIN
July 24 Nancy Drew: Danger by Design WIN
July 25 Tekken: Dark Resurrection PSP
July 26 Summon Night: Swordcraft Story GBA
August 1 Barnyard (NA) WIN, PS2, GCN, GBA
August 1 Flatout 2 (NA) WIN, XB
August 1 Dungeon Siege II: Broken World WIN
August 1 Super Monkey Ball Adventure GCN, PS2
August 2 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting XB360
August 3 Rhythm Tengoku DS, GBA
August 4 Cold War LIN
August 4 Monster House (EU) PS2, GCN, GBA, DS
August 8 Dead Rising XB360
August 15 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII PS2
August 15 Ninety-Nine Nights XB360
August 15 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab WIN [71]
August 15 Xyanide XB
August 18 Pathologic (UK) WIN
August 21 Freedom Wings DS
August 21 Tenchu: Dark Secret DS
August 22 Pac-Man World Rally WIN, PS2, GCN, PSP
August 28 Star Fox Command DS
August 29 Bomberman: Act Zero XB360
August 29 Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover PSP
August 29 Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories PS2
August 29 Enchanted Arms XB360
August 29 One Piece: Grand Adventure GCN, PS2
August 29 Saints Row XB360
August 29 Super Monkey Ball Adventure PSP
August 29 Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins PSP
August 29 Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra PS2
August 30 The Ship WIN
September 1 Roblox WIN
September 5 Call of Juarez WIN
September 5 LocoRoco PSP
September 5 Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run PS2, XB
September 6 Bad Day L.A. WIN
September 7 Kengo: Legend of the 9 XB360
September 7 Monster House (AU) PS2, GCN, GBA, DS
September 12 Bomberman PSP PSP
September 12 Company of Heroes WIN
September 12 IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix PS2
September 12 Joint Task Force WIN
September 12 LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, XB360, DS, PSP
September 12 MechAssault: Phantom War DS
September 12 NHL 07 WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, XB360
September 12 Rengoku II: The Stairway to Heaven PSP
September 12 Rule of Rose PS2
September 12 Mega Man ZX DS
September 14 Barnyard (AU) WIN, PS2, GBA
September 14 The Cheetah Girls GBA
September 15 Broken Sword: The Angel of Death (EU) WIN
September 15 W.I.T.C.H. PS2, GCN, XB, GBA, DS
September 18 Open Season (USA) WIN, GCN, PS2, XB, XB360, GBA, DS, PSP [72]
September 18 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team DS
September 18 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team GBA
September 19 Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle GBA, DS [73]
September 19 Ōkami PS2
September 19 The Godfather: The Game XB360, PSP
September 19 EverQuest: The Serpent's Spine WIN
September 19 Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury PS2
September 22 Just Cause WIN, PS2, XB, XB360
September 22 Jaws: Unleashed (EU) WIN [74]
September 25 Alex Rider: Stormbreaker WIN, GCN, PS2, XB, XB360, GBA, DS, PSP
September 25 Baten Kaitos Origins (NA) GCN
September 25 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy GCN, PS2
September 25 Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis DS
September 26 Caesar IV WIN
September 26 Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova PS2
September 26 The Fast and the Furious PS2
September 26 Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier DS
September 26 Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires PSP
September 26 Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria PS2
September 28 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (JP) DS
September 28 Kingdom Hearts II (AU, EU) PS2
September 29 DEFCON: Everybody Dies (EU) WIN
October 2 Unfabulous GBA
October 3 Gangs of London PSP
October 3 Mercury Meltdown PSP
October 4 Star Trek: Encounters PS2
October 5 Desperate Housewives: The Game WIN
October 6 Heroes of Annihilated Empires WIN
October 6 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (JP) WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS
October 6 Open Season (EU) WIN, GCN, PS2, XB, XB360, GBA, DS, PSP
October 6 Stacked with Daniel Negreanu PSP
October 8 Scarface: The World Is Yours WIN, PS2, XB
October 9 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade WIN
October 10 Crash Boom Bang! DS
October 10 God Hand PS2
October 10 Gun PSP
October 10 Tales of the Abyss PS2
October 10 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (NA) PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS [75]
October 11 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon PS2
October 12 American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon DS
October 12 American Dragon: Jake Long – Rise of the Huntsclan GBA
October 12 Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave WIN
October 13 Barnyard (PAL) WIN, PS2, GCN, GBA
October 13 Gothic 3 WIN
October 13 Microsoft Flight Simulator X WIN [76]
October 17 Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs WIN
October 17 Battlefield 2142 WIN
October 17 Bully PS2
October 17 Family Guy Video Game! (NA) PS2, XB, PSP [77]
October 17 Justice League Heroes PS2, XB, DS
October 17 Justice League Heroes: The Flash GBA
October 17 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon XB
October 17 Sid Meier's Railroads! (NA) WIN
October 17 Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 GBA
October 17 The Sims 2: Pets WIN
October 17 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent XB360
October 17 Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania WIN
October 17 Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection WIN
October 18 Football Manager 2007 WIN, OSX
October 18 Jaws Unleashed (US) WIN [74]
October 18 Lumines XB360
October 18 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (USA) PS2, GCN, GBA, DS [78]
October 19 Contact DS
October 19 Destroy All Humans! 2 PS2, XB
October 19 Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch? PS2
October 20 Medal of Honor: Heroes PSP
October 22 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 XB360
October 23 Cars (USA) XB360
October 23 Magical Starsign DS
October 23 Work Time Fun PSP
October 24 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic WIN
October 24 F.E.A.R. Extraction Point WIN
October 24 Juka and the Monophonic Menace GBA
October 24 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance WIN, PS2, XB, XB360, GBA
October 24 Nacho Libre DS
October 24 Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island PS2, GCN, GBA, DS
October 24 Phantasy Star Universe WIN, PS2, XB360
October 24 Reservoir Dogs WIN, PS2, XB
October 24 Scurge: Hive GBA, DS
October 24 Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption WIN
October 24 Tokobot PS2
October 24 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent PS2, XB, GCN
October 24 Touch Detective DS
October 26 ATV Offroad Fury Pro PSP
October 26 Family Guy Video Game! (EU) PS2, XB
October 26 Guild Wars Nightfall WIN
October 26 Jaws: Unleashed (AU) WIN [74]
October 26 Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots GBA
October 27 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (EU) PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS
October 30 Dungeon Siege: Thorne of Agony PSP
October 30 Pokémon Ranger (NA) DS
October 31 ATV Offroad Fury 4 PS2
October 31 Catscratch GBA, DS
October 31 Death Jr. II: Root of Evil PSP
October 31 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories PSP
October 31 Final Fantasy XII (USA) PS2
October 31 Killzone: Liberation PSP
October 31 Konductra DS
October 31 Need for Speed: Carbon WIN, PS2, XB, GCN, XB360, PS3
October 31 Neverwinter Nights 2 WIN
October 31 Power Stone Collection PSP
October 31 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy GBA
October 31 Tom and Jerry Tales GBA, DS
November 2 Dave Mirra BMX Challenge PSP
November 2 Kirby: Squeak Squad (NA) DS
November 2 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (AU) PS2, GCN, GBA
November 2 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (AU) PS2, XB, GCN, GBA, DS
November 3 Family Guy Video Game! (AU) PS2, XB, PSP
November 3 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends GBA
November 3 Elite Beat Agents DS
November 3 Final Fantasy V GBA
November 3 Lumines II PSP
November 7 Call of Duty 3 (USA) PS2, XB, XB360
November 7 Every Extend Extra PSP
November 7 Guitar Hero II PS2
November 7 Gears of War XB360
November 7 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault PS2
November 7 The Sopranos: Road to Respect PS2
November 7 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent WIN
November 7 Tony Hawk's Project 8 PS2, XB, XB360
November 8 Bomberman Land Touch! DS
November 9 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action PS2, DS
November 10 Call of Duty 3 (EU) XB, XB360
November 10 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (EU) PS2, GCN, GBA [79]
November 13 Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 XB360
November 13 EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer WIN
November 13 Medieval 2: Total War WIN
November 13 Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire PS3
November 13 Polarium Advance GBA
November 13 Yoshi's Island DS DS
November 13 Mortal Kombat: Unchained PSP
November 14 Bionicle Heroes WIN, GCN, PS2, XB360, GBA, DS
November 14 Charlotte's Web WIN, PS2, GBA, DS
November 14 EA Replay PSP
November 14 Eragon WIN, PS2, XB, XB360, GBA, DS, PSP
November 14 Final Fantasy III DS
November 14 Gitaroo Man Lives! PSP
November 14 Gunpey PSP
November 14 Happy Feet (USA) WIN, PS2, GCN, GBA, DS [80]
November 14 Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate WIN
November 14 Left Behind: Eternal Forces WIN
November 14 Rampage: Total Destruction Wii
November 14 Rayman Raving Rabbids (handheld) (NA) GBA
November 14 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (USA) XB360
November 14 Tomb Raider: Legend GCN, GBA, DS
November 14 Xiaolin Showdown PS2, PSP
November 14 Warhammer: Mark of Chaos WIN
November 14 WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 PS2, XB360
November 15 Call of Duty 3 (AU) XB360
November 15 Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom PS3
November 15 Xiaolin Showdown XB
November 16 Sega Genesis Collection PS3, PSP
November 16 Sonic Rivals PSP
November 17 Blast Factor PSN
November 17 Brain Boost: Gamma Wave DS
November 17 Call of Duty 3 PS3
November 17 Cars (EU) XB360
November 17 Cash Guns Chaos DLX PS3
November 17 Genji: Days of the Blade PS3
November 17 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance PS3
November 17 Resistance: Fall of Man PS3
November 17 Ridge Racer 7 PS3
November 17 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (NA) Wii [81]
November 17 Tony Hawk's Project 8 PS3
November 17 Totally Spies! 2: Undercover GBA
November 19 Altered Beast (Genesis) Wii [81]
November 19 Avatar: The Last Airbender Wii [81]
November 19 Barnyard Wii [81]
November 19 Call of Duty 3 (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Cars (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Donkey Kong (NES) Wii [81]
November 19 Excite Truck (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 F-Zero Wii [81]
November 19 Happy Feet (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Mario Bros. (NES) Wii [81]
November 19 Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Pinball Wii [81]
November 19 PocketBike Racer XB, XB360
November 19 Rayman Raving Rabbids (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Red Steel (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 SimCity (SNES) Wii [81]
November 19 Sneak King XB, XB360
November 19 Soccer Wii [81]
November 19 Solomon's Key (NES) Wii [81]
November 19 Sonic the Hedgehog Wii [81]
November 19 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Super Mario 64 Wii [81]
November 19 Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 The Legend of Zelda Wii [81]
November 19 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Trauma Center: Second Opinion (USA) Wii [81]
November 19 Wario's Woods (NES) Wii [81]
November 19 Wii Sports (USA) Wii [81]
November 20 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas XB360
November 21 Bomberman '93 Wii [81]
November 21 Bonk's Adventure (TurboGrafx-16) Wii [81]
November 21 The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine WIN
November 21 Rapala Tournament Fishing XB360
November 21 Thrillville PS2, XB, PSP
November 21 Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone GBA
November 22 Call of Duty 3 (AU) PS2, XB
November 22 Jeanne d'Arc PSP
November 22 Justice League Heroes PSP
November 22 Rapala Tournament Fishing Wii
November 22 Small Arms XB360
November 22 Superman Returns PS2, XB, XB360, DS
November 22 Tony Hawk's Project 8 PSP
November 23 Cars (AU) XB360
November 24 Call of Duty 3 (EU) PS2
November 24 Happy Feet (EU) WIN, PS2, GCN, GBA, DS [82]
November 24 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (PAL) XB360
November 24 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (EU) DS
November 27 Super Star Soldier Wii [81]
November 27 Totally Spies! 2: Undercover DS
November 28 Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis) Wii [81]
November 28 Golden Axe (Genesis) Wii [81]
November 28 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king WIN
November 28 Online Chess Kingdoms PSP
November 28 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Wii
November 28 Xiaolin Showdown DS
November 29 Garry's Mod WIN
November 30 Final Fantasy VI Advance (JP) GBA
November 30 Open Season (AU) WIN, GCN, PS2, XB, XB360, GBA
November 30 Open Season (USA) Wii [81]
November 30 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (AU) DS
December 1 Family Guy Video Game! (EU) PSP
December 4 Cartoon Network Racing PS2, DS
December 4 Columns (Genesis) Wii [81]
December 4 Donkey Kong Jr. (NES) Wii [81]
December 4 Kirby: Squeak Squad (JP) DS
December 4 Mercury Meltdown Remix PS2
December 4 Ristar Wii [81]
December 4 Victory Run Wii [81]
December 5 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops PSP
December 5 Rayman Raving Rabbids (USA) PS2
December 5 Star Trek: Legacy WIN
December 5 Fight Night Round 3 PS3
December 5 WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 PSP
December 5 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin DS
December 6 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (USA) Wii [81]
December 7 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action WIN
December 7 Rayman Raving Rabbids (AU) WIN, PS2, Wii
December 7 Rayman Raving Rabbids (handheld) (AU) GBA
December 7 Star Wars: Lethal Alliance PSP
December 7 Yakuza 2 (JP) PS2
December 8 Cars (EU) Wii
December 8 Happy Feet (EU) Wii [83]
December 8 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (EU) Wii
December 8 Rayman Raving Rabbids (EU) WIN, PS2, Wii [84]
December 8 Rayman Raving Rabbids (handheld) (EU) GBA
December 11 Alien Crush Wii
December 11 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action Wii
December 11 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis) Wii [81]
December 11 Gunstar Heroes Wii [81]
December 11 Ice Hockey Wii [81]
December 11 Rayman Raving Rabbids (USA) WIN [85]
December 12 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII PS3
December 12 Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy DS
December 12 Elebits Wii
December 12 Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing PSP
December 12 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (AU) Wii
December 12 Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury GCN
December 13 Mashed PS2, XB
December 13 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess GCN
December 14 Cars (AU) Wii
December 14 Open Season (AU) DS, PSP
December 14 Star Wars: Lethal Alliance DS
December 15 SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (EU) Wii
December 18 Military Madness Wii
December 18 Space Harrier II (Genesis) Wii [81]
December 18 Tennis (NES) Wii [81]
December 19 Bubble Bobble Evolution PSP
December 20 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures WIN
December 20 Novadrome XB360
December 21 FlatOut 2 Steam
December 21 Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) (JP) XB360, PS3
December 22 Open Season (EU) Wii
December 25 R-Type (TurboGrafx-16) Wii
December 25 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES) Wii [81]
December 25 Super Castlevania IV Wii
December 25 Super Mario Bros. Wii [81]
December 25 ToeJam & Earl Wii [81]
December 27 New Rally-X XB360
December 29 Ape Escape: Million Monkeys PS2

See also

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