2006 in video games

2006 saw the release of such video game sequels and prequels as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Madden NFL 07, Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas, New Super Mario Bros., Sonic the Hedgehog, and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, alongside such new releases as Bully, Company of Heroes, Dead Rising, Gears of War, and Ōkami. 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

DS	Nintendo DS, DSiWare, iQue DS	GBA	Game Boy Advance, iQue GBA	GCN	GameCube
LIN	Linux, SteamOS	OSX	macOS	PS2	PlayStation 2
PS3	PlayStation 3	PSN	PlayStation Network	PSP	PlayStation Portable
Steam	Steam	Wii	Wii, WiiWare, Wii Virtual Console	WIN	Windows, all versions Windows 95 and up
XB360	Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Live Arcade	XB	Xbox, Xbox Live Arcade

Hardware releases

Nintendo DS Lite

PlayStation 3

Nintendo Wii

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	Animation	Shadow of the Colossus	—N/a	Gears of War	Gears of War		Gears of War
	Art Direction				Gears of War
Audio	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	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	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		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

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)

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	91.02%
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%
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	87.77%

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	North America	Europe	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	2,000,000	1,000,000+	8,640,000
2	Madden NFL 07		2,063+	3,900,000+	—N/a	5,000,000+
3	Pokémon Diamond / Pearl	DS	4,355,495	—N/a	—N/a	4,355,495
4	Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Winning Eleven 10)		1,292,472+	—N/a	3,000,000+	4,292,472+
5	Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Brain Training)	DS	1,991,116	1,100,000	1,000,000+	4,091,116+
6	Final Fantasy XII	PS2	2,400,000+	1,500,000+	—N/a	4,000,000
7	More Brain Training (Brain Age 2)	DS	3,748,638	—N/a	—N/a	3,748,638
8	Animal Crossing: Wild World (Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori)	DS	2,485,264	—N/a	1,000,000+	3,485,264+
9	FIFA 07		—N/a	—N/a	—N/a	3,000,000+
	Need for Speed: Carbon		24,904+	871,600+	—N/a	3,000,000+
	The Sims 2: Pets		2,229+	—N/a	—N/a	3,000,000+

Japan

Best-selling video games in Japan

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher	Sales	Ref.
1	Pokémon Diamond / Pearl	DS	Nintendo	4,355,495
2	New Super Mario Bros.	DS	Nintendo	3,840,296
3	More Brain Training (Brain Age 2)	DS	Nintendo	3,748,638
4	Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: Wild World)	DS	Nintendo	2,485,264
5	Final Fantasy XII	PS2	Square Enix	2,400,000+
6	Brain Training (Brain Age)	DS	Nintendo	1,991,116
7	English Training	DS	Nintendo	1,662,573
8	Winning Eleven 10 (Pro Evolution Soccer 6)	PS2, PSP	Konami	1,292,472
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
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+
6	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Wii, GCN	Nintendo	1,500,000
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
DS	New Super Mario Bros.	Nintendo	2,000,000
WIN	World of Warcraft	Blizzard Entertainment	Unknown
PS2	Madden NFL 07	Electronic Arts	2,800,000
PS3	Resistance: Fall of Man	Sony Computer Entertainment	Unknown
XB	Madden NFL 07	Electronic Arts	Unknown
XB360	Gears of War	Microsoft Game Studios	1,800,000
Wii	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Nintendo	Unknown

United Kingdom

Best-selling video games in the United Kingdom (ELSPA)

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
Silent Hill	April 21, 2006	Christophe Gans	Alliance Atlantis (Canada) Metropolitan Filmexport (France)	Silent Hill	Konami
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea	July 15, 2006	Kunihiko Yuyama	Toho	Pokémon	Game Freak
Viva Piñata	August 26, 2006	Paul Griffin	4Kids Entertainment	Viva Piñata	Rare
DOA: Dead or Alive	September 7, 2006	Corey Yuen	Dimension Films	Dead or Alive	Team Ninja
Dance Revolution	September 16, 2006	Keegan Martin	CBS	Dance Dance Revolution	Konami
Mega Man Star Force	October 7, 2006	Takao Kato	Xebec	Mega Man	Capcom
Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori	December 16, 2006	Jōji Shimura	Toho	Animal Crossing	Nintendo

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.
	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.
	Public schools in West Virginia will add Dance Dance Revolution by Konami to their curriculum, in an effort to combat obesity.
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.
	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.
	The PlayStation Portable 2.01-2.50 firmware versions, previously considered unhackable, are hacked by Fanjita.
	The Los Angeles attorney's office sues Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive over the Hot Coffee mod.
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".
	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.
January 31	Sony is reportedly building an Xbox Live-killer for the PlayStation 3.
	StarForce, a DRM maker for computer games, threatens to sue popular weblog Boing Boing for criticising its products.
	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.
February 6	After Tiger Telematics' bankruptcy, the Gizmondo handheld console is discontinued, only selling nearly 25,000 units.
May 10–12	The 12th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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.

Business

Date	Event	Ref.
January 5	Vivendi Universal Games acquires High Moon Studios (formerly Sammy Studios, Inc), which gained independence from Sammy in 2005.
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.
	Microsoft announces $293 million losses in its Home and Entertainment division, record revenues overall.
	Nintendo reports declining GameCube and Game Boy Advance sales but increased profits: ¥92.2 billion.
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.
	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".
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.
January 31	CNET reports that Cisco Systems might be interested in buying Nintendo.
February 15	ScrewAttack, a video game-related website is launched.
February	Tiger Telematics, the manufacturer of the Gizmondo handheld console, files for bankruptcy.
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
April 28	Guild Wars: Factions	WIN
May 1	Half-Life Deathmatch: Source	WIN
May 2	Seed	WIN
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
June 14	Over the Hedge (Nintendo DS) (AU)	DS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
October 18	Lumines	XB360
October 18	SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (USA)	PS2, GCN, GBA, DS
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
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
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
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
November 17	Tony Hawk's Project 8	PS3
November 17	Totally Spies! 2: Undercover	GBA
November 19	Altered Beast (Genesis)	Wii
November 19	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Wii
November 19	Barnyard	Wii
November 19	Call of Duty 3 (USA)	Wii
November 19	Cars (USA)	Wii
November 19	Donkey Kong (NES)	Wii
November 19	Excite Truck (USA)	Wii
November 19	F-Zero	Wii
November 19	Happy Feet (USA)	Wii
November 19	Mario Bros. (NES)	Wii
November 19	Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (USA)	Wii
November 19	Pinball	Wii
November 19	PocketBike Racer	XB, XB360
November 19	Rayman Raving Rabbids (USA)	Wii
November 19	Red Steel (USA)	Wii
November 19	SimCity (SNES)	Wii
November 19	Sneak King	XB, XB360
November 19	Soccer	Wii
November 19	Solomon's Key (NES)	Wii
November 19	Sonic the Hedgehog	Wii
November 19	SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab (USA)	Wii
November 19	Super Mario 64	Wii
November 19	Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (USA)	Wii
November 19	The Legend of Zelda	Wii
November 19	The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (USA)	Wii
November 19	Trauma Center: Second Opinion (USA)	Wii
November 19	Wario's Woods (NES)	Wii
November 19	Wii Sports (USA)	Wii
November 20	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas	XB360
November 21	Bomberman '93	Wii
November 21	Bonk's Adventure (TurboGrafx-16)	Wii
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
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
November 27	Totally Spies! 2: Undercover	DS
November 28	Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis)	Wii
November 28	Golden Axe (Genesis)	Wii
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
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
December 4	Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)	Wii
December 4	Kirby: Squeak Squad (JP)	DS
December 4	Mercury Meltdown Remix	PS2
December 4	Ristar	Wii
December 4	Victory Run	Wii
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
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
December 8	Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (EU)	Wii
December 8	Rayman Raving Rabbids (EU)	WIN, PS2, Wii
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
December 11	Gunstar Heroes	Wii
December 11	Ice Hockey	Wii
December 11	Rayman Raving Rabbids (USA)	WIN
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
December 18	Tennis (NES)	Wii
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
December 25	Super Castlevania IV	Wii
December 25	Super Mario Bros.	Wii
December 25	ToeJam & Earl	Wii
December 27	New Rally-X	XB360
December 29	Ape Escape: Million Monkeys	PS2

See also

• 2006 in esports
• 2006 in games