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2006 in video games

January 01, 1970

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.

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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.

Events edit

Month Date(s) Event
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.[1]
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.[2]
Public schools in West Virginia will add Dance Dance Revolution by Konami to their curriculum, in an effort to combat obesity.[3][4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
The PlayStation Portable 2.01-2.50 firmware versions, previously considered unhackable, are hacked by Fanjita.[7]
The Los Angeles attorney's office sues Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive over the Hot Coffee mod.[8]
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".[9]
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.[10]
31 Sony is reportedly building an Xbox Live-killer for the PlayStation 3.[11]
StarForce, a DRM maker for computer games, threatens to sue popular weblog Boing Boing for criticising its products.[12]
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.[13][14]
February 6 After Tiger Telematics' bankruptcy, the Gizmondo handheld console is discontinued, only selling nearly 25,000 units.[15]
May 10–12 The 12th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles, California, United States.[16]
November 7 Left Behind Games releases Left Behind: Eternal Forces amid much controversy.
17 Sony releases the PlayStation 3 in North America.
19 Nintendo releases the Wii.

Business edit

Month Date(s) Event
January 5 Vivendi Universal Games acquires High Moon Studios (formerly Sammy Studios, Inc), which gained independence from Sammy in 2005.[17]
9 Take-Two Interactive acquires Irrational Games.
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.[18]
Microsoft announces $293 million losses in its Home and Entertainment division, record revenues overall.[19]
Nintendo reports declining GameCube and Game Boy Advance sales but increased profits: ¥92.2 billion.[20]
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.[21]
Microsoft lowers its estimate of Xbox 360 sales in its first 90 days from 2.75-3.0 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.[22] Meanwhile, Microsoft postpones the Australian 360 launch from March 2 to 23, 2006 due to a "short term manufacturing challenge".[23]
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.[24][25][26]
31 CNET reports that Cisco Systems might be interested in buying Nintendo.[27][28]
February 15 ScrewAttack, a video game-related website is launched.
Unknown Tiger Telematics, the manufacturer of the Gizmondo handheld console, files for bankruptcy.[29]
May Unknown IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) successfully merged with VSDA (Video Software Dealers Association) to form combined organization EMA (Entertainment Merchants Association)
July Unknown ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association) formed.
July Unknown Atari plans to sell-off their game development studios.
October Unknown ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association) soft-launched.
Unknown Esports organization OpTic Gaming is founded.

Critically acclaimed titles edit

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)[30][31]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo December 2, 2006 GameCube 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 Xbox 360 94/100 93.97%
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2K Games March 20, 2006 Xbox 360 94/100 93.85%
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2K Games March 20, 2006 Microsoft Windows 94/100 93.29%
Company of Heroes THQ September 13, 2006 Microsoft Windows 93/100 93.93%
Ōkami Capcom April 20, 2006 PlayStation 2 93/100 92.65%
Guitar Hero II RedOctane November 7, 2006 PlayStation 2 92/100 92.07%
Final Fantasy VI Advance Square Enix November 30, 2006 Game Boy Advance 92/100[32] 91.02%[33]
Final Fantasy XII Square Enix March 16, 2006 PlayStation 2 92/100 90.77%
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ubisoft March 9, 2006 Xbox 360 90/100 90.47%
GTR 2 – FIA GT Racing Game 10tacle Studios September 29, 2006 Microsoft Windows 90/100 89.4%
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas Ubisoft November 22, 2006 Xbox 360 88/100 89.39%
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Ubisoft October 24, 2006 Xbox 89/100 89.31%
New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo May 15, 2006 Nintendo DS 89/100 89.07%
Burnout Revenge Electronic Arts March 7, 2006 Xbox 360 89/100 88.57%
Armadillo Run Peter Stock April 22, 2006 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89%[34]
Elite Beat Agents Nintendo November 6, 2006 Nintendo DS 87/100 88.33%
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection Namco Bandai Games July 6, 2006 PlayStation Portable 88/100 88.27%
NCAA Football 07 EA Sports July 18, 2006 Xbox 88/100 88.12%
Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition Capcom January 24, 2006 PlayStation 2 87/100 88%
Medieval II: Total War Sega November 10, 2006 Microsoft Windows 88/100 87.18%
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness Nippon Ichi Software November 30, 2006 PlayStation Portable 87/100[32] 87.77%[33]

Financial performance edit

Best-selling game consoles edit

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[35] Europe & North America[36] Combined
1 Nintendo DS Nintendo 8,862,969 11,700,000 20,562,969
2 PlayStation 2 Sony 1,547,866 10,700,000 12,247,866
3 PlayStation Portable Sony 1,946,911 7,000,000 8,946,911
4 Xbox 360 Microsoft 208,697 5,900,000 6,108,697
5 Wii Nintendo 998,118 1,800,000 2,798,118
6 PlayStation 3 Sony 466,716 700,000 1,166,716

Japan edit

Best-selling consoles in Japan (Famitsu)[35]
Rank Console Manufacturer Units sold
1 Nintendo DS Lite Nintendo 7,526,038
2 PlayStation Portable Sony 1,946,911
3 PlayStation 2 Sony 1,547,866
4 Nintendo DS Nintendo 1,336,931
5 Wii Nintendo 998,118
6 PlayStation 3 Sony 466,716
7 Game Boy Advance SP Nintendo 275,779
8 Xbox 360 Microsoft 208,697
9 Game Boy Micro Nintendo 157,557
10 GameCube Nintendo 89,775

Europe edit

Best-selling consoles in Europe (Electronic Arts)[36][37]
Rank Console Manufacturer Units sold
1 Nintendo DS Nintendo 6,400,000
2 PlayStation 2 Sony 6,000,000
3 PlayStation Portable Sony 4,000,000
4 Xbox 360 Microsoft 2,000,000
5 Wii Nintendo 700,000

North America edit

Best-selling consoles in North America (Electronic Arts)[36]
Rank Console Manufacturer Units sold
1 Nintendo DS Nintendo 5,300,000
2 PlayStation 2 Sony 4,700,000
3 Xbox 360 Microsoft 3,900,000
4 PlayStation Portable Sony 3,000,000
5 Wii Nintendo 1,100,000
6 PlayStation 3 Sony 700,000

Best-selling video games edit

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. Nintendo DS 3,840,296[38] 2,000,000[39] 1,000,000+[40] 8,640,000[41]
2 Madden NFL 07 Multi-platform 2,063+[42] 3,900,000+[39] 5,000,000+[43]
3 Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Nintendo DS 4,355,495[38] — — 4,355,495
4 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Winning Eleven 10) Multi-platform 1,292,472+[44] 3,000,000+[45] 4,292,472+
5 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! (Brain Training) Nintendo DS 1,991,116[44] 1,100,000[39] 1,000,000+[40] 4,091,116+
6 Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 2,400,000+[46] 1,500,000+[46] — 4,000,000[47]
7 More Brain Training (Brain Age 2) Nintendo DS 3,748,638[44] — — 3,748,638
8 Animal Crossing: Wild World (Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori) Nintendo DS 2,485,264[44] Un­known 1,000,000+[40] 3,485,264+
9 FIFA 07 Multi-platform 3,000,000+[48]
Need for Speed: Carbon Multi-platform 24,904+[42] 871,600+[39] 3,000,000+[48]
The Sims 2: Pets Multi-platform 2,229+[42] 3,000,000+[48]

Japan edit

Best-selling video games in Japan
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales Ref
1 Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Nintendo DS Nintendo 4,355,495 [38]
2 New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS Nintendo 3,840,296
3 More Brain Training (Brain Age 2) Nintendo DS Nintendo 3,748,638 [44]
4 Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori (Animal Crossing: Wild World) Nintendo DS Nintendo 2,485,264
5 Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 Square Enix 2,400,000+ [46]
6 Brain Training (Brain Age) Nintendo DS Nintendo 1,991,116 [44]
7 English Training Nintendo DS Nintendo 1,662,573 [38]
8 Winning Eleven 10 (Pro Evolution Soccer 6) PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable Konami 1,292,472 [44]
9 Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS Nintendo 1,115,082
10 Tetris DS Nintendo DS Nintendo 985,246

United States edit

Best-selling video games in the United States
Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales Ref
1 Madden NFL 07 PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 EA Sports 3,900,000 [39]
2 New Super Mario Bros. Nintendo DS Nintendo 2,000,000
3 Gears of War Xbox 360 Microsoft Game Studios 1,800,000
4 Kingdom Hearts II PlayStation 2 Square Enix 1,700,000
5 Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 Square Enix 1,500,000+ [46]
6 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii, GameCube Nintendo 1,500,000 [39]
7 Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 RedOctane 1,300,000
8 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! Nintendo DS Nintendo 1,100,000
Call of Duty 3 Multi-platform Activision 1,100,000
10 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter Xbox 360 Ubisoft 1,000,000
NCAA Football 07 PlayStation 2 EA Sports 1,000,000

United Kingdom edit

Hardware releases edit

 
Nintendo Wii
Month Day Console
March 2 Nintendo DS LiteJP
November 11 PlayStation 3JP
November 19 WiiNA

Notable releases edit

Video game platforms
Notable releases of the year 2006
Release Title PC 6th Gen 7th Gen Handheld
January 9 Electroplankton — — — NDS
January 10 Mega Man X Collection — GCN, PS2 — —
Nicktoons Unite — — — NDS
PQ: Practical Intelligence Quotient — — — PSP
January 17 25 to Life Win PS2, Xbox — —
Ape Escape 3 — PS2 — —
January 18 Samurai Shodown V — Xbox — —
January 23 True Swing Golf — — — NDS
January 25 Marble Blast Ultra — — XBLA —
January 31 Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop — — — NDS
February 6 Drill Dozer — — — GBA
February 7 Resident Evil: Deadly Silence — — — NDS
Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX — — — PSP
Tales of Legendia — PS2 — —
The Rub Rabbits! — — — NDS
February 9 Siren 2 (Japan) — PS2 — —
February 14 Age of Empires: The Age of Kings — — — NDS
Drakengard 2 — PS2 — —
Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy Win — — —
Exit — — — PSP
Full Auto — — X360 —
Grandia III — PS2 — —
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure Win PS2, Xbox — —
State of Emergency 2 — PS2 — —
February 18 Star Wars: Empire at War Win — — —
February 21 EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky Win — — —
MS Saga: A New Dawn — PS2 — —
Sonic Riders — PS2, Xbox, GCN — —
Super Monkey Ball: Touch & Roll — — — NDS
February 22 TOCA Race Driver 3 Win PS2, Xbox — —
February 27 Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords Win — — —
MX vs. ATV: On the Edge — — — PSP
February 28 Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach Win — — —
Black — PS2, Xbox — —
Final Fight: Streetwise — PS2, Xbox — —
Generation of Chaos — — — PSP
Tokyo Xtreme Racer — — — PSP
March 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II Win — — —
The Sims 2: Open for Business Win — — —
March 6 Pokémon Trozei! — — — NDS
SpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger — — — PSP
Tales of Phantasia — — — GBA
March 7 Burnout Revenge — — X360 —
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai — — — PSP
Naruto: Ninja Council — — — GBA
Shadow Hearts: From the New World — PS2 — —
March 8 Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams — PS2 — —
March 9 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter — Xbox X360 —
March 13 The Outfit — — X360 —
March 14 Driver: Parallel Lines — PS2, Xbox — —
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Win PS2, Xbox, GCN — GBA, NDS
Mega Man Powered Up — — — PSP
Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence — PS2 — —
Neopets: Petpet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing — — — PSP
Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror — — — PSP
March 15 Battlefield 2: Euro Force Win — — —
March 16 Final Fantasy XII (Japan) — PS2 — —
March 17 24: The Game — PS2 — —
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth Win (EU)
Keepsake Win (EU)
March 20 Metroid Prime Hunters — — — NDS
Tetris DS — — — NDS
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Win — X360 —
March 21 Metal Gear Acid 2 — — — PSP
Me & My Katamari — — — PSP
Suikoden V — PS2 — —
Tao's Adventure: Curse of the Demon Seal — — — NDS
The Godfather: The Game Win PS2, Xbox — —
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials — — — PSP
March 22 Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble — — — PSP
Worms: Open Warfare — — — NDS, PSP
March 23 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII — Xbox X360 —
Cooking Mama — — — NDS
March 24 True Crime: New York City Win — — —
March 26 Act of War: High Treason Win — — —
March 28 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII Win — — —
Dynasty Warriors 5: Empires — PS2 X360 —
Far Cry Instincts: Predator — — X360 —
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody — GCN — —
Kingdom Hearts II USA/EU — PS2 — —
Rumble Roses XX — — X360 —
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter — PS2 — —
Untold Legends: The Warrior's Code — — — PSP
March 31 Animal Crossing: Wild World (Europe) — — — NDS
April 3 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love — — — PSP
April 4 Bust-a-Move Deluxe — — — PSP
Tourist Trophy — PS2 — —
April 6 The Silent Hill Experience — — — PSP
April 11 Battlefield 2: Modern Combat — — X360 —
Condemned: Criminal Origins Win
Odama — GCN — —
Tomb Raider: Legend Win PS2, Xbox X360 —
April 13 Auto Assault Win — — —
April 17 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day — — — NDS
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey Win — — —
April 18 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey — Xbox — —
Final Fantasy XI — — X360 —
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan Win PS2 — —
Blades of Thunder II — — — NDS
The King of Fighters Neowave — Xbox — —
Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift — PS2 — —
April 20 Mother 3 (Japan) — — — GBA
April 24 Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods Win — — —
Rampage: Total Destruction — PS2, GCN — —
April 25 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War — PS2 — —
Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny — PS2 — —
Guilty Gear Dust Strikers — — — NDS
LostMagic — — — NDS
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast — PS2, Xbox — PSP
WinBack 2: Project Poseidon — PS2, Xbox — —
April 27 KOF: Maximum Impact 2 (Japan) [59] — PS2 — —
April 28 Guild Wars: Factions Win — — —
May 3 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Win — — —
May 9 NBA Ballers: Rebound — — — PSP
Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends Win — — —
May 10 SiN Episodes: Emergence Win — — —
May 15 New Super Mario Bros. — — — NDS
May 16 Heroes of Might and Magic V Win — — —
X-Men: The Official Game Win PS2, Xbox, GCN X360 GBA, NDS
Zoo Tycoon 2: African Adventure Win — — —
May 19 The Da Vinci Code Win PS2, Xbox — —
May 23 Jaws: Unleashed — PS2, Xbox — —
Lemmings — — — PSP
Monster Hunter Freedom — — — PSP
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis — — X360 —
Steambot Chronicles — PS2 — —
May 30 Hitman: Blood Money Win PS2, Xbox X360 —
X2: The Threat Lin — — —
June 1 Half-Life 2: Episode One Win — — —
June 5 Magnetica — — — NDS
June 6 AND 1 Streetball — PS2, Xbox — —
Battlefield 2: Armored Fury Win — — —
Cars Win, Mac PS2, Xbox, GCN — NDS, PSP, GBA
Gradius Collection — — — PSP
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories — PS2 — —
Race Driver 2006 — — — PSP
The Movies: Stunts & Effects Win — — —
June 12 Major League Baseball 2K6 — GCN — —
MotoGP '06 — — X360 —
Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War Win — — —
June 13 Armored Core: Last Raven (USA) — PS2 — —
Mega Man Battle Network 6 — — — GBA
June 14 Point Blank DS — — — NDS
June 15 Gorky 17 Lin — — —
Rugrats Go Wild — — — GBA
Urban Chaos: Riot Response — PS2, Xbox — —
June 20 Break 'Em All — — — NDS
NFL Head Coach Win PS2, Xbox — —
The Legend of Heroes II: Prophecy of the Moonlight Witch — — — PSP
June 21 Tomb Raider: Legend — — — PSP
June 26 Sudoku Gridmaster — — — NDS
Titan Quest Win — — —
June 27 Astonishia Story — — — PSP
Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi: The Genie and the Amp — — — NDS
Over G Fighters — — X360 —
June 28 Babar to the Rescue — — — GBA
Juiced: Eliminator — — — PSP
MTX Mototrax — — — PSP
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Legend of Jack Sparrow Win PS2
June 29 Panzer Command Win — — —
June 30 Flatout 2 (Europe) Win Xbox — —
July 5 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II — — X360 —
July 11 Chromehounds — — X360 —
Prey Win — X360 —
July 18 Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light — — — PSP
Miami Vice: The Game — — — PSP
NCAA Football 07 — PS2, Xbox X360 PSP
Super Dragon Ball Z — PS2 — —
Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth — — — PSP
July 19 Cloning Clyde — — XBLA —
July 20 AFL Premiership 2006 (AUS) — PS2 — —
July 24 CivCity: Rome Win — — —
Civilization IV: Warlords Win — — —
Nancy Drew: Danger by Design Win — — —
July 25 Tekken: Dark Resurrection — — — PSP
July 26 Summon Night: Swordcraft Story — — — GBA
August 1 Flatout 2 (North America) Win Xbox — —
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World Win — — —
Super Monkey Ball Adventure — GCN, PS2 — —
August 2 Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting — — XBLA —
August 3 Rhythm Tengoku — — — NDS, GBA
August 4 Cold War Lin — — —
August 8 Dead Rising — — X360 —
August 15 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII — PS2 — —
Ninety-Nine Nights — — X360 —
Xyanide — Xbox — —
August 18 Pathologic Win (UK)
August 21 Freedom Wings — — — NDS
Tenchu: Dark Secret — — — NDS
August 22 Pac-Man World Rally Win PS2, GCN — PSP
August 28 Star Fox Command — — — NDS
August 29 Bomberman: Act Zero — — X360 —
Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover — — — PSP
Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories — PS2 — —
Enchanted Arms — — X360 —
One Piece: Grand Adventure — GCN, PS2 — —
Saints Row — — X360 —
Super Monkey Ball Adventure — — — PSP
Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins — — — PSP
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra — PS2 — —
August 30 The Ship Win
September 1 ROBLOX — PC — —
September 5 Call of Juarez Win (EU)
Go, Diego, Go! — GCN, PS2, Xbox — GBA, NDS,
LocoRoco — — — PSP
Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run — PS2, Xbox — —
September 6 Bad Day L.A. Win — — —
September 7 Kengo: Legend of the 9 — — X360 —
September 12 Bomberman PSP — — — PSP
Company of Heroes Win — — —
IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix — PS2 — —
Joint Task Force Win — — —
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Win PS2, Xbox, GCN X360 NDS, PSP
MechAssault: Phantom Way — — — NDS
NHL 07 Win PS2, Xbox GCN, X360 —
Rengoku II: The Stairway to Heaven — — — PSP
Rule of Rose — PS2 — —
Mega Man ZX — — — NDS
September 14 The Cheetah Girls — — — GBA
September 15 Broken Sword: The Angel of Death Win (EU)
W.I.T.C.H. — PS2, GCN, Xbox — GBA, NDS
September 18 Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle — GCN, PS2, Xbox — GBA, NDS
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team — — — NDS
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team — — — GBA
September 19 Ōkami — PS2 — —
The Godfather: The Game — — X360 PSP
EverQuest: The Serpent's Spine Win — — —
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury — PS2 — —
September 22 Just Cause Win PS2, Xbox X360 —
Jaws: Unleashed[60] Win (EU) — — —
September 25 Alex Rider: Stormbreaker — — — GBA, NDS
Baten Kaitos Origins (North America) — GCN — —
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy — GCN, PS2 — —
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis — — — NDS
September 26 Caesar IV Win — — —
Dance Dance Revolution SuperNova — PS2 — —
The Fast and the Furious — PS2 — —
Mage Knight: Destiny's Soldier — — — NDS
Spectral Souls: Resurrection of the Ethereal Empires — — — PSP
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria — PS2 — —
September 28 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Japan) — — — NDS
Kingdom Hearts II (Australia, Europe) — PS2 — —
September 29 DEFCON: Everybody Dies (Europe) Win — — —
October 2 Family Guy Video Game! — PS2, Xbox — —
Unfabulous — — — GBA
October 3 Gangs of London — — — PSP
Mercury Meltdown — — — PSP
October 4 Star Trek: Encounters — PS2 — —
October 5 Desperate Housewives: The Game Win — — —
October 6 Heroes of Annihilated Empires Win — — —
Stacked with Daniel Negreanu — — — PSP
October 8 Scarface: The World Is Yours Win PS2, Xbox — —
October 9 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Win — — —
October 10 Crash Boom Bang! — — — NDS
God Hand — PS2 — —
Gun — — — PSP
Tales of the Abyss — PS2 — —
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning — GCN, PS2, Xbox — GBA
October 11 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon — PS2 — —
October 12 American Dragon: Jake Long – Attack of the Dark Dragon — PS2, GCN, Xbox — NDS
American Dragon: Jake Long – Rise of the Huntsclan — PS2, GCN, Xbox — GBA
Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave Win — — —
October 13 Gothic 3 Win — — —
October 16 The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy — — — GBA
October 17 Age of Empires III: The War Chiefs Win — — —
Battlefield 2142 Win — — —
Bully — PS2 — —
Family Guy Video Game! — — — PSP
Justice League Heroes — PS2, Xbox — NDS
Justice League Heroes: The Flash — — — GBA
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon — Xbox — —
Sid Meier's Railroads! (North America) Win — — —
Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2 — — — GBA
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning — — — NDS
The Sims 2: Pets Win — — —
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent — — X360 —
Zoo Tycoon 2: Marine Mania Win — — —
Zoo Tycoon 2: Zookeeper Collection Win — — —
October 18 Football Manager 2007 Win, Mac — — —
Lumines — — XBLA —
Jaws: Unleashed[60] Win (US) — — —
October 19 Contact — — — NDS
Destroy All Humans! 2 — PS2, Xbox — —
Disney's Kim Possible: What's the Switch? — PS2 — —
October 20 Medal of Honor: Heroes — — — PSP
October 22 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 — — XBLA —
October 23 Cars — — X360 —
Magical Starsign — — — NDS
Work Time Fun — — — PSP
October 24 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic Win — — —
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point Win — — —
Juka and the Monophonic Menace — — — GBA
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Win PS2, Xbox X360 GBA
Nacho Libre — — — NDS
Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island — PS2, GCN — GBA, NDS
Phantasy Star Universe Win PS2 X360 —
Reservoir Dogs Win PS2, Xbox — —
Scurge: Hive — — — GBA, NDS
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Win — — —
Tokobot — PS2 — —
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent — PS2, Xbox, GCN — —
Touch Detective — — — NDS
October 26 ATV Offroad Fury Pro — — — PSP
Guild Wars Nightfall Win — — —
Jaws: Unleashed[60] Win (AU) — — —
Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots — — — GBA
October 30 Dungeon Siege: Thorne of Agony — — — PSP
Pokémon Ranger (North America) — — — NDS
October 31 ATV Offroad Fury 4 — PS2 — —
Catscratch — — — GBA, NDS
Death Jr. II: Root of Evil — — — PSP
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories — — — PSP
Final Fantasy XII (United States) — PS2 — —
Killzone: Liberation — — — PSP
Konductra — — — NDS
Need for Speed: Carbon Win PS2, Xbox, GCN X360, PS3 —
Neverwinter Nights 2 Win — — —
Power Stone Collection — — — PSP
Tom and Jerry Tales — — — GBA, NDS
November 2 Dave Mirra BMX Challenge — — — PSP
November 3 Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends — — — GBA
November 6 Elite Beat Agents — — — NDS
Final Fantasy V — — — GBA
Lumines II — — — PSP
November 7 Call of Duty 3 — PS2, Xbox X360 —
Every Extend Extra — — — PSP
Guitar Hero II — PS2 — —
Gears of War — — X360 —
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault — PS2 — —
The Sopranos: Road to Respect — PS2 — —
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Win — — —
Tony Hawk's Project 8 — PS2, Xbox X360 —
November 8 Bomberman Land Touch! — — — NDS
November 9 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action — PS2 — NDS
November 13 Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 — — X360 —
EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer Win — — —
Medieval 2: Total War Win — — —
Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire — — PS3 —
Polarium Advance — — — GBA
Yoshi's Island DS — — — NDS
Mortal Kombat: Unchained — — — PSP
November 14 Bionicle Heroes Win GCN, PS2 X360 GBA, NDS
Charlotte's Web Win PS2 — GBA, NDS
EA Replay — — — PSP
Eragon Win PS2, Xbox X360 GBA, NDS, PSP
Final Fantasy III — — — NDS
Gitaroo Man Lives! — — — PSP
Gunpey — — — PSP
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate Win — — —
Left Behind: Eternal Forces Win — — —
Rampage: Total Destruction — — Wii —
Sonic the Hedgehog — — X360 —
Tomb Raider: Legend — GCN — GBA, NDS
Xiaolin Showdown — PS2 — PSP
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos Win — — —
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 — PS2 X360 —
November 15 Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom — — PS3 —
Xiaolin Showdown — Xbox — —
November 16 Sega Genesis Collection — — PS3 PSP
Sonic Rivals — — — PSP
The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy — — Wii —
November 17 Blast Factor — — PSN —
Brain Boost: Gamma Wave — — — NDS
Call of Duty 3 — — PS3 —
Cash Guns Chaos DLX — — PS3 —
Genji: Days of the Blade — — PS3 —
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance — — PS3 —
Resistance: Fall of Man — — PS3 —
Ridge Racer 7 — — PS3 —
Tony Hawk's Project 8 — — PS3 —
Totally Spies! 2: Undercover — — — GBA
November 19 Avatar: The Last Airbender — — Wii —
Barnyard — — Wii —
Call of Duty 3 (America) — — Wii —
Excite Truck (America) — — Wii —
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (America) — — Wii —
PocketBike Racer — Xbox X360 —
Rayman Raving Rabbids (America) — — Wii —
Red Steel (America) — — Wii —
Sneak King — Xbox X360 —
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (America) — — Wii —
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (America) — — Wii —
Trauma Center: Second Opinion (America) — — Wii —
Wii Sports (America) — — Wii —
November 20 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas — — X360 —
November 21 The Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Nine Win — — —
Rapala Tournament Fishing — — X360 —
Thrillville — PS2, Xbox — PSP
Yggdra Union: We'll Never Fight Alone — — — GBA
November 22 Justice League Heroes — — — PSP
Rapala Tournament Fishing — — Wii —
Small Arms — — XBLA —
Superman Returns — PS2, Xbox X360 NDS
Tony Hawk's Project 8 — — — PSP
November 27 Totally Spies! 2: Undercover — — — NDS
November 28 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king Win — — —
Online Chess Kingdoms — — — PSP
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent — — Wii —
Xiaolin Showdown — — — NDS
November 29 Garry's Mod Win — — —
November 30 Final Fantasy VI Advance (Japan) — — — GBA
December 4 Cartoon Network Racing — PS2 — NDS
Kirby: Squeak Squad — — — NDS
Mercury Meltdown Remix — PS2 — —
December 5 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops — — — PSP
Star Trek: Legacy Win — — —
Fight Night Round 3 — — PS3 —
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 — — — PSP
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin — — — NDS
December 7 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action Win
Star Wars: Lethal Alliance — — — PSP
Yakuza 2 (Japan) — PS2 — —
December 11 Disney's Chicken Little: Ace in Action — — Wii —
December 12 Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII — — PS3 —
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy — — — NDS
Elebits — — Wii —
Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing — — — PSP
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury — GCN — —
December 13 Mashed — PS2, Xbox — —
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess — GCN — —
December 14 Star Wars: Lethal Alliance — — — NDS
December 19 Bubble Bobble Evolution — — — PSP
December 20 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Win — — —
Novadrome — — XBLA —
December 21 FlatOut 2 (Steam) Win — — —
December 27 New Rally-X — — XBLA —
December 29 Ape Escape: Million Monkeys — PS2 — —

Video game-based film and television releases edit

Title Date Director Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher Ref.
Grandma's Boy January 6, 2006 Nicholaus Goossen 20th Century Fox — — [61]
Silent Hill April 21, 2006 Christophe Gans Alliance Atlantis (Canada)

Metropolitan Filmexport (France)

Silent Hill Konami [62]
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea July 15, 2006 Kunihiko Yuyama Toho Pokémon Game Freak [63]
Viva Piñata August 26, 2006 Paul Griffin 4Kids Entertainment Viva Piñata Rare [64]
DOA: Dead or Alive September 7, 2006 Corey Yuen Dimension Films Dead or Alive Team Ninja [citation needed]
Dance Revolution September 16, 2006 Keegan Martin CBS Dance Dance Revolution Konami [65]
Mega Man Star Force October 7, 2006 Takao Kato Xebec Mega Man Capcom [66]
Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori December 16, 2006 Jōji Shimura Toho Animal Crossing Nintendo [67]

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January 01, 1970
2006, video, games, 2006, release, many, sequels, prequels, video, games, prominently, including, grand, theft, auto, vice, city, stories, madden, live, smackdown, 2007, tony, hawk, project, super, mario, bros, sonic, hedgehog, legend, zelda, twilight, princes. 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 List of years in video games 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science 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 Contents 1 Events 1 1 Business 2 Critically acclaimed titles 3 Financial performance 3 1 Best selling game consoles 3 1 1 Japan 3 1 2 Europe 3 1 3 North America 3 2 Best selling video games 3 2 1 Japan 3 2 2 United States 3 2 3 United Kingdom 4 Hardware releases 5 Notable releases 6 Video game based film and television releases 7 See also 8 ReferencesEvents editMonth Date s Event 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 1 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 2 Public schools in West Virginia will add Dance Dance Revolution by Konami to their curriculum in an effort to combat obesity 3 4 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 5 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 6 The PlayStation Portable 2 01 2 50 firmware versions previously considered unhackable are hacked by Fanjita 7 The Los Angeles attorney s office sues Rockstar Games and Take Two Interactive over the Hot Coffee mod 8 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 9 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 10 31 Sony is reportedly building an Xbox Live killer for the PlayStation 3 11 StarForce a DRM maker for computer games threatens to sue popular weblog Boing Boing for criticising its products 12 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 13 14 February 6 After Tiger Telematics bankruptcy the Gizmondo handheld console is discontinued only selling nearly 25 000 units 15 May 10 12 The 12th annual E3 is held in Los Angeles California United States 16 November 7 Left Behind Games releases Left Behind Eternal Forces amid much controversy 17 Sony releases the PlayStation 3 in North America 19 Nintendo releases the Wii Business edit Month Date s Event January 5 Vivendi Universal Games acquires High Moon Studios formerly Sammy Studios Inc which gained independence from Sammy in 2005 17 9 Take Two Interactive acquires Irrational Games 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 18 Microsoft announces 293 million losses in its Home and Entertainment division record revenues overall 19 Nintendo reports declining GameCube and Game Boy Advance sales but increased profits 92 2 billion 20 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 21 Microsoft lowers its estimate of Xbox 360 sales in its first 90 days from 2 75 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 22 Meanwhile Microsoft postpones the Australian 360 launch from March 2 to 23 2006 due to a short term manufacturing challenge 23 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 24 25 26 31 CNET reports that Cisco Systems might be interested in buying Nintendo 27 28 February 15 ScrewAttack a video game related website is launched Unknown Tiger Telematics the manufacturer of the Gizmondo handheld console files for bankruptcy 29 May Unknown IEMA Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association successfully merged with VSDA Video Software Dealers Association to form combined organization EMA Entertainment Merchants Association July Unknown ECA Entertainment Consumers Association formed July Unknown Atari plans to sell off their game development studios October Unknown ECA Entertainment Consumers Association soft launched Unknown Esports organization OpTic Gaming is founded Critically acclaimed titles editMetacritic 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 30 31 Game Publisher Release Date Platform MC score GR score The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Nintendo December 2 2006 GameCube 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 Xbox 360 94 100 93 97 The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion 2K Games March 20 2006 Xbox 360 94 100 93 85 The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion 2K Games March 20 2006 Microsoft Windows 94 100 93 29 Company of Heroes THQ September 13 2006 Microsoft Windows 93 100 93 93 Ōkami Capcom April 20 2006 PlayStation 2 93 100 92 65 Guitar Hero II RedOctane November 7 2006 PlayStation 2 92 100 92 07 Final Fantasy VI Advance Square Enix November 30 2006 Game Boy Advance 92 100 32 91 02 33 Final Fantasy XII Square Enix March 16 2006 PlayStation 2 92 100 90 77 Tom Clancy s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Ubisoft March 9 2006 Xbox 360 90 100 90 47 GTR 2 FIA GT Racing Game 10tacle Studios September 29 2006 Microsoft Windows 90 100 89 4 Tom Clancy s Rainbow Six Vegas Ubisoft November 22 2006 Xbox 360 88 100 89 39 Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Double Agent Ubisoft October 24 2006 Xbox 89 100 89 31 New Super Mario Bros Nintendo May 15 2006 Nintendo DS 89 100 89 07 Burnout Revenge Electronic Arts March 7 2006 Xbox 360 89 100 88 57 Armadillo Run Peter Stock April 22 2006 Microsoft Windows 88 100 89 34 Elite Beat Agents Nintendo November 6 2006 Nintendo DS 87 100 88 33 Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection Namco Bandai Games July 6 2006 PlayStation Portable 88 100 88 27 NCAA Football 07 EA Sports July 18 2006 Xbox 88 100 88 12 Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition Capcom January 24 2006 PlayStation 2 87 100 88 Medieval II Total War Sega November 10 2006 Microsoft Windows 88 100 87 18 Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness Nippon Ichi Software November 30 2006 PlayStation Portable 87 100 32 87 77 33 Financial performance editBest selling game consoles edit 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 35 Europe amp North America 36 Combined 1 Nintendo DS Nintendo 8 862 969 11 700 000 20 562 969 2 PlayStation 2 Sony 1 547 866 10 700 000 12 247 866 3 PlayStation Portable Sony 1 946 911 7 000 000 8 946 911 4 Xbox 360 Microsoft 208 697 5 900 000 6 108 697 5 Wii Nintendo 998 118 1 800 000 2 798 118 6 PlayStation 3 Sony 466 716 700 000 1 166 716 Japan edit Best selling consoles in Japan Famitsu 35 Rank Console Manufacturer Units sold 1 Nintendo DS Lite Nintendo 7 526 038 2 PlayStation Portable Sony 1 946 911 3 PlayStation 2 Sony 1 547 866 4 Nintendo DS Nintendo 1 336 931 5 Wii Nintendo 998 118 6 PlayStation 3 Sony 466 716 7 Game Boy Advance SP Nintendo 275 779 8 Xbox 360 Microsoft 208 697 9 Game Boy Micro Nintendo 157 557 10 GameCube Nintendo 89 775 Europe edit Best selling consoles in Europe Electronic Arts 36 37 Rank Console Manufacturer Units sold 1 Nintendo DS Nintendo 6 400 000 2 PlayStation 2 Sony 6 000 000 3 PlayStation Portable Sony 4 000 000 4 Xbox 360 Microsoft 2 000 000 5 Wii Nintendo 700 000 North America edit Best selling consoles in North America Electronic Arts 36 Rank Console Manufacturer Units sold 1 Nintendo DS Nintendo 5 300 000 2 PlayStation 2 Sony 4 700 000 3 Xbox 360 Microsoft 3 900 000 4 PlayStation Portable Sony 3 000 000 5 Wii Nintendo 1 100 000 6 PlayStation 3 Sony 700 000 Best selling video games edit 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 Nintendo DS 3 840 296 38 2 000 000 39 1 000 000 40 8 640 000 41 2 Madden NFL 07 Multi platform 2 063 42 3 900 000 39 5 000 000 43 3 Pokemon Diamond Pearl Nintendo DS 4 355 495 38 4 355 495 4 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 Winning Eleven 10 Multi platform 1 292 472 44 3 000 000 45 4 292 472 5 Brain Age Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day Brain Training Nintendo DS 1 991 116 44 1 100 000 39 1 000 000 40 4 091 116 6 Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 2 400 000 46 1 500 000 46 4 000 000 47 7 More Brain Training Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS 3 748 638 44 3 748 638 8 Animal Crossing Wild World Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori Nintendo DS 2 485 264 44 Un known 1 000 000 40 3 485 264 9 FIFA 07 Multi platform 3 000 000 48 Need for Speed Carbon Multi platform 24 904 42 871 600 39 3 000 000 48 The Sims 2 Pets Multi platform 2 229 42 3 000 000 48 Japan edit Best selling video games in Japan Rank Title Platform s Publisher Sales Ref 1 Pokemon Diamond Pearl Nintendo DS Nintendo 4 355 495 38 2 New Super Mario Bros Nintendo DS Nintendo 3 840 296 3 More Brain Training Brain Age 2 Nintendo DS Nintendo 3 748 638 44 4 Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori Animal Crossing Wild World Nintendo DS Nintendo 2 485 264 5 Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 Square Enix 2 400 000 46 6 Brain Training Brain Age Nintendo DS Nintendo 1 991 116 44 7 English Training Nintendo DS Nintendo 1 662 573 38 8 Winning Eleven 10 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Konami 1 292 472 44 9 Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS Nintendo 1 115 082 10 Tetris DS Nintendo DS Nintendo 985 246 United States edit Best selling video games in the United States Rank Title Platform s Publisher Sales Ref 1 Madden NFL 07 PlayStation 2 Xbox 360 EA Sports 3 900 000 39 2 New Super Mario Bros Nintendo DS Nintendo 2 000 000 3 Gears of War Xbox 360 Microsoft Game Studios 1 800 000 4 Kingdom Hearts II PlayStation 2 Square Enix 1 700 000 5 Final Fantasy XII PlayStation 2 Square Enix 1 500 000 46 6 The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Wii GameCube Nintendo 1 500 000 39 7 Guitar Hero II PlayStation 2 RedOctane 1 300 000 8 Brain Age Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day Nintendo DS Nintendo 1 100 000 Call of Duty 3 Multi platform Activision 1 100 000 10 Tom Clancy s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Xbox 360 Ubisoft 1 000 000 NCAA Football 07 PlayStation 2 EA Sports 1 000 000 Best selling video games by platform NPD Group Platform Title Publisher Sales Ref GameCube Sonic Riders Sega Un known 49 39 Nintendo DS New Super Mario Bros Nintendo 2 000 000 50 51 PC World of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment Un known 52 PlayStation 2 Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts 2 800 000 53 51 PlayStation 3 Resistance Fall of Man Sony Computer Entertainment Un known 54 Xbox Madden NFL 07 Electronic Arts Un known 55 Xbox 360 Gears of War Microsoft Game Studios 1 800 000 51 Wii The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess Nintendo Un known 56 United Kingdom edit Best selling video games in the United Kingdom ELSPA 57 58 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 THQHardware releases edit nbsp Nintendo Wii Month Day Console March 2 Nintendo DS LiteJP November 11 PlayStation 3JP November 19 WiiNANotable releases editVideo game platforms GBA Game Boy Advance GCN GameCube Lin Linux Mac MacNDS Nintendo DS PS2 PlayStation 2 PS3 PlayStation 3 PSP PlayStation PortableWii Wii Win Windows X360 Xbox 360 Xbox Xbox Notable releases of the year 2006 Release Title PC 6th Gen 7th Gen Handheld January 9 Electroplankton NDS January 10 Mega Man X Collection GCN PS2 Nicktoons Unite NDS PQ Practical Intelligence Quotient PSP January 17 25 to Life Win PS2 Xbox Ape Escape 3 PS2 January 18 Samurai Shodown V Xbox January 23 True Swing Golf NDS January 25 Marble Blast Ultra XBLA January 31 Tamagotchi Connection Corner Shop NDS February 6 Drill Dozer GBA February 7 Resident Evil Deadly Silence NDS Street Fighter Alpha 3 MAX PSP Tales of Legendia PS2 The Rub Rabbits NDS February 9 Siren 2 Japan PS2 February 14 Age of Empires The Age of Kings NDS Drakengard 2 PS2 Empire Earth II The Art of Supremacy Win Exit PSP Full Auto X360 Grandia III PS2 Marc Eckō s Getting Up Contents Under Pressure Win PS2 Xbox State of Emergency 2 PS2 February 18 Star Wars Empire at War Win February 21 EverQuest II Kingdom of Sky Win MS Saga A New Dawn PS2 Sonic Riders PS2 Xbox GCN Super Monkey Ball Touch amp Roll NDS February 22 TOCA Race Driver 3 Win PS2 Xbox February 27 Galactic Civilizations II Dread Lords Win MX vs ATV On the Edge PSP February 28 Dungeons amp Dragons Online Stormreach Win Black PS2 Xbox Final Fight Streetwise PS2 Xbox Generation of Chaos PSP Tokyo Xtreme Racer PSP March 2 The Lord of the Rings The Battle for Middle earth II Win The Sims 2 Open for Business Win March 6 Pokemon Trozei NDS SpongeBob SquarePants The Yellow Avenger PSP Tales of Phantasia GBA March 7 Burnout Revenge X360 Dragon Ball Z Shin Budokai PSP Naruto Ninja Council GBA Shadow Hearts From the New World PS2 March 8 Onimusha Dawn of Dreams PS2 March 9 Tom Clancy s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Xbox X360 March 13 The Outfit X360 March 14 Driver Parallel Lines PS2 Xbox Ice Age 2 The Meltdown Win PS2 Xbox GCN GBA NDS Mega Man Powered Up PSP Metal Gear Solid 3 Subsistence PS2 Neopets Petpet Adventures The Wand of Wishing PSP Syphon Filter Dark Mirror PSP March 15 Battlefield 2 Euro Force Win March 16 Final Fantasy XII Japan PS2 March 17 24 The Game PS2 Call of Cthulhu Dark Corners of the Earth Win EU Keepsake Win EU March 20 Metroid Prime Hunters NDS Tetris DS NDS The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Win X360 March 21 Metal Gear Acid 2 PSP Me amp My Katamari PSP Suikoden V PS2 Tao s Adventure Curse of the Demon Seal NDS The Godfather The Game Win PS2 Xbox Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Essentials PSP March 22 Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble PSP Worms Open Warfare NDS PSP March 23 Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII Xbox X360 Cooking Mama NDS March 24 True Crime New York City Win March 26 Act of War High Treason Win March 28 Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII Win Dynasty Warriors 5 Empires PS2 X360 Far Cry Instincts Predator X360 Harvest Moon Magical Melody GCN Kingdom Hearts II USA EU PS2 Rumble Roses XX X360 Tom Clancy s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter PS2 Untold Legends The Warrior s Code PSP March 31 Animal Crossing Wild World Europe NDS April 3 James Bond 007 From Russia with Love PSP April 4 Bust a Move Deluxe PSP Tourist Trophy PS2 April 6 The Silent Hill Experience PSP April 11 Battlefield 2 Modern Combat X360 Condemned Criminal Origins Win Odama GCN Tomb Raider Legend Win PS2 Xbox X360 April 13 Auto Assault Win April 17 Brain Age Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day NDS Dreamfall The Longest Journey Win April 18 Dreamfall The Longest Journey Xbox Final Fantasy XI X360 Final Fantasy XI Treasures of Aht Urhgan Win PS2 Blades of Thunder II NDS The King of Fighters Neowave Xbox Tokyo Xtreme Racer Drift PS2 April 20 Mother 3 Japan GBA April 24 Black amp White 2 Battle of the Gods Win Rampage Total Destruction PS2 GCN April 25 Ace Combat Zero The 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Carbon Win PS2 Xbox GCN X360 PS3 Neverwinter Nights 2 Win Power Stone Collection PSP Tom and Jerry Tales GBA NDS November 2 Dave Mirra BMX Challenge PSP November 3 Foster s Home for Imaginary Friends GBA November 6 Elite Beat Agents NDS Final Fantasy V GBA Lumines II PSP November 7 Call of Duty 3 PS2 Xbox X360 Every Extend Extra PSP Guitar Hero II PS2 Gears of War X360 SOCOM U S Navy SEALs Combined Assault PS2 The Sopranos Road to Respect PS2 Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Double Agent Win Tony Hawk s Project 8 PS2 Xbox X360 November 8 Bomberman Land Touch NDS November 9 Disney s Chicken Little Ace in Action PS2 NDS November 13 Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 X360 EverQuest II Echoes of Faydwer Win Medieval 2 Total War Win Mobile Suit Gundam Crossfire PS3 Polarium Advance GBA Yoshi s Island DS NDS Mortal Kombat Unchained PSP November 14 Bionicle Heroes Win GCN PS2 X360 GBA NDS Charlotte s Web Win PS2 GBA NDS EA Replay PSP Eragon Win PS2 Xbox X360 GBA NDS PSP Final Fantasy III NDS Gitaroo Man Lives PSP Gunpey PSP Heroes of Might and Magic V Hammers of Fate Win Left Behind Eternal Forces Win Rampage Total Destruction Wii Sonic the Hedgehog X360 Tomb Raider Legend GCN GBA NDS Xiaolin Showdown PS2 PSP Warhammer Mark of Chaos Win WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2007 PS2 X360 November 15 Untold Legends Dark Kingdom PS3 Xiaolin Showdown Xbox November 16 Sega Genesis Collection PS3 PSP Sonic Rivals PSP The Grim Adventures of Billy amp Mandy Wii November 17 Blast Factor PSN Brain Boost Gamma Wave NDS Call of Duty 3 PS3 Cash Guns Chaos DLX PS3 Genji Days of the Blade PS3 Marvel Ultimate Alliance PS3 Resistance Fall of Man PS3 Ridge Racer 7 PS3 Tony Hawk s Project 8 PS3 Totally Spies 2 Undercover GBA November 19 Avatar The Last Airbender Wii Barnyard Wii Call of Duty 3 America Wii Excite Truck America Wii Marvel Ultimate Alliance America Wii PocketBike Racer Xbox X360 Rayman Raving Rabbids America Wii Red Steel America Wii Sneak King Xbox X360 Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz America Wii The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess America Wii Trauma Center Second Opinion America Wii Wii Sports America Wii November 20 Tom Clancy s Rainbow Six Vegas X360 November 21 The Elder Scrolls IV Knights of the Nine Win Rapala Tournament Fishing X360 Thrillville PS2 Xbox PSP Yggdra Union We ll Never Fight Alone GBA November 22 Justice League Heroes PSP Rapala Tournament Fishing Wii Small Arms XBLA Superman Returns PS2 Xbox X360 NDS Tony Hawk s Project 8 PSP November 27 Totally Spies 2 Undercover NDS November 28 The Lord of the Rings The Battle for Middle earth II The Rise of the Witch king Win Online Chess Kingdoms PSP Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Double Agent Wii Xiaolin Showdown NDS November 29 Garry s Mod Win November 30 Final Fantasy VI Advance Japan GBA December 4 Cartoon Network Racing PS2 NDS Kirby Squeak Squad NDS Mercury Meltdown Remix PS2 December 5 Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops PSP Star Trek Legacy Win Fight Night Round 3 PS3 WWE SmackDown vs RAW 2007 PSP Castlevania Portrait of Ruin NDS December 7 Disney s Chicken Little Ace in Action Win Star Wars Lethal Alliance PSP Yakuza 2 Japan PS2 December 11 Disney s Chicken Little Ace in Action Wii December 12 Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII PS3 Fullmetal Alchemist Dual Sympathy NDS Elebits Wii Shrek Smash n Crash Racing PSP Zatch Bell Mamodo Fury GCN December 13 Mashed PS2 Xbox The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess GCN December 14 Star Wars Lethal Alliance NDS December 19 Bubble Bobble Evolution PSP December 20 3D Ultra Minigolf Adventures Win Novadrome XBLA December 21 FlatOut 2 Steam Win December 27 New Rally X XBLA December 29 Ape Escape Million Monkeys PS2 Video game based film and television releases editTitle Date Director Distributor s Franchise Original game publisher Ref Grandma s Boy January 6 2006 Nicholaus Goossen 20th Century Fox 61 Silent Hill April 21 2006 Christophe Gans Alliance Atlantis Canada Metropolitan Filmexport France Silent Hill Konami 62 Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea July 15 2006 Kunihiko 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