Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite games in 2005. We had an amazing reponse, both in votes and suggestions for improving our categories. We've changed up the structure of this year's awards so that each system now gets their own sub-categories. Hopefully this will make things a bit more fair, especially for the Xbox 360 which only had about 5 weeks of votes compared to the 58 weeks that the other systems had.

The following are the results of more than six million votes recorded since November 2004. Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2006. These are YOUR awards! The gamers have spoken...


NINTENDO GAME BOY ADVANCE WINNER
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Graphics
WINNER: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
 RUNNER UPS: Gunstar Super Heroes, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Best Animation
WINNER: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
 RUNNER UPS: Sigma Star Saga, Gunstar Super Heroes

Best Musical Score (Licensed or Original)
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
 RUNNER UPS: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Gunstar Super Heroes

Best Sound Presentation
WINNER: Donkey Kong Country 3
 RUNNER UPS: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, Gunstar Super Heroes

Most Innovative Game Design
WINNER: Wario Ware Twisted!
 RUNNER UPS: Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2, Mario Tennis Power Tour

Best Story/Writing
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
 RUNNER UPS: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Sigma Star Saga

GENRE FAVORITES

Best Sports Game
WINNER: Mario Tennis Power Tour
RUNNER UPS: Tony Hawk's American Sk8land

Best Action Game (Non-FPS)
WINNER: Gunstar Super Heroes
RUNNER UPS: Wario Ware Twisted!

Best Adventure Game
WINNER: Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
 RUNNER UPS: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

Best RPG (Role-Playing Game) Game
WINNER: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
 RUNNER UPS: Final Fantasy IV Advance

Best Puzzle Game
WINNER: Zooo
 RUNNER UPS: Dr. Mario & Puzzle League

Best Platform Game
WINNER: Donkey Kong Country 3
RUNNER UPS: Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2

Best Racing Game
WINNER: Racing Gears Advance
RUNNER UPS: Herbie Fully Loaded

Best Strategy Game
WINNER: Rebelstar Tactical Command
RUNNER UPS: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES

Most Addicting Game
WINNER: Donkey Kong Country 3
 RUNNER UPS: Wario Ware Twisted!, Dr. Mario & Puzzle League

Sleeper Hit of 2005
WINNER: Dr. Mario & Puzzle League
RUNNER UPS: DK: King of Swing

Best Game Developer
WINNER: Nintendo
 RUNNER UPS: Treasure, Griptonite

Most Anticipated Game for 2006
WINNER: Alien Hominid
 RUNNER UPS: Naruto: Ninja Council, Curious George