Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite games in 2006. 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 PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii which only had about 5 weeks of votes compared to the 54 weeks that the other systems had.

The following are the results of more than 6.8 million votes recorded since November 2005. Make sure to vote for your favorites in 2007. These are YOUR awards! The gamers have spoken...


NINTENDO DS WINNER
New Super Mario Bros.

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Graphics
WINNER: Metroid Prime: Hunters
RUNNER UPS: Mario Hoops 3-on-3, Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam

Best Animation
WINNER: Mario Hoops 3-on-3
RUNNER UPS: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Elite Beat Agents

Best Musical Score (Licensed or Original)
WINNER: Elite Beat Agents
 RUNNER UPS: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

Best Sound Presentation
WINNER: Elite Beat Agents
RUNNER UPS: Electroplankton

Best Use of Dual Screens
WINNER: Sonic Rush
 RUNNER UPS: Yoshi's Island DS, Tomb Raider Legend

Best Use of Touch Input
WINNER: Metroid Prime Hunters
 RUNNER UPS: Star Fox Command, Tomb Raider Legend

Most Innovative Game Design
WINNER: Elite Beat Agents
RUNNER UPS: Electroplankton

Best Story/Writing
WINNER: Final Fantasy III
 RUNNER UPS: Star Fox Command, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

GENRE FAVORITES

Best Sports Game
WINNER: Mario Hoops 3-on-3
RUNNER UPS: True Swing Golf

Best Action Game (Non-FPS)
WINNER: Star Wars: Lethal Alliance
 RUNNER UPS: MechAssault: Phantom War, Super Monkey Ball Touch & Roll

Best FPS Game
WINNER: Metroid Prime: Hunters
 RUNNER UPS: Bionicle Heroes

Best Adventure Game
WINNER: Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
RUNNER UPS: Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime, Tomb Raider Legend

Best RPG (Role-Playing Game) Game
WINNER: Final Fantasy III
 RUNNER UPS: Lost Magic, Magical Starsign

Best Puzzle Game
WINNER: Tetris DS
 RUNNER UPS: Magnetica, Gunpey DS

Best Platform Game
WINNER: New Super Mario Bros.
RUNNER UPS: Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Yoshi's Island DS

Best Racing Game
WINNER: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
 RUNNER UPS: Need for Speed Carbon: Own the City, Asphalt Urban GT

Best Simulation Game
WINNER: Nintendogs: Dalmatian
 RUNNER UPS: Cooking Mama, Star Trek: Tactical Assault

Best Multiplayer Game
WINNER: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
RUNNER UPS: Metroid Prime: Hunters, Bomberman Land Touch!

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES

Most Addicting Game
WINNER: Tetris DS
 RUNNER UPS: Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam, New Super Mario Bros.

Sleeper Hit of 2005
WINNER: Electroplankton
 RUNNER UPS: Over the Hedge, Bionicle Heroes

Best Game Developer
WINNER: Nintendo
 RUNNER UPS: Vicarious Visions, Amaze

Most Anticipated Game for 2006
WINNER: Diddy Kong Racing DS
RUNNER UPS: Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales, Wario: Master of Disguise