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...


GAMECUBE WINNER

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Best Graphics
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
 RUNNER UPS: Chibi Robo, Sonic Riders

Best Animation
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
 RUNNER UPS: Chibi Robo,

Best Musical Score (Licensed or Original)
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
 RUNNER UPS: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Need for Speed: Carbon

Best Sound Presentation
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
 RUNNER UPS: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Most Innovative Game Design
WINNER: Odama
 RUNNER UPS: Chibi Robo

Best Story/Writing
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
 RUNNER UPS: Baten Kaitos Origins

GENRE FAVORITES

Best Sports Game
WINNER: Madden NFL 07
 RUNNER UPS: FIFA Soccer 07

Best Action Game (Non-FPS)
WINNER: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
RUNNER UPS: Chibi Robo, One Piece: Grand Adventure

Best Adventure Game
WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
RUNNER UPS: Harvest Moon: Magical Melody

Best Platform Game
WINNER: The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
RUNNER UPS: Super Monkey Ball Adventure

Best RPG Game
WINNER: Baten Kaitos Origins
 RUNNER UPS: None

Best Racing Game
WINNER: Need for Speed Carbon
RUNNER UPS: Cars, Sonic Riders

Best Fighting Game
WINNER: Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
 RUNNER UPS: The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy

Best Multiplayer Game
WINNER: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 RUNNER UPS: Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2

MISCELLANEOUS FAVORITES

Most Addicting Game
WINNER: LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 RUNNER UPS: Sonic Riders

Sleeper Hit of the Year
WINNER: Odama
 RUNNER UPS: Baten Kaitos Origins

Best Game Developer
WINNER: Nintendo
 RUNNER UPS: Electronic Arts

In Memory of...Best GameCube Game Ever
WINNER: Resident Evil 4
 RUNNER UPS: Eternal Darkness, Metroid Prime