2006 in video gaming
February 28 Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach PC
Tetris DS
Guild Wars Factions
April 24 Black & White 2 - Battle of the City of Heroes Influence Gods PC
[edit]Handheld game consoles
Ten best-selling Xbox 360 games of 2006:[5]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Yoshi’s Island DS NDS
August 15 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII PS2
Tetris DS NDS
November 28 the Guild Wars Gold Rise of the SilkRoad Gold Witch-king PC
September 25 Baten Kaitos Origins (North America) GCN
Over the Anarchy Credits Hedge
Ten best-selling PC games of 2006:[1]
Call of Duty 3 (America) Wii
March 2 the Final Fantasy XI Gil Lord of the COV CD Key Rings: the Cheap World of Warcraft Gold Battle for Middle-earth II PC
Call of Duty 3
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World PC
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
Sonic the GW Gold Hedgehog Genesis GBA
Wii Sports (America) Wii
August 29 Enchanted Arms Xbox 360
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance GBA, PC, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360
January 31, 2006 — StarForce, a DRM maker for computer games, threatens to sue popular weblog Boing Boing for criticising its products. (Gamasutra), (Boing Boing)
January 9, 2006 — Take-Two Interactive acquires Irrational Games. (Shacknews)
Microsoft Xbox and Xbox 360
May 23 Jaws: Unleashed PC, Xbox, PS2
June 1 Half-Life 2: Episode One PC
Major League Baseball 2K6
Additionally, the Buy Dofus Kamas Sony PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii were released on November 11 and November 19, respectively.
NCAA Football 07
Fight Night Round 3
The Sims 2: Nightlife
January 27, 2006 — the Buy LOTRO EU Gold Los Angeles attorney’s office sues Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive over the Buy DDO Gold Hot Coffee mod. (Gamasutra)
Resistance: Fall of Man PS3
June 12 Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War PC
Medieval 2: Total War PC
Final Fantasy XI Xbox 360
Nintendo DS / Nintendo DS Lite
April 13 Auto Assault PC
Kingdom Hearts II
Sonic Riders GCN, PS2, Xbox
January 31, 2006 — Blizzard Entertainment responds to the Guild Wars Gold GLBT debate happening in World of Warcraft. the VC Silver 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 Vanguard-SOH CD Key game, and we do our best to take action whenever we see such topics being broadcast.”(Edge)
Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance SP / Game Boy Micro
Ridge Racer 7 PS3
Fight Night Round 3
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Cabal Online ALZ Minis NDS
November 14 Final Fantasy III NDS
Excite Truck
Metroid Prime Hunters
July 24 CivCity: Rome PC
Saints Row
Kingdom Hearts II (Australia, Europe) PS2
June 21 Tomb Raider: Legend PSP
Ridge Racer 7
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point PC
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Xbox 360
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
Madden NFL 07
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance PS3
Madden NFL 07
GBA Game Boy Advance
October 17 Age of Empires III: the sell world of warcraft gold War Chiefs PC
October 24 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic PC
Ten best-selling PS3 games of 2006:[3]
SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault PS2
Sonic the LastChaos Gold Hedgehog Xbox 360
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent PC
March 26 Act of War: High Treason PC
September 13 Company of Heroes PC
March 20 Metroid Prime Hunters NDS
Madden NFL 07
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent GCN, PS2, Xbox
3 PlayStation Portable 4 million
January 30, 2006 — A mandatory update for Xbox Live on the COH CD Key Xbox 360 was released. Microsoft claimed the Cheap LOTRO Gold update was for bugfixes and improvements. Members of the GuildWars Gold modding community claim that “the true purpose of this update was to halt the Cheap AO Credits progress of the Cheap RuneScape Gold modding community”. (Gamasutra)
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
Star Trek: Legacy PC
November 17 PlayStation 3
December 5 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops PSP
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 PS2, Xbox 360
NCAA Football 07
March 28 Kingdom Hearts II PS2
LEGO Star Wars II: the Matrix Info Original Trilogy
Killzone: Liberation PSP
January 31, 2006 — CNET reports that Cisco Systems might be interested in buying Nintendo. (CNET), (GameDaily.biz)
PS2 PlayStation 2
The Sims 2
4 Xbox 360 2 million
October 26 Guild Wars Nightfall PC
GCN Nintendo GameCube
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent
August 1 Flatout 2 (USA) PC
Rayman Raving Rabbids (America) Wii
Driver: Parallel Lines
The Sims 2: Open for Business
July 20 AFL Premiership 2006 PS2
Mario Hoops 3-on-3
[edit]Business
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Dark Crusade PC
5 Wii 0.7 million
Trauma Center: Second Opinion
Release Date Title Systems
Star Wars: Empire at War
Saints Row Xbox 360
LEGO Star Wars II: the Cheap L2 Adena Original Trilogy
Sid Meier’s Railroads! (North America) PC
Guitar Hero II PS2
Battlefield 2142 PC
Neverwinter Nights 2 PC
1 Nintendo DS 6.4 million
Lost Magic NDS
Ten best-selling Wii games of 2006:[7]
Nintendogs
MVP 06: NCAA Baseball
Gears of War Xbox 360
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2
Big Brain Academy
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (America) Wii
November 6 Lumines II PSP
March 31 Animal Crossing: Wild World (Europe) NDS
Guitar Hero
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent Xbox 360
September 26 Caesar IV PC
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360
Cars
Excite Truck (America) Wii
October 31 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories PSP
January 30, 2006 — Nintendo released a statement regarding the Dofus Kamas Red Tulip phenomenon on Animal Crossing: Wild World, stating “We have isolated the City of Heroes CD Key problem and determined that there was a temporary error with the Buy Guild Wars Gold upload tool when this letter was posted”. Earlier, there had been speculation that the MxO Info tulips were a result of black hat hackers. (Gamasutra)
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate PC
November 20 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas Xbox 360
Civilization IV
Fight Night Round 3
[edit]Europe
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day
April 11 Tomb Raider: Legend PC, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360
Super Monkey Ball Adventure (USA) GCN, PS2, PSP
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast Xbox, PS2, PSP
September 18 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team NDS
PS3 PlayStation 3
Platform key
Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption PC
[edit]Video game sales
Wii Wii
GBC Game Boy Color
July 5 the WOW CD Key Lord of the Star Wars Galaxies CD Key Rings: the Buy COH Influence Battle for Middle-earth II Xbox 360
May 16 Heroes of Might and Magic V PC
January 26, 2006 — Nintendo reports declining Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance sales but increased profits: Yen92.2 billion. (GameCpot)
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Age of Empires III
Madden NFL 07
Dead Rising
[edit]Notable releases
November 7 Call of Duty 3 PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360
Ninety-Nine Nights Xbox 360
Based on estimates from Electronic Arts.
February 18 Star Wars: Empire at War PC
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
November 30 Final Fantasy VI Advance (Japan) GBA
March 21 the Cheap RS Gold Godfather: the Buy WOW Gold Game PC, PS2, Xbox
August 8 Dead Rising Xbox 360
July 11 Chromehounds Xbox 360
XB Xbox
Call of Duty 3
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion PC, Xbox 360
X-Men: the Buy City of Villains Infamy Official Game Xbox 360, PS2, PC, Xbox, NDS, GCN, GBA
EverQuest: the Hellgate Palladium Serpent’s Spine PC
Gears of War
Rampage: Total Destruction
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 PS3
April 18 Dreamfall: the MapleStory Meso Longest Journey Xbox
October – ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association) soft-launched.
Ten best-selling DS games of 2006:[8]
Need for Speed: Carbon
LEGO Star Wars II: the SWG Credit Original Trilogy
Final Fantasy XII (United States) PS2
Red Steel
January 27, 2006 — Players of the Buy EVE ISK Horde clan from World of Warcraft start the City of Villains Infamy “Gamers Against No Kash” charity, to pay the Dofus Gold subscription fees for valuable players strapped for cash. (Gameshout)
September 12 Joint Task Force PC
June 26 Titan Quest PC
November 15 Xiaolin Showdown Xbox
November 21 the Guild War CD Key Elder Scrolls IV: Knights of the Buy AO Credits Nine PC
June 6 Battlefield 2: Armored Fury PC
DC Dreamcast
Super Princess Peach
January 27, 2006 — 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 EverQuest2 Gold yearly estimate (4.5 to 5.5 million) is unchanged since Microsoft plans to increase its console production with the KAL Geons help of a new manufacturer, Celestica. (TeamXbox) Meanwhile, Microsoft postpones the Buy EQ2 Plat Australian 360 launch from March 2 to March 23, 2006 due to a “short term manufacturing challenge” . (Gamasutra)
May 10 SiN Episodes: Emergence PC
Superman Returns: the 2 Moons Dil Videogame GCN, PS2, Xbox 360, NDS
October 30 Pokemon Ranger (North America) NDS
NDS Nintendo DS
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PS2
The Godfather: the Buy FF11 Gil Game PSP, Xbox 360
April 20 Mother 3 GBA
August 28 Star Fox Command NDS
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
Trauma Center: Second Opinion (America) Wii
[edit]Trends
X360 Xbox 360
Scarface: the Cheap LOTRO Gold World is Yours
September 19 Ōkami PS2
January 31, 2006 — Sony announces that ten servers will be merged with ten others on Everquest 2. Players are cautiously optimistic. (Sony), (Darniaq)
The Godfather: the Rose Zuly Game
PS2
Final Fantasy XII
The Sims 2: Open for Business PC
PSP PlayStation Portable
May 9 Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends PC
North American release dates:
Rayman Raving Rabbids
Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan PC, PS2
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Double Agent Wii
January 26, 2006 — Public schools in West Virginia will add Dance Dance Revolution by Konami to their curriculum, in an effort to combat obesity. (Reuters) (GameSpot)
March 17 24: the Fiesta Silver Game
Place Console Units sold
Scarface: the Tabula Rasa CDKey World is Yours
November 19 Wii (America)
NCAA Football 07
May 30 Hitman: Blood Money Xbox 360, PC, PS2, Xbox
November 13 EverQuest II: Echoes of Faydwer PC
Nintendo GameCube
September 28 Pokémon Diamond and Pearl (Japan) NDS
January 26, 2006 — Sony reports that strong sales of the Final Fantasy XI Gil PlayStation Portable helped the LOTRO Europe Gold company make a profit of 70 billion yen, the Tales of Pirates Gold first time in 11 years that the FFXI Gil company has managed to avoid an annual loss. (Herald Tribune) (Financial Times)
Xiaolin Showdown PS2, PSP
February 14 Empire Earth II: the World of Warcraft EU Gold Art of Supremacy PC
PS1 PlayStation
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team GBA
March 7 Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai PSP
Prey PC, Xbox 360
Ten best-selling Xbox games of 2006:[4]
December 13 the Buy SWG Credits Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess GCN
Wii Sports’
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos PC
January 31, 2006 — Sony is reportedly building a Xbox Live-killer for the EverQuest2 Gold PlayStation 3. (Joystiq)
The Sims 2: Pets PC
NBA 2K7
Win Windows-based personal computer
Ten best-selling PS2 games of 2006:[2]
January 30, 2006 — Shares of Take-Two Interactive, the SNW VIS controversial creator of the Dungeons Dragons CD Key Grand Theft Auto series, rose Monday after news that the Buy LOTRO Gold company was in takeover talks with an unnamed buyer. (Yahoo), (Marketwatch), (TTWO Stock Chart)
Tony Hawk’s Project 8 PSP
September 29 DEFCON (Europe) PC
June 13 Armored Core: Last Raven (USA) PS2
The Movies: Stunts & Effects PC
2 PlayStation 2 6 million
Sonic Riders
Bully PS2
September 5 LocoRoco PSP
May 15 New Super Mario Bros. NDS
LEGO Star Wars II: the Rasa Credit Original Trilogy NDS, GCN, PC, PS2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360
Call of Duty 3 PS3
New Super Mario Bros.
February 21 EverQuest II: Kingdom of Sky PC
January 26, 2006 — Konami Corp. announces the MXO CD Key list of titles it expects to ship in 2006, ranging from Beatmania to Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence, and covering multiple platforms. (TeamXbox)
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin NDS
December 29 Ape Escape: Million Monkeys PS2
Tony Hawk’s Project 8
Left Behind: Eternal Forces PC
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (America) Wii
Naruto: Clash of Ninja
Civilization IV: Warlords PC
March 15 Battlefield 2: Euro Force PC
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz (America) Wii
Sony PlayStation 2
Cars PS2, Xbox, GCN, PSP, NDS, PC
April 28 Guild Wars: Factions PC
See February 2006 in video gaming, March 2006 in video gaming
February 27 Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords PC
Resistance: Fall of Man
Sony’s PlayStation Portable
June 29 Panzer Command PC
April 17 Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day NDS
August 22 King of Fighters PS2
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
January 26, 2006 — Microsoft announces $293 million losses in its Home and Entertainment division, record revenues overall. (Gamasutra)
Dreamfall: the Cheap EVE ISK Longest Journey PC
Madden NFL 07
October 9 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon PS2, Xbox
GB Game Boy
Teen Titans
WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007 PSP
July – ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association) formed.
April 25 Ace Combat Zero: the The Matrix Information Belkan War PS2
Tomb Raider: Legend GBA, GCN, NDS
Rockstar Games: Table Tennis Xbox 360
Black
Zoo Tycoon 2
October 18 Football Manager 2007 PC, Mac
Red Steel (America) Wii
January 27, 2006 — the Buy Cabal Online ALZ Nintendo DS returns to the EVE ISK top of the Buy DDO Gold weekly Japanese charts, with 64,515 units sold compared to 38,271 for the EverQuest Plat PlayStation Portable. the MS Mesos PlayStation 2 is third with 26,135 units sold, while the Matrix Information Xbox 360 continues to sell poorly (just 3,616, less than the Anarchy Online Credits GameCube). the Final Fantasy XI Gil 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. (Media Create)
Pokémon Ranger
Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra PS2
Madden NFL 07
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
MLB 06: the EverQuest 2 Game Card Show
Ten best-selling GameCube games of 2006:[6]
NBA 07
May - IEMA (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) successfully merged with VSDA (Video Software Dealers Association) to form combined organization EMA (Entertainment Merchants Association)
Guitar Hero II
January 27, 2006 — the Cabal Gold PlayStation Portable 2.01-2.50 firmware versions, previously considered unhackable, are hacked by Fanjita. (PSP Updates)
January 27, 2006 — Microsoft of Japan made a statement to Japanese game magazine Famitsu regarding the PotBS CDKey Xbox 360 launch. “It was a lot more difficult than we had imagined. We couldn’t prepare the RF Online Gold launch titles that we had promised, and it made an impact,” said Microsoft of Japan Xbox chief of operations Yoshihiro Maruyama. At the Buy Fiesta Silver launch of the Lineage2 Adena first Xbox in Japan, more units were sold in three days than have been sold of the community Xbox 360 in one month. (Gamasutra)
Xiaolin Showdown NDS
Mac Apple Macintosh personal computer
Video game console sales of 2007 in Europe[2][3]
[edit]Video game consoles
January 26, 2006 — Nintendo announces its newly redesigned handheld, the EverQuest2 Gold Nintendo DS Lite. the LOTRO Europe Gold new model is lighter, smaller, has configurable brightness and features an improved user interface. (Nintendo) (GameSpot)
Need for Speed: Carbon GCN, PC, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360
Call of Duty 3
January 5, 2006 — Vivendi Universal Games acquires High Moon Studios (formerly Sammy Studios, Inc), which gained independence from Sammy in 2005. (Prnewswire)
Related Topics: