Best-selling video games of 2006 in the US
| Place | Title | Console | Units sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madden NFL 07 | PS2 | 1.8 million |
| 2 | New Super Mario Bros. | NDS | 1.5 million |
| 3 | Kingdom Hearts II | PS2 | 1.5 million |
| 4 | Gears of War | X360 | 1 million |
| 5 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter | X360 | 913,000 |
| 6 | Final Fantasy XII | PS2 | 895,000 |
| 7 | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | PS2 | 860,000 |
| 8 | NCAA Football 07 | PS2 | 849,000 |
| 9 | Madden NFL 07 | X360 | 826,000 |
| 10 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! | NDS | 792,000 |
- Based on figures from the NPD Group via IGN; the games' publishers are listed in brackets:
Best-selling video games of 2006 by platform
| Place | Nintendo DS | Nintendo GameCube | PC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Super Mario Bros. |
Sonic Riders |
World of Warcraft |
| 2 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team |
Naruto: Clash of Ninja |
The Sims 2: Open for Business |
| 3 | Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! |
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy |
The Sims 2 |
| 4 | Metroid Prime Hunters |
Cars |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
| 5 | Super Princess Peach |
Madden NFL 07 |
Star Wars: Empire at War |
| 6 | Big Brain Academy |
Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 |
Age of Empires III |
| 7 | Tetris DS |
Rampage: Total Destruction |
Civilization IV |
| 8 | Nintendogs: Dalmatian & Friends |
Over the Hedge |
The Sims 2: Nightlife |
| 9 | Mario Hoops 3-on-3 |
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody |
Guild Wars Factions |
| 10 | Pokémon Ranger |
Teen Titans |
Zoo Tycoon 2 |
| Place | PlayStation 2 | PlayStation 3 | Xbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madden NFL 07 |
Resistance: Fall of Man |
Madden NFL 07 |
| 2 | Kingdom Hearts II |
Madden NFL 07 |
Black |
| 3 | Guitar Hero |
Call of Duty 3 |
NCAA Football 07 |
| 4 | Final Fantasy XII |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance |
MVP 06: NCAA Baseball |
| 5 | NCAA Football 07 |
Ridge Racer 7 |
The Godfather: The Game |
| 6 | Guitar Hero II |
Need for Speed: Carbon |
Fight Night Round 3 |
| 7 | MLB 06: The Show |
Tony Hawk's Project 8 |
Major League Baseball 2K6 |
| 8 | Scarface: The World Is Yours |
NBA 2K7 |
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy |
| 9 | Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy |
NBA 07 |
Scarface: The World Is Yours |
| 10 | Fight Night Round 3 |
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter |
| Place | Xbox 360 | Wii |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
| 2 | Madden NFL 07 |
Red Steel |
| 3 | Gears of War |
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz |
| 4 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
Rayman Raving Rabbids |
| 5 | Fight Night Round 3 |
Call of Duty 3 |
| 6 | Saints Row |
Madden NFL 07 |
| 7 | Dead Rising |
Trauma Center: Second Opinion |
| 8 | NCAA Football 07 |
Marvel: Ultimate Alliance |
| 9 | Call of Duty 3 |
Excite Truck |
| 10 | Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent |
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 |
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