Top 100 games of 2006 in North America

Mr. Kennedy · 02-12-2007, 05:20 AM

Next Gen Biz has compiled a list of the top 100 games released in 2006 in North America (in terms of sales). They broke it down in month, genre, etc., but I think most people here are just interested in overall sales (if somebody who deals with this stuff, like Tom, wants the full info I can provide the link). They are presented:
*Name of the game
*Platforms the game was released on
*Copies sold in 2006 in North America (approximate)/Revenue earned in 2006 in North America
*Month released/Publisher

100)Okami
PS2
200K/$8 million
September/Capcom

99)Rayman Raving Rabids
Wii
200L/$10 million
November/Ubisoft

98)Prey
Xbox 360/PC
200K/$11 million
July/Take-Two Interactive

97)F.E.A.R.
Xbox 360 (PC version released in 2005, so not counted)
200K/$12 million
November/Vivendi Games

96)Red Steel
Wii
220K/$11 million
November/Ubisoft

95)Battliefield 2142
PC
220K/$12 million
October/Electronic Arts

94)Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator
PS2
230K/$9 million
April/Sony

93)Star Fox Command
DS
240K/$8 million
September/Nintendo

92)Daxter
PSP
240K/$10 million
March/Sony

91)Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
Xbox 360/Xbox/PS3/PC
240K/$15 million
March (360 verison, others afterwards)/Ubisoft

90)NFL Street 3
PS2/PSP
260K/$9 million
November/Electronic Arts

89)Family Guy
Xbox/PS2/PSP
270K/$8 million
October/Take-Two Interactive

88)Top Spin 2
Xbox 360/DS/PC/GBA
270K/$9 million
March/Take-Two Interactive

87)Chromehounds
Xbox 360
270K/$11 million
July/Sega

86)Burnout Revenge
Xbox 360 (Xbox and PS2 version released in 2005, not counted here)
270K/$12 million
March/Electronic Arts

85)Kirby Squeak Squad
DS
280K/$7 million
December/Nintendo

84)NBA Ballers: Phenom
Xbox/PS2
280K/$10 million
April/Midway

83)NASCAR 07
Xbox/PS2/PSP
300K/$11 million
September/Electronic Arts

82)Microsoft Flight Simulator X
PC
300K/$17 million
October/Microsoft

81)Battlefield 2: Modern Combat
Xbox 360 (Xbox and PS2 versions released in 2005, not counted here)
300K/$18 million
April/Electronic Arts

80)Resistance: Fall of Man
PS3
300K/$20 million
November/Sony

79)Catz
GBA/DS
310K/$9 million
December/Ubisoft

78)Hannah Montanta
DS
320K/$9 million
October/Buena Vista Games

77)Tetris DS
DS
320K/$10 million
March/Nintendo

76)NFL Head Coach
PS2/Xbox
330K/$11 million
June/Electronic Arts

75)Final Fantasy III
DS
330K/$13 million
November/Square Enix

74)Arena Football
PS2/Xbox
340K/$8 million
February/Electronic Arts

73)FIFA Street 2
PS2/Xbox/GameCube/PSP/DS
340K/$9 million
March/Electronic Arts

72)SOCOM:U.S. Navy SEALs Combined Assault
PS2
340K/$13 million
November/Sony

71)Destroy All Humans! 2
PS2/Xbox
340K/$13 million
October/THQ

70)Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
PS2
350K/$12 million
June/Namco Bandai

69)Naruto: Clash of Ninja
GameCube
360K/$13 million
March/D3 Publisher

68)Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
PS2
360K/$18 million
August/Square Enix

67)Superman Returns: The Video Game
PS2/Xbox/Xbox 360/GBA/DS
370K/$5 million
November/Electronic Arts

66)Jaws Unleashed
PS2/Xbox
370K/$10 million
May/Majesco

65)Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
DS
370K/$11 million
September/Nintendo

64)Super Princess Peach
DS
380K/$13 million
February/Nintendo

63)Eragon
PS2/Xbox/Xbox 360/PC/PSP/DS/GBA
400K/$16 million
November/Vivendi Games

62)Metroid Prime Hunters
DS
410K/$14 million
March/Nintendo

61)Mario Hoops: 3 on 3
DS
420K/$13 million
September/Nintendo

60)Star Wars: Empire at War
PC
420K/$18 million
February/LucasArts

59)Bully
PS2
440K/$18 million
October/Take-Two Interactive

58)Rampage: Total Destruction
PS2/GameCube/Wii
460K/$10 million
April (Wii in November)/Midway

57)Bratz: Forever Diamondz
DS/GBA/PS2
460K/$13 million
September/THQ

56)The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning
PS2/GameCube/Xbox/DS/GBA
460K/$16 million
October/Vivendi Games

55)Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
PS2/Wii
460K/$20 million
November/Atari

54)SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
PS2/DS/Wii/GBA/GameCube
470K/$16 million
October (November for Wii)/THQ

53)Thrillville
PS2/Xbox/PSP
470K/$18 million
November/LucasArts

52)Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Xbox 360/PC
480K/$28 million
November/Ubisoft

51)Happy Feet
PS2/Wii/GameCube/PC/DS/GBA
500K/$16 million
November/Midway

50)Dance Dance Revolution: Super Nova
PS2
500K/$28 million
September/Konami

49)Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
GBA/DS/PSP
550K/$15 million
June/Vivendi Games

48)Yoshi's Island DS
DS
550K/$17 million
November/Nintendo

47)X-Men: The Official Game
PS2/Xbox/Xbox 360/GameCube/PC/DS
550K/$20 million
May/Activision

46)Mortal Kombat: Armageddon
PS2/Xbox
550K/$23 million
October/Midway

45)The Lord of the Rings: Battle for middle-Earth II
PC/Xbox 360
550K/$28 million
March/Electronic Arts

44)The Sims 2: Pets
DS/PS2/GameCube/PSP/GBA
580K/$20 million
October/Electronic Arts

43)Nintendogs: Dalmation & Friends
DS
600K/$18 million
October/Nintendo

42)Tomb Raider: Legend
Xbox 360/Xbox/PC/PS2/PSP/GameCube/GBA/DS
600K/$28 million
April (August for GameCube)/Eidos Interactive

41)Dead Rising
Xbox 360
600K/$35 million
August/Capcom

40)Saints Row
Xbox 360
610K/$36 million
August/THQ

39)Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
PS2/PC/Xbox/GameCube/Wii/GBA/DS
630K/$22 million
March (December for Wii)/Vivendi Games

38)Hitman: Blood Money
Xbox 360/Xbox/PS2/PC
650K/$30 million
May/Eidos Interactive

37)MVP 06 NCAA Baseball
PS2/Xbox
700K/$20 million
January/Electronic Arts

36)NBA 2K7
Xbox 360/Xbox/PS3/PS2
700K/$30 million
September (November for PS3)/Take-Two Interactive

35)Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Xbox 360/Xbox/PC/PS2/GameCube/Wii
700K/$37 million
October (November for Wii)/Ubisoft

34)Avatar: The Last Airbender
PS2/Wii/GameCube/PSP/Xbox/PC/GBA/DS
720K/$30 million
October (November for Wii)/THQ

33)Big Brain Academy
DS
750K/$16 million
June/Nintendo

32)Sonic Riders
GameCube/PS2/Xbox
780K/$26 million
February/Sega

31)FIFA Soccer 07
PS2/Xbox/Xbox 360/GameCube/PC/PSP/GBA/DS
800K/$34 million
October/Electronic Arts

30)Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
PS2/PS3/Xbox/Xbox 360/PC/PSP
800K/$37 million
October (November for PS3)/Electronic Arts

29)The Godfather: The Game
PS2/Xbox/Xbox 360/PC
880K/$40 million
March (September for Xbox 36)/Electronic Arts

28)Tony Hawk's Project 8
PS2/PS3/Xbox/Xbox 360/PSP
900K/$44 million
November/Activision

27)Over the Hedge
PS2/PC/DS/GameCube/Xbox/GBA
910K/$30 million
May/Activision

26)MLB 06: The Show
PS2/PSP
910K/$35 million
March/Sony

25)Black
PS2/Xbox
950K/$30 million
March/Electronic Arts

24)2006 FIFA World Cup
PS2/PSP/Xbox/Xbox 360/GameCube/PC/GBA/DS
950K/$33 million
April/Electronic Arts

23)Major League Baseball 2K6
Xbox 360/Xbox/GameCube/PS2/PSP
950K/$40 million
April/Take-Two Interactive

22)Scarface: The World is Yours
PS2/Xbox/PC
970K/$47 million
October/Vivendi Games

21)Grand Theft Auto Liberty City Stories
PS2 (PSP version released in 2005, not counted here)
1 million/$20 million
June/Take-Two Interactive

20)Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
PS2/PS3/PSP/Xbox/Xbox 360/Wii/PC/GBA
1 million/$50 million
October (November for PS3 and Wii)/Activision

19)Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
DS
1.1 million/$22 million
April/Nintendo

18)NBA Live 07
PS2/PSP/Xbox/Xbox 360/PC
1.2 million/$50 million
September/Electronic Arts

17)WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007
PS2/PSP/Xbox 360
1.2 million/$60 million
November/THQ

16)Final Fantasy XII
PS2
1.2 million/$65 million
November/Square Enix

15)Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team/Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
DS (Blue)/GBA (Red) {note: I HATE when they combine Pokemon games for sales}
1.3 million/$45 million
September/Nintendo

14)Guitar Hero II
PS2
1.3 million/$95 million
November/Activision

13)Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Xbox 360/Xbox/PS2/PSP/PC
1.4 million/$75 million
March (May for PC)/Ubisoft

12)The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Xbox 360/PC
1.4 million/$80 million
March/Take-Two Interactive

11)The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Wii/GameCube
1.5 million/$75 million
November (December for GameCube)/Nintendo

10)Need for Speed: Carbon
PS2/PS3/PSP/Xbox/Xbox 360/PC/GameCube/Wii/GBA/DS
1.6 million/$74 million
November/Electronic Arts

9)Fight Night Round 3
Xbox 360/Xbox/PS2/PSP/PS3
1.6 million/$80 million
February (December for PS3)/Electronic Arts

8)Call of Duty 3
Xbox 360/Xbox/Wii/PS2/PS3
1.7 million/$90 million
November/Activision

7)Kingdom Hearts II
PS2
1.7 million/$90 million
March/Square Enix

6)Gears of War
Xbox 360
1.8 million/$110 million
November/Microsoft

5)New Super Mario Bros.
DS
2 million/$70 million
May/Nintendo

4)NCAA Football 07
PS2/Xbox 360/Xbox/PSP
2.2 million/$100 million
July/Electronic Arts

3)LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
PS2/PC/PSP/Xbox/Xbox 360/GameCube/GBA/DS
2.5 million/$95 million
September/LucasArts

2)Cars
PS2/PSP/GameCube/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360/GBA/DS
2.6 million/$85 million
June (November for Wii)/THQ

1)Madden NFL 07
PS2/PS3/PSP/PC/Xbox/Xbox 360/GameCube/Wii/GBA/DS
6.5 million/$300 million
August (November for PS3 and Wii)/Electronic Arts

Griff0rd · 02-12-2007, 10:35 AM

I would have liked to see it broken down per console... But props to Gears and Mario to make it so high going off of single systems.

Dmac · 02-12-2007, 12:06 PM

Gears of War is all the way down at 7? Damn never would have guessed that.

Duke · 02-12-2007, 01:42 PM

i think gears of war is prolly the most overhyped game i ever played

Franchise X · 02-12-2007, 04:54 PM

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I would have liked to see it broken down per console... But props to Gears and Mario to make it so high going off of single systems.

I agree with this and I also think there are a couple of games that shouldnt be on there.

Mr. Kennedy · 02-12-2007, 04:59 PM

Blame consumers, this list is just a list of the 100 best selling games of 2006. Here are some interesting notes:
*Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories is not on the list (signs are it bombed since it was dropped from $50 to $30 after like a month)
*Madden grossed $300 million for EA, and they probably spent very little actually making it (except for the Wii version, which is the most innovation they've done with the series in years)

Griff0rd · 02-12-2007, 05:05 PM

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i think gears of war is prolly the most overhyped game i ever played

The hype came from it being an Epic Studios game and about anything they put out will have the same hype. Cliffy B knows his stuff. IMO Gears has delivered in many ways and I look forward to this becoming a series much like Halo with a game coming out about every other year. There was some major hype, but it lived up to it.

Mr. Kennedy · 02-12-2007, 05:06 PM

It looks great, but from a gameplay standpoint it's nothing special.

Spinoff360 · 02-13-2007, 01:29 AM

Well you are right in comparing it to Halo. Both are overrated games. Gears of War is at least above average unlike Halo though. Halo is borderline garbage. :Banane55:

Griff0rd · 02-13-2007, 12:15 PM

Well you are entitled your opinion of course, but Millions upon millions think much differently of both games. I'm an avid Halo player as it gives the best FPS multiplayer expirience around... and I have played about all of them on the market.

AS for Gears, I love the cover system and got more acustomed to the gameplay as I played more and more. I like it quite a bit and I look forward to see what kind of tweaks the next installment will have.

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