After nearly 32,000 readers submitted their votes, Famitsu magazine announced the winners to their 2006 awards. Nintendo should be pleased and you should be proud for the following:
- Game of the Year Grand Prize – Pokemon Diamond & Pearl (NDS, Nintendo)
- Special Prize, Best Hit of the Year – Pokemon Diamond & Pearl (NDS, Nintendo)
- Special Prize, Innovation – Wii Sports (Wii, Nintendo)
- Outstanding Achievement in Rearrangement – New Super Mario Bros. (NDS, Nintendo)
- Outstanding Achievement in High Performance – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii, Nintendo)
- Game Character of the Year – Mario
- Game Company of the Year – Nintendo
It’s moments like these among the Japanese public that we fans have been waiting over a decade for.
