Best-Selling Video Games of 2006

The top 100 on Amazon UK that year.

A definitive look back at the 2006 Amazon UK chart. Click any cover to find it on Amazon.

Brain training, not blockbusters, defines the year: Dr Kawashima's Brain Training tops the chart on Nintendo DS, signalling the casual revolution. The whole list tilts Nintendo — Animal Crossing: Wild World, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS and Nintendogs all chart, and the DS Lite Console appears in black and white. Both next-gen consoles arrive quietly here: the Xbox 360 Console and, at the very bottom, the Nintendo Wii Console with Wii Sports. Surprises include Big Brain Academy riding Kawashima's coat-tails and Gears of War flying the hardcore flag amid the family wave. The seventh generation has begun, and Nintendo is rewriting who games are for.

Born in 2006? See everything that topped the UK charts in 2006 — books, film, games and music.

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Dr Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain (Ninten...

4.1 · 314

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PS2)

4.5 · 88

The Sims 2: Pets Expansion Pack (PC DVD)

4.4 · 121

FIFA 07 (PS2)

4.0 · 88

Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo DS)

4.5 · 402

New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo DS)

4.6 · 578

The Sims 2: Open for Business Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.2 · 115

The Sims 2 (PC DVD)

4.2 · 469

Football Manager 2007 (PC CD)

4.2 · 112

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (PS2)

4.3 · 115

Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console (Black)

4.4 · 274

Medieval II: Total War (PC DVD)

4.2 · 97

World of Warcraft (Mac/PC)

4.3 · 275

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC DVD)

4.3 · 195

Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console (White)

4.4 · 165

WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2007 (PS2)

3.8 · 35

Canis Canem Edit (PS2)

4.4 · 114

Need for Speed: Carbon (PS2)

3.9 · 62

Gears of War (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 274

Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS)

4.7 · 501

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP)

4.4 · 63

Base Unit Console: Black (PSP)

4.2 · 80

Xbox 360 Console (20 GB Hard Drive)

3.8 · 529

EyeToy Play 3 with Camera (PS2)

4.6 · 26

Star Wars: Empire At War (PC DVD)

3.7 · 87

Warhammer: 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade (PC)

4.4 · 71

Buzz! The Big Quiz - Solus (PS2)

4.1 · 48

Big Brain Academy (Nintendo DS)

4.3 · 134

The Sims 2: Nightlife Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.5 · 86

Xbox 360 Wireless Gamepad White

4.3 · 149

DS Lite Deluxe Accessory Pack - Pink

4.4 · 23

SingStar Legends - Solus (PS2)

4.6 · 36

Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth II (PC DVD)

3.9 · 77

Nintendo Wii Console (Includes Wii Sports)

4.3 · 814

Civilization IV (PC DVD)

3.5 · 124

LEGO Star Wars (PS2)

4.4 · 63

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Legend (PS2)

3.9 · 155

Nintendogs Dalmatian & Friends (Nintendo DS)

4.2 · 111

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)

4.5 · 266

Kingdom Hearts II (PS2)

4.5 · 118

Sony PS2 Slimline Console (Black) (PS2)

4.2 · 324

Xbox 360 Play & Charge Kit (Xbox 360)

3.9 · 72

The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff (PC CD)

3.7 · 39

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team (Nintendo DS)

4.5 · 50

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Xbox 360)

4.5 · 245

Tomb Raider: Legend (PC DVD)

3.6 · 60

The Sims 2 (Nintendo DS)

3.4 · 101

The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff (PC CD)

3.7 · 40

Command & Conquer: Generals Deluxe - C&C Generals & Zero Hou...

4.1 · 139

Age of Empires III (PC)

3.8 · 184

Football Manager 2006 (Mac/PC CD)

4.0 · 92

Battlefield 2142 (PC DVD)

3.5 · 93

Call of Duty 3 (Xbox 360)

3.8 · 145

The Sims 2: University Expansion Pack (PC CD)

4.2 · 146

Company of Heroes - Incl. Dawn of War: Game of the Year Edit...

4.3 · 51

Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Deluxe Edition (PC)

3.8 · 235

Nintendogs Labrador Retriever & Friends (Nintendo DS)

4.4 · 200

Buzz! The Big Quiz with 4 Buzzers (PS2)

4.2 · 24

SingStar Party - Solus (PS2)

4.8 · 37

Call of Duty 3 (PS2)

4.1 · 54

Buzz! The Music Quiz With Buzzers (PS2)

4.6 · 56

Command & Conquer: The First Decade (PC DVD)

4.2 · 149

Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC DVD)

3.6 · 69

Fifa Street 2 (PS2)

3.8 · 35

Sony Official PlayStation 2 DualShock 2 Controller (PS2)

4.3 · 317

SingStar Rocks! - Solus (PS2)

4.1 · 31

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (Xbox 360)

4.1 · 107

Nintendo DS Lite Handheld Console (Pink)

4.3 · 184

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight (PC CD)

4.2 · 211

Guitar Hero II Bundle with Guitar (PS2)

4.4 · 29

FIFA 07 (PSP)

3.7 · 27

Gran Turismo 4 (PS2)

4.1 · 231

The Sims: Triple Deluxe (PC CD)

3.8 · 20

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 (PS2)

3.9 · 16

SingStar Anthems - Solus (PS2)

4.2 · 35

8MB Memory Card and Dual Shock Double Pack (PS2)

4.8 · 4

Bratz: Forever Diamondz (Nintendo DS)

3.3 · 19

Xbox 360 Quick Charge Kit - White (Xbox 360)

4.3 · 73

The Godfather (PS2)

4.2 · 82

Guitar Hero 1 Bundle (PS2)

4.9 · 33

The Sims 2: Pets (Nintendo DS)

3.1 · 59

Black (PS2)

4.2 · 112

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Xbox 360)

3.2 · 125

SingStar Popworld - Solus (PS2)

4.4 · 28

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (PC CD)

4.1 · 43

Lemmings (PSP)

4.5 · 31

SingStar with 2 Microphones (PS2)

4.6 · 42

24 the Game (PS2)

4.1 · 52

Dead Rising (Xbox 360)

3.9 · 124

LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Xbox)

4.3 · 14

Neverwinter Nights 2 (PC DVD)

3.2 · 85

Official Microsoft Xbox 360 Rechargeable Battery Pack (White...

3.9 · 28

Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS)

4.6 · 187

PlayGear Pocket (PSP)

4.5 · 31

Singstar '80s (PS2)

4.7 · 36

Scarface: The World is Yours (PS2)

4.5 · 55

Guild Wars Factions

4.0 · 29

Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (PSP)

3.7 · 22

Battlefield 2 (PC DVD)

4.4 · 118

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