Games Released in December 2006

433 new games released in December 2006, with Wii being the most active platform. December 2 was the busiest day, with 58 new releases.

Top Platform

Wii

New Releases

433

Busiest Day

December 2

What was the most popular game of December 2006?

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is the last Zelda game for GameCube, it was highly anticipated by many members of the gaming community and was regarded as finally fulfilling the dreams of those who wanted a much more realistic and mature game than the ones before. The art is similar to the naturalistic style of Ocarina of Time, rather than the cel-shaded look of The Wind Waker. The main adventure takes place in several provinces with dungeons and temples. New to this game is the ability for Link to transform into a Wolf when entering the Twilight. As a wolf, Link can use his senses to solve puzzles and get past obstacles, he can also dig holes to find hearts and rupees. Twilight Princess has received universal acclaim from reviewers and journalists, who cited it as the greatest Zelda game of all time.

Which days had the most releases?

December 2 saw the most activity with 58 releases.

58 releases

December 2

56 releases

December 7

54 releases

December 8

46 releases

December 14

How did each week compare?

The first week of December was the busiest with 196 releases.

Week 1 (December 1–7)

196 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

MotorStorm

Welcome to MotorStorm, the world's most brutal off-road racing event where the goal is to win at all costs. Choose from seven vehicle types, from high-flying dirt bikes to powerful big rigs, and destroy anything that gets in your way in a no-holds barred sprint to the finish. Try and survive. Real-Time Deforming Terrain: The terrain literally gets torn up with each passing vehicle, causing each lap to be different. Advanced particle effects cause debris and muck to "stick" to each vehicle. Vehicular Combat and Damage: Destroy anything that gets in your way. Smash your opponents and view spectacular Hollywood-style crash sequences. Take the Race Online: Intense head-to-head off-road racing. Challenge the competition over voice chat. AI opponents simulate human traits, like showing off, attacking, taunting, and doing whatever it takes to win.

Week 3 (December 15–21)

105 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Sengoku Rance

Sengoku Rance (also known as "Rance 7") is the tenth release of the Rance series launched by Alicesoft. The story takes place during the 4th sengoku (warring states) era of JAPAN, an area of the Rance World which parodies medieval real-world Japan.

Week 4 (December 22–28)

56 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

The Blackwell Legacy

When Rosa Blackwell's only relative dies after twenty years in a coma, she thinks the worst is over. This all changes when Joey Mallone, a sardonic ghost from the 1930s, blows into her life and tells her that she is a medium. Whether they like it or not, it is up to them to cure the supernatural ills of New York in this critically-acclaimed series of point-and-click adventure games. When three NYU students kill themselves one after the other, nobody thinks that a sinister force is at work. Nobody but fledgling medium Rosa Blackwell and her new spirit guide Joey Mallone. It's trial by fire as they set these troubled spirits to rest.

Week 5 (December 29–31)

36 releases

Most popular release in Week 5

Super Castlevania IV

A century of Transylvanian tranquility is about to come to a shocking end. Once again the mortifying screams of helpless villagers shake the ground as they huddle against new nightmarish horrors unleashed by the Duke of Darkness, Count Dracula. And this time he has a tombstone with your name on it, Simon Belmont. You must descend into Castle of the Undead and its gruesome ground, accompanied by the most chilling sound effects to ever tingle your spine. Inside, a freshly dug 11 levels maze features the treacherous Terrace of Terror, the dangerous Rotating Dungeon, the Sunken Ruins of Lost Spirits, torture chambers and creature filled caves. Use your whip like a grappling hook and swing past hundreds of traps and a host of ghost freaks, living corpses and hidden goblins. All while dodging or destroying the unpredictable spitting lizards, carnivorous coffins, and more. Find the concealed weapons needed to defeat everything from eerie phantoms to haunted furniture. Then prepare to find yourself face-to-thing with hideous torments like the Tongue Lasher, the Darkest Knight, the Bone-Afide Horseman and the Granite Crusher. When your nerves get shot, use your password and take a breather. But forge on, Simon Belmont, because if you though Dracula was down for the count, he's only just begun to fright!

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Wii received 177 new titles in December 2006. The runner up was PC (Microsoft Windows) with 103 new titles.

Wii177 releases

PC (Microsoft Windows)103 releases

Nintendo DS66 releases

PlayStation Portable55 releases

PlayStation 239 releases

Xbox 36030 releases

PlayStation 329 releases

Game Boy Advance20 releases

Web browser15 releases

Legacy Mobile Device11 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in December 2006 with 101 titles. Platform followed closely with 60.

Adventure101

Platform60

Puzzle60

Shooter56

Sport56

Simulator50

Arcade48

Role-playing47

Racing40

Strategy40

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