Games Released in May 2006

200 new games released in May 2006, with PC (Microsoft Windows) being the most active platform. May 25 was the busiest day, with 25 new releases.

Top Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows)

New Releases

200

Busiest Day

May 25

New Super Mario Bros.

What was the most popular game of May 2006?

New Super Mario Bros.

New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game for the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless game Mario Vs. Luigi, as well as a minigame mode for up to four players. The gameplay of New Super Mario Bros. is very much like that of the classic 2D platformers, mostly Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3, and substantially builds upon them to create gameplay both classic and contemporary. As the game is on DS, the touch screen allows players to store an additional power-up and view the distance still to go in a level.

Which days had the most releases?

May 25 saw the most activity with 25 releases.

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25 releases

May 25

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19 releases

May 26

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14 releases

May 5

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14 releases

May 19

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Mon, May 1

11 releases

Tue, May 2

6 releases

Wed, May 3

5 releases

Thu, May 4

4 releases

Fri, May 5

14 releases

Sat, May 6

3 releases

Sun, May 7

1 release

Mon, May 8

3 releases

Tue, May 9

8 releases

Wed, May 10

6 releases

Thu, May 11

12 releases

Fri, May 12

7 releases

Sat, May 13

1 release

Sun, May 14

No releases

Mon, May 15

4 releases

Tue, May 16

13 releases

Wed, May 17

4 releases

Thu, May 18

11 releases

Fri, May 19

14 releases

Sat, May 20

2 releases

Sun, May 21

4 releases

Mon, May 22

6 releases

Tue, May 23

10 releases

Wed, May 24

7 releases

Thu, May 25

25 releases

Fri, May 26

19 releases

Sat, May 27

4 releases

Sun, May 28

1 release

Mon, May 29

4 releases

Tue, May 30

8 releases

Wed, May 31

4 releases

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of May was the busiest with 72 releases.

Week 5 (May 29–31)

16 releases
Stacked with Daniel Negreanu

Most popular release in Week 5

Stacked with Daniel Negreanu

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Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC (Microsoft Windows) received 86 new titles in May 2006. The runner up was PlayStation 2 with 36 new titles.

PC (Microsoft Windows)86 releases
PlayStation 236 releases
Nintendo DS21 releases
PlayStation Portable21 releases
Web browser18 releases
Xbox 36016 releases
Legacy Mobile Device12 releases
Game Boy Advance11 releases
Xbox11 releases
Nintendo GameCube9 releases

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in May 2006 with 42 titles. Shooter followed closely with 38.

Adventure42
Shooter38
Strategy28
Puzzle25
Platform22
Role-playing19
Arcade17
Simulator17
Sport17
Visual Novel13
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