Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2006 Announced

Each year, an elite collection of game journalists from 37 different North American media outlets confer to put together their list of the best of E3. The Game Critics Awards Best of E3 awards are easily among the most respected E3 awards in the game industry. Just being nominated is a big deal for many developers. The winners for this year have just been announced, and Nintendo has come out strong, all thanks to the Wii.

Here's the complete list of winners:

BEST OF SHOW

Wii (Nintendo)

BEST ORIGINAL GAME

Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

BEST PC GAME

Spore (Maxis/Electronic Arts for PC)

BEST CONSOLE GAME

Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)

BEST HANDHELD GAME

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo for Nintendo DS)

BEST HARDWARE

Wii (Nintendo)

BEST ACTION GAME

Gears of War (Epic Games / Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

Assassin's Creed (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft for PlayStation 3)

BEST FIGHTING GAME

Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory / Sony Computer Entertainment for PlayStation 3)

BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME

Mass Effect (Bioware / Microsoft Game Studios for Xbox 360)

BEST RACING GAME

Excite Truck (Nintendo for Wii)

BEST SIMULATION GAME

Spore (Maxis / Electronic Arts for PC)

BEST SPORTS GAME

Wii Sports (Nintendo for Wii)

BEST STRATEGY GAME

Supreme Commander (Gas Powered Games / THQ for PC)

BEST PUZZLE/TRIVIA/PARLOR GAME

Guitar Hero II (Harmonix / Red Octane for PlayStation 2)

BEST ONLINE MULTIPLAYER GAME

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (Splash Damage/id/Activision for PC)