Though 2006 ushered in two new consoles, the Associated Press suggests most the gaming fun was had on existing platforms before the launch of both the PS3 and Wii . The year-end article awards Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, 360) as the Best Game of the Year with Gears of War (360) winning the impossible: First-Person Shooter of the Year (impossible because the technicality devil sitting on my left shoulder reminds us that Gears is a third-person shooter). But we get it; one fine shooter it was.LocoRoco (PSP) beat out New Super Mario Bros. (DS) for Portable Game of the Year, Okami (PS2) took the Best Game for Older Consoles honor, and Wii snagged a congeniality win for Best Excuse to Get Off the Couch. In addition to the winners, the news wire dubbed PS3 as the Worst Console Launch (shocker) and micropayments as the Worst Trend on the Year (agreed). Nothing tells your customers you care quite like nickle and diming them. 2007: We vote with our wallets!
