Today sees the announcement of the 2006 Girl Gamer Award nominations, collected from various female gaming sites and forums across the interwebs, many of which hate our guts. These first annual awards are the product of a joint effort between Gamergirlsradio.com, Gameinatrix, and the KRT Ladies gaming clan.

We are furthering our efforts to bring more awareness of the female gaming community," says Gamer Girls Radio host, Danger Doll, "This is one of many steps we will take to ensure that developers have the information they need from female gamers to help them market to us better."

Winners will be chosen via a poll on Gameinatrix, which will stay open for a month. Once the votes are tallied the winners will receive a "Girl Gamer Approved" seal (see author's rendition at the top right.)

The nominees seldom stray from the norm, with a few notable exceptions such as Harvest Moon DS in the Sims category. The categories could use some work as well, as evidenced by Raving Rabbids and Elebits being shoehorned in with the platformers.

They also list Age of Conan in the MMO category, despite the game not being released until at least October of this year, but I'm not so unwise as to question the mystical farseeing powers inherent in the female of the species.

Hit the jump for the full nominee list. Michael Fahey

Nominations for The Girl Gamer Awards Announced today!

Houston, Texas (March 28, 2007) Gamergirlsradio.com, Gameinatrix.com and the KRT Ladies have announced the 2006-2007 nominees for the Girl Gamer Awards. The ladies collected nominations from various female hosted sites and forums, such as Xbox's Gamer ChiX, last month. Today the polls open, and will allow female gamers to vote for their favorite game, genre, and console, via Gameinatrix.com. "We are furthering our efforts to bring more awareness of the female gaming community," says Gamer Girls Radio host, Danger Doll, "This is one of many steps we will take to ensure that developers have the information they need from female gamers to help them market to us better."

The polls will remain open for a month, at which time the winners will be presented with a seal stating the game is "Girl Gamer Approved". Gameinatrix.com also plans to make available the number of votes, the ages of the voters and locale. "This data is imperative to anyone trying to figure out how to market to women. Knowing which games women already love and what they are doing right, will hopefully also help them figure out what they are doing wrong."

To cast your vote please visit www.gameinatrix.com.

And the Nominees are:

Fighter
Fight Night Round 3
Tekken: Dark Resurrection

Platformer
New Super Mario Brothers
Loco Roco
Elebits
Yoshi's Island
Rayman Raving Rabbids

Racing
Burnout: Revenge
Need for Speed:Carbon
Mario Kart

RPG/Action/Adventure
Zelda:Twilight Princess
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
Oblivion:Elder Scrolls

MMO
Worlds of Warcraft
Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures
Arch Lords
City of Villains
City of Heroes
Eve-Online
Dungeons and Dragons Online

FPS
Gears of War
Rainbow 6 Vegas
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfare
Call of Duty 3

Sims
The Sims 2
Harvest Moon DS
Viva Pinata
Animal Crossing Wild Wild World
Guitar Hero 2

Sports
Wii Sports
Madden 07
Blitz the League 360
Rockstar Table Tennis 2
Top Spin 2

RTS
Age of Empires III
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle EarthII
Company of Heroes
Supreme commander

Game of the Year
Viva Pinata
The Sims 2
Gears of War
Rainbow 6:Vegas
Ghost Recon Advance Warfare

About Gamer Girls Radio
Gamer Girls Radio, calling itself the "voice" of the female gamer community, originally aired on Gameshout in 2006, gaining an underground following in the gaming community, and have since moved to www.gamergirlsradio.com. Gamer Girls Radio is the first ever of it's kind all female hosted gaming podcasts. New podcasts are aired every Monday. For more information on Gamer Girls Radio contact webmaster@gamergirlsradio.com or visit www.gamergirlsradio.com.

About Gameinatrix.com
Established in 2004, Gameinatrix.com is the internets leading female oriented, gaming reviews and news portal. Gameinatrix.com strives to bridge the gap between developers and gamers. Contact webmaster@gameinatrix.com or visit www.gameinatrix.com for more information.

About KRT Ladies
KRT Ladies is the female division of the KRT Professional gaming clan. KRT Ladies also provides a safe and friendly environment for female gamers. For more information regarding the KRT Ladies, please visit http://knightshome.org .

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