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Nintendo Big Winner for Best of E306 Awards

The annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3 2006 were announced last night, verifying what everyone knew who went to the expo: Nintendo has the best showing. The big N took home five awards for Best of Show, Best Hardware, Best Handheld, Best Sports Game and Best Racing Game.

Spore came in a close second, earning three awards.

Hit the jump for the full, and kinda pointless, list of winners.

Best of Show
Nintendo's Wii

Best Original Game
EA's Spore

Best PC Game
EA's Spore

Best Console Game
Epic Games' Gears of War

Best Handheld Game
Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Best Hardware
Nintendo's Wii

Best Action Game
Epic Games' Gears of War

Best Action/Adventure Game
Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed

Best Fighting Game
Ninja Theory's Heavenly Sword

Best Role Playing Game
Bioware's Mass Effect

Best Racing Game
Nintendo's Excite Truck

Best Simulation Game
EA's Spore

Best Sports Game
Nintendo's Wii Sports

Best Strategy Game
Gas Powered Games' Supreme Commander

Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game
Harmonix's Guitar Hero 2

Best Online Multiplayer Game
id's Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

10:00 AM on Thu Jun 1 2006
By Brian Crecente
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