Nintendo and THQ were the big winners in 2006 down under, with both companies scoring two games each in the list of Australia's best-selling games for the year.

　　The best-seller lists--which are based on GfK Australia sales data from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2006--charted the top games by genre, although GfK declined to disclose specific sales figures or an overall top seller.

　　Australia's best-selling games for 2006 are listed below. Figures take into account sales across all platforms for a particular game and are based on overall sales value, not quantity sold.

　　Best-Selling Adventure

　　Cars, THQ

　　Best-Selling Role-Playing Game

　　The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Nintendo

　　Best-Selling Action

　　Lego Star Wars 2, Activision

　　Best-Selling Racing

　　Need for Speed Carbon, EA

　　Best-Selling Sports

　　WWE SmackDown! vs. RAW 2007, THQ

　　Best-Selling Simulator

　　Nintendogs: Dalmatian and Friends, Nintendo

　　Best-Selling Party/Social Game

　　SingStar Rocks!, Sony Computer Entertainment

　　Best-Selling Children's Educational

　　Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, Vivendi