2005 Winners Fast Facts
Winner Breakdown By # of Wins
Four Wins:
Spore
Two Wins:
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
One Win:
Battlefield 2
Burnout Revenge
Company of Heroes
F.E.A.R.
Killzone (PS3)
Madden NFL 06
Nintendogs
Soul Calibur III
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
We Love Katamari
Publisher Breakdown
7 Wins:
Electronic Arts (2 more wins than 2004, 7 more wins than 2003)
For 2005, EA won 7 out of 16 nominations -- 44%
In 2004, EA Won 5 out of 11 nominations -- 46%
In 2003, EA won 0 out of 6 nominations -- 0%
3 Wins:
Nintendo (1 more than 2004, 3 more than 2003)
For 2005, Nintendo won 3 out of 12 nominations -- 25%
In 2004, Nintendo won 2 out of 11 nominations -- 18%
In 2003, Nintendo won 0 out of 5 nominations -- 0%
2 Wins:
Namco (2 more than 2004, 1 more than 2003)
For 2005, Namco won 2 out of 3 nominations -- 67%
In 2004, Namco won 0 out of 1 nomination -- 0%
In 2003, Namco won 1 out of 1 nomination -- 100%
Sony Computer Entertainment (Same as 2004, 1 less than 2003)
For 2005, Sony won 2 out of 8 nominations -- 18%
In 2004, Sony won 2 out of 8 nominations -- 18%
In 2003, Sony won 3 out of 6 nominations -- 50%
1 Win:
Bethesda Software (new)
For 2005, Bethesda/2K Games won 1 out of 1 nomination -- 50%
THQ (1 more than 2004 and 2003)
For 2005, THQ won 1 out of 1 nomination -- 100%
In 2004, THQ won 0 out of 3 nominations -- 0%
In 2003, THQ won 2 out of 4 nominations -- 50%
Vivendi-Universal Games
For 2005, VUGames won 1 out of 3 nominations -- 33%
In 2004, VUGames won 0 out of 5 nominations
In 2003, VUGames won 4 out of 8 nominations -- 50%
Platform Breakdown By # Of Wins
(Notes: Multiplatform games are counted in all appropriate platform tallies.
Information based on announced platforms for each game as of 6/6/05.)
PC -- 9 (+3 from 2004, same as 2003)
PS2 -- 4 (+2 from 2004, -2 from 2003)
GC -- 3 (-1 from 2004, same as 2003)
PS3 -- 2 (new)
Xbox -- 2 (-5 from 2004, -5 from 2003)
Xbox 360 -- 2 (new)
Nintendo DS -- 2 (new)
PSP -- 1 (-1 from 2004, n/a in 2003)