I know I don't talk about video games much, and I don't really play them that much unless you count online poker, but I'm still a fanboy at heart. I did get the Wii, right? Anyway, it's the end of the year and people are starting come out with various 2006 video game awards. It's gotta be tough since there are so many systems now. Surely you can't ignore the older systems, the PS2, Xbox, and Gamecube, nor can you leave out the PS3, Xbox360, or Wii. Then you have to consider computers, handheld systems, etc. Within each system, there are the different genres, RPG (role playing game, a la Final Fantasy), MMORPG (massively multi-player online role playing game; World of Warcraft), FPS (first person shooter, Doom), sports, strategy, and so on.

And of course you've got to have overall games of the year for each system and each genre, and your overall overall game of the year, the best thing to come out in 2006. I have a feeling Zelda: Twilight Princess will be at the top or near the top of most peoples' lists.