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'''2005''' saw the release of many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]'',  ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'', ''[[Black & White 2]]'', ''[[Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening]]'', ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]'', ''[[Myst V: End of Ages]]'', ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'','' [[Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones]]'', and [[WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw 2006]], alongside prominent new releases including ''[[Brain Age]]'', ''[[F.E.A.R. (video game)|F.E.A.R.]]'', ''[[Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)|Forza Motorsport]]'', ''[[Dinosaur King]]'', ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'', ''[[Guild Wars (video game)|Guild Wars]]'', ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'', ''[[Nintendogs]]'', ''[[Onechanbara]]'', ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'', ''[[Madden NFL 06]]'', ''[[NBA Live 06]]'', ''[[NBA 2K6]]'', and ''[[Sniper Elite (video game)|Sniper Elite]]''. The [[seventh generation of video game consoles]] also began with the launch of the [[Xbox 360]], while the [[Nintendo DS]] launched in [[PAL regions]].

The year's best-selling video game worldwide was ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]]. The year's most critically acclaimed title was ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' for the [[GameCube]] and PlayStation 2.

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==Legend==
{{#invoke:VgData|main|ct=platform|col=3|DS|GBA|GCN|LIN|MOBI|OSX|PS2|PSP|WIN|X360|XBLA|XBOX}}


==Major awards==
{|class="wikitable" style="border:none; margin:0; width:100%; font-size: 90%;"
! style="width:17%;" colspan="2"| Category/Organization !! style="width:16%;" | 23rd [[Golden Joystick Awards]]<br />{{small|November 4, 2005}} !! style="width:16%;" | [[Spike Video Game Awards|VGA]]<br />{{small|December 10, 2005}} !! style="width:16%;" | [[9th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]]<br />{{small|February 9, 2006}} !! style="width:16%;"| 6th [[Game Developers Choice Awards]]<br />{{small|March 23, 2006}} 
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | [[List of Game of the Year awards|Game of the Year]]
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || ''[[Resident Evil 4 (2005 video game)|Resident Evil 4]]'' || ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'' || ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' 
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:12%;" | Wireless/Handheld || Wireless
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'' || ''[[Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure]]'' || ''[[Ancient Empires II]]'' || rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row" | Handheld
| ''[[Lumines: Puzzle Fusion]]'' || ''[[Nintendogs]]''
|-
! scope="row" style="width:12%;" colspan="2" | Innovation
| [[PlayStation Portable]] || {{n/a}} || ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'' || ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'',<br />''[[Nintendogs]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" style="width:9%;" | Artistic Achievement<br />or Graphics{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}} || Animation
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Resident Evil 4 (2005 video game)|Resident Evil 4]]''
| ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]''
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
|-
! scope="row" | Art Direction
| ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" style="width:12%;" | Audio{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}} || Music
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || ''[[We Love Katamari]]'' || ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'' || rowspan="3" | ''[[Guitar Hero (2005 video game)|Guitar Hero]]''
|-
! scope="row"| Sound Design
| {{n/a}} || ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'' 
|-
! scope="row"| Soundtrack
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || colspan="2" | ''[[Guitar Hero (2005 video game)|Guitar Hero]]'' 
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Character Design or Performance{{efn-lr|name=combine}} || Male
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || [[Jack Black (actor)|Jack Black]] as [[Carl Denham]]<br />''[[King Kong (2005 video game)|Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]'' || [[Terrence Carson|T.C. Carson]] as [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]]<br />''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'' || rowspan="2" | ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
|-
! scope="row" | Female
| [[Charlize Theron]] as Æon Flux<br />''[[Æon Flux (video game)|Æon Flux]]'' || [[Kim Mai Guest]] as Dawn Star<br />''[[Jade Empire]]''
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Game Design
| colspan="2" {{n/a}} || ''[[Guitar Hero (2005 video game)|Guitar Hero]]'' || ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Narrative
| colspan="2" {{n/a}} || ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'' || ''[[Psychonauts]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" |Technical Achievement{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}} || Gameplay Engineering
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || rowspan="2" | [[PlayStation Portable]] || ''[[Guitar Hero (2005 video game)|Guitar Hero]]'',<br />''[[Nintendogs]]'' || rowspan="2" | ''[[Nintendogs]]''
|-
! scope="row" | Visual Engineering
| ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Multiplayer/Online{{efn-lr|name=combine|Certain award presentations combine these categories.}}
| ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' || ''[[Guild Wars (video game)|Guild Wars]]'' ||  ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || rowspan="13" {{n/a}} 
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Action/Adventure || First-Person
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || ''[[F.E.A.R. (video game)|F.E.A.R.]]'' || ''[[Battlefield 2]]''
|-
! scope="row" | Adventure
| colspan="2" | ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]''  
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Family or Children || Family
|  rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{n/a}} ||''[[Guitar Hero (2005 video game)|Guitar Hero]]''
|-
! scope="row" | Children
| ''[[We Love Katamari]]''
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Fighting 
| {{n/a}} || ''[[Fight Night Round 2]]'' || ''[[Soulcalibur III]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Role-Playing || RPG
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || rowspan="2" | ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' || ''[[Jade Empire]]''
|-
! scope="row" | MMORPG
| ''[[City of Villains]]'',<br />''[[Guild Wars (video game)|Guild Wars]]''
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Sports || Individual
| rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]'' || rowspan="2 | ''[[SSX on Tour]]''
|-
! scope="row" | Team 
| ''[[Madden NFL 06]]'' 
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" | Racing
| {{n/a}} || ''[[Burnout Revenge]]'' || ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'' 
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | Strategy/Simulation || Strategy
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{n/a}} || ''[[Civilization IV]]'' 
|-
! scope="row" | Simulation
|  ''[[The Movies (video game)|The Movies]]''
|-
! scope="row" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Special Award || rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{n/a}} || Hall of Fame || Lifetime Achievement Award 
|- 
| colspan="2" | [[Richard Garriott]] 

|}

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==Critically acclaimed games==
[[Metacritic]] (MC) and [[GameRankings]] (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2005 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)<ref name="Metacritic Best">{{cite web |title=Best Video Games for 2005 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2005 |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref><ref name="GameRankings Best">{{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2005 (with at least 5 reviews) |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2005&numrev=4&sort=0&letter=&search= |website=GameRankings |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col"| Game
! scope="col"| Publisher
! scope="col"| Release Date
! scope="col"| Platform
! scope="col"| MC score
! scope="col"| GR score
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''
| [[Capcom]]
| October 25, 2005
| PS2
| 96/100
| 95.85%
|-
| ''[[Resident Evil 4]]''
| [[Capcom]]
| January 11, 2005
| GCN
| 96/100
| 95.83%
|-
| [[Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)#Ninja Gaiden Black|''Ninja Gaiden Black'']]
| [[Tecmo]]
| September 20, 2005
| XBOX
| 94/100
| 94.76%
|-
| ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory]]''
| [[Ubisoft]]
| March 28, 2005
| XBOX
| 94/100
| 94.02%
|-
| ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]''
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| March 22, 2005
| PS2
| 94/100
| 93.58%
|-
| ''[[Civilization IV]]''
| [[2K Games]]
| October 25, 2005
| WIN
| 94/100
| 93.36%
|-
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater#Subsistence|Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence]]''
| [[Konami]]
| December 22, 2005
| PS2
| 94/100<ref name="Metacritic 2006">{{cite web |title=Best Video Games for 2005 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2006 |website=Metacritic |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
| 92.97%<ref name="GameRankings 2006">{{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2006 (with at least 10 reviews) |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2006&numrev=1&sort=0&letter=&search= |website=GameRankings |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)|Forza Motorsport]]''
| [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios]]
| May 3, 2005
| XBOX
| 92/100
| 93.05%
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| June 7, 2005
| XBOX
| 93/100
| 92.29%
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| June 7, 2005
| WIN
| 93/100
| 91.94%
|-
| ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory]]''
| [[Ubisoft]]
| March 28, 2005
| WIN
| 92/100
| 91.44%
|-
| ''[[Guitar Hero]]''
| [[RedOctane]]
| November 7, 2005
| PS2
| 91/100
| 91.96%
|-
| ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]''
| [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| October 18, 2005
| PS2
| 91/100
| 91.43%
|-
| ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| November 14, 2005
| DS
| 91/100
| 91.43%
|-
| ''[[Battlefield 2]]''
| [[Electronic Arts]]
| June 21, 2005
| WIN
| 91/100
| 90.07%
|-
| ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]''
| [[Konami]]
| August 25, 2005
| DS
| 89/100
| 90.35%
|-
| ''[[Burnout Revenge]]''
| [[Electronic Arts]]
| September 13, 2005
| PS2
| 90/100
| 90.3%
|-
| ''[[Advance Wars: Dual Strike]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| June 23, 2005
| DS
| 90/100
| 90.28%
|-
| ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 5]]''
| [[Konami]]
| August 4, 2005
| WIN
| 89/100<ref name="Metacritic 2006"/>
| 90.25%<ref>{{cite web |title=''World Soccer Winning Eleven 9'' for PC |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/928962-world-soccer-winning-eleven-9/index.html |website=GameRankings |access-date=September 8, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Psychonauts]]''
| [[Majesco Entertainment]]
| April 19, 2005
| XBOX
| 88/100
| 90.21%
|-
| ''[[Silent Hunter III]]''
| [[Ubisoft]]
| March 15, 2005
| WIN
| 90/100
| 88.65%
|-
| ''[[Falcon 4.0: Allied Force]]''
| [[Graphsim Entertainment]]
| June 28, 2005
| WIN
| 90/100
| 88.56%
|}

==Trends==
In 2005, the total U.S. sales of video game hardware, software and accessories rose 6% over 2004 to $10.5 billion [[United States dollar|USD]] ($9.9 billion, 2004) breaking 2002's $10.3 billion record for the industry.

The increase is largely due to the portable game market which counterbalanced sluggish console game sales. Delays, hardware shortages, and anticipation of next-generation video game consoles have been cited as reasoning for slow sales for both console games and console hardware. Console games and hardware dropped by 12% and 3% respectively.

The portable market of the video game industry rose to $1.4 billion, the second time sales broke the $1 billion mark in the industry's history. Mostly due to the release of the [[Nintendo DS]] and the [[PlayStation Portable]] in North America, sales for portable hardware rose 96% over 2004. Although the release of the Nintendo DS and the Sony PSP aided in spurring growth in the portable market, the [[Game Boy Advance]] still represented 62% total portable software units sold and 52% of total portable software dollar sales.<ref name="sales1">{{cite web |title=NPD Group's Annual 2005 U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales |url=http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_060117.html |access-date=January 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204082521/http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_060117.html |archive-date=February 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

Computer games continued its trend and declined by 14%, dropping from $1.1 billion in 2004 to $953 million. Although sales did decrease, [[NPD Group|NPD]] claims that playing games on the PC is actually increasing through a variety of different mediums including online websites and [[Massively multiplayer online game|MMO]] subscriptions.<ref name="sales2">{{cite web |title=NPD Group's Annual 2005 U.S. PC Game Retail Sales |url=http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_060117a.html |access-date=January 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204090152/http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_060117a.html |archive-date=February 4, 2006 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}</ref>

===Video game systems===
*[[PlayStation 2]]
*[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
*[[GameCube]]
*[[Xbox 360]]

Additionally, [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox 360]], [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Nintendo]]'s [[Wii]] were officially unveiled during or just prior to [[E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo)|E3]]; however, only the Xbox 360 was released in 2005. The Xbox 360 was released in [[North America]] on November 22, [[Europe]] on December 2, and [[Japan]] on December 10.

===Handheld game systems===
*[[Game Boy Advance SP]]
*[[Nintendo DS]]
*[[PlayStation Portable]]

===Hardware releases===
[[File:Microsoft-Xbox-360-Pro-Flat-wController-L.jpg|thumb|[[Xbox 360]]]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month
! Day
! Console
|-
| September
| 13
| [[Game Boy Micro]]
|-
| November
| 22
| [[Xbox 360]]
|}

===Best-selling video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling video games worldwide in 2005
! rowspan="2" | Rank
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Platform(s)
! colspan="4" | Sales
|-
! [[video games in Japan|Japan]]
! [[video games in the United States|United States]]
![[Europe]]
! Worldwide
|-
|1
|''[[Gran Turismo 4]]''
|PS2
|1,066,749<ref name=":1" />
|1,500,000+<ref name=":3" />
|{{Unknown}}
|{{formatnum:{{#expr:6000000-1000000}}|}}+<ref>{{Cite web|date=2005|title=Annual Report 2005|url=https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/ar/SonyAR05-E.pdf#page=15|website=[[Sony]]|page=13|access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gran Turismo4 for PlayStation2 Will Launch February 22, 2005 in North America |url=https://www.sony.com/content/sony/en/en_us/SCA/company-news/press-releases/sony-computer-entertainment-america-inc/2005/gran-turismo4-for-playstation2-will-launch-february-22-2005-in-north-america.html |access-date=13 November 2021 |work=[[Sony]] |date=2 February 2005}}</ref>
|-
|2
|''[[Madden NFL 06]]''
|PS2, XBOX, GCN
|3,250<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Game Search|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/game-search|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Game Data Library|publisher=[[Famitsu]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
|4,430,000{{Efn|name=Madden}}
|{{Unknown}}
|4,433,250+
|-
|3
|''[[Nintendogs]]''
| DS
|965,665<ref name=":1" />
|{{Unknown}}
|1,600,000<ref name=":8">{{Cite web|last=Jordan|first=Jon|date=January 5, 2006|title=DS lead increases further|url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/news/ds-lead-increases-further/|access-date=2021-11-13|language=en}}</ref>
|{{formatnum:{{#expr:2590000+1600000}}|}}+<ref name=":10">{{Cite web|date=November 24, 2005|title=Consolidated Financial Statements|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2005/051124e.pdf|access-date=17 November 2021|website=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref><ref name=":8" />
|-
|4
|''[[Pokémon Emerald]]''
|GBA
|319,837<ref name=":1" />
|1,700,000+<ref name=":4" />
|1,200,000<ref name="gibiz">{{cite web |title=FROM THE MIND OF A JAPANESE SCHOOL BOY TO THE BIGGEST GAME FRANCHISE OF ALL TIME! |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/from-the-mind-of-a-japanese-school-boy-to-the-biggest-game-franchise-of-all-time |work=Games Industry.biz |date=2006-03-27 |access-date=2013-11-02 |archive-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106231256/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/from-the-mind-of-a-japanese-school-boy-to-the-biggest-game-franchise-of-all-time |url-status=live}}</ref>
|3,219,837+
|-
|5
|''[[Mario Kart DS]]''
|DS
|836,478<ref name=":0" />
|{{Unknown}}
|800,000<ref name=":8" />
|3,000,000+<ref name=":9">{{Cite web|date=January 26, 2006|title=Consolidated Financial Highlights|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2006/060126e.pdf|access-date=13 November 2021|website=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref>
|-
|6
|''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' (''Biohazard 4'')
|GCN, PS2
|591,379<ref name=":1" />
|{{Unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|3,000,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Press Release 2006 |url=https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e060424.html |access-date=13 November 2021 |work=[[Capcom]] |date=April 24, 2006}}</ref>
|-
|7
|''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
|PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} 
|1,567,000+<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=15 December 2005|title=Aktuelle Hard- & Software-Verkaufszahlen aus den USA|trans-title=Current Hardware & Software Sales From the USA|url=http://www.gfdata.de/archiv12-2005-gamefront/01596.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051218085511/http://www.gfdata.de/archiv12-2005-gamefront/01596.html|archive-date=2005-12-18|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[GameFront]]|language=de|publication-date=November 2005}}</ref>
|500,000+<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Kristan|date=3 May 2006|title=2005 UK Sales Review|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_uksalesreview_part1|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312080054/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_uksalesreview_part1|archive-date=2009-03-12|access-date=2021-11-12|website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>
|2,067,000+
|-
|8
|''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 5]]'' (''Winning Eleven 9'')
|
|{{formatnum:{{#expr:923288+202176}}|}}+<ref name=":1" />
|{{Unknown}}
|800,000+<ref name=":7" />
|1,925,464+
|-
|9
|''[[Animal Crossing: Wild World]]''
|DS
|1,382,228<ref name=":0" />
|{{Unknown}}
| {{NA}} 
|1,800,000+<ref name=":9" />
|-
|10
|[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'']]
|
|61,221<ref name="EBsales">{{Cite book|title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2006|publisher=[[Enterbrain]]|year=2006|location=Tokyo|language=ja|script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2006|trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2006|chapter=2005年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP500|trans-chapter=2005 Game Software Annual Sales Top 500|chapter-url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2005_ne_fa/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090127020408/http://geimin.net/da/db/2005_ne_fa/index.php|archive-date=2009-01-27|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|931,000+<ref name=":2" />
|611,000+<ref name=":7" />
|1,603,221+
|}

==== Japan ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling [[video games in Japan]]
! Rank
! Title
! Platform(s)
!Publisher
!Genre
! Sales
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
|1
|[[Animal Crossing: Wild World|''Oideyo Dōbutsu no Mori'']] (''Animal Crossing: Wild World'')
|DS
|[[Nintendo]]
|[[Social simulation]]
|1,382,228
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Moutinho|first=Luiz|url=|title=Worldwide Casebook In Marketing Management|date=2016-02-29|publisher=[[World Scientific]]|isbn=978-981-4689-62-5|page=50|chapter=Top 10 games for home consoles in Japan in 2005|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zmjFCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA50}}</ref>
|-
|2
|''[[Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!|Nō o Kitaeru Otona no DS Training]]'' (''Brain Training'')
|DS
|Nintendo
|[[Edutainment]]
|1,157,870
|-
|3
|''[[World Soccer Winning Eleven 9]]'' (''Pro Evolution Soccer 5'')
|PS2
|[[Konami]]
|[[Sports simulation]]
|{{formatnum:{{#expr:923288+202176}}|}}
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|4
|''[[Gran Turismo 4]]''
|PS2
|[[Sony]]
|[[Racing simulation]]
|1,066,749
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=2005 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2005.shtml|access-date=2021-11-09|website=The Magic Box|archive-date=April 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414115024/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2005.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|5
|''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team|Pokémon Fushigi no Dungeon]]'' (''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'')
|DS, GBA
|Nintendo
|[[Roguelike]]
|1,038,864
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|6
|''[[Nintendogs]]''
|DS
|Nintendo
|[[Pet simulation]]
|965,665
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|7
|[[Big Brain Academy (video game)|''Yawaraka Atama Juku'']] (''Big Brain Academy'')
|DS
|Nintendo
|Edutainment
|935,535
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|8
|''[[Shin Sangokumusou 4]]'' (''Dynasty Warriors 5'')
|PS2
|[[Koei]]
|[[Hack & slash]]
|917,985
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|9
|''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''
|PS2
|[[Square Enix]]
|[[Action RPG]]
|884,428
| rowspan="2" |<ref name=":0" />
|-
| 10|| ''[[Mario Kart DS]]''|| DS
|Nintendo
|[[Kart racing game|Kart racing]]
|836,478
|}

====United States====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling [[video games in the United States]]
! Rank
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Publisher
!Sales
!Revenue
!Inflation
!{{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1 || ''[[Madden NFL 06]]''|| PS2, XBOX, GCN || [[EA Sports]]
|4,430,000
|{{US$|{{#expr:4430000*46 round -6}}|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=204000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|{{efn|{{nowrap|2.95 million}} on PlayStation 2.<ref name=":2"/> {{nowrap|1.2 million}} on Xbox.<ref name=":3"/> 280,000 on GameCube.<ref name="GameCube">{{Citation|last=Casamassina|first=Matt|title=Crunching the Numbers: GameCube's 2005|date=1 February 2006|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/01/crunching-the-numbers-gamecubes-2005|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref>|name=Madden}}<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=January 17, 2006|title=The NPD Group Reports Annual 2005 U.S. Video Game Industry Retail Sales|url=http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_060117.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060204082521/http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_060117.html|archive-date=2006-02-04|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[The NPD Group]]}}</ref>
|-
|2 || ''[[Pokémon Emerald]]'' || GBA|| [[Nintendo]]
|1,700,000+
|{{US$|{{#expr:1700000*34 round -6}}|long=no}}+
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=58000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last1=Feldman|first1=Curt|last2=Sinclair|first2=Brendan|date=January 24, 2006|title=2005 a record year for US gaming|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/2005-a-record-year-for-us-gaming/1100-6142407/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[GameSpot]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
|-
|3
|''[[Nintendogs]]''
|DS
|Nintendo
|{{formatnum:{{#expr:2590000-965665}}|}}+
|{{Unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":1" />
|-
|4 || ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''|| PS2, XBOX || [[LucasArts]]
|1,567,000+
|{{US$|{{#expr:1567000*47 round -6}}|long=no}}+
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=74000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite web|date=15 December 2005|title=Aktuelle Hard- & Software-Verkaufszahlen aus den USA|trans-title=Current Hardware & Software Sales From the USA|url=http://www.gfdata.de/archiv12-2005-gamefront/01596.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051218085511/http://www.gfdata.de/archiv12-2005-gamefront/01596.html|archive-date=2005-12-18|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[GameFront]]|language=de|publication-date=November 2005}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
|-
|5 || ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]''|| PS2 || [[Sony]]
|1,500,000+
|{{US$|{{#expr:1500000*49 round -6}}|long=no}}+
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=74000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|6 || ''[[NCAA Football 06]]''|| PS2 || EA Sports
|1,130,000
|{{US$|{{#expr:1130000*48 round -6}}|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=54000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name=":2">{{Citation|last=Dunham|first=Jeremy|title=The Top Selling PS2 Games of 2005|date=17 June 2012|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/02/01/the-top-selling-ps2-games-of-2005|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=2021-11-11}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
|-
|7 || ''[[MVP Baseball 2005]]''|| PS2 || EA Sports
|970,000
|{{US$|{{#expr:970000*29 round -6}}|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=28000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|8
|''[[World of Warcraft]]''
|WIN
|[[Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard]]
|957,000
|{{US$|{{#expr:957000*47 round -6}}|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=45000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Thorsen|first=Tor|date=January 19, 2006|title=NPD paints mixed picture of PC gaming in 2005|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/npd-paints-mixed-picture-of-pc-gaming-in-2005/1100-6142571/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[GameSpot]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|9 || [[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'']]|| PS2, XBOX, GBA || LucasArts
|931,000+
|$81,000,000
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=81000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=March 21, 2006|title=Best Selling Games: Best-Selling Movie-Based Games of 2004/2005|url=https://www.forbes.com/2006/03/21/best_selling_games_slide.html|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108030327/http://www.forbes.com/2006/03/21/best_selling_games_slide.html|archive-date=8 January 2021|access-date=2021-11-11|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
|10 || ''[[NBA Live 06]]'' || PS2 || EA Sports
|826,000
|{{US$|{{#expr:826000*44 round -6}}|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|index=US|value=36000000|start_year=2005|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":4" />
|}

==== PAL regions ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Best-selling video games in [[PAL regions]]
! rowspan="2" |Rank
! colspan="2" |[[Video games in Australia|Australia]]<ref name="Australia">{{cite web|title=Top 20 Console Games Ranked by Units Sold, 1998–2013|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/video-and-online/industry-trends/in-the-archive/top-selling-games-titles|access-date=22 October 2021|website=[[Screen Australia]]|publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref>
! colspan="3" |[[video games in the United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Unlimited learning: Computer and video games in the learning landscape|date=2006 |publisher=[[European Leisure Software Publishers Association]] |page=51|chapter=Appendix B: Top 10 software|access-date=16 October 2021|chapter-url=https://www.org.id.tue.nl/IFIP-TC14/documents/ELSPA-report-2006.pdf#page=53}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Reed|first=Kristan|date=3 May 2006|title=2005 UK Sales Review|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_uksalesreview_part1|url-access=registration|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312080054/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_uksalesreview_part1|archive-date=2009-03-12|access-date=2021-11-12|website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |[[Video games in France|France]]
|-
!Title
!Platform
!Title
!Platform(s)
!Sales
|-
|1
|''[[Gran Turismo 4]]''
|PS2
|''[[FIFA 06]]''
|
|1,000,000+
|''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 5]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Lemaire|first=Oscar|title=Animal Crossing New Horizons est le jeu vidéo le plus vendu de l'année 2020 en France en physique|trans-title=Animal Crossing New Horizons is the best-selling video game of the year 2020 in France in physical|url=https://twitter.com/oscarlemaire/status/1348910281544634369|access-date=18 November 2021|website=[[Twitter]]|publisher=Ludostrie|language=fr}}</ref>
|-
|2
|''[[Pokémon Emerald]]''
|GBA
|''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 5]]'' (''PES 5'')
|
|800,000+
| rowspan="9" {{Unknown}}
|-
|3
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
|PS2
|[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|''Need for Speed: Most Wanted'']]
|
|750,000+
|-
|4
|''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2]]''
|PS2
|''[[Gran Turismo 4]]''
|PS2
|611,000+
|-
|5
|''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''
|PS2
|[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'']]
|
|611,000
|-
|6
|''[[Ratchet & Clank 3]]''
|PS2
|[[FIFA Street (2005 video game)|''FIFA Street'']]
|
|500,000+
|-
|7
|''[[Buzz!: The Music Quiz]]''
|PS2
|''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
|
|500,000+
|-
|8
|[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|''Need for Speed: Most Wanted'']]
|PS2
|''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''
|
|450,000+
|-
|9
|''[[WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006]]''
|PS2
|[[King Kong (2005 video game)|''King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie'']]
|
|450,000+
|-
|10
|''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''
|DS
|''[[The Sims 2]]''
|
|402,000+
|}

== Notable deaths ==
{{Expand section|date=April 2024}}

* January 15 – Deem Bristow, 57, voice actor best known for voicing [[Doctor Eggman]].
* July 21 – [[Long John Baldry]], 64, musician who played Dr. Ivo Robotnik in ''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', various voices in ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', and KOMPLEX in ''[[Bucky O'Hare (arcade game)|Bucky O'Hare]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-07-22 |title=Blues Star Long John Baldry Dies |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4709509.stm |access-date=2025-07-10 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* October 2 – [[Hamilton Camp]], 70, actor best known for voice the Prophet of Mercy in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
* November 13 – [[Eddie Guerrero]], 38 pro wrestler who appeared in the [[WWE]] games (cover star of ''[[WWE Survivor Series (video game)|WWE Survivor Series]]'' and ''[[WWE Aftershock]]'').<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harrington |first=Chris |date=2014-05-28 |title=33 Wrestlers That Have Appeared In The Most Video Games |url=https://whatculture.com/wwe/33-wrestlers-appeared-video-games |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=The tribute video WWE made after Eddie Guerrero's death has only ever been aired once |url=https://www.sportbible.com/wrestling/wwe/eddie-guerrero-wwe-tribute-video-087063-20231113 |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=SPORTbible |language=en}}</ref>

== Top game rentals in the United States ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Top [[video game rental]]s in the United States<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=7 January 2006|title=2005: The Year in Video|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2BQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]|volume=118|issue=1|page=18|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>
! Rank
! Title
! Platform
! Publisher
!Genre
|-
|1 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || PS2 || [[Rockstar Games]]
|[[Action-adventure]]
|-
|2 || ''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2]]'' || PS2 || [[Electronic Arts]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Racing game|Racing]]
|-
|3 || ''[[Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition]]'' || PS2 || Rockstar Games 
|-
|4 || ''[[Halo 2]]'' || XBOX || [[Microsoft]]
|[[First-person shooter]]
|-
|5 || [[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|''Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'']] || PS2 || [[LucasArts]]
|[[Action game|Action]]
|-
|6 || ''[[Madden NFL 06]]'' || PS2 || [[EA Sports]]
|[[Sports video game|Sports]]
|-
|7 || ''[[WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw]]'' || PS2 || [[THQ]]
|[[List of wrestling video games|Wrestling]]
|-
|8 || ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' || PS2 || [[Sony]]
|[[Racing simulation]]
|-
|9 || ''[[Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition]]'' || XBOX || Rockstar Games
|Racing
|-
|10 || ''[[NCAA Football 06]]'' || PS2 || EA Sports
|Sports
|}

==Events==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date(s)
! Event
|-
| March 6
| style="text-align:left;"| The television show ''[[60 Minutes]]'' tackles issues within [[video game controversy]]. This segment of ''60 Minutes'' has been criticized by [[video game players]] for encouraging video game censorship.<ref>{{cite web|first=Dan |last=Gainor |title='60 Minutes' Describes Video Game as a Killer Application |url=http://www.businessandmedia.org/news/2005/news20050309.asp |date=March 9, 2005 |publisher=businessandmedia.org |access-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710141953/http://www.businessandmedia.org/news/2005/news20050309.asp |archive-date=July 10, 2010 }}</ref>
|-
|March 7–11
| [[Game Developers Conference]]
* [[Nintendo]] keynote speech: "The Heart of the Gamer" by [[Satoru Iwata]], president of Nintendo.
* [[Microsoft]] keynote speech: "The Future of Games: Unlocking the Opportunity" by [[J Allard]], corporate vice president and chief [[XNA (Microsoft)|XNA]] architect.
|-
| May
| style="text-align:left;"| In defense of video games being beneficial for cognitive development, [[Steven Berlin Johnson]] published his book ''[[Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter]]''.
|-
|May 11
| The global version of ''[[MapleStory]]'' is launched.
|-
| May 12
| The [[Xbox 360]] was officially announced on [[MTV]] in a special hosted by [[Elijah Wood]].
|-
|May 16
|The [[PlayStation 3]] was unveiled by [[Sony]] during a pre-[[E3]] press conference, at 21:25 [[GMT]]. At the same time, the press release<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/050517e.pdf |publisher=Sony |title=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. to launch its Next Generation Computer Entertainment System in Spring 2006 |access-date=May 20, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525154642/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/050517e.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2005 |url-status=dead }}
</ref> was released through the Japanese PlayStation website.
|-
|May 18–20
|The 11th annual [[E3]] (Electronic Entertainment Expo) takes place in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. Four hundred exhibiting companies and 70,000 industry professionals representing 79 countries attended. Next-generation systems from [[Nintendo]], [[Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony]], and [[Microsoft]] were unveiled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats|title=Attendance and Stats|date=June 8, 2012 |publisher=IGN|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|May 22
|The [[List of Pac-Man video games|Pac-Man]] franchise celebrated it's 25th anniversary in Japan.
|-
| June 1
| [[IBM]] held the first virtual video game on-demand conference in which game developers and manufacturers were able to come together to discuss issues with online games, including management and distribution.
|-
|July 18–22
| [[Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association|IEMA]] (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 6th annual Executive Summit.
|-
|September 13
|The [[Super Mario]] series celebrated it's 20th anniversary in Japan.
|-
|September 16–18
| [[Tokyo Game Show]] takes place at [[Makuhari Messe]]. One hundred-thirty companies are expected to show with 1,429 booths.

* [[Nintendo]] keynote speech by [[Satoru Iwata]], president of Nintendo. During Iwata's keynote speech, the [[Wii]] controller is unveiled.
* [[Microsoft]] keynote speech by [[Robert J. Bach]], chief [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] officer and senior vice president, Home and Entertainment Division at Microsoft.
|-
| November 14
| Nintendo's first mainstream online service ([[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection]]) is launched with ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' and ''[[Tony Hawk's American Sk8land]]''.
|-
|November 16–20
| The [[World Cyber Games 2005|2005 World Cyber Games]] are held.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=David |date=April 13, 2005 |title=World Cyber Games 2005 Announced |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/world-cyber-games-2005-announced |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.gamedeveloper.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| November 22
| Microsoft releases the [[Xbox 360]] as a successor to the original [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]].
|-	
|December 10
|The 2005 [[Spike Video Game Awards]] are held.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-11-28 |title=Video Game Awards '05 |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/video-game-awards-05/ |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| December 16
| The [[Family Entertainment Protection Act]] (FEPA) is introduced by Senators [[Hillary Clinton]], [[Joe Lieberman]] and [[Evan Bayh]]. The [[Bill (proposed law)|bill]] calls for a federal mandate enforcement of the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] (ESRB) ratings system for [[video game]]s in order to protect children from inappropriate content.
|}

===Business===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date(s)
! Event
|-
| January 6 
| French publisher [[Titus Software]], is declared [[bankruptcy|bankrupt]] after being in receivership since October 2004. All assets are sold to [[Interplay Entertainment]]
|-
| January 12
| Video game companies and players worldwide donate money to the UNICEF South Asian Tsunami Relief Fund for rescue and reconstruction efforts upon the South Asian tsunami disaster. [[Electronic Arts]] pledges to donate $250,000 to the UNICEF South Asian Tsunami Relief Fund. CCP, the publisher of EVE Online, establishes a fund that video game players can contribute to.
|-
| January 17 
| [[Electronic Arts]] and [[ESPN]] announced a 15-year partnership that would give EA access to ESPN's broadcast, print and online content.
|-
| January 20 
| [[Activision]] announced that it acquired developer [[Vicarious Visions]] known best as a developer of [[Game Boy]] games as well as for their middleware program, ''Alchemy''.
|-
| January 24 
| [[Major League Baseball]] and [[Take-Two Interactive]] sign exclusive seven-year deal that gives Take-Two Interactive the rights among third-party publishers to develop games based on the MLB license.
|-
| January 25
| [[Take-Two Interactive]] announced that it acquired developer [[Visual Concepts]] and their wholly owned subsidiary [[Kush Games]] from [[Sega]] for $24 million. Additionally, Take-Two Interactive also announced the start of another publishing label named [[2K Games]].
|-
| February
| [[Troika Games]] defunct after being unable to get contracts for development work.
|-
| March 2 
|The [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] or ESRB added the rating of "E10+" to its ratings system. E10+ was created in order to divide E ratings for younger and older children.
|-
| March 7 
| [[Sega Sammy Holdings|Sammy Studios]] breaks away from [[Sega Sammy Holdings]] and renames itself [[High Moon Studios]].
|-
| March 9 
| [[Sega]] acquires [[Creative Assembly]].
|-
| March 23 
| [[Vivendi Games|Vivendi Universal Games]] buys developer [[Radical Entertainment]]. Radical is best known for developing ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]''.
|-
| April 2
|[[Keiji Inafune]], the creator of ''[[Mega Man (series)|Mega Man]]'' series, was promoted from corporate officer to senior corporate officer.
|-
| May
| [[Buena Vista Games]] announces that it had bought the rights to the [[Turok]] video game franchise and will be publishing new games. The rights were originally held by bankrupt [[Acclaim Entertainment]].
|-
| July 20 
| After coming under heavy fire from many politicians, most notably [[Hillary Clinton]], the [[Entertainment Software Rating Board]] re-rated [[Rockstar Games]]' ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' Adults Only 18+ (AO) due to the sexually explicit minigame [[Mod (computer gaming)|mod]] "[[Hot Coffee mod|Hot Coffee]]". Additionally, Rockstar Games ceased production of the game and has announced plans to offer a new version of the game that can't be affected by the mod, and plans to patch the PC version.
|-
| July 27 
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] released the first major update in Japan for their [[handheld game console|video game handheld]], the [[PlayStation Portable]]. ''Version 2.00'' includes a [[web browser]], A-B repeat mode, [[Wi-Fi]] picture sending, as well as additional audio & video support among other features.
|-
| August 8 
| Abandon Mobile announces its formation through a partnership between Abandon Entertainment, Inc. and GF Capital Management and Advisors, LLC.
|-
| August 22 
| [[Square Enix]] acquires [[Taito]] leading to Square Enix entering the arcade sector of the electronic game industry.
|-
| September 29
| [[Namco]] merges with [[Bandai]] to form [[Bandai Namco Holdings]], the third-largest video game entity in Japan.
|-
| November
| [[Pandemic Studios]] and [[BioWare]] partner to create BioWare/Pandemic Studios.
|-
| November 7 
|[[Take-Two Interactive]] acquires [[Firaxis Games]].
|-
| November 30 
| [[Sony Computer Entertainment]] announce that [[PlayStation 2]] breaks a record: the fastest console to reach cumulative shipment of 100 million units, beating the previous record holder, the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], by three years and nine months. The PS platform has until the present year the biggest sales of all times of video games history, with 120 million consoles shipped.
|-
| December 12 
| [[Working Designs]] closes down.
|}

==Notable releases==

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Release Date
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Computer Releases
! scope="col" | Console Releases
! scope="col" | Handheld Releases
! scope="col" | Other Releases
|-
| January 10 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| January 10 || ''Software Tycoon'' || LIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 11 || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 11 || ''[[Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 11 || ''[[The Getaway: Black Monday]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 12 || ''[[Banjo-Pilot]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| January 16 || ''[[The Punisher (2005 video game)|The Punisher]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 18 || ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 18 || ''[[Street Racing Syndicate]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 18 || ''[[Virtua Quest]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 18 || ''[[Zoo Keeper (2003 video game)|Zoo Keeper]]''|| {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| January 19 || ''[[Virtua Quest]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 25 || ''[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 25 || ''[[Playboy: The Mansion]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 27 ||''COPS 2170: The Power of Law''<ref>{{Cite web |title=COPS 2170: The Power of Law |url=https://www.ign.com/games/cops-2170-the-power-of-law |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> ||WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 4 || ''[[Postal²|Postal²: Share the Pain]]'' || LIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 8 || ''[[Racing Gears Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 8 || ''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II The Sith Lords]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 8 || ''[[Shadow of Rome]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 8 || ''[[Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Soaring Hawk]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 8 || ''[[Shaman King: Legacy of the Spirits, Sprinting Wolf]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 8 || ''[[Winnie the Pooh's Rumbly Tumbly Adventure]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2 || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 14 || ''[[Star Fox Assault]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 14 || ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| February 15 || ''[[Constantine (video game)|Constantine]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 15 || ''[[Nano Breaker]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 15 || ''[[Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 17 || ''[[Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 22 || ''[[FIFA Street (2005 video game)|FIFA Street]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 22 || ''[[Gran Turismo 4]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 22 || ''[[MVP Baseball 2005]]'' || WIN || GCN, PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 22 || ''[[Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 22 || ''[[Ace Combat Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 23 || ''[[Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 23 || ''[[Project Snowblind]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 23 || ''[[Super Army War]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 24 || ''[[Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 24 || ''[[Tekken 5]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 27 || ''[[Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 28 || ''[[Scrapland|American McGee Presents: Scrapland]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 28 || ''[[Fight Night Round 2]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 28 || ''[[Ice Nine (video game)|Ice Nine]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| February 28 || ''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 1 || ''[[Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 1 || ''[[Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 1 || ''[[Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 1 || ''[[Star Wars: Republic Commando]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 1 || ''[[Mortal Kombat: Deception]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 3 || ''[[Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 8 || ''[[989 Sports Major League Baseball series|MLB 2006]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 8 || ''[[Rave Master (video game)|Rave Master]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 13 || ''[[Pokémon Dash]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| March 14 || ''[[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 14 || ''[[Need for Speed: Underground 2|Need for Speed Underground: Rivals]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 14 || ''[[World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 14 || ''[[Yoshi Touch & Go]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Act of War: Direct Action]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30]]'' || WIN || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Cold Fear]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Driver 3]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Musashi: Samurai Legend]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Phantom Dust]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Rayman: Hoodlums' Revenge]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Spider-Man 2 (2004 video game)|Spider-Man 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Super Monkey Ball Deluxe]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground 2|Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 16 || ''[[Dynasty Warriors (2004 video game)|Dynasty Warriors]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 16 || ''[[MX vs. ATV Unleashed]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 16 || ''[[Retro Atari Classics]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| March 21 || ''[[NFL Street 2|NFL Street 2 Unleashed]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 21 || ''[[TimeSplitters: Future Perfect]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Sagas]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[God of War (2005 video game)|God of War]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[Lumines]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[The Matrix Online]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[Metal Gear Acid]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[Shining Tears]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[Bionicle: Maze of Shadows]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[MX vs. ATV Unleashed]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape#Nintendo DS|Rayman DS]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[Ridge Racer (2004 video game)|Ridge Racer]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[Twisted Metal: Head-On]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 24 || ''[[Wipeout Pure]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| March 25 || ''Iron Phoenix'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 25 || ''[[Sudeki]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 28 || ''[[Mario Party Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| March 29 || ''[[Dynasty Warriors 5]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 29 || ''[[Red Ninja: End of Honor]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 29 || ''[[Spikeout: Battle Street]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 30 || ''[[Red Ninja: End of Honor]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 31 || ''[[Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 3 || ''[[Doom 3]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 3 || ''[[Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 5 || ''[[Rise of the Kasai]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 5 || ''[[Lego Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| April 5 || ''[[Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 5 || ''[[SWAT 4]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 6 || ''[[Archer Maclean's Mercury]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| April 6 || ''[[Close Combat: First to Fight]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 11 || ''[[Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 12 || ''[[Jade Empire]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 18 || ''[[Polarium]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| April 18 || ''[[Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 19 || ''[[ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| April 19 || ''[[Psychonauts]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 20 || ''[[WWE WrestleMania 21 (video game)|WWE WrestleMania 21]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 21 || ''[[Haunting Ground]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 21 || ''[[Raze's Hell]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 24 || ''[[Popeye: Rush for Spinach]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| April 25 || ''[[Mobile games in the Crash Bandicoot series#Crash Bandicoot|Crash Bandicoot]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || MOBI
|-
| April 26 || ''[[Guild Wars (video game)|Guild Wars]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 26 || ''[[Pac-Pix]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| April 26 || ''[[Psychonauts]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 26 || ''[[ObsCure]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 26 || ''Rengoku: The Tower of Purgatory'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| April 27 || ''[[Motocross Mania 3]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 27 || ''[[NBA Street Showdown]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| April 27 || ''[[Predator: Concrete Jungle]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 1 || ''[[Pokémon Emerald]]'' (North America) || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| May 2 || ''[[Pac-Man Pinball Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| May 3 || ''[[Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)|Forza Motorsport]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 3 || ''[[Hot Shots Golf: Open Tee]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| May 3 || ''[[Pariah (video game)|Pariah]]'' || WIN || XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 3 || ''[[Puyo Pop Fever]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| May 5 || ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (video game)|Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || GBA, DS || MOBI
|-
| May 9 || ''[[Donkey Konga#Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade!|Donkey Konga 2: Hit Song Parade!]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 11 || ''[[Cold Winter]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 18 || [[Fate (video game)|Fate]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kasavin |first=Greg |date=2005-06-20 |title=Fate Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fate-review/1900-6127845/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250515090659/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fate-review/1900-6127845/ |archive-date=2025-05-15 |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=GameSpot}}</ref> || WIN, OSX || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 19 || [[Chameleon (2005 video game)|Chameleon]] || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 23 || ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| May 23 || ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| May 24 || ''[[Madagascar (video game)|Madagascar]]'' || WIN || GCN, PS2, XBOX || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| May 27 || ''[[7 Sins (video game)|7 Sins]]'' || WIN || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 31 || ''[[Advent Rising]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 2 || ''[[Digimon World 4]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 7 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 7 || ''[[Medal of Honor: European Assault]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 8 || ''[[Area 51 (2005 video game)|Area 51]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 13 || ''[[Juiced (video game)|Juiced]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 13 || ''[[Yoshi's Universal Gravitation|Yoshi Topsy-Turvy]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| June 13 || ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| June 14 || ''[[Arc the Lad: End of Darkness]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 14 || ''[[Batman Begins (video game)|Batman Begins]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| June 14 || ''[[Capcom Fighting Evolution]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 21 || ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 21 || ''[[Bomberman (Nintendo DS)|Bomberman]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| June 21 || ''[[Conker: Live & Reloaded]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 21 || ''[[Destroy All Humans!]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 21 || ''[[Mega Man Battle Network 5]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| June 22 || ''[[Psychonauts]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 24 || ''Soul Ride'' || LIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 27 || ''[[Fantastic Four (2005 video game)|Fantastic Four]]'' || WIN || GCN, PS2, XBOX || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| June 27 || ''[[Meteos]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| June 27 || ''[[Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| June 28 || ''[[Dead to Rights: Reckoning]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| June 28 || ''[[Falcon 4.0: Allied Force]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 28 || ''[[Riviera: The Promised Land]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| July 5 || ''[[Façade (interactive story)|Façade]]'' || WIN, OSX || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 6 || ''[[Coded Arms]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| July 7 || ''[[killer7]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 11 || ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005 video game)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| July 12 || ''[[FlatOut (video game)|FlatOut]]'' (North America) || WIN || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 12 || ''[[Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 19 || ''[[Nanostray]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| July 20 || ''[[Colosseum: Road to Freedom]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 26 || ''[[Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town|Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| July 26 || ''[[Kim Possible (video game series)|Disney's Kim Possible 3: Team Possible]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| July 26 || ''[[Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 29 || ''[[Worms 4]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 2 || ''[[BloodRayne 2]]'' || WIN (NA) || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 2 || ''[[Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| August 3 || ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 8 || ''[[Madden NFL 06]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, GCN || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| August 9 || ''[[Advent Rising]]''|| WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 9 || ''[[Dragon Ball GT: Transformation]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| August 15 || ''[[Geist (video game)|Geist]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 16 || ''[[Death Jr.]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| August 16 ||''[[Dungeon Siege II]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 16 ||''[[EyeToy: Play 2]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 16 || ''[[Hello Kitty: Roller Rescue]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 16 || ''[[Pac 'n Roll]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| August 16 || ''[[Sigma Star Saga]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| August 17 ||''[[Madden NFL 06]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 22 ||''[[Nintendogs]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| August 22 ||''[[Advance Wars: Dual Strike]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| August 23 ||''[[187 Ride or Die]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 23 || ''[[Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 23 ||''[[The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, GCN, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 25 ||''[[InuYasha: Feudal Combat]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 29 || ''[[Dynasty Warriors Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| August 29 || ''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 29 || ''[[WWE Day of Reckoning 2]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 30 || ''[[MotoGP 3: Ultimate Racing Technology]]'' || WIN || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 31 || ''[[World Series of Poker (video game)|World Series of Poker]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September || ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Winter Assault]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 6 || ''[[Radiata Stories]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 6 || ''[[Rebelstar: Tactical Command]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| September 7 || ''[[One Piece: Grand Battle! Rush]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 8 || ''[[Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Armored Core: Nine Breaker]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Burnout Legends]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Burnout Revenge]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Dynasty Warriors 5]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[EverQuest II: Desert of Flames]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[GripShift]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[{{Not a typo|Med|iEvil}}: Resurrection]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Scooby-Doo! Unmasked]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, GCN, XBOX || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[World Series of Poker (video game)|World Series of Poker]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 14 || ''[[Tecmo Classic Arcade]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 14 || ''[[World Series of Poker (video game)|World Series of Poker]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 15 || ''[[Fire Pro Wrestling Returns]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 15 || ''[[Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 15 || ''[[World Series of Poker (video game)|World Series of Poker]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 16 || ''[[Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX (US) || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 19 || ''[[DK King of Swing]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| September 19 || ''[[Frantix]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 19 || ''[[Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || GBA, DS, PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Genji: Dawn of the Samurai]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Gretzky NHL 2006]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes|Kingdom Under Fire:Heroes]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Legend of Kay]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Myst V: End of Ages]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Ninja Gaiden Black]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[List of Space Invaders video games#Space Invaders Revolution|Space Invaders Revolution]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[We Love Katamari]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Whac-A-Mole]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || DS, PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 20 || ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' || WIN || GCN, PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 21 || [[Mega Man X8]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-01 |title=Megaman X8 para PC ya tiene fecha |url=https://as.com/meristation/2005/08/30/noticias/1125354780_058163.html |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=Meristation |language=es}}</ref> (Europe) || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 22 || ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' || WIN || GCN, PS2, XBOX || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| September 23 || ''[[Neuro Hunter]]'' || WIN (UK) || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Another Code: Two Memories]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Top Spin (video game)|Top Spin]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 27 || ''[[Capcom Classics Collection]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 27 || ''[[Far Cry Instincts]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 27 || ''[[Frogger: Ancient Shadow]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 27 || ''[[Lost in Blue]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| September 27 || ''[[Lunar: Dragon Song]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| September 27 || ''[[Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 28 || ''[[Dance Dance Revolution Extreme 2]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 29 || ''[[Battalion Wars]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 29 || ''[[Frogger: Helmet Chaos]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS, PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| September 30 || ''[[Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX (EU) || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 2 || ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 3 || ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 4 || ''[[Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 4 || ''[[Bratz: Rock Angelz (video game)|Bratz: Rock Angelz]]'' || WIN || PS2, GCN || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 4 || ''[[FIFA 06]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || DS || MOBI
|-
| October 4 || ''[[Mega Man Zero 4]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 4 || ''[[Street Racing Syndicate]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 4 || ''[[Trauma Center: Under the Knife]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 5 || ''[[Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 7 || ''[[Black & White 2]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 7 || ''[[Virtua Tennis: World Tour]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| October 7 || ''[[Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (video game)|Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 10 || ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 10 || ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Pumpkin King]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 10 || ''[[L.A. Rush]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''[[FIFA 06]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP, GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''[[SOCOM 3]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''Hello Kitty: Happy Party Pals'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''[[Zoo Tycoon DS]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''[[Serious Sam 2]]'' || WIN || XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 11 || ''[[SSX on Tour]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| October 12 || ''[[Devil Kings]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 12 || ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 13 || ''[[FlatOut (video game)|FlatOut]]'' (Japan) || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 16 || ''[[Teen Titans (GBA game)|Teen Titans]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 17 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 17 || ''[[F.E.A.R. (video game)|F.E.A.R.]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 17 || ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Chicken Little (video game)|Chicken Little]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Quake 4]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Age of Empires III]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Dig Dug: Digging Strike]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Jak X: Combat Racing]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Shadow of the Colossus]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Spyro: Shadow Legacy]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[The Con (video game)|The Con]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''The Fairly Oddparents! Clash with the Anti-World'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[Zoo Tycoon 2: Endangered Species]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 19 || ''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 19 || ''[[Crash Tag Team Racing]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 19 || ''[[X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| October 19 || ''[[Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN, PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 20 || ''Navy Field Online'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 21 || ''SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Cameras, Pants!'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 24 || ''[[Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 24 || ''[[Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 24 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| October 24 || ''[[Metroid Prime Pinball]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 24 || ''[[Nintendogs|Nintendogs: Best Friends]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Atomic Betty]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Battlefield 2: Modern Combat]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Call of Duty 2]] '' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Civilization IV]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Driver 3]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Gunstar Super Heroes]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Kong: King of Atlantis]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Resident Evil 4]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Ratchet: Deadlocked]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Shrek SuperSlam]]'' || WIN || GCN, PS2, XBOX || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| October 25 || ''[[Soul Calibur III]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 26 || ''[[Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 26 || ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (PSP)|Ghost In The Shell:Stand Alone Complex]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| October 26 || ''[[Nicktoons Unite!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| October 27 || ''[[Half-Life 2: Lost Coast]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[007: From Russia with Love]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Call of Duty 2: Big Red One]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Castlevania: Curse of Darkness]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Mega Man Battle Network 5|Mega Man Battle Network 5: Double Team DS]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 video game)|Star Wars Battlefront 2]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX|| PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || DS, GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[TY the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 3 || ''[[Ed, Edd n Eddy: The Mis-Edventures]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 7 || ''[[Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 7 || ''[[Madagascar: Operation Penguin]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 7 || ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 7 || ''[[The Matrix: Path of Neo]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[EyeToy: Kinetic]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Fatal Frame III: The Tormented]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Guitar Hero (video game)|Guitar Hero]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Gun (video game)|Gun]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || DS, GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Shamu's Deep Sea Adventures]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Suikoden Tactics]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[The Movies (video game)|The Movies]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 8 || ''[[Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 9 || ''[[Big Mutha Truckers]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 10 || ''[[Crash Tag Team Racing]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 13 || ''[[Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 13 || ''[[The Proud Family]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA, DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 14 || ''[[Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 14 || ''[[ATV: Quad Frenzy]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 14 || ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (video game)|The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || DS, GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 14 || ''[[Garfield: The Search for Pooky]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 14 || ''[[Mario Kart DS]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Dragon Quest VIII]] (NA)'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[EyeToy: Operation Spy]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (video game)|Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Infected (video game)|Infected]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Kingdom of Paradise]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Neopets: The Darkest Faerie]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Pac-Man World 3]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN|| DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Sonic Rush]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Totally Spies! (video game)|Totally Spies!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[True Crime: New York City]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Wild Arms Alter Code: F]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 16 || ''[[Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 16 || ''[[Devilish: Ball Bounder]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 16 || ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]''|| WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || GBA, DS, PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| November 17 || ''[[50 Cent: Bulletproof]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 17 || ''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=2005-11-24 |title=Peter Jackson's King Kong |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/24/peter-jacksons-king-kong-3 |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 20 || ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 21 || ''[[Battlefield 2: Special Forces]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 21 || ''[[College Hoops 2K6]]'' || {{NA}} || XBOX || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 21 || ''[[Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Amped 3]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Call of Duty 2]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Condemned: Criminal Origins]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[FIFA 06: Road To FIFA World Cup]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Geometry Wars|Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved]]'' || {{NA}} || XBLA || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Kameo: Elements of Power]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Mutant Storm Reloaded]]'' || {{NA}} || XBLA || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005 video game)|Need for Speed: Most Wanted]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Outpost Kaloki X]]'' || {{NA}} || XBLA || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Perfect Dark Zero]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jr |first=Xalavier Nelson |date=2019-07-08 |title=Peter Jackson’s King Kong was the most innovative game of its console generation |url=https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/8/20680953/king-kong-xbox-360-game-rayman-michel-ancel |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref> || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Quake 4]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Ridge Racer 6]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[SBK: Snowboard Kids]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 28 || ''[[Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 29 || ''[[Burnout Legends]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| November 30 || ''[[College Hoops 2K6]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 30 || ''[[Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones]]'' || WIN || PS2, XBOX, GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 2 || ''[[Chicken Little (video game)|Chicken Little]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 5 || ''[[Animal Crossing: Wild World]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| December 5 || ''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| December 5 || ''[[Super Mario Strikers]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 5 || ''[[Tokobot]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 6 || ''[[Battles of Prince of Persia]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| December 6 || ''[[Bust-a-Move DS]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| December 6 || ''[[Pac-Man World 3]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 6 || ''[[Prince of Persia: Warrior Within|Prince of Persia: Revelations]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 7 || ''[[Dragon Booster]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || DS || {{NA}}
|-
| December 7 || ''[[The Sims 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 8 || ''[[Yakuza (video game)|Yakuza]]'' (Japan) || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 9 || ''[[The Endless Forest]]'' || WIN || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 12 || ''[[Final Fantasy IV|Final Fantasy IV Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBA || {{NA}}
|-
| December 12 || ''[[Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows]]'' || {{NA}} || PS2, XBOX|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 13 || ''[[Midway Arcade Treasures: Extended Play]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 13 || ''[[Ultimate Block Party]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 15 || ''[[Armored Core: Formula Front]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 20 || ''[[Chaos Field]]'' || {{NA}} || GCN || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 20 || ''[[Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || PSP || {{NA}}
|-
| December 22 || ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]] (Japan)'' || {{NA}} || PS2 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 29 || ''[[Dead or Alive 4]]'' || {{NA}} || X360 || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|}

== Video game-based film and television releases ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Title !! Date !! Director !! Distributor(s) !! Franchise !! Original game publisher !! {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| ''[[Xenosaga: The Animation]]''
| January 5, 2005
| Shigeyasu Yamauchi
| [[Toei Animation]]
| ''[[Xenosaga]]''
| [[Monolith Soft]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2007-08-07 |title=Xenosaga Animation Premieres August 30 |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/08/xenosaga-animat/ |last1=Kohler |first1=Chris }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]''
| July 16, 2005
| [[Kunihiko Yuyama]]
| [[Toho]]
| ''[[Pokémon]]''
| [[Game Freak]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/releasegroup/gr804344325/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''
| rowspan="2" |September 14, 2005
| [[Tetsuya Nomura]]
| [[Square Enix Image Studio Division]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Final Fantasy]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Square Enix]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0385700/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Box Office Mojo}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]''
| [[Morio Asaka]]
| [[Madhouse, Inc.]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaegar |first=Jack |date=2024-02-27 |title=Now is the Perfect Time to Watch This Forgotten FFVII Anime |url=https://gamerant.com/last-order-final-fantasy-vii-forgotten-anime/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=Game Rant |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]]''
| October 6, 2005
| Masamitsu Hidaka
| [[TV Tokyo]]
| ''Pokémon''
| Game Freak
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pokémon the Series: Battle Frontier - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/pokemon_the_series/s09 |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Doom (film)|Doom]]''
| October 17, 2005
| [[Andrzej Bartkowiak]]
| [[Universal Pictures]]
| ''[[Doom (franchise)|Doom]]''
| [[Id Software]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-25 |title=Hot take: 'Doom' (the movie) doesn't suck and never did |url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/doom-movie-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-good-actually-streaming |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=SYFY Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Street Fighter Alpha: Generations]]''
| October 25, 2005
| Ikuo Kuwana
| [[Manga Entertainment]]
| ''[[Street Fighter]]''
| [[Capcom]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web |last=KJB |date=2005-11-04 |title=Street Fighter Alpha: Generations Review |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/04/street-fighter-alpha-generations-review |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The King of Fighters: Another Day]]''
| December 2, 2005
| Masaki Tachibana
| [[Production I.G]]
| ''[[The King of Fighters]]''
| [[SNK]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.productionig.com/contents/works/04_/000438.html |title=The King of Fighters: Another Day |access-date=2025-06-01 |lang=en |publisher=[[Production I.G]]}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
*[[2005 in games]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{History of video games}}

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[[Category:Video games by year]]