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Nintendo video games winners with fans and critics

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Japanese video game giant Nintendo Co. Ltd. was the top winner at the 2006 People's Choice 1UP Awards hosted by the Ziff Davis Game Group in San Francisco on Wednesday. "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" for Nintendo's new Wii console was voted game of the year and best adventure title by users of the 1UP Network of video game fan sites.


"Wii Sports," also for the Wii, was named most innovative and best sports game.

1UP Editors voted "Zelda" console game of the year. "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion" from Bethesda Softworks and Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (Nasdaq:TTWO - news) took home the award for PC game of the year.

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