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Highest-grossing arcade games of the decade[]

See also: List of highest-grossing arcade games

The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of each year in the 1990s, in terms of coin drop earnings.

Highest-grossing arcade games of the 1990s
Year Market Title Developer Manufacturer Genre Revenue Inflation Ref
1990 Japan Final Fight Capcom Capcom Beat 'em up Unknown Unknown [1]
United States Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Konami Konami Beat 'em up Unknown Unknown [2]
1991 Worldwide Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Capcom Capcom Fighting Unknown Unknown [3]
1992
1993 Worldwide Street Fighter II Capcom Capcom Fighting $1,500,000,000 $NaN [4]
1994 Japan Super Street Fighter II X: Grand Master Challenge Capcom Capcom Fighting Unknown Unknown [5]
Virtua Fighter Sega AM2 Sega Fighting Unknown Unknown [6]
United States Daytona USA Sega AM2 Sega Racing Unknown Unknown [7]
Mortal Kombat II Midway Midway Fighting
1995 Japan Virtua Fighter 2 Sega AM2 Sega Fighting Unknown Unknown [8][9]
United States Daytona USA Sega AM2 Sega Racing Unknown Unknown [10][11]
Neo Geo MVS SNK SNK System
Mortal Kombat 3 Midway Midway Fighting
1996 Japan Street Fighter Zero 2 (Street Fighter Alpha 2) Capcom Capcom Fighting Unknown Unknown [12]
Virtua Fighter 2 / 2.1 Sega AM2 Sega Fighting Unknown Unknown [13]
1997 Japan Virtua Fighter 3 Sega AM2 Sega Fighting Unknown Unknown [14]
Print Club 2 Atlus Sega Purikura Unknown Unknown [15]
1998 Japan Tekken 3 Namco Namco Fighting Unknown Unknown [16][17]
1999 Japan Virtua Striker 2 ver. 98 / 99 Sega AM2 Sega Sports Unknown Unknown [18]
1990s Worldwide Street Fighter II Capcom Capcom Fighting $5,310,000,000+ $12300000000+ [19]

Best-selling game consoles of the decade[]

Best-selling video game consoles of the 1990s
Company Console Type Gen Year Sales
Japan NA Europe Other Worldwide
Nintendo Game Boy Handheld 8-bit 1989 26,670,000
[20] 		Unknown Unknown Unknown 94,360,000
[21][22]
Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 1994 17,280,000[23] 26,390,000[23] 28,150,000[23] N/A 78,140,000[23]
Nintendo Super NES Home 16-bit 1990 17,130,000[21] 20,000,000[24] 5,280,000+
[n 1] 		900,000+[25] 48,980,000[21]
Sega Sega Mega Drive Home 16-bit 1988 2,380,000[27] 20,000,000[28] 8,170,000+[n 2] 1,000,000+
[25] 		31,550,000+
Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 1996 5,290,000[21] Unknown Unknown Unknown 29,570,000[21]
Nintendo NES / Famicom Home 8-bit 1983 4,390,000[20] 12,000,000+
[30][31][32] 		7,025,000+
[25][33] 		340,000+[34] 23,755,000+
Sega Game Gear Handheld 8-bit 1990 1,980,000[20] 2,700,000+[35] 520,000+[36] Unknown 10,620,000+
[37]
Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit 1994 5,750,000[20] Unknown Unknown Unknown 9,260,000[38]
Sega Master System Home 8-bit 1985 Unknown 300,000+[35] 6,100,000+
[25][33] 		600,000+[34] 7,000,000+
Micro Genius Dendy (Famiclone) Home 8-bit 1992 N/A N/A 6,000,000[39] 6,000,000[39]
Sega Dreamcast Home 128-bit 1998 1,850,000[20] 1,700,000+[40] 500,000+[41] 4,050,000+
NEC PC Engine Home 16-bit 1987 3,490,000[27] 450,000+
[42][43] 		Unknown Unknown 3,940,000+
Sega Sega CD Home 16-bit 1991 850,000[25] 1,500,000[25] 415,000+[25] Unknown 2,765,000[25]
Panasonic 3DO Home 32-bit 1993 750,000[20] 185,000+[25] 15,000+[25] 5,000+[25] 1,320,000[44]
Philips CD-i Home 16-bit 1990 350,000+[25] 403,000+[25] 45,000+[25] 1,000,000[45]
Sega Genesis Nomad Handheld 16-bit 1995 1,000,000[46] N/A N/A N/A 1,000,000[46]
SNK Neo Geo AES Home 16-bit 1991 800,000+[47] Unknown Unknown Unknown 980,000+[47]
Sega Sega 32X Home 32-bit 1994 Unknown 300,000+[25] 65,000+[25] Unknown 800,000[48]
Nintendo Virtual Boy Handheld 32-bit 1995 140,000[44] Unknown Unknown Unknown 770,000[44]
SNK Neo Geo CD Home 16-bit 1994 450,000+[47] Unknown Unknown Unknown 570,000+[47]

Best-selling home video games of the decade[]

The following table lists home video games of the 1990s that sold at least 5 million copies.

Best-selling home video games of the 1990s (as of 2017)
Title Units sold Initial release date Platform(s) Genre(s) Developer(s) Publisher(s) Ref
Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow 46.02 million February 27, 1996 Game Boy Role-playing Game Freak Nintendo [n 3]
Pokémon Gold / Silver 23.1 million November 21, 1999 Game Boy Color Role-playing Game Freak Nintendo [50]
Super Mario World 20.61 million November 21, 1990 SNES Platformer Nintendo EAD Nintendo [51]
Lemmings 20 million February 14, 1991 Multi-platform Puzzle DMA Design Psygnosis [52]
Sonic the Hedgehog 15 million June 23, 1991 Mega Drive/Genesis Platformer Sonic Team Sega [53][54]
Street Fighter II 14.05 million June 10, 1992 SNES, Mega Drive Fighting Capcom Capcom [55]
Super Mario 64 11.91 million June 23, 1996 Nintendo 64 Platformer Nintendo EAD Nintendo [51]
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 11.18 million October 21, 1992 Game Boy Platformer Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo [51]
Final Fantasy VII 11.02 million January 31, 1997 PlayStation, Windows Role-playing Square Square, Sony Computer Entertainment, Eidos [n 4]
Gran Turismo 10.85 million December 23, 1997 PlayStation Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment [60]
Super Mario All-Stars 10.55 million July 14, 1993 SNES Platformer Nintendo EAD Nintendo [51]
Dr. Mario 10.19 million July 27, 1990 Game Boy, NES Puzzle Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo [n 5]
Mario Kart 64 9.87 million December 14, 1996 Nintendo 64 Kart racing Nintendo EAD Nintendo [51]
Gran Turismo 2 9.37 million December 11, 1999 PlayStation Sim racing Polyphony Digital Sony Computer Entertainment [60]
Donkey Kong Country 9.3 million November 21, 1994 SNES Platformer Rare Nintendo [63]
Super Mario Kart 8.76 million August 27, 1992 SNES Kart racing Nintendo EAD Nintendo [51]
Final Fantasy VIII 8.6 million February 11, 1999 PlayStation Role-playing Square Square, Square Electronic Arts [64]
Tekken 3 8.3 million March 26, 1998 PlayStation Fighting Namco Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment [65]
GoldenEye 007 8.09 million August 25, 1997 Nintendo 64 First-person shooter, stealth Rare Nintendo [66]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 7.6 million November 21, 1998 Nintendo 64 Action-adventure Nintendo EAD Nintendo [67]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 7.55 million November 21, 1992 Mega Drive/Genesis Platformer Sega Sega [n 6]
Tomb Raider 7.1 million October 25, 1996 Multi-platform Action-adventure Core Design Eidos Interactive [73]
Metal Gear Solid 7 million September 3, 1998 PlayStation Action-adventure, stealth Konami Konami [74]
Crash Bandicoot 6.82 million September 9, 1996 PlayStation Platformer Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [75]
Tomb Raider II 6.8 million November 21, 1997 Multi-platform Action-adventure Core Design Eidos Interactive [73]
Mortal Kombat 6.5 million September 13, 1993 Consoles Fighting Midway Games Acclaim Entertainment [76]
NBA Jam 6 million March 4, 1994 Genesis, SNES Fighting Midway Games Acclaim Entertainment [77]
Tomb Raider III 5.9 million November 20, 1998 Multi-platform Action-adventure Core Design Eidos Interactive [73]
Resident Evil 2 5.77 million January 21, 1998 PlayStation Survival horror Capcom Capcom, Virgin Interactive [n 7]
Tekken 2 5.7 million March 29, 1996 PlayStation Fighting Namco Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment [79][80][81]
Crash Bandicoot: Warped 5.7 million October 31, 1998 PlayStation Platformer Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [82]
Super Smash Bros. 5.55 million January 21, 1999 Nintendo 64 Fighting HAL Laboratory Nintendo [83]
Pokémon Stadium 5.46 million April 30, 1999 Nintendo 64 Strategy Nintendo EAD, HAL Laboratory Nintendo [63]
Pokémon Pinball 5.31 million April 14, 1999 Game Boy Color Pinball Jupiter, HAL Laboratory Nintendo [63]
Donkey Kong 64 5.27 million November 22, 1999 Nintendo 64 Platformer, adventure Rare Nintendo [63]
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 5.19 million January 21, 1994 Game Boy Platformer Nintendo R&D1 Nintendo [63]
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 5.17 million October 31, 1997 PlayStation Platformer Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment [79][80]
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 5.15 million November 21, 1995 SNES Platformer Rare Nintendo [63]
Kirby's Dream Land 5.13 million April 27, 1992 Game Boy Action, platformer HAL Laboratory Nintendo [63]
Resident Evil 5.08 million March 22, 1996 PlayStation Survival horror Capcom Capcom, Virgin Interactive [55]
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe 5.07 million May 1, 1999 Game Boy Color Platformer Nintendo EAD Nintendo [63]

Notes[]

  1. ↑ SNES sales in Western Europe
    • Belgium – 70,000 (1994)[25]
    • France – 1 million (1994)[25]
    • Germany – 1.4 million in Germany (1994)[25]
    • Italy – 200,000 (1994)[25]
    • Netherlands – 130,000 (1994)[25]
    • Spain – 630,000 (1998)[26]
    • United Kingdom – 1.05 million (1994)[25]
    • Other countries – 500,000 (1994)[25]
  2. ↑ Mega Drive sales in Western Europe
    • Belgium – 160,000 (1994)[25]
    • France – 1.3 million (1994)[25]
    • Germany – 800,000 in Germany (1994)[25]
    • Italy – 400,000 (1994)[25]
    • Netherlands – 160,000 (1994)[25]
    • Spain – 450,000 (1993)[25]
    • United Kingdom – 3 million (June 1996)[29]
    • Other countries – 1.9 million (1994)[25]
  3. ↑ Pokémon Red/Green/Blue sold 31.38 million.[49] Pokémon Yellow sold 14.64 million.[50]
  4. ↑ Final Fantasy VII:
    • PlayStation – 10,022,228
      • Worldwide sales as of 2005 – 9.8 million[56]
      • Japan sales during 2006–2007 – 222,228
        • The Best – 158,458 (in 2006)[57]
        • Ultimate Hits – 63,770 (during 2006–2007)[58]
    • Windows (Eidos release) – 1 million+[59]
  5. ↑ 5.34 million for the Game Boy version.[61] 4.85 million for the NES version.[62]
  6. ↑ North America – 5 million as of 1996[68]
    United Kingdom – 1.4 million+ (1 million in 1992,[69] 400,000+ in 1993)[70]
    France, Germany, Spain, Austria – 750,000 as of 1992[71]
    Japan – 400,000 as of March 1993[72]
  7. ↑ Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation)
    • Resident Evil 2 – 4.96 million[55]
    • Dual Shock Ver. – 810,000[78]

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