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In 1991, the highest-grossing video game worldwide was Capcom's arcade fighting game Street Fighter II. It grossed over $1 billion in arcades worldwide that year, beginning an arcade renaissance.

In the home market, the year's best-selling system was Nintendo's Game Boy for the second year in a row. Meanwhile, the year's best-selling home video game was the Sega Mega Drive title Sonic the Hedgehog, the first time a Sega console title became the worldwide annual best-selling home video game. Sonic the Hedgehog was also the year's top video game rental in the United States,

Highest-grossing arcade games[]

The year's highest-grossing game worldwide was Street Fighter II, which alone accounted for an estimated 60% of the global arcade game market, according to Coinslot magazine.[1] The following table lists the year's top-grossing arcade game in Japan, the United Kingdom, United States, and worldwide.

Market Title Hardware sales Coin drop earnings Inflation Manufacturer Genre Ref
Japan Street Fighter II 17,000 $390 million+ $870 million+ Capcom Fighting [2][3][1]
United Kingdom Street Fighter II 10,000 $229 million+ $510 million+ Capcom Fighting [1]
United States Street Fighter II Unknown Unknown Unknown Capcom Fighting [4][5]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Unknown Unknown Unknown Konami Beat 'em up [6]
Australia Street Fighter II Unknown Unknown Unknown Capcom Fighting [7]
Worldwide Street Fighter II 50,000 $1.15 billion+ $2.6 billion+ Capcom Fighting [1][3]

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1991, according to the annual Gamest and Game Machine charts.

Rank Gamest[2] Game Machine[3]
Title Type
1 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Street Fighter II: The World Warrior Software conversion kit
2 Final Fight Tetris (Sega) Software conversion kit
3 Final Lap 2 Columns Software conversion kit
4 Quiz Tonosama no Yabō Final Lap 2 Standard cabinet
5 Raiden Deluxe cabinet
6 Super Monaco GP Super Volley '91 (Power Spikes) Software conversion kit
7 Clutch Hitter Quiz Tonosama no Yabō
8 GP Rider Final Fight Software conversion kit
9 Super Volley '91 (Power Spikes) World Stadium '90 Software conversion kit
10 Dragon Saber Columns II Software conversion kit

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1991.

Rank AAMA[4][5][8] AMOA[9][10] Play Meter
Title Award Arcade conversion kit Dedicated arcade cabinet
1 Street Fighter II Diamond Street Fighter II Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[6]
2 The Simpsons,
Neo Geo MVS
Platinum Capcom Bowling,
Final Fight,
High Impact Football,
Raiden
Hard Drivin',
Neo Geo MVS,
Pit Fighter,
Race Drivin'
Unknown
3
4 High Impact Football Gold
5 Final Lap 2 Silver

Hong Kong[]

In Hong Kong, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade games on the monthly charts in 1991.

Month Hong Kong (Bondeal)
Arcade conversion software kit Dedicated arcade cabinet Ref
January Super Pang Big Run Cisco Heat [11][12]
February Escape Kids Street Fighter II Cisco Heat Hard Drivin' Big Run [12][13]
March Street Fighter II Hard Drivin' Big Run F-15 Strike Eagle [13][14][15]
April Street Fighter II Gun Force F-15 Strike Eagle [15][16]
May Street Fighter II F-15 Strike Eagle Hard Drivin' [16][17]
June Hard Drivin' [17][18]
July Street Fighter II Mutant Fighter [18][19]
August Mutant Fighter D. D. Crew Hard Drivin' Time Traveler [19][20]
September WWF WrestleFest Street Fighter II Time Traveler Hard Drivin' [20][21]
October Street Fighter II Vendetta Hard Drivin' Race Drivin' [21]
1991

Australia[]

In Australia, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade games on the monthly charts in 1991.

Month Australia (Timezone)
Dedicated Conversion Ref
October Final Lap 2 Spider-Man [22]
1991 Street Fighter II [7]

Best-selling home systems[]

Rank System(s) Manufacturer Type Sales
Japan USA Europe Korea Worldwide
1 Game Boy Nintendo Handheld 1,940,000[23] 4,000,000[24] 1,400,000[25] Un­known 7,340,000+
2 Super NES Nintendo Console 3,150,000[23] 1,900,000+[26] N/A N/A 5,050,000+
3 NES Nintendo Console 1,240,000[23] 2,100,000[24] 500,000+[27] 100,000[28] 3,940,000+
4 Mega Drive Sega Console 700,000[23] 1,600,000+[29] 815,000[30] 51,000[28] 3,166,000+
5 IBM PC IBM Computer N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,910,000[31]
6 Macintosh Apple Computer N/A N/A N/A N/A 2,100,000[32]
7 Master System Sega Console Un­known < 50,000[33] 1,745,000[30] 160,000[28] 1,905,000+
8 NEC PC-88 /
PC-98
NEC Computer 1,720,000[34][35] Un­known Un­known Un­known 1,720,000+
9 Game Gear Sega Handheld 400,000[23] 600,000+[36] 520,000[30] Un­known 1,520,000+
10 Amiga Commodore Computer N/A N/A N/A N/A 1,035,000[32]

Best-selling home video games[]

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games worldwide in 1991.

Rank Title Platform Genre Sales
Japan[37] United States Worldwide
1 Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Mega Drive Platformer 205,758 1,800,000[38] 2,800,000[39]
2 Super Mario World SNES Platformer 2,118,010 500,000[40] 2,618,010
3 Final Fantasy IV SFC RPG 1,190,427 Unknown 1,190,427+
4 SimCity SFC City-building 793,633 Unknown 793,633+
5 Dr. Mario Game Boy
Famicom
Puzzle 739,151 Unknown 739,151+
6 Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce SFC Action adventure 724,606 N/A 724,606
7 Super Mario Land Game Boy Platformer 695,112 Unknown 695,112+
8 Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyūshutsu Emaki SFC Action adventure 514,487 N/A 514,487
9 Final Fight SFC Beat 'em up 476,131 Unknown 476,131+
10 Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza! Famicom RPG 456,883 N/A 456,883

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games in 1991.[37]

Rank Title Publisher Genre Platform Sales
1 Super Mario World Nintendo Platformer Super Famicom 2,118,010
2 Final Fantasy IV Squaresoft RPG Super Famicom 1,190,427
3 SimCity Nintendo City-building Super Famicom 793,633
4 Dr. Mario Nintendo Puzzle Game Boy
Famicom
739,151
5 Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce Nintendo Action adventure Super Famicom 724,606
6 Super Mario Land Nintendo Platformer Game Boy 695,112
7 Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyūshutsu Emaki Konami Action adventure Super Famicom 514,487
8 Final Fight Capcom Beat 'em up Super Famicom 476,131
9 Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza! Bandai RPG Famicom 456,883
10 Tetris Nintendo Puzzle Game Boy 447,864

The following table lists the year's best-selling game for each platform in Japan.[37]

Platform Best-selling game Publisher Genre Sales
Super Famicom Super Mario World Nintendo Platformer 2,118,010
Game Boy Super Mario Land Nintendo Platformer 695,112
Famicom Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Freeza! Bandai RPG 456,883
Sega Mega Drive Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Platformer 205,758
PC Engine Super Momotarō Dentetsu II Hudson Soft Tabletop 62,547
PC Engine CD-ROM² Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes Hudson Soft RPG 34,377
Game Gear OutRun Sega Racing 7,715

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the best-selling home video games on the monthly Computer and Video Games (CVG) charts in 1991.

Month Home computers Sega Mega Drive PC Engine Ref
January Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles (C64) Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Out Run [41]
February Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (Amiga) [42]
March Lemmings (Amiga) Gynoug Parasol Stars [43]
April Magicland Dizzy (ZX Spectrum) Midnight Resistance [44]
May [45]
June Sonic the Hedgehog Legend of Hero Tonma [46]
July Bubble Bobble (ZX Spectrum) N/A [47]
August Manchester United Europe N/A N/A [48]
September Jimmy White's 'Whirlwind' Snooker Streets of Rage PC Kid 2 [49]
October Terminator 2: Judgment Day Mercs Hit the Ice [50]
November Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 QuackShot Time Cruise II [51]
December WWF WrestleMania RoboCod Gradius [52][53]

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the top three best-selling home video game releases of 1991.

Rank Title Platform Sales Ref
1 Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Genesis 1,800,000 [38]
2 Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System Un­known [54]
3 F-Zero

The following titles were the best-selling home video games of each month in 1991.

Month All platforms Nintendo consoles
Title Platform Ref Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Ref
May Un­known Un­known Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) [55]
June Un­known Un­known [56][57]
August Sonic the Hedgehog Sega Genesis [58] Un­known Un­known Un­known Un­known
September Un­known Tetris (NES) Super Mario World (SNES) Un­known [59]
October Super Mario World (Super NES) [60][61][62]
November Un­known
December [63] Super Mario World (Super NES) [64][65][66]

Top game rentals in the United States[]

Blockbuster Video, an American chain of video rental shops, reported to GamePro that Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis was the chain's highest-renting video game in 1991. Blockbuster also released a list of the top 10 highest-renting Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) titles of the year.[67]

Rank All platforms Nintendo Entertainment System
1 Sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis) Monopoly
2 Un­known Battletoads
3 Un­known Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
4 Un­known Super Mario Bros. 3
5 Un­known The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
6 Un­known Family Feud
7 Un­known R.B.I. Baseball 2
8 Un­known Baseball Stars
9 Un­known Base Wars
10 Un­known G.I. Joe

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