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Financial performance[]

Best-selling video game consoles[]

Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales
Japan United States Europe Worldwide
1 Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 2,570,000[1] 7,040,000[1] 11,750,000[1] 21,820,000[1]
2 Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color Handheld 8-bit 4,180,000[2] 2,680,000+[3] Unknown 17,450,000[2]
3 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 940,000[2] 3,538,000[4] Unknown 6,490,000[2]
4 Sega Dreamcast Home 128-bit 950,000[5] 1,700,000[6] 500,000+[7] 3,150,000+
5 Bandai WonderSwan Handheld 16-bit 1,400,000[5] N/A Unknown 1,400,000
6 Sega Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Home 16-bit N/A 431,000[4] Unknown 431,000+
7 Nintendo Super NES / Super Famicom Home 16-bit 30,000[2] 15,000[4] Unknown 280,000[2]
8 Nintendo Famicom (NES) Home 8-bit 50,000[2] N/A N/A 50,000[2]
9 SNK Neo Geo Pocket Color Handheld 16-bit Unknown 25,000+[8] Unknown 25,000+
10 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit < 10,000[5] 6,100[4] Unknown 6,100+

Best-selling home video games[]

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1999 in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States and Germany
Rank Title Platform Sales
Japan USA UK Germany Combined
1 Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow Game Boy 998,666[9] 8,900,000[10] Unknown Unknown 9,898,666+
2 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation 3,538,000[11] 1,000,000+[12] Unknown Unknown 4,538,000+
3 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver) Game Boy Color 4,444,000[11] N/A N/A N/A 4,444,000
4 Super Smash Bros. (Dai Rantō Smash Brothers) Nintendo 64 1,520,000[13] 1,300,000[10] Unknown Unknown 2,820,000+
5 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 739,000[11] 1,900,000[10] Unknown Unknown 2,639,000+
6 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color 765,263[14] 1,800,000[10] N/A N/A 2,565,263
7 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 634,000[11] 1,500,000[10] N/A N/A 2,134,000
8 Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix PlayStation 1,904,441[n 1] Unknown Unknown Unknown 1,904,441+
9 Gran Turismo PlayStation 234,652[9] 1,300,000[10] Unknown 100,000+[15] 1,634,652+
10 Driver PlayStation N/A 1,200,000[10] 200,000+[16] 200,000+[15] 1,600,000+

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999 in the United States and Europe.

Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales revenue
United States[10][17] Europe[18] Combined
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy $230,000,000 €60,388,924 ($64,361,093) $294,000,000
2 Gran Turismo PlayStation $35,000,000 €94,444,000 ($100,656,000) $136,000,000
3 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 $110,000,000 €20,561,696 ($21,914,171) $132,000,000
4 Tomb Raider III Multi-platform Unknown €96,591,106 ($102,944,526) $102,946,801+
5 Driver PlayStation $48,000,000 €43,112,063 ($45,947,821) $94,000,000
6 FIFA 99 Multi-platform Unknown €86,316,959 ($91,994,582) $91,996,615+
7 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation $50,000,000+[12] €26,549,294 ($28,295,612) $78,300,000+
8 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 $75,000,000 N/A $75,000,000
9 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Unknown €70,023,810 ($74,629,727) $74,631,377+
10 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 $66,000,000 Unknown $66,000,000+

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank Title Platform Sales First-day sales revenue Ref
1 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver) GBC 4,444,000 Unknown [11]
2 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation 3,538,000 ¥17,200,000,000 ($151,000,000) [11][19]
3 Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix PlayStation 1,904,441 Unknown [n 1]
4 Nintendo All Star! Dai Rantō Smash Brothers N64 1,520,000+ Unknown [13]
5 Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis) PlayStation 1,465,000 Unknown [11]
6 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation 1,410,000
7 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories GBC 1,208,000
8 Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue / Pikachu (Pokémon) Game Boy 998,666 Unknown [9]
9 Derby Stallion '99 PlayStation 890,000 Unknown [11]
10 Minna no Golf 2 (Everybody's Golf 2) PlayStation 843,000

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1999 in terms of unit sales.

Rank Title Platform Publisher Genre Unit sales Ref
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo Role-playing 8,900,000 [10][17]
2 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo Platformer 1,900,000
3 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color Nintendo Pinball 1,800,000
4 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 Nintendo Photography 1,500,000
5 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 Nintendo Fighting 1,300,000
6 Gran Turismo PlayStation Sony Racing simulation 1,300,000
7 Driver PlayStation GT Interactive Driving 1,200,000
8 Spyro the Dragon PlayStation Sony Platformer 1,200,000 [10]
9 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation Square EA Role-playing 1,000,000+ [12][17]
10 Frogger PlayStation Hasbro Interactive Action Unknown [20][21]

The following titles were the year's highest-grossing home video games of 1999 in the United States.

Rank Title [22] Platform Publisher Genre Gross (est.) Ref
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo Role-playing $230,000,000 [10][17]
2 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo Platformer $110,000,000
3 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 Nintendo Photography $75,000,000
4 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 Nintendo Fighting $66,000,000
5 Madden NFL 2000 Multi-platform EA Sports $52,000,000+ [22]
9 WWF Attitude Multi-platform Acclaim Wrestling $52,000,000+
6 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color Nintendo Pinball $52,000,000 [10][17]
7 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action ADV $50,000,000+ [22]
8 Mario Party Nintendo 64 Nintendo Party $50,000,000+
10 Driver PlayStation GT Interactive Driving $50,000,000+
11 Final Fantasy VIII PlayStation Square EA Role-playing $50,000,000+ [12][17]
12 Frogger PlayStation Hasbro Action $35,000,000+ [22]
13 Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue Multi-platform Activision Platformer $35,000,000+
14 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Multi-platform LucasArts Racing $35,000,000+
15 NFL Blitz 2000 Multi-platform Midway Sports $35,000,000+
16 A Bug's Life Multi-platform Various Platformer $35,000,000+
17 WWF WrestleMania 2000 Multi-platform THQ Wrestling $35,000,000+
18 Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Multi-platform Midway Boxing $35,000,000+
19 Gran Turismo PlayStation Sony Racing sim $35,000,000 [10][17]
20 Spyro the Dragon PlayStation Sony Platformer Unknown [10]

Europe[]

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999.[18]

Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales revenue
1 Tomb Raider III Multi-platform Eidos Interactive Action ADV €96,591,106 ($102,944,526)
2 Gran Turismo PlayStation Sony Racing sim €94,444,000 ($100,656,000)
3 FIFA 99 Multi-platform Electronic Arts Sports €86,316,959 ($91,994,582)
4 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action ADV €70,023,810 ($74,629,727)
5 Pokémon Red / Blue Game Boy Nintendo Role-playing €60,388,924 ($64,361,093)
6 Tekken 3 PlayStation Namco Fighting €57,209,778 ($60,972,834)
7 Tomb Raider II Multi-platform Eidos Interactive Action ADV €54,477,514 ($58,060,851)
8 FIFA 2000 Multi-platform Electronic Arts Sports €53,519,616 ($57,039,946)
9 Colin McRae Rally Multi-platform Codemasters Racing €51,584,666 ($54,977,722)
10 Driver Multi-platform GT Interactive Driving €43,112,063 ($45,947,821)

In Germany and France, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank Germany[15] France
PlayStation Sales PC Sales
1 Driver 200,000+ Tiberian Sun 200,000+ Gran Turismo[23]
2 Metal Gear Solid 200,000+ Age of Empires II 200,000+ —
3 Need for Speed 4 100,000+ Die Siedler III 100,000+
4 FIFA 99 100,000+ SimCity 3000 100,000+
5 Gran Turismo 100,000+ RollerCoaster Tycoon 100,000+
6 —
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United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank Title Platform(s) Sales Ref
1 FIFA 2000 Multi-platform 384,684 [24]
2 Driver Multi-platform 369,271
3 Metal Gear Solid PlayStation 279,078
4 Gran Turismo PlayStation 263,654
5 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Multi-platform 256,437
6 Colin McRae Rally Multi-platform 200,000+ [25]
7 Grand Theft Auto Multi-platform 200,000+
8 007: Tomorrow Never Dies PlayStation 200,000+ [16]
9 Tomb Raider II Multi-platform — [25]
10 FIFA '99

Australia[]

In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 1999.[26]

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo Role-playing
2 Need for Speed 4 PlayStation EA Canada Electronic Arts Racing
3 Gran Turismo (Platinum) PlayStation Polys Sony Racing simulation
4 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 Rare Nintendo First-person shooter
5 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Action-adventure
6 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Kart racing
7 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 64 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Fighting
8 Crash Bandicoot 2 (Platinum) PlayStation Naughty Dog Sony Platformer
9 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color Jupiter Corporation Nintendo Pinball
10 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 64 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Photography

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1999.[27]

Rank Title Developer Manufacturer Type Genre Points
1 Virtua Striker 2 ver. 98 / 99 Sega AM2 Sega Software Sports 6668
2 Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndMix Bemani Konami Dedicated Rhythm 5373
3 Street Snap Hitachi Towa Japan Other Purikura 3934
4 Beatmania CompleteMix / 4thMix Konami G.M.D. Konami Dedicated Rhythm 3636
5 The House of the Dead 2 Sega AM1 Sega Dedicated Light gun shooter 3545
6 Time Crisis 2 Namco Namco Dedicated Light gun shooter 3164
7 Street Fighter Zero 3 (Street Fighter Alpha 3) Capcom Capcom Software Fighting 2946
8 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJo's Venture) Capcom Capcom Software Fighting 2891
9 Super Purikura 21 Atlus Sega Other Purikura 2381
10 Puri Puri Canvas Konami Konami Other Purikura 2295

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dance Dance Revolution sold 1,005,441 units.[14] Dance Dance Revolution 2ndReMix sold 899,000 units.[11]

References[]

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Clements, Matthew T.; Ohashi, Hiroshi (October 2004). "Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002" (PDF). NET Institute. pp. 12, 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 14, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
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  6. ↑ Elkin, Tobi (February 14, 2000). "Dreamcast system brings Sega back into contention". Advertising Age. Vol. 71, no. 7. Chicago. p. 17. Template:ProQuest. Retrieved 27 December 2021. Sega sold nearly 1.7 million Dreamcast systems in the U.S. from Sept. to Dec. 31, 1999
  7. ↑ "500,000 European Dreamcasts Sold and Counting!". IGN. 10 December 1999. Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-27.
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  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "1999年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100" [1999 Game Software Annual Sales Top 300]. Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2000 ファミ通ゲーム白書2000 [Famitsu Game Whitebook 2000] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Enterbrain. 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 "Nintendo Dominates Videogame Sales: A small crop of N64 games followed the pace set by Game Boy titles". IGN. January 13, 2000. Archived from the original on 2002-08-12. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 "1999年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top100" [1999 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 100]. Dengeki Oh (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on 22 September 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Staff (1999-12-09). "Final Fantasy VIII Sells One Million". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 2008-04-21.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Japan vs. US Sales", IGN (published 1 December 1999), December 1999, retrieved 2021-10-25
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "1999 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games". The Magic Box. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Marketdaten" [Market data] (PDF). MCV (in German). December 1999. p. 5.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Final Triumph For PlayStation Presence" (PDF). Edge. No. 81 (February 2000). 26 January 2000. p. 7.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 "Games Industry Sales Top $7.4 Billion in 1999". Spectrum: Interactive Media & Online Developer News. PC Data. 7 February 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-09-15. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Le Milia 2000 Annonce Les Gagnants Des Prix ECCSELL, Organisés Par Le Sell en Partenariat Avec Gfk Et Chart-Track" [Milia 2000 Announces Winners of ECCSELL Awards, Organized by Le Sell in Partnership With Gfk and Chart-Track]. FHCOM (in French). Reed Midam. 15 February 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "World Briefs – Japan: 'Fantasy' sets record". Variety. 17 February 1999. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  20. ↑ Wiesenfeld, Lori P., ed. (2000). "Top-Selling Video Games, 1999". The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2001. World Almanac Books. p. 314. ISBN 0886878624. Source: The NPD TRSTS Video Game Tracking Service, The NPD Group, Inc., Port Washington, NY; ranked by units sold
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  23. ↑ Lemaire, Oscar. "Animal Crossing New Horizons est le jeu vidéo le plus vendu de l'année 2020 en France en physique" [Animal Crossing New Horizons is the best-selling video game of the year 2020 in France in physical]. Twitter (in French). Ludostrie. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  24. ↑ The Top Selling UK Games Since 1996
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 Hebblethwaite, Luke (9 April 2020). "UK Top Selling Games 1999". Ukie. The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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