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Financial performance[]

Best-selling video game consoles[]

Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales
Japan USA Europe Worldwide
1 Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 940,000[1] 3,910,000[1] 2,940,000[1] 7,790,000[1]
2 Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color Handheld 8-bit 3,370,000[2] Unknown Unknown 18,860,000[2]
3 Sony PlayStation 2 Home 128-bit 3,940,000[3] 1,088,000[4] 1,000,000[3] 6,400,000[3]
4 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 200,000[2] 2,481,000[4] Unknown 2,850,000[2]
5 Sega Dreamcast Home 128-bit 470,000[5] 1,309,000[4] 500,000+[6][7] 2,279,000+
6 Bandai WonderSwan Handheld 16-bit 1,400,000[5] N/A N/A 1,400,000
7 Nintendo Super NES / Super Famicom Home 16-bit 10,000[2] 810[4] Unknown 90,000[2]
8 Sega Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Home 16-bit N/A 54,000[4] Unknown 54,000+
9 Nintendo Famicom (NES) Home 8-bit 50,000[2] N/A N/A 50,000[2]
10 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit Unknown 810[4] N/A 810+

Best-selling home video games[]

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000 in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales
Japan USA[8] UK[9] Germany Combined
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal GBC 3,448,900[10] 4,000,000+[11] N/A N/A 7,450,000+
2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy 315,443[10] 3,700,000+[12][8] 900,000+ 800,000+[13] 5,715,443+
3 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi PlayStation 3,900,000+[14] N/A N/A N/A 3,900,000+
4 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation 2,707,000[15] 987,354 Unknown Unknown 3,694,354+
5 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1, N64 N/A 2,307,835 Unknown Unknown 2,307,835+
6 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation 315,173[16] 1,155,469 300,000+ 200,000+[13] 1,970,642+
7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1, N64 N/A 1,839,332 Unknown 100,000+[13] 1,939,332+
8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 601,542[10] 1,206,489 Unknown Unknown 1,808,031+
9 Pokémon Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 2) Nintendo 64 42,166[10] 1,701,820 Unknown Unknown 1,743,986+
10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 Game Boy Color 1,669,308[16] N/A N/A N/A 1,669,308

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000 in the United States and Europe.

Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales revenue
USA[8][12] Europe[17] Combined
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy $94,000,000+ €296,000,000 ($273,000,000) $367,000,000+
2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 $100,000,000 €76,000,000 ($70,000,000) $176,000,000
3 Pokémon Gold / Silver GBC $110,000,000+[11][12] N/A $110,000,000+
4 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 $72,000,000 €27,000,000 ($25,000,000) $97,000,000
5 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation $37,000,000 €63,000,000 ($58,000,000) $95,000,000
6 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Multi-platform $74,000,000+ €20,000,000 ($18,000,000) $92,000,000
7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1, N64 $88,000,000 Unknown $88,000,000+
8 The Sims PC $50,773,114[18] €36,000,000 ($33,000,000) $83,773,114
9 Madden NFL 2001 PS2, PS1 $68,000,000+ Unknown $68,000,000+
10 Diablo II PC $41,051,565[18] €25,000,000 ($23,000,000) $64,051,565

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000.

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales Ref
1 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi PlayStation Heartbeat Enix RPG 3,900,000+ [14]
2 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver / Crystal (Pokémon) Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG 3,448,900 [10]
3 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 2,707,000 [15]
4 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists Game Boy Color Konami Konami Card battle 1,669,308 [16]
5 Hoshi no Kirby 64 (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) Nintendo 64 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Platformer 933,000 [15]
6 Mario Tennis 64 (Mario Tennis) Nintendo 64 Camelot Software Nintendo Sports 874,350 [10]
7 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holygod Advent Game Boy Color Konami Konami Card battle 781,000 [15]
8 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 64 Hudson Soft Nintendo Party 767,000
9 Super Robot Taisen Alpha (Super Robot Wars Alpha) PlayStation Banpresoft Banpresto SRPG 714,789 [16]
10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist GB Konami Konami Card battle 694,000 [15]
11 Ridge Racer V PlayStation 2 Namco Namco Racing 689,000

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 2000.

Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales Revenue Ref
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver GBC Nintendo RPG 4,000,000+ $110,000,000+ [11][12]
2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo RPG 3,700,000+ $94,000,000+ [12][8]
3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1, N64 Activision Sports 2,307,835 $88,000,000
4 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1, DC Activision Sports 1,839,332 $74,000,000+
5 Pokémon Stadium N64 Nintendo Strategy 1,701,820 $100,000,000
6 Madden NFL 2001 PS2, PS1 EA Sports Sports 1,652,054 $68,000,000+
7 The Sims PC EA Life sim 1,207,313 $50,773,114 [12][18]
8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 Nintendo Action-adventure 1,206,489 $72,000,000 [12][8]
9 Gran Turismo 2 PS1 Sony Racing sim 1,155,469 $37,000,000 [12][8]
10 Final Fantasy IX PS1 Square EA RPG 987,354 $39,000,000 [8][19]
11 WWF Smackdown! PS1 THQ Wrestling 976,143 — [20]
12 Perfect Dark N64 Nintendo FPS 940,963

The following titles were the year's top six highest-grossing home video game franchises in the United States, in terms of video game software sales revenue.[21]

Rank Franchise Publisher(s) Sales revenue
1 Pokémon Nintendo, The Pokémon Company $414,800,290
2 Mario Nintendo $126,280,160
3 The Legend of Zelda Nintendo $93,103,817
4 Final Fantasy Squaresoft, Sony, Eidos Interactive, Square EA $61,899,388
5 Donkey Kong Nintendo $41,517,999
6 Tomb Raider Eidos Interactive $28,874,777

Europe[]

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000.[17]

Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales revenue
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo RPG €296,000,000 ($273,000,000)
2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Nintendo Strategy €76,000,000 ($70,000,000)
3 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Sony Racing sim €63,000,000 ($58,000,000)
4 FIFA 2001 Multi-platform EA Sports Sports €44,000,000 ($41,000,000)
5 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Multi-platform Eidos Quiz €43,000,000 ($40,000,000)
6 Pokémon Pinball GBC Nintendo Pinball €36,000,000 ($33,000,000)
The Sims PC EA Life sim €36,000,000 ($33,000,000)
8 Driver 2 PlayStation Infogrames Driving €27,000,000 ($25,000,000)
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action-adventure €27,000,000 ($25,000,000)
10 WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role PlayStation THQ Wrestling €25,000,000 ($23,000,000)
Diablo II PC Havas Action RPG €25,000,000 ($23,000,000)

In France, Pokémon Yellow was the best-selling home video game of 2000.[22]

In Germany, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.[13]

Rank Game Boy Sales PlayStation Sales PC Sales
1 Pokémon Red / Blue 800,000+ Gran Turismo 2 200,000+ Diablo II 200,000+
2 Pokémon Yellow Unknown Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 100,000+ The Sims 100,000+
3 Pokémon Pinball Unknown Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 100,000+ Sudden Strike 100,000+

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.

Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Sales[23][9] Ref
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo 1,177,543+ [24][9]
2 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Multi-platform Eidos Interactive 1,000,000 [25]
3 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Sony 458,123 [24]
4 WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role PlayStation THQ 354,403
5 WWF SmackDown! PlayStation THQ 300,000+ [26]
6 FIFA 2001 Multi-platform Electronic Arts 300,000+
7 Toy Story 2 Multi-platform Activision 300,000+
8 The Sims PC Electronic Arts 300,000+
9 Rayman Multi-platform Ubisoft 300,000+ [23]
10 Driver 2 PlayStation Infogrames 300,000+
11 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Multi-platform Activision 300,000+
12 Driver Multi-platform Infogrames 300,000+
13 Championship Manager: Season 00/01 PC Eidos Interactive 300,000+
14 The World Is Not Enough Multi-platform Electronic Arts 300,000+
15 Pokémon Pinball Game Boy Color Nintendo 300,000+
16 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Multi-platform Eidos Interactive 300,000+
17 F1 2000 Multi-platform Electronic Arts 300,000+
18 Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation Multi-platform Eidos Interactive 300,000+
19 Medal of Honour PlayStation Electronic Arts 300,000+
20 Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Multi-platform Codemasters 300,000+
21 James Bond: Tomorrow Never Dies Multi-platform Electronic Arts 300,000+ [9]
22 Perfect Dark Nintendo 64 Nintendo —
23 Pokémon Stadium
24 FIFA 2000 Multi-platform Electronic Arts
25 Tomb Raider III Multi-platform Eidos Interactive

Australia[]

In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 2000.[27]

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre
1 Pokémon Gold Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG
2 Pokémon Silver
3 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Strategy
4 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Polyphony Digital Sony Racing sim
5 Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG
6 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Nintendo 64 LucasArts LucasArts Racing
7 Pokémon Blue Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo RPG
8 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 Rare Nintendo Platformer
9 Pokémon Red Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo RPG
10 Perfect Dark Nintendo 64 Rare Nintendo First-person shooter

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 2000.[28]

Rank Title Developer Manufacturer Type Genre Points
1 Virtua Striker 2 ver. 99 / 2000 Sega AM2 Sega Software Sports 5753
2 Tekken Tag Tournament Namco Namco Software Fighting 3734
3 Samba de Amigo Sonic Team Sega Dedicated Rhythm 3204
4 Power Smash (Virtua Tennis) Sega AM3 Sega Software Sports 3075
5 Mr. Driller Namco Namco Software Puzzle 2951
6 Derby Owners Club Sega AM3 Sega Dedicated Simulation 2766
7 Time Crisis 2 Namco Namco Dedicated Light gun shooter 2741
8 The House of the Dead 2 Sega AM1 Sega Dedicated Light gun shooter 2700
9 Photo & Seal Kilala Make Software Make Software Other Purikura 2579
10 Garou: Mark of the Wolves SNK SNK Software Fighting 2439

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