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Tecmo Bowl is a sports game franchise based on American football, created by Tecmo in 1987 and owned by Koei Tecmo. As of 2022, the series has sold 5.1 million units.[1]

Games[]

Title Year Platform Market Sales Ref Gross (est.) Ref
Tecmo Bowl 1987 Worldwide 1,533,000 $163,000,000
Tecmo Bowl 1987 Arcade USA 3,000* [2] $91,000,000 [3][2][4]
1989 NES NTSC 1,530,000 [5] $72,000,000 [6]
1991 GB NTSC Unknown [7]
Tecmo Classic Arcade 2005 XB Worldwide Unknown [8]
Tecmo Bowl 2007 Wii (VC) Worldwide
2013 3DS (VC) Worldwide
2015 Wii U (VC) Worldwide
Tecmo Super Bowl 1991 Worldwide 1,319,668 $74,000,000
Tecmo Super Bowl 1991 NES Worldwide 1,190,000 [9] $65,000,000 [10]
1993 Genesis NTSC Unknown [11]
Super Famicom Japan 13,451 [12] $2,000,000 [13]
1996 PS1 Japan 7,193 [12] $1,000,000 [14]
USA 59,024 [15] $3,000,000 [16]
Other 50,000* [17] $3,000,000
Tecmo Super Bowl II 1994 USA 45,634 $3,000,000
Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition 1994 SNES USA 45,634 [18] $3,000,000 [19]
Genesis NTSC Unknown [20]
Tecmo Super Bowl III 1995 NTSC Unknown
Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition 1995 Genesis USA Unknown [21]
SNES NTSC
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff 2008 Worldwide 110,000 $3,000,000
Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff 2008 DS Worldwide 110,000* [22] $3,000,000 [23]
Tecmo Bowl Throwback 2010 USA Unknown
Tecmo Bowl Throwback 2010 X360 USA Unknown [24]
PS3 USA
2011 Mobile USA
Total Sales 5,100,000 $243,000,000 [25]

Notes[]

* Contains estimates

References[]

  1. "Past International Million Shipment Series (2022)". 2023 CESA Games White Paper. July 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 1988
  3. 1987
  4. 1989
  5. Tecmo Bowl for Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  6. Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. July 1989. p. 62.Boys' Life. Boy Scouts of America. July 1989. p. 62.
  7. Tecmo Bowl (Wikipedia)
  8. Tecmo Bowl (Nintendo Fandom)
  9. Tecmo Super Bowl for Nintendo Entertainment System - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  10. Plunkett, Judy A. (1992-01-31). "Would-Be Buyers Frustrated over Super Bowl Video Game". The Miami Herald. p. 10A. ...a $54.99 cartridge—the most expensive ever offered for the Nintendo eight-bit system...
  11. Tecmo Super Bowl for Sega Genesis - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Game Search". Game Data Library. Famitsu.
  13. https://www.famitsu.com/game/title/17436/page/1
  14. https://www.famitsu.com/game/title/17436/page/1
  15. "January 2003". The Onion Ring (NPD). Toy Retail Survey Tracking (TRST). Archived from the original on 2003-04-18. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  16. Computer Gaming World. Golden Empire Publications. 1996. p. 99. Tecmo Super Bowl $54Computer Gaming World. Golden Empire Publications. 1996. p. 99. Tecmo Super Bowl $54
  17. Tecmo Super Bowl for PlayStation - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  18. "Pak Watch: Tecmo Super Bowl 2 A Very Special Edition!". Nintendo Power. No. 68. Nintendo of America. January 1995. p. 108.
  19. Top 10 16-Bit Software Titles NOV'95 (Sega of America)
  20. Tecmo Super Bowl II: Special Edition - Wikipedia
  21. Tecmo Super Bowl III: Final Edition - Wikipedia
  22. Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff for Nintendo DS - Sales, Wiki, Release Dates, Review, Cheats, Walkthrough
  23. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025002936/www.ign.com/games/tecmo-bowl-kickoff/nds-14251205
  24. Tecmo Bowl Throwback - Wikipedia
  25. "Past International Million Shipment Series (2022)". 2023 CESA Games White Paper. July 2023.