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1997 in video games

October 15, 2023

1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64, Tomb Raider II, Ultima Online, and Virtua Striker 2, along with new titles such as Everybody's Golf, I.Q.: Intelligent Qube, PaRappa the Rapper, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Gran Turismo, Diablo, Grand Theft Auto and Fallout.

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Sony's PlayStation was the year's best-selling video game console worldwide for the second year in a row, while also being the annual best-selling console in Japan for the first time (overtaking the Game Boy and Sega Saturn). The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation, while the year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Sega's Virtua Fighter 3 and Print Club 2.

Events Edit

Hardware Edit

 
DualShock Controller
Month Day System
April 25 Dual Analog ControllerJP
March 1 Nintendo 64EU/AU
September 12 Game.comNA
October 20 New-style Super NESNA
November 20 DualShock controllerJP

Discontinued Edit

Top-rated games Edit

Game of the Year awards Edit

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1997.

Awards Game of the Year Platform(s) Genre Publisher Ref
CESA Awards Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Role-playing Squaresoft [3]
Japan Media Arts Festival [4]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) Sony [5]
Game Informer [6]
GamePro [7]
Hyper [8]
Origins Awards [9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 First-person shooter Nintendo [10]
Interactive Achievement Awards [11]
Digitiser Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 Platformer Nintendo [12]
Golden Joystick Awards [13]
GameSpot Total Annihilation PC Real-time strategy Cavedog [14]
Gamest Awards Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) Arcade (CP System II) Fighting Capcom [15]
Japan Media Arts Festival Intelligent Qube (I.Q. / Kurushi) PlayStation Puzzle Sony [4]
Origins Awards Sid Meier's Gettysburg! PC Wargame Electronic Arts [9]
Tomb Raider Multi-platform Action-adventure Eidos Interactive

Critically acclaimed titles Edit

Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame Edit

The following video game releases in 1995 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.[16]

Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Score (out of 40)
Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft Role-playing 38
Final Fantasy VII International PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft Role-playing 37
Tobal 2 PlayStation DreamFactory Squaresoft Fighting 36
Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Rail shooter 36
Derby Stallion PlayStation ASCII Corporation ASCII Corporation Simulation 35
Gran Turismo PlayStation Polys Entertainment Sony Racing simulation 35

Metacritic and GameRankings Edit

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are online aggregators of video game journalism reviews. Note that their coverage of print magazines at the time was limited, with numerous print magazines not listed on their sites.

1997 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[17][18]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform(s) MC score GR score
Gran Turismo Sony Computer Entertainment December 23, 1997 PlayStation 96/100[19] 94.95%[20]
GoldenEye 007 Nintendo August 25, 1997 Nintendo 64 96/100 94.7%
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Konami March 20, 1997 PlayStation 93/100 93.03%
Final Fantasy VII Square January 31, 1997 PlayStation 92/100 92.35%
Dungeon Keeper Electronic Arts June 26, 1997 Microsoft Windows — 92.2%
Diablo Blizzard Entertainment January 3, 1997 Microsoft Windows 94/100 89.07%
Colony Wars Psygnosis October 31, 1997 PlayStation 91/100 92.09%
Sid Meier's Gettysburg! Electronic Arts October 14, 1997 Microsoft Windows 92/100 91%[21]
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II LucasArts October 10, 1997 Microsoft Windows 91/100 88.69%
Myth: The Fallen Lords Bungie November 7, 1997 Microsoft Windows 91/100 80.8%
Blast Corps Nintendo March 21, 1997 Nintendo 64 90/100 88.87%
NFL GameDay 98 Sony Computer Entertainment September 4, 1997 PlayStation — 90%
Fallout Interplay Productions October 10, 1997 Microsoft Windows 89/100 89.69%
Carmageddon Sales Curve Interactive June 13, 1997 Microsoft Windows — 89.6%
Formula 1 97 Psygnosis September 26, 1997 PlayStation — 89.43%
MDK Playmates Interactive May 5, 1997 Microsoft Windows — 89.2%
Star Fox 64 Nintendo April 27, 1997 Nintendo 64 88/100 89.01%
The Curse of Monkey Island LucasArts November 1, 1997 Microsoft Windows 89/100 89%
Einhänder Square November 20, 1997 PlayStation 89/100[19] 85%[20]
Total Annihilation GT Interactive September 26, 1997 Microsoft Windows 86/100 88.85%
Diddy Kong Racing Rare November 21, 1997 Nintendo 64 88/100 88.65%
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Sony Computer Entertainment October 31, 1997 PlayStation — 88.54%
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee GT Interactive September 18, 1997 PlayStation 85/100 87.94%

Financial performance Edit

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan Edit

In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1997.

Rank Gamest[15] Game Machine[22]
Title Manufacturer Genre Title Manufacturer Type Points
1 Virtua Fighter 3 Sega Fighting Print Club 2 Atlus Other 4068
2 Tekken 3 Namco Fighting Virtua Fighter 3 Sega Dedicated 3995
3 X-Men vs. Street Fighter Capcom Fighting Tekken 3 Namco PCB 3757
4 Street Fighter III: New Generation Capcom Fighting Virtual On: Cyber Troopers Sega Dedicated 2969
5 Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3) Capcom Fighting X-Men vs. Street Fighter Capcom PCB 2776
6 Samurai Spirits 4: Amakusa Kōrin SNK Fighting Puzzle Bobble 3 Taito PCB 2626
7 Real Bout Garō Densetsu Special SNK Fighting Densha de Go! Taito Dedicated 2614
8 Virtual On: Cyber Troopers Sega Shooter Time Crisis Namco Dedicated 2459
9 The King of Fighters '97 SNK Fighting Gallop Racer Tecmo PCB 2420
10 DoDonPachi Atlus Bullet hell Rave Racer Namco Dedicated 2399

Best-selling video game consoles Edit

Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales
Japan United States Worldwide
1 Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 5,050,000+[23] 6,750,000+[23] 17,200,000+[23]
2 Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Pocket Handheld 8-bit 4,220,000[24] Un­known 10,370,000[24]
3 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 1,110,000[24] 4,488,000[25] 9,420,000[24]
4 Nintendo Super NES / Super Famicom Home 16-bit 190,000[24] 593,000[25] 2,040,000[24]
5 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit 800,000[26] 249,000[25] 1,800,000[27][28]
6 Sega Sega Genesis Home 16-bit Un­known 478,000[25] 478,000+
7 Nintendo NES / Famicom Home 8-bit 30,000[24] 81,000[25] 111,000
8 NEC PC-FX Home 32-bit 30,000[26] — 30,000

Best-selling home video games Edit

Final Fantasy VII was the best-selling home video game worldwide in 1997.[29] It sold more than 6 million copies worldwide by 1998, becoming the best-selling PlayStation game up until then.[30]

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1997 in Japan and the United States.

Rank Title Platform Sales
Japan United States[31][32] Combined
1 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation 3,447,500+[33] 1,500,000+[32] 4,947,500+
2 Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue Game Boy 3,995,988[34] — 3,995,988
3 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 731,385[34] 1,500,000+ 2,231,385+
4 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 373,479[35] 1,500,000+ 1,873,479+
5 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 361,302[35] 1,500,000+ 1,861,302+
6 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64 217,259[36] 1,500,000+ 1,717,259+
7 Derby Stallion PlayStation 1,581,138[35] — 1,581,138
8 Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf) PlayStation 1,327,000[37] — 1,327,000
9 Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation 1,239,000[37] — 1,239,000
10 SaGa Frontier PlayStation 1,057,263[35] — 1,057,263

Japan Edit

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1997.

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales Ref
1 Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo RPG 3,995,988 [34]
2 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 3,447,500+ [33]
3 Derby Stallion PlayStation ASCII ASCII Simulation 1,581,138 [35]
4 Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf) PlayStation Camelot Software Planning Sony Sports 1,327,000 [37]
5 Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft SRPG 1,239,000
6 SaGa Frontier PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 1,057,263 [35]
7 Gran Turismo PlayStation Polys Entertainment Sony Racing simulation 905,000 [37]
8 Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi Game Boy Tom Create Bandai Breeding simulation 808,000
9 Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft Roguelike 801,000
10 PaRappa the Rapper PlayStation NanaOn-Sha Sony Rhythm 761,621 [34]

United States Edit

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1997.[38][39][40]

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales[31][32]
1 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Kart racing 1,500,000+
2 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Rail shooter 1,500,000+
3 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Platformer 1,500,000+
4 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64 Rare Rare Kart racing 1,500,000+
5 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 Rare Nintendo FPS 1,500,000+
6 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Squaresoft Sony RPG 1,500,000+[32]
7 NFL GameDay 98 PlayStation Sony Interactive Sony Sports Un­known
8 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 64 LucasArts Nintendo Action Un­known
9 Madden NFL 98 PlayStation Tiburon Entertainment EA Sports Sports Un­known
10 Crash Bandicoot PlayStation Naughty Dog Sony Platformer Un­known

Europe Edit

In Europe, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1997.

Month(s) United Kingdom France
January Die Hard Trilogy (PlayStation)[41] Un­known
February Cool Boarders (PlayStation)[42]
March Super Mario 64 (Nintendo 64)[43]
April Wave Race 64 (Nintendo 64)[44] Micro Machines V3 (PlayStation)[45]
May Soul Blade (PlayStation)[46]
June Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)[47]
July International Superstar Soccer 64 (Nintendo 64)[48]
August–September V-Rally (PlayStation)[49][50]
October Formula 1 97 (PlayStation)[51] Lylat Wars (Nintendo 64)[52]
November Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation)[53]
December FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (PlayStation, PC)[54]
1997 Tomb Raider 2[55]

Notable releases Edit

Video game platforms
Notable releases of the year 1997
Release Title Windows / DOS 4th Gen 5th Gen Handheld Arcade
January 3 Diablo Yes — PS1 (1998) — —
January 14 Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku — — Sat — —
January 31 Final Fantasy VII 1998 — PS1 — —
February 5 DoDonPachi — — Sat (September 18), PS1 (1998) — Yes
February 10 Mario Kart 64 — — N64 — —
February 27 The Lost Vikings 2 April 30 SNES PS1 (May), Sat (May) — —
February 28 Blast Corps — — N64 — —
February 28 Independence Day Yes — PS1, Sat — —
February 28 Mega Man 8 — — PS1, Sat — —
February 28 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter November 30 — N64 — —
February 28 Interstate '76 Yes — — — —
March 20 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night — — PS1, Sat (1998) — —
March 20 Tekken 3 — — PS1 (1998) — Yes
March 26 Vandal Hearts — — PS1, Sat (November 27) — —
March 30 The Last Express Yes — — — —
March 31 Need for Speed II Yes — PS1 — —
April 7 Outlaws Yes — — — —
April 7 Redneck Rampage Yes — — — —
April 30 Fighters Megamix — — Sat Game.com (1998) —
April 30 Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter Yes — — — —
May 21 Blood Yes — — — —
May 31 MDK Yes — PS1 (1998) — —
June 10 Ecstatica II Yes
June 17 Harvest Moon — SNES — — —
June 20 Sonic Jam — — Sat Game.com (1998) —
June 20 Final Fantasy Tactics — — PS1 — —
June 26 Dungeon Keeper Yes — — — —
June 30 Star Fox 64 — — N64 — —
July 4 Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer Yes — — — —
July 28 The King of Fighters '97 — Neo, NeoCD PS1, Sat (1998) — Yes
July 30 Carmageddon Yes — PS1 (1999), N64 (2000) GBC (2000) —
July 31 Herc's Adventures — — PS1, Sat — —
July 31 Warlords III: Reign of Heroes Yes — — — —
August 1 Mega Man X4 1999 — PS1, Sat — —
August 11 Tetrisphere — — N64 — —
August 25 GoldenEye 007 — — N64 — —
August 25 Shadow Warrior Yes — — — —
August 26 Madden NFL 98 Yes — PS1, Sat — —
August 31 Imperialism Yes — — — —
September 4 Hexen II Yes — — — —
September 10 Silhouette Mirage — — Sat, PS1 (1998) — —
September 11 Breath of Fire III — — PS1 — —
September 18 Street Fighter Collection — — Sat, PS1 (October 23) — —
September 19 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee Yes — PS1 — —
September 24 Ultima Online Yes — — — —
September 24 Postal Yes — — — —
September 26 Bomberman 64 — — N64 — —
September 26 LEGO Island Yes — — — —
September 29 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos Yes — PS1, Sat — —
September 30 Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far Yes — — — —
September 30 Fallout Yes — — — —
September 30 Panzer General II Yes — — — —
September 30 Poy Poy — — PS1 — —
September 30 Total Annihilation Yes — — — —
October Combat Chess Yes — — — —
October 9 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II Yes — — — —
October 15 Age of Empires Yes — — — —
October 15 Mortal Kombat 4 1998 — N64, PS1 (1998) GBC (1998) Yes
October 23 Steep Slope Sliders — — Sat — 1998
October 28 Shipwreckers Yes — PS1 — —
October 29 Riven Yes — Sat, PS1 (November 30) — —
October 30 Culdcept — — Sat, PS1 (1999) — —
October 31 The Curse of Monkey Island Yes — — — —
October 31 Zork: Grand Inquisitor Yes — — — —
November Independence War Yes — — — —
November 1 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back — — PS1 — —
November 1 Shock Troopers — Neo — — Yes
November 4 Colony Wars — — PS1 — —
November 14 Blade Runner Yes — — — —
November 17 Sonic R 1998 — Sat — —
November 18 Tomb Raider II Yes — PS1 — —
November 21 Diddy Kong Racing — — N64 — —
November 21 Worms 2 Yes — — — —
November 25 Myth: The Fallen Lords Yes — — — —
November 27 Kirby's Dream Land 3 — SNES — — —
November 27 Grand Theft Auto Yes — PS1 (December 12) GBC (1999) —
November 30 FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 Yes — N64, PS1, Sat — —
November 30 One — — PS1 — —
November 30 Wing Commander: Prophecy Yes — — — —
November 30 WCW vs. nWo: World Tour — — N64 — —
December Puzzle Bobble 4 — — PS1, Sat (1998) — Yes
December 6 Quake II Yes — PS1, N64 (1999) — —
December 11 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile — — PS1 — —
December 18 Grandia — — Sat, PS1 (1999) — —
December 18 Mega Man Legends 2001 — PS1, N64 (2000) — —
December 21 Yoshi's Story — — N64 — —
December 23 Gran Turismo — — PS1 — —
December 31 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero — — N64 — —

Business Edit

Lawsuits Edit

  • Nintendo vs Games City: Nintendo sues Games City for selling the Game Doctor and Doctor V64 backup devices for the SNES and N64 consoles. Nintendo wins the suit.
  • Nintendo vs Prima Publishing: Nintendo sues Prima over copyrights to maps of the N64 video game GoldenEye 007. Nintendo loses the suit.
  • Nintendo vs Sony Video Games: Nintendo sues Sony over copyrights about Mario games.

See also Edit

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opens Sega World Sydney in Australia It is the second Sega World park to open outside of Japan with the first opening as part of the London Trocadero the previous year June 19 21 The 3rd annual E3 is held in Atlanta Georgia United States 1 October Video game retailer FuncoLand opens its first Greater Cincinnati locations 2 4 Gunpei Yokoi 1941 1997 dies after a double car accident November Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association IEMA launched December 16 A scene from the Pokemon anime based upon the highly successful games causes 685 Japanese children to have seizures Nintendo makes a statement proclaiming the safety of the Pokemon games from fear that the games would cause a similar effect the episode to be permanently removed from circulation and the featured Pokemon in the episode Porygon has not made an appearance in the Pokemon anime since TSR Inc the owner of the Dungeons amp Dragons tabletop role playing game was acquired by Wizards of the Coast 3D Realms begins production of Duke Nukem Forever winner of numerous vaporware awards The gaming portal Cool Math Games went online for the first time Sony releases PlayStation development software for PCHardware Edit nbsp DualShock ControllerMonth Day SystemApril 25 Dual Analog ControllerJPMarch 1 Nintendo 64EU AUSeptember 12 Game comNAOctober 20 New style Super NESNANovember 20 DualShock controllerJPDiscontinued Edit Genesis Mega Drive Game GearTop rated games EditGame of the Year awards Edit The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1997 Awards Game of the Year Platform s Genre Publisher RefCESA Awards Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Role playing Squaresoft 3 Japan Media Arts Festival 4 Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM Sony 5 Game Informer 6 GamePro 7 Hyper 8 Origins Awards 9 Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 First person shooter Nintendo 10 Interactive Achievement Awards 11 Digitiser Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 Platformer Nintendo 12 Golden Joystick Awards 13 GameSpot Total Annihilation PC Real time strategy Cavedog 14 Gamest Awards Vampire Savior Darkstalkers 3 Arcade CP System II Fighting Capcom 15 Japan Media Arts Festival Intelligent Qube I Q Kurushi PlayStation Puzzle Sony 4 Origins Awards Sid Meier s Gettysburg PC Wargame Electronic Arts 9 Tomb Raider Multi platform Action adventure Eidos InteractiveCritically acclaimed titles Edit Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame Edit The following video game releases in 1995 entered Famitsu magazine s Platinum Hall of Fame for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40 16 Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Score out of 40 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft Role playing 38Final Fantasy VII International PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft Role playing 37Tobal 2 PlayStation DreamFactory Squaresoft Fighting 36Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Rail shooter 36Derby Stallion PlayStation ASCII Corporation ASCII Corporation Simulation 35Gran Turismo PlayStation Polys Entertainment Sony Racing simulation 35Metacritic and GameRankings Edit Metacritic MC and GameRankings GR are online aggregators of video game journalism reviews Note that their coverage of print magazines at the time was limited with numerous print magazines not listed on their sites 1997 games and expansions scoring at least 88 100 MC or 87 5 GR 17 18 Game Publisher Release Date Platform s MC score GR scoreGran Turismo Sony Computer Entertainment December 23 1997 PlayStation 96 100 19 94 95 20 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo August 25 1997 Nintendo 64 96 100 94 7 Castlevania Symphony of the Night Konami March 20 1997 PlayStation 93 100 93 03 Final Fantasy VII Square January 31 1997 PlayStation 92 100 92 35 Dungeon Keeper Electronic Arts June 26 1997 Microsoft Windows 92 2 Diablo Blizzard Entertainment January 3 1997 Microsoft Windows 94 100 89 07 Colony Wars Psygnosis October 31 1997 PlayStation 91 100 92 09 Sid Meier s Gettysburg Electronic Arts October 14 1997 Microsoft Windows 92 100 91 21 Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces II LucasArts October 10 1997 Microsoft Windows 91 100 88 69 Myth The Fallen Lords Bungie November 7 1997 Microsoft Windows 91 100 80 8 Blast Corps Nintendo March 21 1997 Nintendo 64 90 100 88 87 NFL GameDay 98 Sony Computer Entertainment September 4 1997 PlayStation 90 Fallout Interplay Productions October 10 1997 Microsoft Windows 89 100 89 69 Carmageddon Sales Curve Interactive June 13 1997 Microsoft Windows 89 6 Formula 1 97 Psygnosis September 26 1997 PlayStation 89 43 MDK Playmates Interactive May 5 1997 Microsoft Windows 89 2 Star Fox 64 Nintendo April 27 1997 Nintendo 64 88 100 89 01 The Curse of Monkey Island LucasArts November 1 1997 Microsoft Windows 89 100 89 Einhander Square November 20 1997 PlayStation 89 100 19 85 20 Total Annihilation GT Interactive September 26 1997 Microsoft Windows 86 100 88 85 Diddy Kong Racing Rare November 21 1997 Nintendo 64 88 100 88 65 Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back Sony Computer Entertainment October 31 1997 PlayStation 88 54 Oddworld Abe s Oddysee GT Interactive September 18 1997 PlayStation 85 100 87 94 Financial performance EditHighest grossing arcade games in Japan Edit In Japan the following titles were the highest grossing arcade games of 1997 Rank Gamest 15 Game Machine 22 Title Manufacturer Genre Title Manufacturer Type Points1 Virtua Fighter 3 Sega Fighting Print Club 2 Atlus Other 40682 Tekken 3 Namco Fighting Virtua Fighter 3 Sega Dedicated 39953 X Men vs Street Fighter Capcom Fighting Tekken 3 Namco PCB 37574 Street Fighter III New Generation Capcom Fighting Virtual On Cyber Troopers Sega Dedicated 29695 Vampire Savior Darkstalkers 3 Capcom Fighting X Men vs Street Fighter Capcom PCB 27766 Samurai Spirits 4 Amakusa Kōrin SNK Fighting Puzzle Bobble 3 Taito PCB 26267 Real Bout Garō Densetsu Special SNK Fighting Densha de Go Taito Dedicated 26148 Virtual On Cyber Troopers Sega Shooter Time Crisis Namco Dedicated 24599 The King of Fighters 97 SNK Fighting Gallop Racer Tecmo PCB 242010 DoDonPachi Atlus Bullet hell Rave Racer Namco Dedicated 2399Best selling video game consoles Edit Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation SalesJapan United States Worldwide1 Sony PlayStation Home 32 bit 5 050 000 23 6 750 000 23 17 200 000 23 2 Nintendo Game Boy Game Boy Pocket Handheld 8 bit 4 220 000 24 Un known 10 370 000 24 3 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64 bit 1 110 000 24 4 488 000 25 9 420 000 24 4 Nintendo Super NES Super Famicom Home 16 bit 190 000 24 593 000 25 2 040 000 24 5 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32 bit 800 000 26 249 000 25 1 800 000 27 28 6 Sega Sega Genesis Home 16 bit Un known 478 000 25 478 000 7 Nintendo NES Famicom Home 8 bit 30 000 24 81 000 25 111 0008 NEC PC FX Home 32 bit 30 000 26 30 000Best selling home video games Edit Final Fantasy VII was the best selling home video game worldwide in 1997 29 It sold more than 6 million copies worldwide by 1998 becoming the best selling PlayStation game up until then 30 The following titles were the top ten best selling home video games console games or computer games of 1997 in Japan and the United States Rank Title Platform SalesJapan United States 31 32 Combined1 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation 3 447 500 33 1 500 000 32 4 947 500 2 Pocket Monsters Red Green Blue Game Boy 3 995 988 34 3 995 9883 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 731 385 34 1 500 000 2 231 385 4 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 373 479 35 1 500 000 1 873 479 5 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 361 302 35 1 500 000 1 861 302 6 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64 217 259 36 1 500 000 1 717 259 7 Derby Stallion PlayStation 1 581 138 35 1 581 1388 Minna no Golf Everybody s Golf PlayStation 1 327 000 37 1 327 0009 Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation 1 239 000 37 1 239 00010 SaGa Frontier PlayStation 1 057 263 35 1 057 263Japan Edit In Japan the following titles were the top ten best selling home video games of 1997 Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales Ref1 Pocket Monsters Red Green Blue Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo RPG 3 995 988 34 2 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 3 447 500 33 3 Derby Stallion PlayStation ASCII ASCII Simulation 1 581 138 35 4 Minna no Golf Everybody s Golf PlayStation Camelot Software Planning Sony Sports 1 327 000 37 5 Final Fantasy Tactics PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft SRPG 1 239 0006 SaGa Frontier PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 1 057 263 35 7 Gran Turismo PlayStation Polys Entertainment Sony Racing simulation 905 000 37 8 Game de Hakken Tamagotchi Game Boy Tom Create Bandai Breeding simulation 808 0009 Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft Roguelike 801 00010 PaRappa the Rapper PlayStation NanaOn Sha Sony Rhythm 761 621 34 United States Edit In the United States the following titles were the top ten best selling home video games of 1997 38 39 40 Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre Sales 31 32 1 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Kart racing 1 500 000 2 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Rail shooter 1 500 000 3 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Platformer 1 500 000 4 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64 Rare Rare Kart racing 1 500 000 5 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 64 Rare Nintendo FPS 1 500 000 6 Final Fantasy VII PlayStation Squaresoft Sony RPG 1 500 000 32 7 NFL GameDay 98 PlayStation Sony Interactive Sony Sports Un known8 Star Wars Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 64 LucasArts Nintendo Action Un known9 Madden NFL 98 PlayStation Tiburon Entertainment EA Sports Sports Un known10 Crash Bandicoot PlayStation Naughty Dog Sony Platformer Un knownEurope Edit In Europe the following titles were the top selling home video games of each month in 1997 Month s United Kingdom FranceJanuary Die Hard Trilogy PlayStation 41 Un knownFebruary Cool Boarders PlayStation 42 March Super Mario 64 Nintendo 64 43 April Wave Race 64 Nintendo 64 44 Micro Machines V3 PlayStation 45 May Soul Blade PlayStation 46 June Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 64 47 July International Superstar Soccer 64 Nintendo 64 48 August September V Rally PlayStation 49 50 October Formula 1 97 PlayStation 51 Lylat Wars Nintendo 64 52 November Final Fantasy VII PlayStation 53 December FIFA Road to World Cup 98 PlayStation PC 54 1997 Tomb Raider 2 55 Notable releases EditVideo game platformsGBC Game Boy ColorMac MacN64 Nintendo 64Neo Neo GeoNeoCD Neo Geo CDPippin Apple PippinPS1 PlayStationSat Sega SaturnSMD Sega Mega Drive GenesisSNES Super NESWin Windows Notable releases of the year 1997 Release Title Windows DOS 4th Gen 5th Gen Handheld ArcadeJanuary 3 Diablo Yes PS1 1998 January 14 Tengai Makyō Daiyon no Mokushiroku Sat January 31 Final Fantasy VII 1998 PS1 February 5 DoDonPachi Sat September 18 PS1 1998 YesFebruary 10 Mario Kart 64 N64 February 27 The Lost Vikings 2 April 30 SNES PS1 May Sat May February 28 Blast Corps N64 February 28 Independence Day Yes PS1 Sat February 28 Mega Man 8 PS1 Sat February 28 Turok Dinosaur Hunter November 30 N64 February 28 Interstate 76 Yes March 20 Castlevania Symphony of the Night PS1 Sat 1998 March 20 Tekken 3 PS1 1998 YesMarch 26 Vandal Hearts PS1 Sat November 27 March 30 The Last Express Yes March 31 Need for Speed II Yes PS1 April 7 Outlaws Yes April 7 Redneck Rampage Yes April 30 Fighters Megamix Sat Game com 1998 April 30 Star Wars X Wing vs TIE Fighter Yes May 21 Blood Yes May 31 MDK Yes PS1 1998 June 10 Ecstatica II YesJune 17 Harvest Moon SNES June 20 Sonic Jam Sat Game com 1998 June 20 Final Fantasy Tactics PS1 June 26 Dungeon Keeper Yes June 30 Star Fox 64 N64 July 4 Jane s 688 I Hunter Killer Yes July 28 The King of Fighters 97 Neo NeoCD PS1 Sat 1998 YesJuly 30 Carmageddon Yes PS1 1999 N64 2000 GBC 2000 July 31 Herc s Adventures PS1 Sat July 31 Warlords III Reign of Heroes Yes August 1 Mega Man X4 1999 PS1 Sat August 11 Tetrisphere N64 August 25 GoldenEye 007 N64 August 25 Shadow Warrior Yes August 26 Madden NFL 98 Yes PS1 Sat August 31 Imperialism Yes September 4 Hexen II Yes September 10 Silhouette Mirage Sat PS1 1998 September 11 Breath of Fire III PS1 September 18 Street Fighter Collection Sat PS1 October 23 September 19 Oddworld Abe s Oddysee Yes PS1 September 24 Ultima Online Yes September 24 Postal Yes September 26 Bomberman 64 N64 September 26 LEGO Island Yes September 29 Croc Legend of the Gobbos Yes PS1 Sat September 30 Close Combat A Bridge Too Far Yes September 30 Fallout Yes September 30 Panzer General II Yes September 30 Poy Poy PS1 September 30 Total Annihilation Yes October Combat Chess Yes October 9 Star Wars Jedi Knight Dark Forces II Yes October 15 Age of Empires Yes October 15 Mortal Kombat 4 1998 N64 PS1 1998 GBC 1998 YesOctober 23 Steep Slope Sliders Sat 1998October 28 Shipwreckers Yes PS1 October 29 Riven Yes Sat PS1 November 30 October 30 Culdcept Sat PS1 1999 October 31 The Curse of Monkey Island Yes October 31 Zork Grand Inquisitor Yes November Independence War Yes November 1 Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back PS1 November 1 Shock Troopers Neo YesNovember 4 Colony Wars PS1 November 14 Blade Runner Yes November 17 Sonic R 1998 Sat November 18 Tomb Raider II Yes PS1 November 21 Diddy Kong Racing N64 November 21 Worms 2 Yes November 25 Myth The Fallen Lords Yes November 27 Kirby s Dream Land 3 SNES November 27 Grand Theft Auto Yes PS1 December 12 GBC 1999 November 30 FIFA Road to World Cup 98 Yes N64 PS1 Sat November 30 One PS1 November 30 Wing Commander Prophecy Yes November 30 WCW vs nWo World Tour N64 December Puzzle Bobble 4 PS1 Sat 1998 YesDecember 6 Quake II Yes PS1 N64 1999 December 11 Klonoa Door to Phantomile PS1 December 18 Grandia Sat PS1 1999 December 18 Mega Man Legends 2001 PS1 N64 2000 December 21 Yoshi s Story N64 December 23 Gran Turismo PS1 December 31 Mortal Kombat Mythologies Sub Zero N64 Business EditActivision acquires CentreSoft Ltd and Raven Software Electronic Arts Inc acquires Maxis GameTek filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed its doors in July 1998 2015 Inc founded 4D Rulers Software Inc founded September 4HEAD Studios created Bungie West formed by Bungie Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation founded Crave Entertainment Inc formed August Human Head Studios Inc formed Illusion Softworks a s founded April 15 Irem Software Engineering Inc founded Irrational Games LLC founded Mythic Entertainment renames itself from Interworld Productions after name dispute with another Interworld company THQ renamed from Toy Headquarters Inc Warthog PLC foundedLawsuits EditNintendo vs Games City Nintendo sues Games City for selling the Game Doctor and Doctor V64 backup devices for the SNES and N64 consoles Nintendo wins the suit Nintendo vs Prima Publishing Nintendo sues Prima over copyrights to maps of the N64 video game GoldenEye 007 Nintendo loses the suit Nintendo vs Sony Video Games Nintendo sues Sony over copyrights about Mario games See also Edit1997 in gamesReferences Edit Attendance and Stats IGN Retrieved May 21 2015 Koenig Angela October 15 1997 Funco Landstore coming The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati p 5 via Newspapers com CESA大賞 97 受賞作品一覧 CESA Awards 97 Winners List Computer Entertainment Supplier s Association CESA in Japanese Archived from the original on June 28 2003 Retrieved October 27 2021 a b 1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in Japanese Japan Media Arts Plaza Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved March 1 2009 Readers Choice Awards Electronic Gaming Monthly No 104 March 1998 p 100 25 Years Of Game Informer s GOTY Awards GameInformer com January 2 2017 Archived from the original on December 30 2017 Retrieved December 29 2017 You Have Spoken GamePro No 118 July 1998 pp 38 9 The Hyper Reader Awards 97 98 Hyper No 63 January 1999 pp 38 41 a b Origins Awards winners Origins Awards RPGnet July 6 1998 Archived from the original on December 13 2014 Retrieved December 29 2011 Editors Choice Awards Electronic Gaming Monthly No 104 Ziff Davis March 1998 pp 86 96 Academy of Interactive Arts amp Science Game of the Year 1997 Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences Retrieved August 26 2015 Digitiser s Top Games of 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