Overview of the events of 1997 in video games
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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 .
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
March 6 - Sega 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:
November – Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA ) launched.
December 16 – A scene from the Pokémon anime (based upon the highly successful games) causes 685 Japanese children to have seizures. Nintendo makes a statement proclaiming the safety of the Pokémon games from fear that the games would cause a similar effect, the episode to be permanently removed from circulation, and the featured Pokémon in the episode (Porygon) has not made an appearance in the Pokémon anime since.
TSR, Inc. , the owner of the Dungeons & 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.
Hardware
Discontinued
Top-rated games
Game of the Year awards
The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1997.
Critically acclaimed titles
Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame
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]
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%
Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan
In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1997.
Best-selling video game consoles
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
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
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
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
In Europe, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1997.
Notable releases
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 (Japan)
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 24
Blood
Yes
—
—
—
—
April 30
Fighters Megamix
—
—
Sat
Game.com (1998)
—
April 30
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
Yes
—
—
—
—
May 31
MDK
Yes
—
PS1 (1998)
—
—
June
Harvest Moon
—
SNES
—
—
—
June 20
Sonic Jam
—
—
Sat
Game.com (1998)
—
June 20
Final Fantasy Tactics (Japan)
—
—
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 31
Imperialism
Yes
—
—
—
—
September 04
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
LEGO Island
Yes
—
—
—
—
September 29
Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
—
—
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 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
Blade Runner
Yes
—
—
—
—
October 31
Colony Wars
—
—
PS1
—
—
October 31
The Curse of Monkey Island
Yes
—
—
—
—
October 31
PaRappa the Rapper
—
—
PS1
—
—
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 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
Bomberman 64
—
—
N64
—
—
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 (Japan)
—
—
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
Lawsuits
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
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