List of best-selling Sega Genesis games
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This is a list of Sega Genesis/Mega Drive video games that have sold or shipped at least one million copies, sorted in order of copies sold. The best-selling title is Sonic the Hedgehog, first released in North America on June 23, 1991. Due to being bundled with the console, it sold 15 million copies. The second best-selling game is its sequel, 1992's Sonic the Hedgehog 2, with 6 million copies sold.
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Title | Copies sold | Release date |
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Sonic the Hedgehog | 15 million (bundled with the Genesis / Mega Drive hardware)[1][2] | June 23, 1991 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 6 million[3][2] | November 20, 1992 |
Disney's Aladdin | 4 million[4] | November 11, 1993 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles | 4 million[5][2] (Sonic & Knuckles: 1.24 million in the US[6] Sonic 3: 1.02 million in the US)[6] |
January 23, 1994 |
NBA Jam | at least 1.93 million in the US[6] | January 1, 1993 |
Mortal Kombat II | at least 1.78 million in the US[6] | September 13, 1993 |
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition | 1.65 million[7] | January 23, 1994 |
Altered Beast | at least 1.4 million in the US (bundled with the Genesis / Mega Drive hardware)[8] | August 1988 |
Mortal Kombat 3 | 1.02 million in the US[6] | January 1, 1995 |
Jurassic Park | more than 1 million[9] | 1993 |
Ms. Pac-Man | more than 1 million in the US[10] | 1993 |
NFL '98 | more than 1 million in the US[11] | 1997 |
NFL Football '94 | more than 1 million[9] | 1993 |
Sonic Spinball | more than 1 million[9] | 1993 |
X-Men | more than 1 million[9] | 1993 |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | 1 million in the US[12][13] | 1994 |
See also
- List of video games considered the best
- List of best-selling video games
- Lists of best-selling video games by platform
- List of best-selling video game franchises
- List of video games by player count
- List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System video games
- List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System video games
- List of best-selling Game Boy video games
References
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog GameTap Retrospective Pt. 3/4. Event occurs at 1:21. Archived from the original on July 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c Sonic the Hedgehog GameTap Retrospective (Alternative Compilation Upload). Event occurs at 12:40 (Sonic 1), 14:39 (Sonic 2), 18:40 (Sonic 3/Sonic & Knuckles).
- ^ Boutros, Daniel (2006-08-04). "Sonic the Hedgehog 2". A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today's Best-Selling Platform Games. Gamasutra. p. 5. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
- ^ Horowitz, Ken (2006-03-28). "Interview: Dr. Stephen Clarke-Willson". Sega-16. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ Sonic the Hedgehog GameTap Retrospective Pt. 4/4. Event occurs at 1:39.
- ^ a b c d e "US Platinum Videogame Chart". The Magic Box. December 27, 2007. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
- ^ "ミリオンセールスタイトル一覧". カプコン. 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-10-26.
- ^ Shapiro, Eben (1991-06-01). "Nintendo Goal: Bigger-Game Hunters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
- ^ a b c d "BUSINESS WIRE: SALES YEAR FOR SEGA'S GENESIS, GAME GEAR AND SEGA CD". Accessed via factiva. Business Wire. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ Cifaldi, Frank. "Retronauts Episode 91: A Tengen Family Reunion". Frank Cifaldi talks to rebellious NES game developers Franz Lanzinger (Toobin', Ms. Pac-Man), Steve Woita (Super Sprint, Police Academy) and Mark Morris (Hard Drivin', 007: License to Kill) about the old days. 1up.com. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- ^ "FarSight Studio Games: NFL 98". Archived from the original on 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2011-03-30.
- ^ "Masterpiece Album". Development staff interview with Ryouichi Hasegawa. Sega Corporation. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2010-08-31.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Masterpiece Album (English translation)". English translation of the development staff interview with Ryouichi Hasegawa as published by Sega.jp. romhacking.net. Retrieved 2010-08-31.