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2000 in video games

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The year 2000 saw the release of numerous video games as well as the launch of the PlayStation 2. Critically acclaimed games originally released in 2000 include sequels such as Madden NFL 2001, NBA Live 2001, NBA 2K1, WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role, Baldur's Gate II, Diablo II, Dragon Quest VII, Final Fantasy IX, Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, NFL 2K1, Resident Evil – Code: Veronica, Spyro: Year of the Dragon, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, along with new intellectual properties such as Deus Ex, Hitman, Jet Set Radio, Perfect Dark, Skies of Arcadia, The Sims, SSX, Vagrant Story, and Sin and Punishment. The year's best-selling home video games worldwide were Pokémon games for the third year in a row (since 1998), while the highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Virtua Striker 2.

Legend

Hardware releases

The list of game-related hardware released in 2000.

Sony released the PlayStation 2, which as to this day is still the best selling video game console of all time (with 160m+ units sold). Sony also released the PS One, a small revision model of the original PlayStation that can be played portably with a LCD add-on.

Date	System
March 4	PlayStation 2JP
July 7	PS One
September 19	PS OneNA
September 29	PS OneEU
October 26	PlayStation 2NA
November	PS OneEA
November 24	PlayStation 2EU
November 30	PlayStation 2AU
December 9	WonderSwan ColorJP
Unknown	Sega NAOMI 2 (arcade)

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 2000.

Awards	Game of the Year	Developer	Publisher	Genre	Platform(s)	Ref
GameSpot	Chrono Cross	Squaresoft	Square EA	RPG	PS1
IGN
BAFTA Interactive Awards	Deus Ex	Ion Storm	Eidos	Action RPG	WIN, MAC
IGN
Electronic Playground	Deus Ex	Ion Storm	Eidos	Action RPG	WIN, MAC
GameSpy	Deus Ex	Ion Storm	Eidos	Action RPG	WIN, MAC
Electronic Gaming Monthly	Final Fantasy IX	Squaresoft	Square EA	RPG	PS1	date=April 2001	title=EGM's 2000 Games' Choice Awards	url=https://archive.org/details/ElectronicGamingMonthly_201902/Electronic%20Gaming%20Monthly%20Issue%20141%20%28April%202001%29/page/n97	magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly	issue=141	pages=92–9}}
Golden Satellite Awards
Electronic Playground	Final Fantasy IX	Squaresoft	Square EA	RPG	PS1	date=2001-04-22	title=Gamer's Choice Awards (2000)	url=http://www.elecplay.com/featuresfull.html?id=5130&page=7	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010422090456/http://www.elecplay.com/featuresfull.html?id=5130&page=7	url-status=dead	archive-date=2001-04-22	access-date=2024-10-08	website=Electronic Playground}}
Core Magazine	Final Fantasy IX	Squaresoft	Square EA	RPG	PS1
IGN	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure	N64
Nintendo Power Awards
GameRevolution	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure	N64	date=2001-03-31	title=Best of 2000 Awards - Game Revolution	url=http://www.game-revolution.com/articles/awards/awards_2000.htm	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010331165840/http://www.game-revolution.com/articles/awards/awards_2000.htm	url-status=dead	archive-date=2001-03-31	access-date=2024-10-08 }}
Electronic Playground	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure	N64
DailyRadar UK	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure	N64
Electronic Playground	Jet Set Radio	Smilebit	Sega	Platform	DC
GameSpot	The Sims	Maxis	EA	Life sim	WIN, MAC
GDC Awards
	Interactive Achievement Awards
GamePower	The Sims	Maxis	EA	Life sim	WIN, MAC
Electronic Gaming Monthly	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Neversoft	Activision	Sports	PS1, DC
Game Informer
GameRevolution	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Neversoft	Activision	Sports	PS1
BAFTA Interactive Awards	MediEvil 2	SCE Cambridge	Sony	Hack & slash	PS1
Pokémon Yellow	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG	GBC
Digitiser	Metropolis Street Racer	Bizarre	Sega	Racing	DC
Electronic Gaming Monthly	Shenmue	Sega AM2	Sega	Action-adventure	DC
IGN	Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel)	KCEJ	Konami	Stealth	GBC
Interactive Achievement Awards	Diablo II	Blizzard North	Blizzard	Action RPG	WIN, MAC
Japan Game Awards	Phantasy Star Online	Sonic Team	Sega	Action RPG	DC
Japan Media Arts Festival	Dragon Quest VII	Heartbeat	Enix	RPG	PS1	title=2000 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards	url=http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2000/	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013082036/http://plaza.bunka.go.jp/english/festival/2000/	archive-date=October 13, 2007	access-date=March 1, 2009	publisher=Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs	language=ja}}
RPGFan	Grandia II	Game Arts	Ubisoft	RPG	DC
VSDA Awards	Pokémon Stadium	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Strategy	N64

Critically acclaimed titles

''Famitsu'' Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 2000 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.

Title	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Score (out of 40)
Vagrant Story	PS1	Squaresoft	Action RPG	40
Tekken Tag Tournament	PS2	Namco	Fighting	38
Final Fantasy IX	PS1	Squaresoft	RPG	38
Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi	PS1	Enix	RPG	38
The Legend of Zelda: Mujura no Kamen (Majora's Mask)	N64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	37
Phantasy Star Online	DC	Sega	Action RPG	37
Ridge Racer V	PS2	Namco	Racing	36
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 2 (Shiren the Wanderer 2)	N64	Nintendo	Roguelike	36
Biohazard – Code: Veronica (Resident Evil – Code: Veronica)	DC	Capcom	Survival horror	35
Trade & Battle: Card Hero	GBC	Nintendo	Card battle	35
The Typing of the Dead	DC	Sega	Edutainment	35
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 7	PS2	Konami	Sports	35
Grandia II	DC	Game Arts	RPG	35
MotoGP	PS2	Namco	Racing	35
Tsumi to Batsu: Hoshi no Keishōsha (Sin and Punishment)	N64	Nintendo	Rail shooter	35

Metacritic and GameRankings

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform(s)	MC score	GR score
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Activision	September 20, 2000	PS1	98/100	94.75%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Activision	November 7, 2000	DC	97/100	94.86%
Perfect Dark	Nintendo	May 22, 2000	N64	97/100	94.55%
NFL 2K1	Sega	September 7, 2000	DC	97/100	94.5%
Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel)	Konami	April 24, 2000	GBC		95.61%
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	Interplay Entertainment	September 21, 2000	WIN	95/100	93.97%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Nintendo	April 27, 2000	N64	95/100	91.95%
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica	Capcom	February 3, 2000	DC	94/100	93.79%
Final Fantasy IX	Square	July 7, 2000	PS1	94/100	92.72%
Jet Set Radio	Sega	June 29, 2000	DC	94/100	91.9%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	Crave Entertainment	May 22, 2000	DC		94%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape	Ubisoft	March 21, 2000	DC		93.05%
SSX	EA Sports	October 26, 2000	PS2	93/100	92.39%
Skies of Arcadia	Sega	October 5, 2000	DC	93/100	90.59%
NBA 2K1	Sega	October 31, 2000	DC	93/100	89.69%
Le Mans 24 Hours	Sega	November 13, 2000	DC	93/100	89.5%
Paper Mario	Nintendo	August 11, 2000	N64	title=Best Video Games for 2001	url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2001	website=Metacritic	access-date=August 7, 2019}}	title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2001 (with at least 10 reviews)	url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2001&numrev=1&sort=0&letter=&search=	website=GameRankings	access-date=August 7, 2019}}
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	Activision	February 29, 2000	N64		92.4%
Vagrant Story	Square	February 10, 2000	PS1	92/100	91.97%
The Sims	Electronic Arts	February 4, 2000	WIN, MAC	92/100	89.74%
Dead or Alive 2	Tecmo	February 29, 2000	DC		91.37%
Virtua Tennis	Sega	June 8, 2000	DC	92/100	91.37%
Banjo-Tooie	Nintendo	November 20, 2000	N64	90/100	91.31%
Deus Ex	Eidos Interactive	June 23, 2000	WIN, MAC	90/100	91.03%
Madden NFL 2001	EA Sports	October 26, 2000	PS2	91/100	90.78%
Spyro: Year of the Dragon	Sony Computer Entertainment	October 10, 2000	PS1	91/100	90.59%
The Operative: No One Lives Forever	Fox Interactive	November 9, 2000	WIN	91/100	88.34%
DOA2: Hardcore	Tecmo	October 26, 2000	PS2	91/100	87.38%
Mario Tennis	Nintendo	July 21, 2000	N64	91/100	87.32%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	Activision	October 25, 2000	WIN	91/100	85.77%
Mario Tennis	Nintendo	November 1, 2000	GBC		90.78%
Donkey Kong Country	Nintendo	November 4, 2000	GBC		90.38%
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge	Nintendo	September 21, 2000	GBC		90.2%
Crazy Taxi	Sega	January 24, 2000	DC		90.19%
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes	Capcom	March 30, 2000	DC	90/100	90.15%
Colin McRae Rally 2.0	Codemasters	July 7, 2000	PS1	90/100	88.82%
Grandia II	Game Arts	August 3, 2000	DC	90/100	88.81%
Madden NFL 2001	EA Sports	August 22, 2000	PS1	90/100	88.65%
Jane's F/A-18	Electronic Arts	January 11, 2000	WIN		88.43%
NHL 2001	EA Sports	September 28, 2000	WIN	90/100	86.75%
Rayman Revolution	Ubisoft	December 22, 2000	PS2	90/100	85.17%
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role	THQ	November 21, 2000	PS1	90/100	84.27%
Wario Land 3	Nintendo	March 21, 2000	GBC		90%
Phantasy Star Online	Sega	December 21, 2000	DC	89/100	89.88%
Sacrifice	Interplay Entertainment	November 17, 2000	WIN	89/100	89.53%
Counter-Strike	Sierra Entertainment	November 9, 2000	WIN	88/100	89.2%
Thief II	Eidos Interactive	March 23, 2000	WIN	87/100	89.14%
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors	Microsoft	August 24, 2000	WIN	88/100	89.11%
EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark	Sony Online Entertainment	April 24, 2000	WIN	86/100	89.08%
Excitebike 64	Nintendo	April 30, 2000	N64	88/100	89.07%
Homeworld: Cataclysm	Sierra Entertainment	June 30, 2000	WIN	89/100	88.64%
Samba de Amigo	Sega	April 27, 2000	DC	89/100	86.15%
WWF No Mercy	THQ	November 17, 2000	N64	89/100	85.27%
Madden NFL 2001	EA Sports	August 28, 2000	N64	89/100	84.82%
Metropolis Street Racer	Sega	November 3, 2000	DC	87/100	88.59%
Diablo II	Blizzard Entertainment	June 28, 2000	WIN, MAC	88/100	88.58%
MDK2	Interplay Entertainment	March 31, 2000	DC	N/A	88.08%
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord	Battlefront.com	May 31, 2000	WIN	N/A	88%
Ultimate Fighting Championship	Crave Entertainment	August 29, 2000	DC	88/100	87.8%
Superbike 2001	EA Sports	October 6, 2000	WIN	88/100	87.32%
NHL 2001	EA Sports	September 26, 2000	PS1	88/100	84.11%
Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum	Empire Interactive	July 31, 2000	WIN	86/100	87.96%
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver	Eidos Interactive	January 27, 2000	DC	N/A	87.94%
PGA Championship Golf 2000	Sierra Entertainment	June 1, 2000	WIN	N/A	87.77%
Steel Beasts	Shrapnel Games	September 24, 2000	WIN	86/100	87.58%

Financial performance

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank	Manufacturer	Game console	Type	Generation	Sales	Japan	USA	Europe	Worldwide
1	Sony	PS1	Home	32-bit	date=31 December 2003	title=Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation	url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040422075722/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps_e.html	archive-date=2004-04-22	access-date=2021-12-25	website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.	publisher=Sony}}	3,910,000	2,940,000	7,790,000
2	Nintendo	GB / GBC	Handheld	8-bit	date=September 2012	title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region	url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030031244/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1209.pdf	archive-date=2012-10-30	access-date=2021-12-26	website=Nintendo	publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.}}			18,860,000
3	Sony	PS2	Home	128-bit	date=March 2007	title=PlayStation2 Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware	url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325225252/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html	archive-date=2010-03-25	access-date=2021-12-27	website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.	publisher=Sony}}	last1=Clements	first1=Matthew T.	last2=Ohashi	first2=Hiroshi	date=October 2004	title=Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002	url=http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf#page=25	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307012843/http://www.netinst.org/Clements_Ohashi.pdf	archive-date=March 7, 2016	access-date=September 21, 2011	publisher=NET Institute	pages=12, 24}}	date=March 2007	title=PlayStation2 Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware	url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325225252/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html	archive-date=2010-03-25	access-date=2021-12-27	website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.	publisher=Sony}}	date=March 2007	title=PlayStation2 Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware	url=http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325225252/http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/data/bizdataps2_e.html	archive-date=2010-03-25	access-date=2021-12-27	website=Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.	publisher=Sony}}
4	Nintendo	N64	Home	64-bit	200,000			2,850,000
5	Sega	DC	Home	128-bit	last=小川 (Ogawa)	first=純生 (Sumio)	date=2010-12-14	title=テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで—	trans-title=Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii —	url=http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf	journal=経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū)	language=ja	publication-date=March 2011	issue=77	pages=1–17 (2)	issn=0286-6439	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725185700/http://www.toyo.ac.jp/uploaded/attachment/3049.pdf	archive-date=2015-07-25	access-date=2021-12-06	via=Toyo University Academic Information Repository}}		500,000+	2,279,000+
6	Bandai	WS	Handheld	16-bit	1,400,000			1,400,000
7	Nintendo	SNES (Super Famicom)	Home	16-bit	10,000			90,000
8	Sega	GEN
(Mega Drive)	Home	16-bit		,000		54,000+
9	Nintendo	NES (Famicom)	Home	8-bit	50,000			50,000
10	Sega	SAT	Home	32-bit				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.

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Sales	Japan	USA	UK	Germany	Combined
1	Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal	GBC	3,448,900	date=December 8, 2000	title=Burger King To Launch Pokemon-Themed GameBoy Promotion	work=Raving Toy Maniac	publisher=Burger King Corporation, Nintendo of America	url=http://www.toymania.com/news/messages/1048.shtml	access-date=30 October 2021}}	+
2	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	315,443	+	900,000+	800,000+	5,715,443+
3	Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi	PS1	3,900,000+				3,900,000+
4	Final Fantasy IX	PS1	2,707,000	987,354			+
5	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	PS1, N64					2,307,835+
6	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	315,173	1,155,469	300,000+	200,000+	1,970,642+
7	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	PS1, N64				100,000+	1,939,332+
8	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	N64	601,542	1,206,489			1,808,031+
9	Pokémon Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 2)	N64	42,166	1,701,820			+
10	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4	GBC	1,669,308				1,669,308

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

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Sales revenue	USA	Europe	Combined
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	+	€,000,000 ()	$367,000,000+	$+
2	Pokémon Stadium	N64		€76,000,000 ()	$176,000,000	$
3	Pokémon Gold / Silver	GBC	+		$110,000,000+	$+
4	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	N64		€27,000,000 ()	$97,000,000	$
5	Gran Turismo 2	PS1		€63,000,000 ()	$95,000,000	$
6	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2		+	€20,000,000 ()	$92,000,000	$+
7	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	PS1, N64			$88,000,000+	$+
8	The Sims	WIN, MAC	$50,773,114	€36,000,000 ()	$83,773,114	$
9	Madden NFL 2001	PS2, PS1	+		$68,000,000+	$+
10	Diablo II	WIN, MAC	$41,051,565	€25,000,000 ()	$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	PS1	Heartbeat	Enix	RPG	3,900,000+	last1=Hoffman	first1=Chris	title=Dragon Warrior VII	magazine=Gamers' Republic	date=November 2000	issue=30	pages=50–51 (50)	url=https://archive.org/details/Gamers_Republic_Issue_30/page/n51}}
2	Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver / Crystal (Pokémon)	GBC	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG	3,448,900	title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2001	publisher=Enterbrain	year=2001	location=Tokyo	language=Japanese	script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2001	trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2001	chapter=2000年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100	trans-chapter=2000 Game Software Annual Sales Top 300	chapter-url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2000_ne_fa/index.php	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227142715/http://geimin.net/da/db/2000_ne_fa/index.php	archive-date=2008-12-27	access-date=25 October 2021}}
3	Final Fantasy IX	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	RPG	2,707,000	title=2000年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上	trans-title=2000 Consumer Game Software Sales	magazine=Dengeki Oh	publisher=MediaWorks	lang=ja	url=http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/2000.htm	url-status=dead	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020228005129/http://www.rnac.ne.jp/~zangel/2000.htm	archive-date=2002-02-28	access-date=16 September 2021}}
4	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists	GBC	Konami	Konami	Card battle	1,669,308	title=2000 Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Console Games	url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2000.shtml	website=The Magic Box	access-date=26 October 2021	archive-date=July 26, 2020	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726062931/http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2000.shtml	url-status=dead }}
5	Hoshi no Kirby 64 (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)	N64	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	Platformer	933,000
6	Mario Tennis 64 (Mario Tennis)	N64	Camelot Software	Nintendo	Sports	874,350
7	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holygod Advent	GBC	Konami	Konami	Card battle	781,000
8	Mario Party 3	N64	Hudson Soft	Nintendo	Party	767,000
9	Super Robot Taisen Alpha (Super Robot Wars Alpha)	PS1	Banpresoft	Banpresto	SRPG	714,789
10	Ridge Racer V	PS2	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	Inflation	Ref
1	Pokémon Gold / Silver	GBC	Nintendo	RPG	4,000,000+	+	$+	last=	first=	title=TRST: Top Selling Games of 2000	date=19 January 2001	url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/01/19/trst-top-selling-games-of-2000	work=IGN	access-date=2021-10-30}}
2	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	Nintendo	RPG	+	+	$+
3	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	PS1, N64	Activision	Sports			$
4	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	PS1, DC	Activision	Sports		+	$+
5	Pokémon Stadium	N64	Nintendo	Strategy	1,701,820		$
6	Madden NFL 2001	PS2, PS1	EA Sports	Sports		+	$+
7	The Sims	WIN, MAC	EA	Life sim	1,207,313	$50,773,114	$	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010202214600/http://www.quartertothree.com/features/pcdata_top_10/years_bestsellers.shtml	url=http://www.quartertothree.com/features/pcdata_top_10/years_bestsellers.shtml	title=The Year's Ten Best-Selling Games	author1=Asher, Mark	author2=Chick, Tom	authorlink2=Tom Chick	work=Quarter to Three	archivedate=February 2, 2001	url-status=live}}
8	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	N64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	1,206,489		$
9	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	Sony	Racing sim	1,155,469		$
10	Final Fantasy IX	PS1	Square EA	RPG	987,354		$	last1=Schilling	first1=Melissa	chapter=Game Not Over: Competitive Dynamics in the Video Game Industry	editor1-last=Lampel	editor1-first=Joseph	editor2-last=Shamsie	editor2-first=Jamal	editor3-last=Lant	editor3-first=Theresa K.	title=The Business of Culture: Strategic Perspectives on Entertainment and Media	date=January 2005	publisher=Lawrence Erlbaum Associates	pages=75–103	chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298787146}}

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.

Rank	Franchise	Publisher(s)	Sales revenue	Inflation
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.

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher	Genre	Sales revenue	Inflation
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	Nintendo	RPG	€,000,000 ()	$
2	Pokémon Stadium	N64	Nintendo	Strategy	€76,000,000 ()	$
3	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	Sony	Racing sim	€63,000,000 ()	$
4	FIFA 2001		EA Sports	Sports	€44,000,000 ()	$
5	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?		Eidos	Quiz	€43,000,000 ()	$
6	Pokémon Pinball	GBC	Nintendo	Pinball	€36,000,000 ()	$
The Sims	WIN, MAC	EA	Life sim	€36,000,000 ()	$
8	Driver 2	PS1	Infogrames	Driving	€27,000,000 ()	$
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	N64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	€27,000,000 ()	$
10	WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role	PS1	THQ	Wrestling	€25,000,000 ()	$
Diablo II	WIN, MAC	Havas	Action RPG	€25,000,000 ()	$

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

Rank	United Kingdom	France	Title	Platform(s)	last1=Hebblethwaite	first1=Luke	date=9 April 2020	title=UK Top Selling Games 2000	url=https://ukiepedia.ukie.org.uk/index.php/UK_Top_Selling_Games_2000	url-status=live	access-date=25 October 2021
1	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?		author=Gestalt	date=January 30, 2001	title=Eidos Wants To Be A Millionaire	url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_30044	url-status=live	work=Eurogamer	archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114074245/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/article_30044	archivedate=November 14, 2018}}	Pokémon Yellow
2	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	GB	900,000+	rowspan="4"
3	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	300,000+
4	WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role	PS1	rowspan="2"
5	WWF SmackDown!

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

Rank	GB	Sales	PS1	Sales	PC	Sales
1	Pokémon Red / Blue	800,000+	Gran Turismo 2	200,000+	Diablo II	200,000+
2	Pokémon Yellow		Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	100,000+	The Sims	100,000+
3	Pokémon Pinball		Resident Evil 3: Nemesis	100,000+	Sudden Strike	100,000+

Australia

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

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre
1	Pokémon Gold	GBC	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG
2	Pokémon Silver
3	Pokémon Stadium	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Strategy
4	Gran Turismo 2	PS1	Polyphony Digital	Sony	Racing sim
5	Pokémon Yellow	GBC	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG
6	Star Wars Episode I: Racer	N64	LucasArts	LucasArts	Racing
7	Pokémon Blue	GB	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG
8	Donkey Kong 64	N64	Rare	Nintendo	Platformer
9	Pokémon Red	GB	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG
10	Perfect Dark	N64	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.

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

Major events

Date	Event
January 7	Publisher ASC Games shut down due to financial issues arising with the ongoing delay of their upcoming game, Werewolf: The Apocalypse – The Heart of Gaia.
January	Digital Illusions CE acquires Refraction Games and 90% of Synergenix Interactive.
February 4	First annual Dreamcast Championships, featuring the game Sonic Adventure.
February	Electronic Arts acquired DreamWorks Interactive, the games division of DreamWorks SKG, becoming EA Los Angeles.
March	Game Network hosts the second annual Independent Games Festival (IGF).
April 14	Reuters reports that the PlayStation 2 console would have export controls placed on it by the Trade Ministry of Japan as the PS2 is sophisticated enough for military applications.
April	Nintendo sells its 100 millionth Game Boy / Game Boy Color handheld game console.
May 11	The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the third Annual Interactive Achievement Awards and inducts Hironobu Sakaguchi of Square into the AIAS Hall of Fame.
May 11–13	The sixth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held along with the third annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
May 22	The Pac-Man franchise celebrated its 20th anniversary in Japan.
May 24	url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/4/6/8285529/looking-glass-history	title=Ahead of its time: The history of Looking Glass	first=Mike	last=Mahardy	date=April 6, 2015	website=Polygon	publisher=Vox Media	access-date=July 8, 2019}}
June 19	Microsoft acquired Bungie.
June 26	Computer Game Developers Association is renamed to International Game Developers Association.
June 30	Nintendo's Satellaview system ceases to receive broadcasts.
June	Sony acquired Verant Interactive.
July	Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association hosts first annual Executive Summit.
August 31	THQ acquired Volition.
August	Ubi Soft acquired Red Storm Entertainment.
September 10	Sega.com launches SegaNet, their online console gaming network.
September 13	The Super Mario series celebrated its 15th anniversary in Japan.
October 7–15	The World Cyber Games Challenge takes place in South Korea.
November 12	The Sega World Sydney amusement park closes its doors for good after three years of operation.
December 15	Nvidia acquires 3dfx Interactive.
Unknown	British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) hosts its third annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards for multimedia technologies; 7 of 20 awards went to video games. David Bowie was awarded, in part, for his contributions to the video game Omikron: The Nomad Soul.
Unknown	Mattel sells The Learning Company to Gores Technology Group.
Unknown	All of Sega's internal consumer research & development divisions become individual developer companies.
Unknown	21-6 Productions was formed.
Unknown	PopCap Games was formed.
Unknown	Yeti Interactive was formed.
Unknown	Team Liquid was formed.

Notable releases

Series with new installments include Age of Empires, Banjo-Kazooie, Command & Conquer, Diablo, Excite, Final Fantasy, Grandia, The Legend of Zelda, Madden NFL, Marvel vs. Capcom, Mega Man Legends, Monkey Island, Mortal Kombat, Need for Speed, Persona, Pokémon, Resident Evil, Ridge Racer, Sonic the Hedgehog, Spyro, Tekken, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six, Tony Hawk's, and Wario.

In addition, 2000 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Counter-Strike, Deus Ex, Hitman, Jet Set Radio, Kessen, Mario Tennis, Midnight Club, Paper Mario, Perfect Dark, The Sims, SSX, TimeSplitters, and Total War.

Release Date	Title	Computer Releases	Console Releases	Handheld Releases	Other Releases
January 24	Crazy Taxi		DC
January 24	Mario Party 2		N64
January 27	Dragon Warrior Monsters			GBC
January 31	Nox	WIN
February 3	Resident Evil – Code: Veronica		DC
February 4	The Sims	WIN, MAC
February 10	Vagrant Story		PS1
February 19	SNK Gals' Fighters			NGPC
February 29	BattleSphere		JAG
February 29	Dead or Alive 2		DC
February 29	Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed	WIN	PS1
February 29	Rayman 2: The Great Escape		DC
February 29	Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage		DC
February 29	Pokémon Stadium		N64
March 2	WWF SmackDown!		PS1
March 4	Kessen		PS2
March 21	Wario Land 3			GBC
March 23	Thief II: The Metal Age	WIN
March 24	Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards		N64
March 27	Soldier of Fortune	WIN
March 30	Final Fight Revenge		SAT
March 31	Tech Romancer		DC
March 31	MDK2	WIN	DC
March 31	Starlancer	WIN	DC
April 4	Star Wars Episode I: Racer		DC
April 27	The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask		N64
April 28	Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes		DC
April 30	Excitebike 64		N64
April 30	The Misadventures of Tron Bonne		PS1
April 30	Wild Arms 2		PS1
May 4	4 Wheel Thunder		DC
May 5	Metal Gear: Ghost Babel			GBC
May 9	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six		DC
May 14	Bomberman Max			GBC
May 16	SimCity 3000 Unlimited	WIN
May 22	Earth 2150	WIN
May 22	Metal Slug 2nd Mission			NGPC
May 22	Perfect Dark		N64
May 24	Daikatana	WIN
May 28	Bomberman 64: The Second Attack		N64
June 1	Evolva	WIN
June 1	Ground Control	WIN
June 4	Space Channel 5		DC
June 7	Dracula: Resurrection	WIN
June 7	Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption	WIN
June 12	Tomb Raider			GBC
June 13	Shogun: Total War	WIN
June 13	The Legend Of Dragoon		PS1
June 22	Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm		DC
June 22	Omikron: The Nomad Soul		DC
June 23	Deus Ex	WIN, MAC
June 28	Diablo II	WIN, MAC
June 28	Xtreme Sports			GBC
June 29	Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
June 29	Icewind Dale	WIN
June 29	Jet Set Radio		DC
June 29	Marvel vs Capcom 2		DC
June 30	Homeworld: Cataclysm	WIN
June 30	Mortal Kombat: Special Forces		PS1
July 3	Dark Reign 2	WIN
July 13	Guilty Gear X	WIN			Arcade
July 18	Threads of Fate		PS1
July 26	The King of Fighters 2000	WIN	DC, PS2		Arcade
July 29	Strider 2		PS1
July 31	Spirit of Speed 1937	WIN	DC
August 1	Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood	WIN
August 1	Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2	WIN, MAC
August 3	Shin Sangoku Musou (Japan)		PS2
August 15	Chrono Cross		PS1
August 24	Age of Empires II: The Conquerors	WIN
August 26	Dragon Quest VII (Japan)		PS1
August 28	Mario Tennis		N64
August 30	WWF Royal Rumble		DC
September 1	Spider-Man	WIN	PS1, GBC, N64
September 12	Parasite Eve II		PS1
September 13	Lego Stunt Rally	WIN
September 15	Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force	WIN
September 19	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2	WIN	PS1, DC	GBC
September 24	Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn	WIN
September 24	The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy			GBC
September 25	Buffy the Vampire Slayer			GBC
September 25	Vampire Hunter D		PS1
September 26	Destruction Derby Raw		PS1
September 26	NHL 2001	WIN	PS2
September 27	Dragon Warrior I & II			GBC
September 28	F1 Championship Season 2000	WIN	PS1, PS2	GBC
October	Zeus: Master of Olympus	WIN
October 4	Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr	WIN
October 5	Skies of Arcadia		DC
October 15	Pokémon Gold and Silver			GBC
October 19	Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers	WIN	PS1, N64, PS2, DC	GBC
October 22	Quake III Arena		DC
October 24	Mega Man Legends 2	WIN	PS1
October 25	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2	WIN
October 25	Spyro: Year of the Dragon		PS1
October 26	FantaVision		PS2
October 26	Madden NFL 2001		PS2
October 26	Midnight Club: Street Racing		PS2
October 26	Ridge Racer V		PS2
October 26	SSX		PS2
October 26	TimeSplitters		PS2
October 26	Tekken Tag Tournament		PS2
October 27	Bust-a-Move Millennium			GBC
October 27	Rune	WIN, MAC, LIN	PS2
October 31	The Grinch		DC
November 6	Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000		DC
November 6	Crash Bash		PS1
November 6	Incredible Crisis		PS1
November 6	The World Is Not Enough	WIN	PS1, N64	GBC
November 6	Shenmue		DC
November 8	Escape from Monkey Island	WIN
November 9	The Operative: No One Lives Forever	WIN
November 9	Counter-Strike (video game)	WIN
November 10	Timeline	WIN
November 13	[Final Fantasy IX		PS1
November 13	Madden NFL 2001			GBC
November 13	The Emperor's New Groove	WIN	PS1	GBC
November 14	Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage			GBC
November 14	The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo			GBC
November 14	Sonic Shuffle		DC
November 14	WWF No Mercy		N64
November 16	Blues Brothers 2000		N64
November 17	Sky Odyssey		PS2
November 17	Tomb Raider: Chronicles	WIN	PS1, DC
November 17	Sacrifice	WIN
November 19	Hitman: Codename 47	WIN
November 20	007 Racing		PS1
November 20	Banjo-Tooie		N64
November 20	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker		PS1	GBC
November 20	Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX		DC
November 21	WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role		PS1
November 22	Harvest Moon: Back to Nature		PS1
November 23	MechWarrior 4: Vengeance	WIN			Arcade
November 23	Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen	WIN
November 24	Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion	WIN
November 30	Godzilla: The Series: Monster Wars			GBC
November 30	Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers	WIN	N64
December 1	Crime Cities	WIN
December 1	Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge	WIN	PS1
December 4	Evil Dead: Hail to the King		PS1
December 4	Pokémon Puzzle Challenge			GBC
December 6	American McGee's Alice	WIN
December 6	Grandia II		DC
December 7	Giants: Citizen Kabuto	WIN
December 7	Mario Party 3 (Japan)		N64
December 7	Project Justice		DC		Arcade
December 10	Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout		PS1
December 13	Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker		N64
December 14	Dark Cloud (Japan)		PS2
December 14	Pokémon Crystal (Japan)		GBC
December 21	Phantasy Star Online (Japan)		DC
December 30	ECW Anarchy Rulz		DC

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