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2001 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]'', ''[[NBA Live 2002]]'', ''[[NBA 2K2]]'', ''[[WWF Smackdown! Just Bring It]]'', ''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2]],'' ''[[Dead or Alive 3]]'', ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'', ''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'', ''[[Myst III: Exile]]'', ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'', ''[[SSX Tricky]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'', and ''[[Virtua Fighter 4]]''. New [[intellectual properties]] include ''[[Ace Attorney]]'', ''[[Advance Wars]],'' ''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Animal Crossing]]'', ''[[Burnout (video game)|Burnout]]'', ''[[Gothic (video game)|Gothic]]'', ''[[Black & White (video game)|Black & White]]'', ''[[Devil May Cry (video game)|Devil May Cry]]'', ''[[Fatal Frame (video game)|Fatal Frame]]'', ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 video game)|Ghost Recon]],'' ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]]'', ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy|Jak and Daxter]]'', ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]'', ''[[Oni (video game)|Oni]]'', ''[[Onimusha: Warlords]]'', ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis|Operation Flashpoint]]'', ''[[Pikmin]]'', ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer (video game)|Pro Evolution Soccer]]'', ''[[Red Faction]]'', ''[[Serious Sam]]'', and ''[[Tropico (video game)|Tropico]].''

Three major video game systems were released in 2001: the [[GameCube]] and the [[Game Boy Advance]] by [[Nintendo]], and the [[Xbox]] by Microsoft.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hu |first=Jim |title=Video game sales set record in 2001 |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/video-game-sales-set-record-in-2001/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> [[Sega]], which had been a major competitor in the video game hardware market to this point, ended its involvement in the market after the failure of the [[Dreamcast]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Watts |first=Jonathan |date=2001-02-01 |title=Sega to end production of Dreamcast console |url=http://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/feb/01/4 |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> The year 2001 is remembered for its influence on the video game industry with the release of many games recognized as classics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Andy |date=2021-09-30 |title=2001 Was The Best Year Ever For Video Games |url=https://www.thegamer.com/best-year-for-games-2001-halo-silent-hill-2-grand-theft-auto-3/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fillari |first=Alessandro |date=2021-02-06 |title=Remembering 2001: The Biggest Games That Turn 20 This Year |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/remembering-2001-the-biggest-games-that-turn-20-this-year/2900-3699/#14 |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref> Many video games released in 2001 defined or redefined their respective genres, including [[hack and slash]] game ''[[Devil May Cry]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Madsen |first=Hayes |title=21 years ago, Capcom changed action games forever |url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/devil-may-cry-21st-anniversary |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Inverse |date=October 17, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Figueiredo |first=Erick Duarte |date=2022-10-02 |title=Devil May Cry and Ninja Gaiden: The Two Extremes of the Hack-and-Slash Genre |url=https://www.superjumpmagazine.com/devil-may-cry-ninja-gaiden-the-two-extremes-of-the-hack-and-slash-genre/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Superjump |language=en}}</ref> [[first-person shooter]] game ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carnley |first=Zackery Van |date=2021-04-19 |title=How Halo Has Defined the Shooter Genre |url=https://gamerant.com/halo-influence-shooters-multiplayer-story-character/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=Game Rant |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Plant |first=Mike |title=In the loop: how Halo defined a new decade of first-person shooters |url=https://www.theregister.com/2012/11/06/feature_how_halo_became_the_foundation_for_a_decades_games/ |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=The Register |language=en}}</ref> and [[open world]] [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] game ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', which is regarded as an industry-defining work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Andy |date=2021-10-27 |title=Grand Theft Auto 3 Changed Video Games Forever |url=https://www.thegamer.com/grand-theft-auto-3-changed-games-forever/ |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=TheGamer |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Jeremy |date=2021-10-22 |title=After 'Grand Theft Auto III,' Open-World Games Were Never (and Always) the Same |url=https://www.theringer.com/2021/10/22/22737333/grand-theft-auto-gta-rockstar-open-world-assassins-creed |access-date=2022-12-03 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}</ref>

The year has been retrospectively considered one of the best and most influential in [[video game history]] due to the release of numerous critically acclaimed, commercially successful and influential titles across all platforms and [[Video game genres|genres]] at the time. It was the peak year for the [[sixth generation of video game consoles]], with the launch of the [[GameCube]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], the latter focusing on [[online games]] (following [[SegaNet]] the previous year), and the [[Dreamcast]]'s last year of production with [[Sega]]'s exit from console manufacturing. Storytelling and mature themes also became a more mainstream trend.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kelly |first1=Andy |title=2001 Was The Best Year Ever For Video Games |url=https://www.thegamer.com/best-year-for-games-2001-halo-silent-hill-2-grand-theft-auto-3/ |website=TheGamer |date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Fillari |first1=Alessandro |title=Remembering 2001: The Biggest Games That Turn 20 This Year |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/remembering-2001-the-biggest-games-that-turn-20-this-year/2900-3699/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref> The year's best-selling video game worldwide was ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold/Silver]]/[[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]'', the fourth year in a row for the ''[[Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon]]'' series ([[1998 in video games|since 1998]]). The year's most critically acclaimed titles were ''Gran Turismo 3'' and ''Final Fantasy X'' in Japan, and ''Halo'' and ''Grand Theft Auto III'' in the West.

==Hardware releases==
[[File:Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-Purple-FL.jpg|thumb|[[Game Boy Advance]]]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month
! Day
! Console
|- 
| March
| 21
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|-
| September
| 14
| [[GameCube]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | November
| 15
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|-
| 16
| [[Pokémon Mini]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=IGN Staff |date=2001-11-14 |title=Pokemon Mini Hits the US |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/11/15/pokemon-mini-hits-the-us |access-date=2025-02-22 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Top-rated games==
===Major awards===
{{expand section|date=May 2021}}

===Critically acclaimed titles===

==== ''Famitsu'' Platinum Hall of Fame ====
In Japan, the following video game releases in 2001 entered ''[[Famitsu]]'' magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving [[Famitsu scores]] of at least 35 out of 40.<ref>{{cite web|title=週刊ファミ通クロスレビュープラチナ殿堂入りソフト一覧|trans-title=Weekly Famitsu Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame Software List|url=http://geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081027205828/geimin.net/da/db/cross_review/index.php|archive-date=October 27, 2008|access-date=24 February 2021|website=Geimin|language=ja}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Publisher
! Genre
! Score (out of 40)
|-
|''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]]
|[[Sony]]
|[[Racing simulation]]
|39
|-
|''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Squaresoft]]
|[[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
|39
|-
|''[[Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren GB2]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Chunsoft]]
|[[Roguelike]]
|38
|-
|''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Konami]]
|[[Stealth game|Stealth]]
|38
|-
|''[[Culdcept Second]]''
|[[Dreamcast]]
|[[Media Factory]]
|[[Turn-based strategy]]
|37
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Dai Rantō Smash Brothers DX]]'' (''Super Smash Bros. Melee'')
|[[GameCube]]
|[[Nintendo]]
|[[Fighting game|Fighting]]
|37
|-
|''[[Animal Crossing (video game)|Dōbutsu no Mori +]]'' (''Animal Crossing'')
|GameCube
|Nintendo
|[[Social simulation game|Social simulation]]
|37
|-
|''[[Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2]]'' (''The Last Hope'')
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Enix]]
|Roguelike
|36
|-
|''[[Madden NFL 2001]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Square EA]]
|[[Sports video game|Sports]]
|35
|-
|''[[Onimusha: Warlords|Onimusha]]'' (''Onimusha: Warlords'')
|PlayStation 2
|[[Capcom]]
|[[Hack and slash]]
|35
|-
|''[[Kessen II]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Koei]]
|[[Real-time tactics]]
|35
|-
|''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]''
|Dreamcast
|[[Sega]]
|[[Driving game|Driving]]
|35
|-
|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front|Zeonic Front: Kidō Senshi Gundam 0079]]'' (''Mobile Suit Gundam'')
|PlayStation 2
|[[Bandai]]
|[[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
|35
|-
|''[[Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001]]''
|Dreamcast, [[PS2]]
|Capcom
|Fighting
|35
|-
|''[[Magical Vacation]]''
|Game Boy Advance
|Nintendo
|Role-playing
|35
|-
|''[[Mega Man Battle Network 2|Battle Network Rockman EXE 2]]'' (''Mega Man Battle Network 2'')
|Game Boy Advance
|Capcom
|[[Tactical role-playing]]
|35
|}

==== Metacritic and GameRankings ====
In the West, [[Metacritic]] (MC) and [[GameRankings]] (GR) are aggregators of [[video game journalism]] reviews.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2001 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)<ref name="Metacritic Best">{{cite web |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}}</ref><ref name="GameRankings Best">{{cite web |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}}</ref>
|-
! scope="col"| Game
! scope="col"| Publisher
! scope="col"| Release Date
! scope="col"| Platform(s)
! scope="col"| MC score
! scope="col"| GR score
|-
| ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
| [[Xbox Game Studios|Microsoft Game Studios]]
| November 15, 2001
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| 97/100
| 95.54%
|-
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| October 22, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 97/100
| 95.19%
|-
| ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''
| [[Konami]]
| November 13, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 96/100
| 95.09%
|-
| ''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
| [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| April 28, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 95/100
| 94.54%
|-
| ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]''
| [[Activision]]
| October 30, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 97/100
| 93.43%
|-
| ''[[Devil May Cry (video game)|Devil May Cry]]''
| [[Capcom]]
| August 23, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 94/100
| 92.6%
|-
| ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2]]''
| [[Activision]]
| June 11, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 95/100
| 89.88%
|-
| ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| August 19, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 94/100
| 92.32%
|-
| ''[[NBA 2K2]]''
| [[Sega]]
| October 24, 2001
| [[Dreamcast]]
| 93/100
| 92.82%
|-
| ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| July 21, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 93/100
| 91.54%
|-
| ''[[SSX Tricky]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| November 5, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 92/100
| 92.49%
|-
| ''[[Advance Wars]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| September 10, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 92/100
| 92.38%
|-
| ''[[Super Mario World|Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| December 14, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 92/100<ref name="Metacritic 2002">{{cite web |title=Best Video Games for 2002 |url=https://www.metacritic.com/browse/games/score/metascore/year/all/filtered?sort=desc&year_selected=2002 |website=Metacritic |access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>
| 92.36%<ref name="GameRankings 2002">{{cite web |title=Highest-Ranking Games of 2002 (with at least 10 reviews) |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?site=&cat=0&year=2002&numrev=1&sort=0&letter=&search= |website=GameRankings |access-date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| February 27, 2001
| [[Game Boy Color]]
| {{N/A}}
| 92.2%
|-
| ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
| [[Square (video game company)|Square]]
| July 19, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 92/100
| 91.73%
|-
| ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| November 21, 2001
| [[GameCube]]
| 92/100
| 90.52%
|-
| ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]''
| [[Rare (company)|Rare]]
| March 5, 2001
| [[Nintendo 64]]
| 92/100
| 89.28%
|-
| ''[[NHL 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| September 24, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 92/100
| 88.84%
|-
| ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer (video game)|Pro Evolution Soccer]]''
| [[Konami]]
| March 15, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| {{N/A}}
| 91.69%
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| February 27, 2001
| [[Game Boy Color]]
| {{N/A}}
| 91.37%
|-
| ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]''
| [[Activision]]
| November 18, 2001
| [[GameCube]]
| 91/100
| 91.12%
|-
| ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik (video game)|IL-2 Sturmovik]]''
| [[1C Company]]
| November 18, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 91/100
| 90.65%
|-
| ''[[Golden Sun (video game)|Golden Sun]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| August 1, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 91/100
| 89.1%
|-
| ''[[Twisted Metal: Black]]''
| [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| June 18, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 91/100
| 88.52%
|-
| ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]''
| [[Konami]]
| March 21, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 91/100
| 88.11%
|-
| ''[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]''
| [[Namco]]
| March 22, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 91/100
| 84.76%
|-
| ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| November 17, 2001
| [[GameCube]]
| 89/100
| 90.39%
|-
| ''[[Ico]]''
| [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| September 24, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 90/100
| 90.29%
|-
| ''[[NCAA Football (video game series)#NCAA Football 2002|NCAA Football 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| July 23, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 90/100
| 90.25%
|-
| ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy]]''
| [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
| December 3, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 90/100
| 90.22%
|-
| ''[[Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]''
| [[LucasArts]]
| November 18, 2001
| [[GameCube]]
| 90/100
| 90.04%
|-
| ''[[Black & White (video game)|Black & White]]''
| [[Electronic Arts]]
| March 30, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 90/100
| 89.79%
|-
| ''[[NFL 2K]]2''
| [[Sega]]
| September 19, 2001
| [[Dreamcast]]
| 90/100
| 89.35%
|-
| ''[[Civilization III]]''
| [[Atari, SA|Infogrames]]
| October 30, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 90/100
| 88.75%
|-
| ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| October 31, 2001
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| 90/100
| 88.72%
|-
| ''[[Unreal Tournament]]''
| [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Infogrames]]
| March 13, 2001
| [[Dreamcast]]
| 90/100
| 87.8%
|-
| ''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]''
| [[Sega]]
| October 24, 2001
| [[Dreamcast]]
| 90/100
| 87.22%
|-
| ''[[Dance Dance Revolution (1998 video game)|Dance Dance Revolution]]''
| [[Konami]]
| March 6, 2001
| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| 90/100
| 83.63%
|-
| ''[[Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002]]''
| [[Microsoft]]
| October 16, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 90/100
| 82.44%
|-
| ''[[Shenmue II]]''
| [[Sega]]
| September 6, 2001
| [[Dreamcast]]
| {{N/A}}
| 89.63%
|-
| ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]''
| [[Gathering of Developers]]
| July 23, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 89/100
| 89.26%
|-
| ''[[NASCAR Racing 4]]''
| [[Sierra Entertainment]]
| February 6, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 89/100
| 88.5%
|-
| ''[[NBA Street]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| June 19, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 89/100
| 86.92%
|-
| ''[[Pikmin]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| October 26, 2001
| [[GameCube]]
| 89/100
| 86.71%
|-
| ''[[Final Fantasy Chronicles]]''
| [[Square (video game company)|Square]]
| June 29, 2001
| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| 89/100
| 86.7%
|-
| ''[[NHL 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| December 10, 2001
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| 89/100
| 86.33%
|-
| ''[[Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies]]''
| [[Namco]]
| September 13, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 89/100
| 86.07%
|-
| ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]''
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| December 12, 2001
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| 89/100
| 85.95%
|-
| ''[[Silent Hill 2]]''
| [[Konami]]
| September 24, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 89/100
| 85.82%
|-
| ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]''
| [[Sega]]
| June 23, 2001
| [[Dreamcast]]
| 89/100
| 83.26%
|-
| ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]''
| [[Interplay Entertainment]]
| June 22, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 88/100
| 88.73%
|-
| ''[[Super Monkey Ball (video game)|Super Monkey Ball]]''
| [[Sega]]
| September 14, 2001
| [[GameCube]]
| 87/100
| 88.7%
|-
| ''[[Red Faction (video game)|Red Faction]]''
| [[THQ]]
| May 22, 2001
| [[PlayStation 2]]
| 88/100
| 88.32%
|-
| ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]''
| [[Vivendi Games|Vivendi Universal Games]]
| October 10, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 88/100
| 88.08%
|-
| ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]''
| [[Activision]]
| November 19, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 88/100
| 86.75%
|-
| ''[[SSX Tricky]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| December 10, 2001
| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
| 88/100
| 86.6%
|-
| ''[[Wario Land 4]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| August 21, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 88/100
| 85.34%
|-
| ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
| [[EA Sports]]
| August 13, 2001
| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
| 88/100
| 85.08%
|-
| ''[[Tribes 2]]''
| [[Sierra Entertainment]]
| March 28, 2001
| [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
| 88/100
| 84.85%
|-
| ''[[Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis]]''
| [[Nintendo]]
| June 21, 2001
| [[Game Boy Advance]]
| 88/100<ref name="Metacritic 2002"/>
| 83.62%<ref name="GameRankings 2002"/>
|}

== Financial performance ==

=== Best-selling home video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling home video games in Japan and the United States
! rowspan="2" | Rank
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Platform(s)
! rowspan="2" |Publisher
! colspan="3" | Sales
|-
! [[Video games in Japan|Japan]]
! [[Video games in the United States|United States]]<ref name=":4">{{Cite book|title=WIPO Guide on the Licensing of Copyright and Related Rights|publisher=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] (WIPO)|year=2004|page=72|chapter=The top five selling videogame software titles sold in the United States for 2001|url=https://tind.wipo.int/record/28719}}</ref>
! Combined
|-
|1
|''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold / Silver]] / [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Nintendo]]
|826,125{{efn|name=PokemonJP}}
|3,127,659
|3,953,784
|-
|2
|''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]]
|[[Squaresoft]]
|2,434,015<ref name="magicbox" />
|746,632<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=September 23, 2002|title=August sales data|url=https://boards.fool.com/august-sales-data-17882669.aspx|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=[[The Motley Fool]]|publisher=[[The NPD Group]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108112839/https://boards.fool.com/august-sales-data-17882669.aspx |archive-date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref>
|3,180,647
|-
|3
|''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Sony]]
|1,656,959<ref name="magicbox" />
|1,172,322
|2,829,281
|-
|4
|''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Konami]]
|750,560<ref name="magicbox" />
|1,800,000+<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=November 28, 2001|title=Metal Gear Solid 2 hits the 1.8 million mark|url=http://archive.thegia.com/news/0111/n28b.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-08|website=Gaming Intelligence Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108034317/http://archive.thegia.com/news/0111/n28b.html |archive-date=November 8, 2021 }}</ref>
|2,550,560+
|-
|5
|''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
|[[PS2]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|[[EA Sports]]
| {{N/A}}
|2,220,112
|2,220,112
|-
|6
|[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages'']]
|Game Boy Color
|Nintendo
|772,858<ref name="magicbox" />
|1,248,191
|2,021,049
|-
|7
|''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Rockstar Games|Rockstar]]
| {{N/A}}
|1,965,832
|1,965,832
|-
|8
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|Nintendo
|777,899<ref name="EBsales" />
|1,172,323+<ref name="npd">{{cite press release|date=February 7, 2002|title=NPD REPORTS ANNUAL 2001 U.S. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SALES SHATTER INDUSTRY RECORD|url=http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_020207.htm|location=[[Port Washington, New York]]|publisher=[[NPD Group]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814133238/http://www.npd.com/dynamic/releases/press_020207.htm|archive-date=August 14, 2004|access-date=January 27, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":4" />
|1,950,222+
|-
|9
|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PC games|PC]]
|[[EA]]
|83,954<ref name="EBsales" />
|1,628,744<ref name=":4" /><ref name="2001nyu" />
|1,712,698
|-
|10
|''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]''
|[[PC games|PC]]
|EA
| {{N/A}}
|1,482,182<ref name="2001nyu">{{cite web|author=Bradshaw|first=Lucy|author-link=Lucy Bradshaw (game developer)|date=January 31, 2002|title=Markle Forum on Children and Media|url=https://cat.nyu.edu/current/news/media/marklesimcity.pdf#page=14|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040619191112/https://cat.nyu.edu/current/news/media/marklesimcity.pdf|archive-date=June 19, 2004|access-date=8 November 2021|publisher=[[New York University]]|page=14}}</ref>
|1,482,182
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Highest-grossing home video games in the United States and Europe
! rowspan="2" | Rank
! rowspan="2" | Title
! rowspan="2" | Platform(s)
! colspan="4" | Sales revenue
|-
! [[Video games in the United States|USA]]<ref name=":4" /><ref name="npd" /><ref name=":2">{{cite book|last1=Schilling|first1=Melissa|title=The Business of Culture: Strategic Perspectives on Entertainment and Media|date=January 2005|publisher=[[Lawrence Erlbaum Associates]]|editor1-last=Lampel|editor1-first=Joseph|pages=75–103|chapter=Game Not Over: Competitive Dynamics in the Video Game Industry|editor2-last=Shamsie|editor2-first=Jamal|editor3-last=Lant|editor3-first=Theresa K.|chapter-url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/298787146}}</ref>
! [[Europe]]<ref name=":5" />
! Combined
! Inflation
|-
|1
|''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold / Silver]] / [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''
|[[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|{{US$|91038324|long=no}}
|€221,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|221|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$289,038,324
|${{Inflation|US|289,038,324|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|2
|''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]]
|{{US$|98940325|long=no}}
|€54,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|54|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$146,940,325
|${{Inflation|US|146,940,325|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|3
|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|[[Multi-platform]]
|{{US$|55148445|long=no}}<ref name=":4" /><ref name="npd" /><ref name="2001nyu" />
|€92,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|92|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$137,148,445
|${{Inflation|US|137,148,445|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|4
|''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
|PlayStation 2
|{{US$|58264403|long=no}}
|€64,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|64|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$115,264,403
|${{Inflation|US|115,264,403|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|5
|''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''
|[[PS2]], [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]]
|{{US$|110000000|long=no}}
|{{Unknown}}
|$110,000,000+
|${{Inflation|US|110,000,000|2001|r=-7|fmt=c}}+
|-
|6
|''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]''
|Multi-platform
|{{US$|81000000|long=no}}
|€24,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|24|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$102,000,000
|${{Inflation|US|102,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|7
|''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''
|PlayStation 2
|{{US$|87000000|long=no}}+
| {{N/A}}
|$87,000,000+
|${{Inflation|US|87,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|-
|8
|''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]''
|[[PC games|PC]]
|$60,499,079<ref name="2001nyu" />
|€25,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|25|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$82,499,079
|${{Inflation|US|82,499,079|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|9
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|{{US$|37000000|long=no}}+
|€23,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|23|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$56,000,000+
|${{Inflation|US|56,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|-
|10
|''[[FIFA Football 2002]]''
|Multi-platform
|{{Unknown}}
|€52,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|52|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|$47,000,000+
|${{Inflation|US|47,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|}

==== Japan ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling home [[video games in Japan]]
! Rank
! Title
! Platform
! Sales
! Sales revenue
! Inflation
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1
|''[[Final Fantasy X]]''
|[[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
|2,434,015
|¥17,600,000,000+ ({{US$|{{To USD|17600|JPN|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}}+)
|${{Inflation|US|145,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|<ref name="magicbox">{{cite web|title=2001 Top 100 Japanese Console Game Chart|url=http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-BestSell2001.shtml|url-status=live|access-date=26 October 2021|website=The Magic Box|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040124041629/http://www.the-magicbox.com:80/Chart-BestSell2001.shtml |archive-date=January 24, 2004 }}</ref><ref name="Nicholson">{{cite magazine|last=Nicholson|first=Zy|date=September 2001|title=Final Reality|url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/OPS2_UK_011.pdf#page=49|magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine]]|publisher=Future Publishing|issue=11|pages=49–50}}</ref>
|-
|2
|''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
|PS2
|1,656,959
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|<ref name="magicbox" />
|-
|3
|''[[Dragon Quest Monsters 2]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|1,138,756
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|<ref name="EBsales">{{Cite book|title=Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 2002 |publisher=[[Enterbrain]] |year=2002 |location=Tokyo |language=ja |script-title=ja:ファミ通ゲーム白書2002 |trans-title=Famitsu Game Whitebook 2002 |chapter=2001年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP300 |trans-chapter=2001 Game Software Annual Sales Top 300 |chapter-url=http://geimin.net/da/db/2001_ne_fa/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627151515/http://geimin.net/da/db/2001_ne_fa/index.php |archive-date=June 27, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|4
|''[[Dragon Quest IV: Michibikareshi Monotachi]]''
|PlayStation
|1,039,443
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|<ref name="magicbox"/>
|-
|5
|[[Onimusha: Warlords|''Onimusha'']] (''Onimusha: Warlords'')
|PS2
|1,000,000+
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=First PlayStation 2 videogame to sell one million units |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-playstation-2-game-to-sell-over-1-million-units |access-date=15 November 2021 |website=[[Guinness World Records]] |date=February 2001 |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite magazine |last=Nicholson |first=Zy |title=Final Reality |magazine=[[PlayStation Official Magazine – UK|Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine]] |publisher=Future Publishing |issue=11 |date=September 2001 |pages=49–50 |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/6/60/OPS2_UK_011.pdf#page=49}}</ref>
|-
|6
|''[[Everybody's Golf 3|Minna no Golf 3]]'' (''Everybody's Golf 3'')
|PS2
|871,167
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|rowspan="2" | <ref name="magicbox"/>
|-
|7
|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Dai Rantō Smash Brothers DX]]'' (''Smash Bros. Melee'')
|[[GameCube]]
|838,237
|-
|8
|''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver]] / [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]'' (''Pokémon'')
|[[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|826,125
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|{{efn|name=PokemonJP|''Crystal Version'' sold 749,863.<ref name="magicbox"/> ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' versions sold 76,262.<ref name="EBsales"/>}}
|-
|9
|''[[Winning Eleven 5]]'' (''Pro Evolution Soccer'')
|PS2
|789,515
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|<ref name="magicbox" />
|-
|10
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|777,899
| colspan="2" {{Unknown}}
|<ref name="EBsales" />
|}

==== United States ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling home [[video games in the United States]]
|-
! Rank
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Sales
! Revenue
! Inflation
! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref|Reference(s)}}
|-
|1 || ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold / Silver]] / [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''|| [[Game Boy Color]]||3,127,659
|{{US$|91038324|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|91,038,324|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name="npd" /><ref name=":2" />
|-
|2 || ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]''|| [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|2,220,112
|{{US$|110000000|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|110,000,000|2001|r=-7|fmt=c}}
|<ref name="npd" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|3 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''|| [[PlayStation 2]]
|1,965,832
|{{US$|98940325|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|98,940,325|2001|r=-7|fmt=c}}
|<ref name="npd" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|4 || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''|| PlayStation 2
|1,800,000+
|{{US$|87000000|long=no}}+
|${{Inflation|US|87,000,000|2001|r=-7|fmt=c}}+
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name="npd" />
|-
|5 || ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]''|| PlayStation 2, PlayStation
|1,693,037
|{{US$|81000000|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|81,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name="npd" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|6 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation video game)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]''|| [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[PC game|PC]]
|1,628,744
|{{US$|55148445|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|55,148,445|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name=":4" /><ref name="npd" /><ref name="2001nyu" />
|-
|7
|''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]''
|[[PC game|PC]]
|1,482,182
|$60,499,079
|${{Inflation|US|60,499,079|2001|r=-7|fmt=c}}
|<ref name="2001nyu" />
|-
|8 || [[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages|''The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons / Oracle of Ages'']]|| Game Boy Color
|1,248,191
|{{US$|39000000|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|39,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name="npd" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|9 || ''[[Super Mario Advance]]''|| [[Game Boy Advance]]
|1,172,323+
|{{US$|35000000|long=no}}+
|${{Inflation|US|35,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}+
|<ref name="npd" /><ref name=":4" />
|-
|10 || ''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''|| PlayStation 2
|1,172,322
|{{US$|58264403|long=no}}
|${{Inflation|US|58,264,403|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|<ref name="npd" /><ref name=":4" />
|}

==== PAL regions ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Highest-grossing home video games in [[Europe]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|date=7 February 2002|title=Europäische Verkaufsawards|trans-title=European Sales Awards|url=https://www.gamestar.de/artikel/europaeische-verkaufsawards,1333112.html|access-date=2021-10-30|work=[[GameStar]]|language=de}}</ref>
! Rank
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Publisher
!Genre
! Sales revenue
! Inflation
|-
|1
|''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Gold / Silver]] / [[Pokémon Crystal|Crystal]]''
|[[Game Boy Color]]
|[[Nintendo]]
|[[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
|€221,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|221|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|198,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|2
|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|[[Multi-platform]]
|[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Action-adventure]]
|€92,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|92|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|82,000,000|2001|r=-7|fmt=c}}
|-
|3
|''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]]
|[[Sony]]
|[[Racing sim]]
|€64,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|64|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|57,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|4
|''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''
|PlayStation 2
|[[Rockstar Games]]
|Action-adventure
|€54,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|54|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|48,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|5
|''[[FIFA Football 2002]]''
|Multi-platform
|[[EA Sports]]
|[[Sports video game|Sports]]
|€52,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|52|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|47,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|6
|[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (video game)|''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'']]
|Multi-platform
|[[Eidos Interactive]]
|[[Quiz]]
|€33,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|33|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|30,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|7
|''[[FIFA 2001]]''
|Multi-platform
|EA Sports
|Sports
|€31,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|31|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|28,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|8
|''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|[[Squaresoft]]
|Role-playing
|€30,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|30|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|27,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|9
|[[Black & White (video game)|''Black & White'']]
|[[PC game|PC]]
|Electronic Arts
|[[God game]]
|€28,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|28|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|25,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|-
|10
|''[[The Sims (video game)|The Sims]]''
|PC
|Electronic Arts
|[[Life simulation]]
|€25,000,000 ({{US$|{{To USD|25|EUR|year=2001|round=yes}},000,000|long=no}})
|${{Inflation|US|22,000,000|2001|r=-6|fmt=c}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Best-selling home [[video games in Australia]]<ref name="Australia">{{cite web|title=Top 20 Console Games Ranked by Units Sold, 1998–2013|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/fact-finders/video-and-online/industry-trends/in-the-archive/top-selling-games-titles|access-date=22 October 2021|website=[[Screen Australia]]|publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref>
!Rank
!Title
!Platform
!Developer
!Publisher
!Genre
|-
|1
|''[[Pokémon Crystal]]''
| rowspan="3" |[[Game Boy Color]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Game Freak]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Nintendo]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
|-
|2
|''[[Pokémon Gold]]''
|-
|3
|''[[Pokémon Silver]]''
|-
|4
|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PlayStation video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|[[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]
|[[Argonaut Games]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Electronic Arts]]
|[[Action-adventure]]
|-
|5
|''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Game Boy Color video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]''
|Game Boy Color
|[[Griptonite Games]]
|Role-playing
|-
|6
|''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]''
|[[PlayStation 2]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Polyphony Digital]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sony]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Racing simulation]]
|-
|7
|''[[Gran Turismo 2]]''
|PlayStation
|-
|8
|''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]''
|[[Nintendo 64]]
|[[Nintendo EAD]]
| rowspan="2" |Nintendo
|[[Turn-based strategy]]
|-
|9
|''[[Super Mario Advance]]''
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|[[Nintendo R&D2]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Platformer]]
|-
|10
|''[[Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped]]''
|PlayStation
|[[Naughty Dog]]
|Sony
|}

=== Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Highest-grossing [[arcade games]] in Japan<ref>{{cite magazine|date=15 January 2002|editor-last=Akagi|editor-first=Masumi|title="Tekken TT", "DOC 2000" Top Game Charts|url=https://onitama.tv/gamemachine/pdf/20020115p.pdf#page=10|magazine=[[:ja:ゲームマシン|Game Machine]]|publisher=[[:ja:アミューズメント通信社|Amusement Press, Inc.]]|issue=650|page=18}}</ref>
! Rank
! Title
! Developer
! Manufacturer
! Type
! Genre
! Points
|-
|1
|''Canvas Shot / Flash Shot / Chaopi''
|[[Omron]]
|[[Omron]]
|[[Arcade game|Other]]
|[[Purikura]]
|8712
|-
|2
|''[[Derby Owners Club]]''
|[[Sega AM3]]
|[[Sega]]
|[[Arcade cabinet|Dedicated]]
|[[Simulation video game|Simulation]]
|3837
|-
|3
|''[[Battle Gear 2]]''
|[[Taito]]
|[[Taito]]
|Dedicated
|[[Racing game|Racing]]
|2601
|-
|4
|''[[Tekken Tag Tournament]]''
|[[Namco]]
|[[Namco]]
|[[Arcade conversion|Software]]
|[[Fighting game|Fighting]]
|2568
|-
|5
|''[[Samba de Amigo|Shakatto Tambourine]]'' (''Samba de Amigo'')
|[[Sega]]
|Sega
|Dedicated
|[[Rhythm game|Rhythm]]
|2523
|-
|6
|''[[Time Crisis 2]]''
|Namco
|Namco
|Dedicated
|[[Light gun shooter]]
|2400
|-
|7
|''[[The King of Fighters 2000]]''
|[[SNK]]
|[[SNK]]
|Software
|Fighting
|2382
|-
|8
|''[[Virtua Striker 2|Virtua Striker 2 ver. 2000]]''
|[[Sega AM2]]
|Sega
|Software
|[[Sports video game|Sports]]
|2345
|-
|9
|''Street Snap EG''
|[[Hitachi]]
|[[Hitachi]]
|Other
|Purikura
|2291
|-
|10
|''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: Federation vs. Zeon|Kidō Senshi Gundam: Renpō vs. Zeon]]'' (''Federation vs. Zeon)''
|[[Capcom]]
|[[Banpresto]]
|Software
|[[Third-person shooter]]
|2280
|}

==Major events==
{| class="wikitable"
! Month
! Day(s)
! Event
|-
| rowspan="2" | January
| 29
| [[Infogrames]] acquired [[Hasbro Interactive]], including the [[Game.com]] division, the [[MicroProse]] and [[Atari]] labels, and a right to publish and develop games based on Hasbro properties. [[Paradigm Entertainment]] was also acquired.<ref name="IGNBuyout">{{cite web|url=http://pc.ign.com/news/28701.html|title=Infogrames to Acquire Hasbro Interactive|date=December 6, 2000|website=[[IGN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119190727/http://pc.ign.com/news/28701.html|archive-date=November 19, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref>
|-
|31
|[[Sega]] announced it would be departing from the console market<ref>{{Cite web |title=CNN.com - Game over for Sega's Dreamcast - January 31, 2001 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/asiapcf/east/01/31/japansega.business/index.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=www.cnn.com}}</ref> and discontinuing the [[Dreamcast]], and develop and publish games for the [[GameCube]], [[PlayStation 2]], and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2001-02-03 |title=Sega Goes Third-Party, Nintendo Ties Announced |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/03/sega-goes-third-party-nintendo-ties-announced |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Events==
* [[Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences]] hosts the [[4th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards]]; inducts [[John D. Carmack|John Carmack]] of [[id Software]] to the [[AIAS Hall of Fame]].
* [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) hosts the 4th annual [[BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards]] for multimedia technologies; 15 of 21 awards go to video games.
* March 21 – The [[Game Boy Advance]] handheld is released by [[Nintendo]]. Also to back-up the GBA's identical graphics to the [[SNES]] an [[enhanced remake]] of ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'' was launched.
* May 17–19 – 7th annual [[Electronic Entertainment Expo]] (E3);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/e3/Attendance_and_Stats|title=Attendance and Stats|date=June 8, 2012 |publisher=IGN|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> the 4th annual [[Game Critics Awards]] For The Best Of E3
* June 23 – ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' celebrates its 10th anniversary.
* July – [[Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association|IEMA]] (Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association) hosts 2nd annual Executive Summit.
* Gama Network hosts the 3rd annual [[Independent Games Festival]] (IGF).
* [[Game Developers Conference]] hosts the 1st annual [[Game Developers Choice Awards]].
* Spring – Reuters reports that the [[Dreamcast]] console has an estimated 800,000 online users playing its various online games already by midyear.
* [[Sony]] cooperates with [[AOL]] to incorporate Internet features with the [[PlayStation 2]] console; which include a browser, email, and instant messaging capabilities.
* August – 2nd annual Dreamcast Championships (featuring the ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'' video game).
* Nikkei News reports that the video game ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' (for [[Dreamcast]]) has had 300,000 worldwide users login already by midyear.
* September 14 – [[Nintendo]] releases the [[GameCube]] and its [[launch titles]] ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and ''[[Wave Race: Blue Storm]]''.
* November 15 – The Microsoft [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] is introduced.
* November 18 – [[Nintendo]] releases the [[GameCube]] in [[North America]] with launch titles ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' and ''[[Wave Race: Blue Storm]]''.
* November 23 – [[Game Park]] releases the [[GP32]] wireless-multiplayer multimedia handheld console in [[South Korea]].
* December 5–9 – [[World Cyber Games 2001]] are held in [[South Korea]]
* December 31 – [[Jez San]] is awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in the New Year Honours, becoming the first person awarded specifically for services to [[video game]]s.
* December – [[Panasonic]] releases the GameCube-based [[Panasonic Q|Q multimedia console]].

===Business===
* Defunct companies: [[Bullfrog Productions]], [[Indrema]], [[Dynamix]], [[Sanctuary Woods]], [[SNK]].
* After [[Dynamix]] (1984–2001) is closed as part of Sierra's restructuring under [[Vivendi Universal]], several veterans of the studio found [[GarageGames]].
* [[Sega]] announces that it will no longer develop home consoles, to focus on game development. The [[Dreamcast]] is discontinued in May, but games including ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' will continue to be released.
* [[Activision]] acquires [[Treyarch]] Invention LLC.
* [[Jaleco|PCCW Japan]] (Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan Co., Ltd.) acquires VR1 Entertainment.
* Long-time arcade developer [[Midway Games]] announces that it will no longer manufacture arcade games.
* August – [[Loki Software]] declares Chapter 11 Bankruptcy over internal financial troubles, before going defunct next January. In response Michael Simms of the Tux Games retailer and former Loki [[game tester]] founds [[Linux Game Publishing]] alongside ex-Loki employee Mike Philips on October 15 to keep games coming to [[Linux]].
* October – [[Infogrames]] announces to revive [[Atari]] as a sub-brand of Infogrames. [[Splashdown (video game)|Splashdown]], [[MX Rider]] and [[TransWorld Surf]] were the first 3 games to receive this treatment.

===Lawsuits===
* Sega of America Inc. v. [[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]] Corporation; Sega sues Kmart over an unpaid debt of over US$2 million
* [[Uri Geller]] v. Nintendo; Geller sues Nintendo over his resemblance to a [[Pokémon]] character. The suit is dismissed.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

==Notable releases==

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{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Notable releases of the year 2001
|-
! scope="col" | Release
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
! scope="col" | [[Fifth generation of video game consoles|5th Gen]]
! scope="col" | [[Sixth generation of video game consoles|6th Gen]]
! scope="col" | [[Handheld game console|Handheld]]
|-
| January 4 || ''[[RuneScape]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 10 || ''[[Mega Man Legends (video game)|Mega Man 64]]'' || {{NA}} || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| January 16 || ''[[Mario Tennis]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| January 29 || ''[[Oni (video game)|Oni]]'' ||[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]|| {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| January 29 || ''[[Phantasy Star Online]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| January 30 || ''[[Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| January 31 || ''[[Mega Man X5]]'' ||[[Microsoft Windows|Win]] (2002) ||[[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 5 || ''[[Paper Mario]]'' || {{NA}} || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 6 || ''[[Action Man: Search for Base X]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| February 6 || ''[[Metal Walker]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| February 7 || ''[[Clive Barker's Undying]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 16 || ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] (EU) || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| February 20 || ''[[Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| February 27 || ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]] (JP)
|-
| March 1 || ''[[Lego Island 2 The Brickster's Revenge]]'' || [[Windows 98|Win'98]] || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| March 5 || ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'' || {{NA}} || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 6 || ''[[The Bouncer (video game)|The Bouncer]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 9 || ''[[Sonic Shuffle]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 12 || ''[[Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo]]'' ||[[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 13 || ''[[Onimusha: Warlords]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 13 || ''[[Unreal Tournament]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 14 || ''[[Aidyn Chronicles: The First Mage]]'' || {{NA}} || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 15 || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Legend of the Lost Spatula]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || GBC 
|-
|March 20
|[[Summoner (video game)|Summoner]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Summoner Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/summoner-review/1900-2705277/#comments-block-32377284 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
|
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| March 21 || ''[[Daytona USA (video game)|Daytona USA]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 21 || ''[[Tribes 2]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 21 || ''[[Serious Sam#First Encounter|Serious Sam: The First Encounter]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 22 || ''[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 23 || ''[[Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 25 || ''[[Black & White (game)|Black & White]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
|March 26
|''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]''|| {{NA}} ||[[Nintendo 64|N64]]|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 26 || ''[[The Simpsons: Night of the Living Treehouse of Horror]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| March 26 || ''[[Zone of the Enders (video game)|Zone of the Enders]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| March 27 || ''Rocket Power: Gettin' Air'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| March 27 || ''[[Strikers 1945 II]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| March 30 || ''[[Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| March 30 || ''[[Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo]]'' || {{NA}} ||[[Nintendo 64|N64]] (EU) || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 6 || ''[[Snoopy Tennis]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| April 8 || ''[[Dr. Mario 64]]'' || {{NA}} ||[[Nintendo 64|N64]]|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 11 || ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| April 12 || ''[[The Simpsons Wrestling]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| April 16 || ''[[Illbleed]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| April 16 || ''[[Batman: Chaos in Gotham]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| April 19 || ''[[Spider-Man (2000 video game)|Spider-Man]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| April 23 || ''[[Silpheed: The Lost Planet]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| April 30 || ''[[The Adventures of Cookie & Cream]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| April 30 || ''[[Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 7 || ''[[Mario Party 3]]'' || {{NA}} || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 8 || ''[[Myst III: Exile]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 14 || ''[[Crazy Taxi (video game)|Crazy Taxi]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 16 || ''[[Giga Wing 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 16 || ''[[Project Justice]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 18 || ''[[Atlantis The Lost Empire: Trial by Fire]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 21 || ''[[Cool Boarders]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 22 || ''[[Red Faction]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 28 || ''[[Crazy Taxi 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| May 29 || ''[[Shrek: Fairy Tale Freakdown]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| May 30 || ''[[Bejeweled (video game)|Bejeweled]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| May 30 || ''[[Spider-Man 2: The Sinister Six]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| May 30 || ''[[Max Steel: Covert Missions]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| June 11 || ''[[Castlevania: Circle of the Moon]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 11 || ''[[ChuChu Rocket!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 11 || ''[[Earthworm Jim (video game)|Earthworm Jim]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 11 || ''[[F-Zero: Maximum Velocity]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 11 || ''[[Konami Krazy Racers]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 11 || ''[[Rayman Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 11 || ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2#Super Mario Advance|Super Mario Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 14 || ''[[Atlantis: The Lost Empire#Video games|Atlantis: The Lost Empire]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 18 || ''[[Twisted Metal: Black]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| June 19 || ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
|June 19
|[[Startopia]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=Startopia {{!}} Eurogamer.net |website=[[Eurogamer]] |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/r-startopia |access-date=2024-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706141951/https://www.eurogamer.net/r-startopia |archive-date=July 6, 2022 }}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
|
|
|
|-
| June 20 || ''[[Time Crisis: Project Titan]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 21 || ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 22 || ''[[Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| June 27 || ''[[Anachronox]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
|June 27
|[[Anarchy Online]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anarchy Online: The Shadowlands Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/anarchy-online-the-shadowlands-review/1900-6076343/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
|
|
|
|-
| June 29 || ''[[Bomberman Tournament]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| June 29 || ''[[Final Fantasy Chronicles]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 1 || ''[[Tomb Raider: Curse of the Sword]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
|July 6
|''[[Runaway: A Road Adventure]]''
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
|
|
|
|-
| July 8 || ''[[Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| July 10 || ''[[Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| July 14 || ''[[Mega Man Legends (video game)|Mega Man Legends]]'' ||[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]|| {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 16 || ''[[Jurassic Park III: The DNA Factor]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| July 17 || ''[[City Crisis]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| July 19 || ''[[Final Fantasy X]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] (JP) || {{NA}}
|-
| July 23 || ''[[Extermination (video game)|Extermination]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| July 23 || ''[[Max Payne (video game)|Max Payne]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| July 28 || ''[[Rune (video game)|Rune: Viking Warlord]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| July 29 || ''[[Pokémon Crystal]]'' (North America) || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| July 30 || ''[[Tweety and the Magic Gems]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| August 1 || ''[[Golden Sun]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| August 1 || ''[[Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 7 || ''[[WWF Betrayal]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| August 8 ||  ''[[Shogun: Total War]]: Mongol Invasion''  || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 19 || ''[[Madden NFL 2002]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| August 20 || ''[[Armored Core 2: Another Age]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| August 21 || ''[[Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 27 || ''[[Mario Kart: Super Circuit]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| August 27 || ''[[Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| August 28 || ''[[ESPN Final Round Golf 2002]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| August 29 || ''[[Alchemy (game)|Alchemy]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| August 30 || ''[[Klonoa: Empire of Dreams]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 6 || ''[[Shenmue II]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 10 || ''[[Advance Wars]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 10 || ''[[Jurassic Park III: Park Builder]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 10 || ''[[Portal Runner]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 11 || ''[[The World Is Not Enough (2001 video game)|The World Is Not Enough]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Heavy Metal: Geomatrix]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 13 || ''[[Ooga Booga]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 15 || ''[[Power Rangers Time Force]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 17 || ''[[Arctic Thunder]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
|September 18
|[[Red Faction (video game)|Red Faction]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Faction Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/red-faction-review/1900-2813101/ |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
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|
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| September 21 || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge]]'' || {{NA}} ||[[PlayStation (console)|PS1]]|| {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 24 || ''[[Monster Rancher 3]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 24 || ''[[Phantasy Star Online|Phantasy Star Online Version 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
|September 24
|[[Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor]]
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
|
|
|
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| September 24 || ''[[Silent Hill 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 24 || ''[[SpyHunter]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 24 || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| September 25 || ''[[X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Bass Strike]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Dexter's Laboratory: Deesaster Strikes!]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Final Fight One]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| September 26 || ''[[Kessen II]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| September 30 || ''[[Ico (video game)|Ico]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 1 || ''[[NASCAR Thunder 2002]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 1 || ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (video game)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 1 || ''[[Time Crisis II]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 1 || ''[[Yanya Caballista: City Skater]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 2 || ''[[Lego Island 2: The Brickster's Revenge]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 3 || ''[[Lego Bionicle (video game)|Lego Bionicle]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 4 || ''[[Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (video game)|Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 5 || ''The Wild Thornberrys: Chimp Chase'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 8 || ''[[Castlevania Chronicles]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 10 || ''[[Dark Age of Camelot]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 12 || ''[[Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 15 || ''[[Lady Sia]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 15 || ''[[Batman: Vengeance]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[GameCube|GCN]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 17 || ''[[Devil May Cry (video game)|Devil May Cry]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 18 || ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in video games#E.T.: Digital Companion (2001)|E.T.: Digital Companion]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| October 21 || ''[[Stronghold (2001 video game)|Stronghold]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 22 || ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 24 || ''[[Virtua Tennis 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 28 || ''[[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 28 || ''[[Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3]]'' || {{NA}} ||[[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] ||[[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 29 || ''[[Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[GameCube|GCN]]|| {{NA}}
|-
| October 29 || ''[[Spyro: Season of Ice]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 30 || ''[[Aliens versus Predator 2]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 30 || ''[[Boxing Fever]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 30 || ''[[Civilization III]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| October 30 || ''[[Mega Man Xtreme 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| October 30 || ''[[Monsters, Inc. Scream Team]]'' ||[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]||[[PlayStation (console)|PS1]]||[[PlayStation 2|PS2]]|| {{NA}}
|-
| October 30 || ''[[Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| October 31 || ''[[Soul Reaver 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| October 31 || ''[[Mega Man Battle Network (video game)|Mega Man Battle Network]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Burnout (video game)|Burnout]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Dragon Warrior VII]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[FIFA Football 2002]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 1 || ''[[Nancy Drew: The Final Scene]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 3 || ''Rocket Power: Dream Scheme'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 5 || ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge]]'' || {{NA}}|| [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
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| November 5 || ''[[SSX Tricky]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[GameCube|GCN]], [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
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| November 7 || ''[[Jackie Chan Adventures (video game)|Jackie Chan Adventures: Legend of the Dark Hand]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 9 || ''[[Project Gotham Racing (video game)|Project Gotham Racing]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 11 || ''[[Golden Sun]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 12 || ''[[Empire Earth]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
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| November 12 || ''[[Gradius Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 12 || ''[[Survivor (2001 video game)|Survivor]]'' || {{NA}} || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 13 || ''[[007: Agent Under Fire]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 13 || ''[[Cubix - Robots for Everyone: Race 'N Robots]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| November 13 || ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
|November 13 || ''[[Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (2001 video game)|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon]]''|| [[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
| {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} 
|-
|November 14
|[[Frank Herbert's Dune (video game)|Frank Herbert's Dune]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-20 |title=Frank Herbert's Dune in November - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/17/frank-herberts-dune-in-november |access-date=2024-05-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520113923/https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/09/17/frank-herberts-dune-in-november |archive-date=May 20, 2024 }}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
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|[[PlayStation 2|PS2]]
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| November 14 || ''[[Harvest Moon 3 GBC]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Color|GBC]]
|-
| November 14 || ''[[Shrek (video game)|Shrek]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Cel Damage]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}}|| [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]], [[PlayStation 2|PS2]], [[GameCube|GCN]]||{{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Dead or Alive 3]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 15 || ''[[Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion]]'' ||{{NA}}||{{NA}}||{{NA}}||[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 15 || ''Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
|November 15
|[[Wizardry 8]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2001-12-15 |title=Wizardry 8 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/15/wizardry-8 |access-date=2024-07-02 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
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| November 16 || [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (PC video game)|Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]] ||[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]||[[PlayStation (console)|PS1]]|| {{NA}}||[[Game Boy Color|GBC]], [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 16 || ''[[Headhunter (video game)|Headhunter]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Dreamcast|DC]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 17 || ''[[NHL Hitz 2002]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 17 || ''[[Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 18 || ''[[Crazy Taxi (video game)|Crazy Taxi]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 18 || ''[[Super Monkey Ball (video game)|Super Monkey Ball]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 18 || ''[[IL-2 Sturmovik (video game)|IL-2 Sturmovik]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 18 || ''[[Luigi's Mansion]] '' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} ||[[GameCube|GCN]]|| {{NA}}
|-
| November 18 || ''[[WWF Road to WrestleMania|WWF Road to Wrestlemania]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
|November 19
|[[Soul Reaver 2]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=I. G. N. Staff |date=2001-07-26 |title=Soul Reaver 2 to PC |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/07/26/soul-reaver-2-to-pc |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Microsoft Windows|Win]]
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| November 19 || ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 19 || ''[[WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 20 || ''[[Frequency]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 20 || ''[[Return to Castle Wolfenstein]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 20|| ''[[Frogger: The Great Quest]]''|| {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]]|| {{NA}}|| {{NA}}
|-
| November 21 || ''[[Ecks vs. Sever]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 21 || ''[[Star Wars Episode I: Jedi Power Battles]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 21 || ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''  || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] (NTSC-J) || {{NA}}
|-
| November 22 || ''[[Mr. Driller G]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] (NTSC-J) || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 23 || ''[[Gothic (video game)|Gothic]]'' || [[Microsoft Windows|Win]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 24 || ''[[Frogger's Adventures: Temple of the Frog]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 25 || ''[[Azurik: Rise of Perathia]]'' || {{NA}} ||ball {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 26 || ''[[Jurassic Park III: Island Attack]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 26 || ''[[Star Wars: Starfighter]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 26 || ''[[Twisted Metal: Small Brawl]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| November 27 || ''[[Extreme-G 3]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| November 27 || ''[[Lego Racers 2]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 28 || ''[[Cruis'n Velocity]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 29 || ''[[Rampage Puzzle Attack]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| November 30 || ''[[Dokapon: Monster Hunter]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}}|| [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 1 || ''[[Breath of Fire (video game)|Breath of Fire]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 1 || ''M&M's Blast!'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 3 || ''[[Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 3 || ''[[Pikmin]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 3 || ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] (NTSC-U) || {{NA}}
|-
| December 3 || ''[[Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy]] '' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 4 || ''[[Mega Man X6]]'' || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation (console)|PS1]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 5 || ''[[American Bass Challenge]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 7 || ''[[Cel Damage]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
|December 7
|[[Magical Vacation]]
|
|
|
|[[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 7 || ''[[Evil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles]] '' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] (PAL & EU) || {{NA}}
|-
| December 9 || ''[[The Flintstones: Big Trouble in Bedrock]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 12 || ''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3|Mortal Kombat Advance]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|-
| December 12 || ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 17 || ''[[Dark Rift]]'' (North America) || {{NA}} || [[Nintendo 64|N64]] || {{NA}} || {{NA}}
|-
| December 18 || ''[[Universal Studios Theme Parks Adventure]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[GameCube|GCN]] || {{NA}}
|-
|December 19
|[[Star Wars: Obi-Wan]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boulding |first=Aaron |date=2002-01-03 |title=Star Wars: Obi-Wan |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2002/01/03/star-wars-obi-wan |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref>
|
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|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
|
|-
| December 19 || ''[[Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 20 || ''[[Final Fantasy X]] '' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] (US) || {{NA}}
|-
| December 20 || ''[[Giants: Citizen Kabuto]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 21 || ''[[Silent Hill 2|Silent Hill 2: Director's Cut]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] || {{NA}}
|-
| December 21 || ''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || {{NA}} || [[Game Boy Advance|GBA]]
|}

==Trends==

===Video game consoles===
The dominant [[video game console]] in 2001 was [[Sony]]'s [[PlayStation 2]].

[[Nintendo]] released the [[GameCube]] on September 14 in [[Japan]] ([[North America]] on November 18 and in [[Europe]] on May 3, 2002). [[Microsoft]] released the [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in [[North America]] on November 15 (in Europe on March 14, 2002).

<gallery>
File:GameCube-Set.jpg|[[GameCube]]
File:Xbox-console.jpg|[[Xbox (console)|Xbox]]
</gallery>

===Handheld game systems===
The dominant [[Handheld game console|handheld system]] in 2001 was [[Nintendo]]'s [[Game Boy Color]].

[[Nintendo]] released the [[Game Boy Advance]] in [[Japan]] on March 21 (in North America on June 11 and Europe on June 22).

<gallery>
File:Nintendo-Game-Boy-Advance-Purple-FL.jpg|The [[Game Boy Advance]]
</gallery>

==Births==
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==Deaths==
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* March 16 – [[Isao Okawa]], 74, chairman of [[Sega]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2001/05/18/technology/games_sega/|title=Sega's gaming gambit|publisher=CNN|author=John Chartier|date=May 18, 2001|access-date=July 5, 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2001 in games]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{History of video games}}

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