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.

Hardware releases

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PlayStation 2

The list of game-related hardware released in 2000.

Month Day System
March 4 PlayStation 2JP[1][2]
July 7 PS One[3]
October 26 PlayStation 2NA[4]
November 24 PlayStation 2EU
30 PlayStation 2AU
December 9 WonderSwan ColorJP[5][6]
Unknown Sega NAOMI 2 (arcade)[7][8]

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 PlayStation [9]
IGN [10]
BAFTA Interactive Awards Deus Ex Ion Storm Eidos Action RPG PC [11]
IGN [12]
Electronic Playground Deus Ex Ion Storm Eidos Action RPG PC [13]
GameSpy Deus Ex Ion Storm Eidos Action RPG PC [14]
Electronic Gaming Monthly Final Fantasy IX Squaresoft Square EA RPG PlayStation [15]
Golden Satellite Awards [16]
Electronic Playground Final Fantasy IX Squaresoft Square EA RPG PlayStation [17]
Core Magazine Final Fantasy IX Squaresoft Square EA RPG PlayStation [18]
IGN The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo Action-adventure Nintendo 64 [19]
Nintendo Power Awards [20]
GameRevolution The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo Action-adventure Nintendo 64 [21]
Electronic Playground The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo Action-adventure Nintendo 64 [17]
DailyRadar UK The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo EAD Nintendo Action-adventure Nintendo 64 [22]
Electronic Playground Jet Set Radio Smilebit Sega Platform Dreamcast [23]
GameSpot The Sims Maxis EA Life sim PC [24]
GDC Awards [25]
Interactive Achievement Awards [26]
GamePower The Sims Maxis EA Life sim PC [27]
Electronic Gaming Monthly Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Neversoft Activision Sports PS1, DC [15]
Game Informer Multi-platform [28]
GameRevolution Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Neversoft Activision Sports PS1 [21]
BAFTA Interactive Awards MediEvil 2 SCE Cambridge Sony Hack & slash PlayStation [29]
Pokémon Yellow Game Freak Nintendo RPG Game Boy Color [30]
Digitiser Metropolis Street Racer Bizarre Sega Racing Dreamcast [31]
Electronic Gaming Monthly Shenmue Sega AM2 Sega Action-adventure Dreamcast [15]
IGN Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel) KCEJ Konami Stealth GBC [32]
Interactive Achievement Awards Diablo II Blizzard North Blizzard Action RPG PC [33]
Japan Game Awards Phantasy Star Online Sonic Team Sega Action RPG Dreamcast [34]
Japan Media Arts Festival Dragon Quest VII Heartbeat Enix RPG PlayStation [35]
RPGFan Grandia II Game Arts Ubisoft RPG Dreamcast [36]
VSDA Awards Pokémon Stadium Nintendo EAD Nintendo Strategy Nintendo 64 [37]

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.[38]

Title Platform Publisher Genre Score (out of 40)
Vagrant Story PlayStation Squaresoft Action RPG 40
Tekken Tag Tournament PlayStation 2 Namco Fighting 38
Final Fantasy IX PlayStation Squaresoft RPG 38
Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi PlayStation Enix RPG 38
The Legend of Zelda: Mujura no Kamen (Majora's Mask) Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action-adventure 37
Phantasy Star Online Dreamcast Sega Action RPG 37
Ridge Racer V PlayStation 2 Namco Racing 36
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fūrai no Shiren 2 (Shiren the Wanderer 2) Nintendo 64 Nintendo Roguelike 36
Biohazard – Code: Veronica (Resident Evil – Code: Veronica) Dreamcast Capcom Survival horror 35
Trade & Battle: Card Hero Game Boy Color Nintendo Card battle 35
The Typing of the Dead Dreamcast Sega Edutainment 35
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 7 PlayStation 2 Konami Sports 35
Grandia II Dreamcast Game Arts RPG 35
MotoGP PlayStation 2 Namco Racing 35
Tsumi to Batsu: Hoshi no Keishōsha (Sin and Punishment) Nintendo 64 Nintendo Rail shooter 35

Metacritic and GameRankings

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

2000 games and expansions scoring at least 88/100 (MC) or 87.5% (GR)[39][40]
Game Publisher Release Date Platform(s) MC score GR score
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision September 20, 2000 PlayStation 98/100 94.75%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision November 7, 2000 Dreamcast 97/100 94.86%
Perfect Dark Nintendo May 22, 2000 Nintendo 64 97/100 94.55%
NFL 2K1 Sega September 7, 2000 Dreamcast 97/100 94.5%
Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel) Konami April 24, 2000 Game Boy Color Template:N/A 95.61%
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Interplay Entertainment September 21, 2000 Microsoft Windows 95/100 93.97%
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo April 27, 2000 Nintendo 64 95/100 91.95%
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica Capcom February 3, 2000 Dreamcast 94/100 93.79%
Final Fantasy IX Square July 7, 2000 PlayStation 94/100 92.72%
Chrono Cross Square August 15, 2000 PlayStation 94/100 92.28%[41]
Jet Set Radio Sega June 29, 2000 Dreamcast 94/100 91.9%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Crave Entertainment May 22, 2000 Dreamcast Template:N/A 94%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubisoft March 21, 2000 Dreamcast Template:N/A 93.05%
SSX EA Sports October 26, 2000 PlayStation 2 93/100 92.39%
Quake III Arena Activision October 22, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 92.15%
Skies of Arcadia Sega October 5, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 90.59%
NBA 2K1 Sega October 31, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 89.69%
Le Mans 24 Hours Sega November 13, 2000 Dreamcast 93/100 89.5%
Paper Mario Nintendo August 11, 2000 Nintendo 64 93/100[42] 88.81%[43]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision February 29, 2000 Nintendo 64 Template:N/A 92.4%
Vagrant Story Square February 10, 2000 PlayStation 92/100 91.97%
The Sims Electronic Arts February 4, 2000 Microsoft Windows 92/100 89.74%
Dead or Alive 2 Tecmo February 29, 2000 Dreamcast Template:N/A 91.37%
Virtua Tennis Sega June 8, 2000 Dreamcast 92/100 91.37%
Banjo-Tooie Nintendo November 20, 2000 Nintendo 64 90/100 91.31%
Deus Ex Eidos Interactive June 23, 2000 Microsoft Windows 90/100 91.03%
Madden NFL 2001 EA Sports October 26, 2000 PlayStation 2 91/100 90.78%
Spyro: Year of the Dragon Sony Computer Entertainment October 10, 2000 PlayStation 91/100 90.59%
The Operative: No One Lives Forever Fox Interactive November 9, 2000 Microsoft Windows 91/100 88.34%
DOA2: Hardcore Tecmo October 26, 2000 PlayStation 2 91/100 87.38%
Mario Tennis Nintendo July 21, 2000 Nintendo 64 91/100 87.32%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision October 25, 2000 Microsoft Windows 91/100 85.77%
Mario Tennis Nintendo November 1, 2000 Game Boy Color Template:N/A 90.78%[43]
Donkey Kong Country Nintendo November 4, 2000 Game Boy Color Template:N/A 90.38%
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge Nintendo September 21, 2000 Game Boy Color Template:N/A 90.2%
Crazy Taxi Sega January 24, 2000 Dreamcast Template:N/A 90.19%
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes Capcom March 30, 2000 Dreamcast 90/100 90.15%
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 Codemasters July 7, 2000 PlayStation 90/100 88.82%
Grandia II Game Arts August 3, 2000 Dreamcast 90/100 88.81%
Madden NFL 2001 EA Sports August 22, 2000 PlayStation 90/100 88.65%
Jane's F/A-18 Electronic Arts January 11, 2000 Microsoft Windows Template:N/A 88.43%
NHL 2001 EA Sports September 28, 2000 Microsoft Windows 90/100 86.75%
Rayman Revolution Ubisoft December 22, 2000 PlayStation 2 90/100[42] 85.17%[43]
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role THQ November 21, 2000 PlayStation 90/100 84.27%
Wario Land 3 Nintendo March 21, 2000 Game Boy Color Template:N/A 90%
Phantasy Star Online Sega December 21, 2000 Dreamcast 89/100[42] 89.88%[43]
Sacrifice Interplay Entertainment November 17, 2000 Microsoft Windows 89/100 89.53%
Counter-Strike Sierra Entertainment November 9, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.2%
Thief II Eidos Interactive March 23, 2000 Microsoft Windows 87/100 89.14%
Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Microsoft August 24, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 89.11%
EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark Sony Online Entertainment April 24, 2000 Microsoft Windows 86/100 89.08%
Excitebike 64 Nintendo April 30, 2000 Nintendo 64 88/100 89.07%
Homeworld: Cataclysm Sierra Entertainment June 30, 2000 Microsoft Windows 89/100 88.64%
Samba de Amigo Sega April 27, 2000 Dreamcast 89/100 86.15%
WWF No Mercy THQ November 17, 2000 Nintendo 64 89/100 85.27%
Madden NFL 2001 EA Sports August 28, 2000 Nintendo 64 89/100 84.82%
Metropolis Street Racer Sega November 3, 2000 Dreamcast 87/100[42] 88.59%[43]
Diablo II Blizzard Entertainment June 28, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 88.58%
MDK2 Interplay Entertainment March 31, 2000 Dreamcast N/A 88.08%
Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord Battlefront.com May 31, 2000 Microsoft Windows N/A 88%
Ultimate Fighting Championship Crave Entertainment August 29, 2000 Dreamcast 88/100 87.8%
Superbike 2001 EA Sports October 6, 2000 Microsoft Windows 88/100 87.32%
NHL 2001 EA Sports September 26, 2000 PlayStation 88/100 84.11%
Enemy Engaged: RAH-66 Comanche vs. KA-52 Hokum Empire Interactive July 31, 2000 Microsoft Windows 86/100 87.96%
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver Eidos Interactive January 27, 2000 Dreamcast N/A 87.94%
PGA Championship Golf 2000 Sierra Entertainment June 1, 2000 Microsoft Windows N/A 87.77%
Steel Beasts Shrapnel Games September 24, 2000 Microsoft Windows 86/100 87.58%

Financial performance

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank Manufacturer Game console Type Generation Sales
Japan USA Europe Worldwide
1 Sony PlayStation Home 32-bit 940,000[44] 3,910,000[44] 2,940,000[44] 7,790,000[44]
2 Nintendo Game Boy / Game Boy Color Handheld 8-bit 3,370,000[45] Un­known Un­known 18,860,000[45]
3 Sony PlayStation 2 Home 128-bit 3,940,000[46] 1,088,000[47] 1,000,000[46] 6,400,000[46]
4 Nintendo Nintendo 64 Home 64-bit 200,000[45] 2,481,000[47] Un­known 2,850,000[45]
5 Sega Dreamcast Home 128-bit 470,000[48] 1,309,000[47] 500,000+[49][50] 2,279,000+
6 Bandai WonderSwan Handheld 16-bit 1,400,000[48] Template:N/A Template:N/A 1,400,000
7 Nintendo Super NES / Super Famicom Home 16-bit 10,000[45] 810[47] Un­known 90,000[45]
8 Sega Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Home 16-bit Template:N/A 54,000[47] Un­known 54,000+
9 Nintendo Famicom (NES) Home 8-bit 50,000[45] Template:N/A Template:N/A 50,000[45]
10 Sega Sega Saturn Home 32-bit Un­known 810[47] Template:N/A 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.

Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales
Japan USA[51] UK[52] Germany Combined
1 Pokémon Gold / Silver / Crystal GBC 3,448,900[53] 4,000,000+[54] Template:N/A Template:N/A 7,450,000+
2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy 315,443[53] 3,700,000+[55][51] 900,000+ 800,000+[56] 5,715,443+
3 Dragon Quest VII: Eden no Senshi-tachi PlayStation 3,900,000+[57] Template:N/A Template:N/A Template:N/A 3,900,000+
4 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation 2,707,000[58] 987,354 Un­known Un­known 3,694,354+
5 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1, N64 Template:N/A 2,307,835 Un­known Un­known 2,307,835+
6 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation 315,173[59] 1,155,469 300,000+ 200,000+[56] 1,970,642+
7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1, N64 Template:N/A 1,839,332 Un­known 100,000+[56] 1,939,332+
8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 601,542[53] 1,206,489 Un­known Un­known 1,808,031+
9 Pokémon Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 2) Nintendo 64 42,166[53] 1,701,820 Un­known Un­known 1,743,986+
10 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 Game Boy Color 1,669,308[59] Template:N/A Template:N/A Template:N/A 1,669,308

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

Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe
Rank Title Platform(s) Sales revenue
USA[51][55] Europe[60] Combined Inflation
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Template:US$+ €296,000,000 (Template:US$) $367,000,000+ $Template:Inflation+
2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Template:US$ €76,000,000 (Template:US$) $176,000,000 $Template:Inflation
3 Pokémon Gold / Silver GBC Template:US$+[54][55] Template:N/A $110,000,000+ $Template:Inflation+
4 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 Template:US$ €27,000,000 (Template:US$) $97,000,000 $Template:Inflation
5 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Template:US$ €63,000,000 (Template:US$) $95,000,000 $Template:Inflation
6 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Multi-platform Template:US$+ €20,000,000 (Template:US$) $92,000,000 $Template:Inflation+
7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1, N64 Template:US$ Un­known $88,000,000+ $Template:Inflation+
8 The Sims PC $50,773,114[61] €36,000,000 (Template:US$) $83,773,114 $Template:Inflation
9 Madden NFL 2001 PS2, PS1 Template:US$+ Un­known $68,000,000+ $Template:Inflation+
10 Diablo II PC $41,051,565[61] €25,000,000 (Template:US$) $64,051,565 $Template:Inflation

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 PlayStation Heartbeat Enix RPG 3,900,000+ [57]
2 Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver / Crystal (Pokémon) Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG 3,448,900 [53]
3 Final Fantasy IX PlayStation Squaresoft Squaresoft RPG 2,707,000 [58]
4 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelists Game Boy Color Konami Konami Card battle 1,669,308 [59]
5 Hoshi no Kirby 64 (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) Nintendo 64 HAL Laboratory Nintendo Platformer 933,000 [58]
6 Mario Tennis 64 (Mario Tennis) Nintendo 64 Camelot Software Nintendo Sports 874,350 [53]
7 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holygod Advent Game Boy Color Konami Konami Card battle 781,000 [58]
8 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 64 Hudson Soft Nintendo Party 767,000
9 Super Robot Taisen Alpha (Super Robot Wars Alpha) PlayStation Banpresoft Banpresto SRPG 714,789 [59]
10 Ridge Racer V PlayStation 2 Namco Namco Racing 689,000 [58]

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+ Template:US$+ $Template:Inflation+ [54][55]
2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo RPG 3,700,000+ Template:US$+ $Template:Inflation+ [55][51]
3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater PS1, N64 Activision Sports 2,307,835 Template:US$ $Template:Inflation
4 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 PS1, DC Activision Sports 1,839,332 Template:US$+ $Template:Inflation+
5 Pokémon Stadium N64 Nintendo Strategy 1,701,820 Template:US$ $Template:Inflation
6 Madden NFL 2001 PS2, PS1 EA Sports Sports 1,652,054 Template:US$+ $Template:Inflation+
7 The Sims PC EA Life sim 1,207,313 $50,773,114 $Template:Inflation [55][61]
8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 Nintendo Action-adventure 1,206,489 Template:US$ $Template:Inflation [55][51]
9 Gran Turismo 2 PS1 Sony Racing sim 1,155,469 Template:US$ $Template:Inflation [55][51]
10 Final Fantasy IX PS1 Square EA RPG 987,354 Template:US$ $Template:Inflation [51][62]

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.[63]

Rank Franchise Publisher(s) Sales revenue Inflation
1 Pokémon Nintendo, The Pokémon Company $414,800,290 $Template:Inflation
2 Mario Nintendo $126,280,160 $Template:Inflation
3 The Legend of Zelda Nintendo $93,103,817 $Template:Inflation
4 Final Fantasy Squaresoft, Sony, Eidos Interactive, Square EA $61,899,388 $Template:Inflation
5 Donkey Kong Nintendo $41,517,999 $Template:Inflation
6 Tomb Raider Eidos Interactive $28,874,777 $Template:Inflation

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 2000.[60]

Rank Title Platform(s) Publisher Genre Sales revenue Inflation
1 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy Nintendo RPG €296,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Nintendo Strategy €76,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
3 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Sony Racing sim €63,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
4 FIFA 2001 Multi-platform EA Sports Sports €44,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
5 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Multi-platform Eidos Quiz €43,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
6 Pokémon Pinball GBC Nintendo Pinball €36,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
The Sims PC EA Life sim €36,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
8 Driver 2 PlayStation Infogrames Driving €27,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 Nintendo Action-adventure €27,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
10 WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role PlayStation THQ Wrestling €25,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation
Diablo II PC Havas Action RPG €25,000,000 (Template:US$) $Template:Inflation

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

Rank United Kingdom[64][65] France
Title Platform(s) Sales[65][52]
1 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Multi-platform 1,000,000[66] Pokémon Yellow[67]
2 Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow Game Boy 900,000+ Un­known
3 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation 300,000+
4 WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role PlayStation Un­known
5 WWF SmackDown!

In Germany, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 2000.[56]

Rank Game Boy Sales PlayStation Sales PC Sales
1 Pokémon Red / Blue 800,000+ Gran Turismo 2 200,000+ Diablo II 200,000+
2 Pokémon Yellow Un­known Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 100,000+ The Sims 100,000+
3 Pokémon Pinball Un­known 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.[68]

Rank Title Platform Developer Publisher Genre
1 Pokémon Gold Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG
2 Pokémon Silver
3 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo Strategy
4 Gran Turismo 2 PlayStation Polyphony Digital Sony Racing sim
5 Pokémon Yellow Game Boy Color Game Freak Nintendo RPG
6 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Nintendo 64 LucasArts LucasArts Racing
7 Pokémon Blue Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo RPG
8 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 64 Rare Nintendo Platformer
9 Pokémon Red Game Boy Game Freak Nintendo RPG
10 Perfect Dark Nintendo 64 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.[69]

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

Month Day(s) 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.[70]
Digital Illusions CE acquires Refraction Games and 90% of Synergenix Interactive.
February 4 First annual Dreamcast Championships, featuring the game Sonic Adventure.
Electronic Arts acquired DreamWorks Interactive, the games division of DreamWorks SKG, becoming EA Los Angeles.[71]
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.[72][73][74][75]
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.
11–13 The sixth annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held[76] along with the third annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.
24 Looking Glass Studios was shut down.[77]
June 19 Microsoft acquired Bungie.[78]
26 Computer Game Developers Association is renamed to International Game Developers Association.
30 Nintendo's Satellaview system ceases to receive broadcasts.
Sony acquired Verant Interactive.[79]
July Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association hosts first annual Executive Summit.
August 31 THQ acquired Volition.[80]
Ubi Soft acquired Red Storm Entertainment.
September 10 Sega.com launches SegaNet, their online console gaming network.
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.[81]
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.
Mattel sells The Learning Company to Gores Technology Group.[82]
All of Sega's internal consumer research & development divisions become individual developer companies.
21-6 Productions was formed.
PopCap Games was formed.
Yeti Interactive was formed.
Team Liquid was formed.

Notable releases

Video game platforms
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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.

Notable releases of the year 2000
Release Title Windows 5th Gen 6th Gen Handheld Arcade
January 24 Crazy Taxi Yes (2002) Template:NA DC, GCN (2001), PS2 (2001) Template:NA Yes (1999)
January 24 Mario Party 2 Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
January 27 Dragon Warrior Monsters Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
January 31 Nox Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
February 3 Resident Evil – Code: Veronica Template:NA Template:NA DC, GCN (2003), PS2 (2001) Template:NA Template:NA
February 4 The Sims Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
February 10 Vagrant Story Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
February 19 SNK Gals' Fighters Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA NGP Template:NA
February 29 BattleSphere Template:NA Jag Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
February 29 Dead or Alive 2 Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Yes (1999)
February 29 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed Yes PS1 Template:NA GBA (2004) Template:NA
February 29 Rayman 2: The Great Escape Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
February 29 Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
February 29 Pokémon Stadium[83] Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
March 4 Kessen Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
March 21 Wario Land 3 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
March 23 Thief II: The Metal Age Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
March 24 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
March 27 Soldier of Fortune Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
March 30 Final Fight Revenge Template:NA Sat Template:NA Template:NA Yes (1999)
March 31 Tech Romancer Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
March 31 MDK2 Yes Template:NA DC, PS2 (2001) Template:NA Template:NA
March 31 Starlancer Yes Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
April 4 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
April 27 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
April 28 Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
April 30 Excitebike 64 Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
April 30 The Misadventures of Tron Bonne Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
April 30 Wild Arms 2 Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
May 4 4 Wheel Thunder Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
May 5 Metal Gear: Ghost Babel Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
May 9 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
May 14 Bomberman Max Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
May 16 SimCity 3000 Unlimited Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
May 22 Earth 2150 Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
May 22 Metal Slug 2nd Mission Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA NGP Template:NA
May 22 Perfect Dark Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
May 24 Daikatana Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
May 28 Bomberman 64: The Second Attack Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 1 Evolva Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 1 Ground Control Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 4 Space Channel 5 Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
June 7 Dracula: Resurrection Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 7 Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 12 Tomb Raider Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
June 13 Shogun: Total War Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 13 The Legend Of Dragoon Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 22 Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
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June 23 Deus Ex Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 28 Diablo II Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 28 Xtreme Sports Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
June 29 Persona 2: Eternal Punishment Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
June 29 Icewind Dale Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
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July 13 Guilty Gear X Yes Template:NA PS2 (2001),DC(2003) GBA (2002) Yes
July 18 Threads of Fate Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
July 26 The King of Fighters 2000 Yes Template:NA DC, PS2, PS4, Xbox 1 Template:NA Yes
July 29 Strider 2 Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
July 31 Spirit of Speed 1937 Yes Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
August 1 Arcatera: The Dark Brotherhood Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
August 1 Heavy Metal: F.A.K.K. 2 Yes Template:NA Linux (2001), Mac OS Template:NA Template:NA
August 3 Shin Sangoku Musou (Japan) Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
August 15 Chrono Cross Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
August 24 Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
August 26 Dragon Quest VII (Japan) Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
August 28 Mario Tennis Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
August 30 WWF Royal Rumble Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
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September 12 Parasite Eve II Template:NA Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA
September 13 Lego Stunt Rally Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
September 15 Star Trek: Voyager – Elite Force Yes Template:NA PS2 (2001) Template:NA Template:NA
September 19 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Yes N64 (2001), PS1 DC GBA (2001), GBC Template:NA
September 24 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
September 24 The Little Mermaid 2: Pinball Frenzy Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
September 25 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
September 25 Vampire Hunter D Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
September 26 Destruction Derby Raw Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
September 26 NHL 2001 Yes Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
September 27 Dragon Warrior I & II Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
September 28 F1 Championship Season 2000 Yes PS1 PS2 GBC Template:NA
October Zeus: Master of Olympus Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
October 4 Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
October 5 Skies of Arcadia Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
October 15 Pokémon Gold and Silver Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
October 19 Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers Yes PS1, N64 PS2, DC GBC Template:NA
October 22 Quake III Arena Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
October 24 Mega Man Legends 2 Yes PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
October 25 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
October 25 Spyro: Year of the Dragon Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
October 26 FantaVision Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
October 26 Madden NFL 2001 Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
October 26 Midnight Club: Street Racing Template:NA Template:NA PS2 GBA (2001) Template:NA
October 26 Ridge Racer V Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
October 26 SSX Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
October 26 TimeSplitters Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
October 26 Tekken Tag Tournament Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
October 27 Bust-a-Move Millennium Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
October 27 Rune Yes Template:NA PS2, Mac OS, Linux Template:NA Template:NA
October 31 The Grinch Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
November 6 Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Template:NA PS1 (2002) DC Template:NA Template:NA
November 6 Crash Bash Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 6 Incredible Crisis Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 6 The World Is Not Enough Yes PS1, N64 Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 6 Shenmue Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
November 8 Escape from Monkey Island Yes Template:NA PS2 (2001) Template:NA Template:NA
November 9 The Operative: No One Lives Forever Yes Template:NA PS2 (2002) Template:NA Template:NA
November 9 Counter-Strike (video game) Yes Xbox, Retail and Steam (2003) Linux, Mac OS X (2013) Template:NA Template:NA
November 10 Timeline Yes [[[:Template:NA]] Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 13 Final Fantasy IX Yes (2016) PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 13 Madden NFL 2001 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 13 The Emperor's New Groove Yes PS1 Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 14 Dexter's Laboratory: Robot Rampage Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 14 The Powerpuff Girls: Bad Mojo Jojo Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 14 Sonic Shuffle Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
November 16 Blues Brothers 2000 Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 17 Sky Odyssey Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
November 17 Tomb Raider: Chronicles Yes PS1 DC Template:NA Template:NA
November 17 Sacrifice Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 19 Hitman: Codename 47 Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 20 007 Racing Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 20 Banjo-Tooie Template:NA N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 20 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker Template:NA PS1 Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 20 Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
November 22 Harvest Moon: Back to Nature Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 23 MechWarrior 4: Vengeance Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Yes
November 23 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Fallen Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
November 24 Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion Yes Template:NA Template:NA GBA (2001) Template:NA
November 30 Godzilla: The Series: Monster Wars Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
November 30 Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers Yes N64 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
December 1 Crime Cities Yes
Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge Yes PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
December 4 Evil Dead: Hail to the King Template:NA PS1 Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
December 4 Pokémon Puzzle Challenge Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA
December 6 American McGee's Alice Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
December 6 Grandia II Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
December 7 Giants: Citizen Kabuto Yes Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA Template:NA
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December 14 Dark Cloud (Japan) Template:NA Template:NA PS2 Template:NA Template:NA
December 14 Pokémon Crystal (Japan) Template:NA Template:NA GBC Template:NA Template:NA
December 21 Phantasy Star Online (Japan) Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA
December 30 ECW Anarchy Rulz Template:NA Template:NA DC Template:NA Template:NA

See also

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