1999 in video games

1999 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Heroes of Might and Magic III, System Shock 2, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Final Fantasy VIII, Age of Empires II, Crash Team Racing, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!, Grand Theft Auto 2, Resident Evil 3: Nemesis, Chrono Cross, Unreal Tournament, Pokémon Gold and Silver, and Donkey Kong 64, along with new titles such as Super Smash Bros., Silent Hill, Syphon Filter, Driver, EverQuest, Homeworld, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, and Planescape: Torment.

The year's most critically acclaimed video game was the Dreamcast title Soulcalibur, which remains among the highest-rated games of all time on Metacritic. The best-selling home video game worldwide was the Game Boy title Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow for the second year in a row, while the year's highest-grossing arcade game in Japan was Sega's Virtua Striker 2.

Events

• British Academy of Film and Television Arts hosts the 2nd annual BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards.Template:Cn
• March – Game Over: How Nintendo Zapped an American Industry, Captured Your Dollars, and Enslaved Your Children is republished as Game Over: Press Start to Continue.Template:Cn
• March 15 – Game Network hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) at GDC.Template:Cn
• March 15–19 – Game Developers Conference (formerly Computer Game Developers Conference); moves to San Jose, California where it stays for six consecutive years; hosts the 1st annual Independent Games Festival.Template:Cn
• May 12 – Nintendo has started working on what will eventually be the GameCube, under the codename "Project Dolphin".<ref name="Say Hello to Project Dolphin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• May 13 – Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts 2nd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards (at E3); inducts Sid Meier of Firaxis Games to the AIAS Hall of Fame.Template:Cn
• May 13–15 – 5th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3); the 2nd annual Game Critics Awards for the Best of E3.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• September 7 - The SegaWorld London amusement park shuts down for good exactly three years after its original opening date in 1996. The bottom two floors of the park continue to operate as a generic arcade until 2011. <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Hardware

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Neo Geo Pocket Color

Month	Day	System
January	23	PocketStationTemplate:Abbr
March	4	WonderSwanTemplate:Abbr
March	16	Neo Geo Pocket ColorTemplate:Abbr
May/June		Game.com Pocket Pro
September	9	DreamcastTemplate:Abbr<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1999.

Awards	Game of the Year	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Template:Abbr
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	<ref name="egm128">Electronic Gaming Monthly, issue 128, March 2000, page 139</ref>
GameSpot					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Hyper					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
GamePower	Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GameSpy	Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Video Software Dealers Association					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GameSpy	Unreal Tournament	PC	Epic Games	First Person Shooter	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Digitiser	Pokémon Red / Blue	Game Boy	Nintendo	Role-playing	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Edge	Gran Turismo 2	PlayStation	Sony	Racing simulation	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Squaresoft	Role-playing	<ref name="egm128" />
Game Informer	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	PlayStation	Neversoft	Sports	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GameSpot	EverQuest	PC	Sony	MMORPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Japan Game Awards	Doko Demo Issyo	PlayStation	Sony	Strategy	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Japan Media Arts Festival	Seaman	Dreamcast	Sega	Simulation	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
RPGFan	Chrono Cross	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic and GameRankings

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

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Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform(s)	MC score	GR score
Soulcalibur	Namco	August 5, 1999	Dreamcast	98/100	96.56%
Chrono Cross	Square	November 18, 1999	PlayStation	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gran Turismo 2	Sony Computer Entertainment	December 11, 1999	PlayStation	93/100	92.42%
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater	Activision	September 29, 1999	PlayStation	92/100	93.67%
Unreal Tournament	GT Interactive	November 22, 1999	Microsoft Windows	92/100	93.57%
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	Nintendo	May 10, 1999	Game Boy Color	Template:N/A	92.63%
Homeworld	Sierra Entertainment	September 28, 1999	Microsoft Windows	93/100	88.81%
System Shock 2	Electronic Arts	August 11, 1999	Microsoft Windows	92/100	92%
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri	Electronic Arts	February 12, 1999	Microsoft Windows	92/100	91.88%
Age of Empires II	Microsoft	September 30, 1999	Microsoft Windows	92/100	91.81%
Medal of Honor	Electronic Arts	October 31, 1999	PlayStation	92/100	87.31%
Crash Team Racing	Sony Computer Entertainment	September 30, 1999	PlayStation	88/100	91.78%
FreeSpace 2	Interplay Entertainment	September 30, 1999	Microsoft Windows	91/100	91.58%
NFL 2K	Sega	September 9, 1999	Dreamcast	Template:N/A	91.53%
Pokémon Silver Version	Nintendo	November 21, 1999	Game Boy Color	Template:N/A	91.35%<ref name="GameRankings 2000" />
Pokémon Gold Version	Nintendo	November 21, 1999	Game Boy Color	Template:N/A	91.35%<ref name="GameRankings 2000" />
Planescape: Torment	Interplay Entertainment	December 12, 1999	Microsoft Windows	91/100	90.63%
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis	Capcom	September 22, 1999	PlayStation	91/100	88.21%
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver	Eidos Interactive	August 16, 1999	PlayStation	91/100	88.16%
The Longest Journey	IQ Media Nordic	November 18, 1999	Microsoft Windows	91/100	88%
Mario Golf	Nintendo	June 11, 1999	Nintendo 64	91/100	87.32%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape	Ubisoft	November 5, 1999	Microsoft Windows	Template:N/A	90.7%
Ape Escape	Sony Computer Entertainment	May 31, 1999	PlayStation	90/100	90.44%
Final Fantasy VIII	Square	February 11, 1999	PlayStation	90/100	89.42%
Beetle Adventure Racing	Electronic Arts	February 28, 1999	Nintendo 64	90/100	89.1%
Rayman 2: The Great Escape	Ubisoft	October 29, 1999	Nintendo 64	90/100	88.83%
Syphon Filter	989 Studios	February 17, 1999	PlayStation	90/100	86.93%
Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo	November 22, 1999	Nintendo 64	90/100	86.73%
Shenmue	Sega	December 29, 1999	Dreamcast	Template:N/A	89.34%<ref name="GameRankings 2000" />
Wipeout 3	Sony Computer Entertainment	September 8, 1999	PlayStation	89/100	87.17%
Resident Evil 2	Capcom	October 31, 1999	Nintendo 64	89/100	86.93%
Grandia	Entertainment Software Publishing	June 24, 1999	PlayStation	89/100	85.87%
Descent 3	Interplay Entertainment	June 17, 1999	Microsoft Windows	89/100<ref name="Metacritic 2000" />	84.36%<ref name="GameRankings 2000" />
Flight Unlimited III	Electronic Arts	September 17, 1999	Microsoft Windows	Template:N/A	88.5%
NBA 2K	Sega	November 10, 1999	Dreamcast	Template:N/A	88.3%
NBA Live 2000	EA Sports	October 31, 1999	Microsoft Windows	Template:N/A	88%
Worms Armageddon	Team17	January 29, 1999	Microsoft Windows	Template:N/A	87.71%
All-Star Baseball 2000	Acclaim Entertainment	April 8, 1999	Nintendo 64	Template:N/A	87.69%
EverQuest	Sony Online Entertainment	March 16, 1999	Microsoft Windows	85/100	87.68%
Mario Golf	Nintendo	August 10, 1999	Game Boy Color	Template:N/A	87.65%
Driver	GT Interactive	June 25, 1999	PlayStation	87/100	87.57%
RollerCoaster Tycoon	Hasbro Interactive	March 22, 1999	Microsoft Windows	Template:N/A	87.54%

Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1999 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Title	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Score (out of 40)
Soulcalibur	Dreamcast	Namco	Fighting	40
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram	Dreamcast	Sega	Shooter	39
Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	37
Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2	PlayStation	Enix	Roguelike	37
Sega Rally 2	Dreamcast	Sega	Racing	36
Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 6 (Power Pros 6)	Nintendo 64	Konami	Sports	36
Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)	PlayStation	Capcom	Survival horror	36
Chrono Cross	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	36
Um Jammer Lammy	PlayStation	Sony	Rhythm	35
SaGa Frontier 2	PlayStation	Squaresoft	RPG	35
Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers	PlayStation	Atlus	RPG	35
Culdcept Expansion	PlayStation	Media Factory	Turn-based strategy	35
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776	Super Famicom	Nintendo	SRPG	35

Financial performance

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank	Manufacturer	Game console	Type	Generation	Sales
					Japan	United States	Europe	Worldwide
1	Sony	PlayStation	Home	32-bit	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	7,040,000<ref name="scei2" />	11,750,000<ref name="scei2" />	21,820,000<ref name="scei2" />
2	Nintendo	Game Boy / Game Boy Color	Handheld	8-bit	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	2,680,000+<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	Template:Unknown	17,450,000<ref name=":422" />
3	Nintendo	Nintendo 64	Home	64-bit	940,000<ref name=":422" />	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Unknown	6,490,000<ref name=":422" />
4	Sega	Dreamcast	Home	128-bit	950,000<ref name=":222">Template:Cite journal</ref>	1,700,000<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	3,150,000+
5	Bandai	WonderSwan	Handheld	16-bit	1,400,000<ref name=":222" />	Template:N/A	Template:Unknown	1,400,000
6	Sega	Sega Genesis (Mega Drive)	Home	16-bit	Template:N/A	{{#expr:12210*0.0353 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi2" />	Template:Unknown	431,000+
7	Nintendo	Super NES / Super Famicom	Home	16-bit	30,000<ref name=":422" />	{{#expr:12210*0.0012 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi2" />	Template:Unknown	280,000<ref name=":422" />
8	Nintendo	Famicom (NES)	Home	8-bit	50,000<ref name=":422" />	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	50,000<ref name=":422" />
9	SNK	Neo Geo Pocket Color	Handheld	16-bit	Template:Unknown	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Unknown	25,000+
10	Sega	Sega Saturn	Home	32-bit	< 10,000<ref name=":222" />	{{#expr:12,210,000*0.0005 round −2}}<ref name="Clements & Ohashi2" />	Template:Unknown	6,100+

Best-selling home video games

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1999 in Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Best-selling home video games in Japan, United States and Germany

Rank	Title	Platform	Sales
			Japan	USA	UK	Germany	Combined
1	Pokémon Red / Green / Blue / Yellow	Game Boy	998,666<ref name=":0" />	{{#expr:3,000,000+3,100,000+2,800,000}}<ref name="IGN2">Template:Cite news</ref>	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	{{#expr:998,666+8,900,000}}+
2	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	3,538,000<ref name="Dengeki" />	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	{{#expr:3,538,000+1,000,000}}+
3	Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver)	Game Boy Color	4,444,000<ref name="Dengeki" />	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	4,444,000
4	Super Smash Bros. (Dai Rantō Smash Brothers)	Nintendo 64	1,520,000<ref name=":1">Template:Citation</ref>	1,300,000<ref name="IGN2" />	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	{{#expr:1,520,000+1,300,000}}+
5	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	739,000<ref name="Dengeki" />	1,900,000<ref name="IGN2" />	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	{{#expr:739,000+1,900,000}}+
6	Pokémon Pinball	Game Boy Color	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1,800,000<ref name="IGN2" />	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	{{#expr:765,263+1,800,000}}
7	Pokémon Snap	Nintendo 64	634,000<ref name="Dengeki" />	1,500,000<ref name="IGN2" />	Template:N/A	Template:N/A	{{#expr:634,000+1,500,000}}
8	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix	PlayStation	{{#expr:1,005,441+899,000}}Template:Efn	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	1,904,441+
9	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	234,652<ref name=":0" />	1,300,000<ref name="IGN2" />	Template:Unknown	100,000+<ref name=":4" />	{{#expr:234,652+1,300,000+100,000}}+
10	Driver	PlayStation	Template:N/A	1,200,000<ref name="IGN2" />	200,000+<ref name=":5"/>	200,000+<ref name=":4"/>	{{#expr:1,200,000+200,000+200,000}}+

The following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999 in the United States and Europe.

Highest-grossing home video games in United States and Europe

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Sales revenue
			United States<ref name="IGN2" /><ref name="PC">Template:Cite news</ref>	Europe<ref name=":3" />	Combined	Inflation
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	Game Boy	Template:US$	€{{#expr:31,863,870+28,525,054}} (Template:US$)	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
2	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	Template:US$	€94,444,000 (Template:US$)	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
3	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	Template:US$	€20,561,696 (Template:US$)	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
4	Tomb Raider III	Multi-platform	Template:Unknown	€96,591,106 (Template:US$)	Template:US$+	$Template:Inflation+
5	Driver	PlayStation	Template:US$	€43,112,063 (Template:US$)	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
6	FIFA 99	Multi-platform	Template:Unknown	€86,316,959 (Template:US$)	Template:US$+	$Template:Inflation+
7	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Template:US$+<ref name=":2" />	€26,549,294 (Template:US$)	Template:US$+	$Template:Inflation+
8	Pokémon Snap	Nintendo 64	Template:US$	Template:N/A	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
9	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Template:Unknown	€70,023,810 (Template:US$)	Template:US$+	$Template:Inflation+
10	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo 64	Template:US$	Template:Unknown	Template:US$+	$Template:Inflation+

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Platform	Publisher	Genre	Sales	Revenue	Inflation	Template:Abbr
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	Game Boy	Nintendo	Role-playing	{{#expr:3,000,000+3,100,000+2,800,000}}	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation	<ref name="IGN2" /><ref name="PC" />
2	Donkey Kong 64	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Platformer	1,900,000	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
3	Pokémon Pinball	Game Boy Color	Nintendo	Pinball	1,800,000	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
4	Pokémon Snap	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Photography	1,500,000	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
5	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Fighting	1,300,000	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
6	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	Sony	Racing simulation	1,300,000	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
7	Driver	PlayStation	GT Interactive	Driving	1,200,000	Template:US$	$Template:Inflation
8	Spyro the Dragon	PlayStation	Sony	Platformer	1,200,000	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	<ref name="IGN2" />
9	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	Square EA	Role-playing	1,000,000+	Template:US$+	$Template:Inflation+	<ref name=":2" /><ref name="PC" />
10	Frogger	PlayStation	Hasbro Interactive	Action	colspan="3" Template:Unknown	<ref name="Almanac">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="IGN1">Template:Cite news</ref>

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank	Title	Platform	Sales	First-day sales revenue	Inflation	Template:Abbr
1	Pocket Monsters: Gold / Silver (Pokémon Gold / Silver)	GBC	4,444,000	Template:Unknown	Template:Unknown	<ref name="Dengeki">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2	Final Fantasy VIII	PlayStation	3,538,000	¥17,200,000,000 ($151,000,000)	$Template:Inflation	<ref name="Dengeki" /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
3	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndReMix	PlayStation	{{#expr:1,005,441+899,000}}	colspan="2" Template:Unknown	Template:Efn
4	Nintendo All Star! Dai Rantō Smash Brothers	N64	1,520,000+	colspan="2" Template:Unknown	<ref name=":1"/>
5	Biohazard 3: Last Escape (Resident Evil 3: Nemesis)	PlayStation	1,465,000	colspan="2" rowspan="3" Template:Unknown	<ref name="Dengeki" />
6	Gran Turismo 2	PlayStation	1,410,000
7	Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark duel Stories	GBC	1,208,000
8	Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue / Pikachu (Pokémon)	Game Boy	998,666	colspan="2" Template:Unknown	<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
9	Derby Stallion '99	PlayStation	890,000	colspan="2" rowspan="2" Template:Unknown	<ref name="Dengeki" />
10	Minna no Golf 2 (Everybody's Golf 2)	PlayStation	843,000

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing home video games of 1999.<ref name=":3">Template:Cite news</ref>

Rank	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher	Genre	Sales revenue	Inflation
1	Tomb Raider III	Multi-platform	Eidos Interactive	Action-adventure	€96,591,106 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
2	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	Sony	Racing simulation	€94,444,000 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
3	FIFA 99	Multi-platform	Electronic Arts	Sports	€86,316,959 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
4	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Nintendo	Action-adventure	€70,023,810 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
5	Pokémon Red / Blue	Game Boy	Nintendo	Role-playing	€{{#expr:31,863,870+28,525,054}} (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
6	Tekken 3	PlayStation	Namco	Fighting	€57,209,778 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
7	Tomb Raider II	Multi-platform	Eidos Interactive	Action-adventure	€54,477,514 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
8	FIFA 2000	Multi-platform	Electronic Arts	Sports	€53,519,616 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
9	Colin McRae Rally	Multi-platform	Codemasters	Racing	€51,584,666 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation
10	Driver	Multi-platform	GT Interactive	Driving	€43,112,063 (Template:US$)	$Template:Inflation

In the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, the following titles were the best-selling home video games of 1999.

Rank	United Kingdom<ref name=":5">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation			CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Germany<ref name=":4">Template:Cite magazine</ref>				France
	Title	Platform(s)	Sales	PlayStation	Sales	PC	Sales
1	FIFA 2000	Multi-platform	200,000+	Driver	200,000+	Tiberian Sun	200,000+	Gran Turismo<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Driver	Multi-platform	200,000+	Metal Gear Solid	200,000+	Age of Empires II	200,000+	rowspan="4" Template:Unknown
3	Metal Gear Solid	PlayStation	200,000+	Need for Speed 4	100,000+	Die Siedler III	100,000+
4	Gran Turismo	PlayStation	200,000+	FIFA 99	100,000+	SimCity 3000	100,000+
5	Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation	Multi-platform	200,000+	Gran Turismo	100,000+	RollerCoaster Tycoon	100,000+

Australia

In Australia, the following titles were the top ten best-selling console games of 1999.<ref name="Australia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre
1	Pokémon Red / Blue / Yellow	Game Boy	Game Freak	Nintendo	Role-playing
2	Need for Speed: High Stakes	PlayStation	EA Canada	Electronic Arts	Racing
3	Gran Turismo (Platinum)	PlayStation	Polys	Sony	Racing simulation
4	GoldenEye 007	Nintendo 64	Rare	Nintendo	First-person shooter
5	The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Action-adventure
6	Mario Kart 64	Nintendo 64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Kart racing
7	Super Smash Bros.	Nintendo 64	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	Fighting
8	Crash Bandicoot 2 (Platinum)	PlayStation	Naughty Dog	Sony	Platformer
9	Pokémon Pinball	Game Boy Color	Jupiter Corporation	Nintendo	Pinball
10	Pokémon Snap	Nintendo 64	HAL Laboratory	Nintendo	Photography

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten highest-grossing arcade games of 1999.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Rank	Title	Developer	Manufacturer	Type	Genre	Points
1	Virtua Striker 2 ver. 98 / 99	Sega AM2	Sega	Software	Sports	{{#expr:2863+3805}}
2	Dance Dance Revolution / 2ndMix	Bemani	Konami	Dedicated	Rhythm	{{#expr:2569+2804}}
3	Street Snap	Hitachi	Towa Japan	Other	Purikura	3934
4	Beatmania CompleteMix / 4thMix	Konami G.M.D.	Konami	Dedicated	Rhythm	{{#expr:1413+2223}}
5	The House of the Dead 2	Sega AM1	Sega	Dedicated	Light gun shooter	3545
6	Time Crisis 2	Namco	Namco	Dedicated	Light gun shooter	3164
7	Street Fighter Zero 3 (Street Fighter Alpha 3)	Capcom	Capcom	Software	Fighting	2946
8	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (JoJo's Venture)	Capcom	Capcom	Software	Fighting	2891
9	Super Purikura 21	Atlus	Sega	Other	Purikura	2381
10	Puri Puri Canvas	Konami	Konami	Other	Purikura	2295

Notable releases

Video game platforms

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Business

• February 22 – Sierra reorganizes to cut costs in what is widely referred to as the "Chainsaw Monday" Layoffs, closing several studios and their iconic former headquarters in Oakhurst, California. Some employees were given the option to relocate to their new headquarters in Bellevue, Washington.
• Midway Games stops using the Atari Games brand.
• New companies: 3d6 Games, 7 Studios, BAM!, Liquid Entertainment, Bohemia Interactive, 7FX

Acquisitions

• Activision acquires Elsinore Multimedia, Expert Software, and Neversoft Entertainment
• Infogrames Entertainment, SA acquires Accolade (Renamed Infogrames North America), Gremlin Interactive (renamed Infogrames Sheffield House), GT Interactive (GTIS), and Ozisoft
• Take-Two Interactive acquires TalonSoft
• ZeniMax Media acquires Bethesda Softworks
• Codemasters acquires Sensible Software

Lawsuits

• Nintendo v. Bung Enterprises Ltd.; Nintendo sues Bung over patent infringement
• Sony Corporation v. Bleem LLC

See also

• 1999 in games