Total Software Produced for Platforms
| System | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| PlayStation | 422 | 519 | 664 | 828 | 757 | 496 | 377 | 142 | 29 | 6 | 17 | 6 |
| Sega Saturn | 324 | 390 | 262 | 25 | 3 | |||||||
| Super Nintendo | 158 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 5 | |||||||
| Game Boy | 35 | 60 | 95 | 148 | 172 | 115 | 15 | 2 | ||||
| Neo Geo | 33 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
| PC-FX | 24 | 17 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3DO Real | 15 | |||||||||||
| Game Gear | 11 | |||||||||||
| Nintendo 64 | 10 | 45 | 55 | 58 | 33 | 6 | ||||||
| PC Engine | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mega Drive | 2 | |||||||||||
| Neo Geo Pocket | 10 | 39 | 34 | 8 | ||||||||
| Dreamcast | 8 | 120 | 169 | 125 | 73 | 48 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||
| WonderSwan | 73 | 52 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| PlayStation 2 | 122 | 243 | 427 | 555 | 630 | 651 | 549 | 401 | ||||
| Game Boy Advance | 131 | 205 | 154 | 192 | 109 | 63 | ||||||
| GameCube | 10 | 68 | 103 | 54 | 109 | 11 | ||||||
| Pokemon Mini | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Xbox | 68 | 64 | 63 | 42 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| PSP | 18 | 108 | 231 | 160 | ||||||||
| Nintendo DS | 14 | 112 | 251 | 434 | ||||||||
| Xbox 360 | 10 | 65 | 79 | |||||||||
| Wii | 21 | 100 | ||||||||||
| PlayStation 3 | 13 | 54 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,041 | 1,076 | 1,115 | 1,313 | 1,350 | 1,178 | 1,270 | 1,081 | 1,032 | 1,150 | 1,225 | 1,237 |
1996 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Pokemon Red/Green/Blue (GB) - 1,663,861
2. Tekken 2 (PS) - 1,079,585
3. Super Mario RPG (SNES) - 995,898
1997 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Pokemon Red/Green/Blue (GB) - 3,995,992
2. Final Fantasy VII (PS) - 3,277,291
3. Derby Stallion (PS) - 1,581,139
1998 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Pokemon Red/Green/Blue/Pikachu (GB) - 3,006,067
2. Resident Evil 2 (PS) - 2,154,974
3. Gran Turismo (PS) - 1,495,757
1999 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Pokemon Gold/Silver (GB) - 3,628,627
2. Final Fantasy VIII (PS) - 3,501,588
3. Resident Evil 3 (PS) - 1,339,022
2000 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Dragon Quest VII (PS) - 3,784,681
2. Final Fantasy IX (PS) - 2,659,221
3. Pokemon Gold/Silver (GB) - 2,383,096
2001 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Final Fantasy X (PS2) - 2,264,047
2. Gran Turismo 3 (PS2) - 1,437,581
3. Dragon Quest Monsters 2 (GB) - 1,138,756
2002 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA) - 3,197,762
2. World Soccer: Winning Eleven 6 (PS2) - 1,115,707
3. Onimusha 2 (PS2) - 1,002,968
2003 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2) - 1,941,727
2. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA) - 1,704,458
3. Dynasty Warriors 3 (PS2) - 1,178,455
2004 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Dragon Quest VIII (PS2) - 3,231,288
2. Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green (GBA) - 2,377,713
3. Dragon Quest V (PS2) - 1,616,155
2005 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) - 1,169,757
2. Gran Turismo 4 (PS2) - 1,066,749
3. Brain Age (DS) - 1,011,341
2006 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS) - 4,302,815
2. New Super Mario Bros (DS) - 3,818,214
3. Brain Age 2 (DS) - 3,748,638
2007 Top-Selling Games and Units Sold
1. Wii Sports (Wii) - 1,911,520
2. Monster Hunter Portable 2 (PSP) - 1,489,898
3. Wii Play (Wii) - 1,487,484
Famitsu Feature: Japan's Top Selling Games
