1997 in video games (English Wikipedia)

"25 Years Of Game Informer's GOTY Awards". GameInformer.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.

gamerankings.com

"Highest-Ranking Games of 1997 (with at least 5 reviews)". GameRankings. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
"Highest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 20 reviews)". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
"Sid Meier's Gettysburg! for PC". GameRankings. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

gamespot.com

headline.gamespot.com

Johnston, Chris (December 22, 1997). "Give It 21 Days, It'll Give You a Million". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
Ohbuchi, Yutaka (December 5, 1998). "Japan's Top Ten of '97". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

gamespot.com

"GameSpot PC Game of the Year 1997". February 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 13, 1998. Retrieved August 28, 2012.

geimin.net

"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" [Weekly Famitsu Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame Software List]. Geimin (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
"1997年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100" [1997 Game Software Annual Sales Top 100]. Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 1998 ファミ通ゲーム白書1998 [Famitsu Game Whitebook 1998] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Enterbrain. 1998. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

ign.com

"Attendance and Stats". IGN. June 8, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
"US Sales Top 10 for 1997". IGN. February 6, 1998. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
"The Top 20 Games of the Year". IGN. January 30, 1998. Retrieved October 22, 2021.

interactive.org

"Academy of Interactive Arts & Science Game of the Year 1997". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 26, 2015.

j-mediaarts.jp

archive.j-mediaarts.jp

"1997 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards" (in Japanese). Japan Media Arts Plaza, Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 1, 2009.

lexpress.fr

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Fontaine, Gilles (February 5, 1997). "Jeux vidéo : une industrie lourde est née" [Video games: a heavy industry is born]. L'Express (in French). Retrieved December 25, 2021.

metacritic.com

"Best Video Games for 1997". Metacritic. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
"Best Video Games for 1998". Metacritic. Retrieved February 17, 2019.

netinst.org

Clements, Matthew T.; Ohashi, Hiroshi (October 2004). "Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002" (PDF). NET Institute. pp. 12, 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2011.

netlaputa.ne.jp

"第11回ゲーメスト大賞" [11th Gamest Awards]. Gamest (in Japanese). Vol. 212 (January–February 1998). December 26, 1997. pp. 34–102. alternate url

newspaperarchive.com

Thompson, Adam (October 22, 1997). "The pain of addiction". Oshkosh Advance-Titan. University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. p. 9. Retrieved April 9, 2022. Last month Final Fantasy VII hit the stores and sold 1.5 million copies the first week.

newspapers.com

Koenig, Angela (October 15, 1997). "Funco Landstore coming". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.

nintendo.co.jp

"Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. Nintendo Co., Ltd. September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2021.

onitama.tv

Akagi, Masumi, ed. (February 1, 1998). ""Tekken 3", "Virtua Fighter 3" Top Videos" (PDF). Game Machine. No. 557. Amusement Press, Inc. p. 22.

rnac.ne.jp

"1997年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top100" [1997 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 100]. Dengeki Oh (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on January 6, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

rpg.net

"Origins Awards winners". Origins Awards, RPGnet. July 6, 1998. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2011.

scei.co.jp

"Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation". Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony. December 31, 2003. Archived from the original on April 22, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

segaretro.org

"Consumer Products" (PDF). Annual Report 1998. Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1998. p. 7. Retrieved December 25, 2021.

st-hatena.com

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"96年9月～97年8月" [1996.09~1997.08]. TV Game Ranking Databook: 1995.9~1998.8 (in Japanese). ベストセラーズ (Bestsellers). December 15, 1998. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-584-16090-9.

superpage58.com

"Digitiser's Top Games of 1997". Digitiser. January 13, 1998. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
"Leisure Software All Formats (ELSPA Charts Compiled by Chart-Track)". Digitiser. May 1, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
"Leisure Software All Formats (ELSPA Charts Compiled by Chart-Track)". Digitiser. June 21, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
"Leisure Software All Formats (ELSPA Charts Compiled by Chart-Track)". Digitiser. October 18, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
"Leisure Software All Formats (ELSPA Charts Compiled by Chart-Track)". Digitiser. November 27, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
"Leisure Software All Formats (ELSPA Charts Compiled by Chart-Track)". Digitiser. December 31, 1997. Retrieved October 19, 2021.

the-magicbox.com

"1997 Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Console Games". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2021.

toyo.ac.jp

小川 (Ogawa), 純生 (Sumio) (December 14, 2010). "テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで—" [Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii —] (PDF). 経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) (in Japanese) (77) (published March 2011): 1–17 (2). ISSN 0286-6439. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University).

twitter.com

Lemaire, Oscar. "Animal Crossing New Horizons est le jeu vidéo le plus vendu de l'année 2020 en France en physique" [Animal Crossing New Horizons is the best-selling video game of the year 2020 in France in physical]. Twitter (in French). Ludostrie. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

web.archive.org

"「CESA大賞'97」受賞作品一覧" ["CESA Awards '97" Winners List]. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 28, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
"25 Years Of Game Informer's GOTY Awards". GameInformer.com. January 2, 2017. Archived from the original on December 30, 2017. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
"Origins Awards winners". Origins Awards, RPGnet. July 6, 1998. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
"GameSpot PC Game of the Year 1997". February 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 13, 1998. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
"Highest-Ranking Games of 1998 (with at least 20 reviews)". GameRankings. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
"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" [Weekly Famitsu Cross Review Platinum Hall of Fame Software List]. Geimin (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 27, 2008. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
"Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware / PlayStation". Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Sony. December 31, 2003. Archived from the original on April 22, 2004. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
"Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. Nintendo Co., Ltd. September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
Clements, Matthew T.; Ohashi, Hiroshi (October 2004). "Indirect Network Effects and the Product Cycle: Video Games in the U.S., 1994–2002" (PDF). NET Institute. pp. 12, 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
小川 (Ogawa), 純生 (Sumio) (December 14, 2010). "テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで—" [Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii —] (PDF). 経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) (in Japanese) (77) (published March 2011): 1–17 (2). ISSN 0286-6439. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University).
Johnston, Chris (December 22, 1997). "Give It 21 Days, It'll Give You a Million". GameSpot. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
"1997 Top 30 Best Selling Japanese Console Games". The Magic Box. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
Ohbuchi, Yutaka (December 5, 1998). "Japan's Top Ten of '97". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
"1997年ゲームソフト年間売上TOP100" [1997 Game Software Annual Sales Top 100]. Famitsū Gēmu Hakusho 1998 ファミ通ゲーム白書1998 [Famitsu Game Whitebook 1998] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Enterbrain. 1998. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
"1997年のコンシューマーゲームソフトの売上Top100" [1997 Consumer Game Software Sales: Top 100]. Dengeki Oh (in Japanese). MediaWorks. Archived from the original on January 6, 2002. Retrieved September 16, 2021.

wikipedia.org

ja.wikipedia.org

Akagi, Masumi, ed. (February 1, 1998). ""Tekken 3", "Virtua Fighter 3" Top Videos" (PDF). Game Machine. No. 557. Amusement Press, Inc. p. 22.
"96年9月～97年8月" [1996.09~1997.08]. TV Game Ranking Databook: 1995.9~1998.8 (in Japanese). ベストセラーズ (Bestsellers). December 15, 1998. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-584-16090-9.

worldcat.org

小川 (Ogawa), 純生 (Sumio) (December 14, 2010). "テレビゲーム機の変遷 —ファミコン、スーパーファミコン、プレステ、プレステ2、Wiiまで—" [Recent Developments in Video Game Technology in Japan — Famicom, Super Famicom, Play Station, Play Station 2 and Wii —] (PDF). 経営論集 (Keiei Ronshū) (in Japanese) (77) (published March 2011): 1–17 (2). ISSN 0286-6439. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Toyo University Academic Information Repository (Toyo University).