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This is a list of video games for the Sega Dreamcast video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The Dreamcast launched in Japan on November 27, 1998 and launched in North America on September 9, 1999, and Europe on October 14.[1][2] It sold more than 225,132 units on its first day in North America. The Dreamcast was highly praised for its graphics and games, but was a commericial failure for Sega, only selling 9.13 million units. On January 31, 2001, Sega announced that they would be transitioning to third-party developers and publishing games for Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft's consoles, while the Dreamcast was discontinued on March 31, 2001.[3]
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The Dreamcast's best-selling game was Sonic Adventure, the first 3D platformer in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise with 2.5 million copies, while its second best selling game was NFL 2K with 1.20 million copies. Sonic Adventure's sequel, Sonic Adventure 2, sold 500,000 copies on the Dreamcast but sold 1.73 million on the GameCube, adding up to a total of 2.2 million copies sold. Resident Evil – Code: Veronica sold 1.14 million copies, while Crazy Taxi, a game originally for arcades, sold 1.13 million.
List
Title | Copies sold | Release | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) |
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Sonic Adventure | 2.5 million[4][5][6] | December 23, 1998 | Platformer Action-adventure |
Sonic Team | Sega |
Sonic Adventure 2 (both Dreamcast and GameCube versions combined) | 2.2 million[7] | June 19, 2001 (Dreamcast) December 20, 2001 (GameCube) | |||
NFL 2K | 1.20 million | September 9, 1999 | Sport | Visual Concepts | |
Resident Evil – Code: Veronica | 1.14 million[8] | February 3, 2000 | Survival horror | Capcom Production Studio 4 | Capcom |
Crazy Taxi | 1.13 million[9][10][11] | February 12, 1999 | Street racing | Hitmaker | Sega |
NFL 2K1 | 1.09 million[12] | September 7, 2000 | Sport | Visual Concepts | |
Shenmue | 1.2 million[13] | December 29, 1999 | Action-adventure life simulation social simulation |
Sega AM2 | |
Soulcalibur | 1 million[14][15] | July 30, 1998 | Fighting | Project Soul | Namco |
Phantasy Star Online | 1 million[16] | December 21, 2000 | Single player Multiplayer |
Sonic Team | Sega |
References
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- ^ Pétronille, Marc (2014). The History of Sonic the Hedgehog (Pix'n Love ed.). America: William Andureau. p. 139. ISBN 978-1926778969.
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