100 best-selling games in Japan
[01.09.02] » Because you demanded it, the full list of 2001's hottest Japanese titles.
Famitsu recently released their annual list of the 100 best-selling games of the year; the following is the complete list with GIA-covered games in bold.
| # | Title | Amount sold | Platform |
| 1. | Final Fantasy X | 2,264,047 | PS2 |
| 2. | Gran Turismo 3 A-spec | 1,437,581 | PS2 |
| 3. | Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Luka's Adventure | 1,138,759 | GBC |
| 4. | Dragon Quest IV | 1,005,509 | PSone |
| 5. | Onimusha | 843,213 | PS2 |
| 6. | Super Smash Bros. Melee | 798,910 | GC |
| 7. | Everybody's Golf | 797,147 | PS2 |
| 8. | Super Mario Advance | 771,899 | GBA |
| 9. | Dynasty Warriors 3 | 715,620 | PS2 |
| 10. | Metal Gear Solid 2 | 687,749 | PS2 |
| 11. | Mario Kart Super Circuit | 685,028 | GBA |
| 12. | Mobile Suit Gundam: Renpou vs. Zeon DX | 584,624 | PS2 |
| 13. | Pokemon Crystal | 563,109 | GBC |
| 14. | Devil May Cry | 554,963 | PS2 |
| 15. | Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden | 545,832 | PSone |
| 16. | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4 | 532,720 | GB |
| 17. | World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 | 505,694 | PS2 |
| 18. | From TVanimation ONE PIECE Grand Battle | 458,910 | PSone |
| 19. | Tottoko Hamutaro 2 | 419,992 | GB |
| 20. | Super Mario Advance 2 | 399,353 | GBA |
| 21. | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1 | 394,761 | GBA |
| 22. | Dragon Quest Monsters 2: Iru's Journey | 382,395 | GBC |
| 23. | Zelda: Oracle of Ages | 373,361 | GBC |
| 24. | Zelda: Oracle of Seasons | 372,693 | GBC |
| 25. | TearRing Saga | 366,142 | PSone |
| 26. | From TVanimation ONE PIECE Lufy Dream Pirates | 361,162 | GB |
| 27. | Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies | 357,742 | PS2 |
| 28. | Golden Sun | 338,097 | GBA |
| 29. | Biohazard CODE: Veronica Complete | 337,761 | PS2 |
| 30. | Pokemon Stadium Gold/Silver | 335,683 | N64 |
| 31. | F-Zero: Maximum Velocity | 334,145 | GBA |
| 32. | Wario Land 4 | 317,928 | GBA |
| 33. | Pikmin | 312,643 | GC |
| 34. | From TVanimation ONE PIECE Flying Pirates | 305,745 | PSone |
| 35. | Sakura Taisen 3 | 304,134 | DC |
| 36. | Dragon Quest III | 299,042 | GBC |
| 37. | Tactics Ogre Gaiden | 282,101 | GBA |
| 38. | World Soccer Winning Eleven 5 Final Evolution | 277,547 | PS2 |
| 39. | Super Robot Wars A | 277,032 | GBA |
| 40. | Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millenium 2001 | 276,594 | PS2 |
| 41. | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 8 | 275,293 | PS2 |
| 42. | Luigi's Mansion | 271,554 | GC |
| 43. | Kuru Kuru Kururin | 265,250 | GBA |
| 44. | Power Pro Kun Pocket 3 | 256,717 | GBA |
| 45. | Final Fantasy II | 241,601 | WSC |
| 46. | Donkey Kong 2001 | 246,608 | GB |
| 47. | Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front | 238,319 | PS2 |
| 48. | Jissen Pachisuro Hisshouhou | 235,291 | PS2 |
| 49. | Momotarou Dentei X | 232,099 | PS2 |
| 50. | Mario Party 3 | 236,160 | N64 |
| 51. | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2001 | 222,134 | PSone |
| 52. | Seaman | 214,427 | PS2 |
| 53. | Animal Forest | 213,800 | N64 |
| 54. | Bakuten Shoot Beyblade | 212,858 | GB |
| 55. | Battle Network Rockman EXE | 207,288 | GBA |
| 56. | Animal Forest Plus | 202,223 | GC |
| 57. | SuperLite 1500 Series The Tetris | 201,717 | PSone |
| 58. | Hajime no Ippo: Victorious Boxers | 199,673 | PS2 |
| 59. | Kessen II | 199,389 | PS2 |
| 60. | Pachisuro Azure Oogoku 4 | 192,649 | PSone |
| 61. | Armored Core 2: Another Age | 189,636 | PS2 |
| 62. | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 6 Expert 2 | 182,329 | GBA |
| 63. | Pandora Max Series Vol. 6 ONI | 175,064 | PSone |
| 64. | Fushigi no Dungeon: Furai no Shiren GB2 | 172,579 | GB |
| 65. | Phantasy Star Online ver.2 | 167,345 | DC |
| 66. | Ka | 160,217 | PS2 |
| 67. | Everybody's Golf 2 (PlayStation the Best) | 146,626 | PSone |
| 68. | Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon Dice Monsters | 145,356 | GBA |
| 69. | Mr. Driller 2 | 141,507 | GBA |
| 70. | Magical Vacation | 140,563 | GBA |
| 71. | Samon Knight 2 | 138,991 | PSone |
| 72. | Time Crisis 2 | 138,217 | PS2 |
| 73. | Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero | 135,157 | PS2 |
| 74. | All-Star Professional Wrestling II | 132,246 | PS2 |
| 75. | Star Ocean: Blue Sphere | 128,770 | GBC |
| 76. | The Bouncer | 126,126 | PS2 |
| 77. | Monster Farm | 125,949 | PS2 |
| 78. | Shenmue II | 125,783 | DC |
| 79. | Silent Hill 2 | 124,793 | PS2 |
| 80. | Mobile Suit Gundam: Journey to Jaburo | 128,750 | PS2 |
| 81. | Zone of the Enders | 120,656 | PS2 |
| 82. | Piposaru 2001 | 120,352 | PS2 |
| 83. | Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001 | 118,687 | DC |
| 84. | Tales of Eternia | 117,239 | PSone |
| 85. | Medarot 4: Kabut | 115,675 | GB |
| 86. | Space Venus starring Morning Musume | 115,049 | PS2 |
| 87. | Extermination | 112,830 | PS2 |
| 88. | Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Basic-hen 2001 | 112,008 | N64 |
| 89. | Pro Yakyuu Japan 2001 | 111,450 | PS2 |
| 90. | Sonic Adventure 2 | 108,483 | DC |
| 91. | Dragon Quest VII | 108,055 | PSone |
| 92. | Final Fantasy | 107,884 | WSC |
| 93. | Mario Tennis | 107,581 | GB |
| 94. | SD Gundam G Generation-F.I.F. | 107,513 | PSone |
| 95. | Bomberman Land | 105,204 | PSone |
| 96. | MegaMan X6 | 103,915 | PSone |
| 97. | Shadow Hearts | 103,834 | PS2 |
| 98. | Battle Network Rockman EXE 2 | 102,709 | GBA |
| 99. | Shin Megami Tensei Devil Children | 99,889 | GBC |
| 100. | Bomberman Story | 99,052 | GBA |
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