The "27 Most" of the TV game industry summarized by Japan's authoritative media is very interesting:
1. The company that released the most games in 2006
First, NBGI, 104 titles; Second, KONAMI, 95 titles; Third, KOEI, 93 titles.
Comment: Strange, where did Nintendo go? Look further down, and it's not even in the top five. Incredible. Keep looking down, and finally, Nintendo is seventh with 55 titles. However, in total software sales, Nintendo is at the top with 26.16 million copies sold, which is more than three times the second place SE. This fact tells NBGI that it's not about quantity but quality in games.
2. The game series with the most installments
SIMPLE series. A total of 328 titles. Among them: PS 126 titles, PS2 165 titles, DS 19 titles, PSP 10 titles, DC 4 titles, GBA 4 titles. The best-selling title in this series was SIMPLE 1500 Series Vol.1 THE MAHJONG, released on PS on October 22, 1998, selling 1.02 million copies. The game with the longest name mentioned later also belongs to this series.
3. The console with the most colors
GameBoy. A total of 9 colors: white, red, yellow, green, black, pink, gold, silver, transparent.
Comment: It tells us that there is still a long way to go for the launch of new colors for NDSL, with such a precedent.
4. The game with the longest title name
SIMPLE DS Series Vol.14 The Driving School DS~Motorcycle?Ordinary Motorcycle?Large Motorcycle?Ordinary Car?Ordinary Two-Wheeled Car?Medium Car?Large Car?Large Two-Wheeled Car?Large Two-Wheeled Car?Large Special Car?Trailer~
A total of 81 characters.
Comment: There probably aren't many people who can read this name in one breath. This game is remembered because of this name, and probably only this name will be remembered in the future. As for the game with the shortest name, it is "Mosquito" on PS2.
5. The game with the most HP and damage values
Disgaea 2 on PS2. The level cap of this game is 9999 levels. If you have the patience to level up to this cap, you will see HP exceeding 10 million, reaching 13,179,233, surpassing all the hidden bosses in FF. The damage from a single attack is an astonishing 150,753,246, count the number yourself. In front of this number, the damages in tactical RPGs are nothing.
6. The game with the most companions
KONAMI's Suikoden series.
Comment: I won't explain how many companions there are, everyone should know.
7. The game with the most characters on screen
War of the Gods by Genki. It is said that up to 65,535 characters can be displayed on screen at the same time.
Comment: Even if they are all puppets, this number is still impressive.
8. The shooting game with the highest score limit
Disgaea 2 (Blue Sky Hero 2) launched by CAPCOM on Dreamcast, the upper limit is 99,999,999,999,999,999.
Comment: Oh, My God.
9. The game with the thickest manual
Metal Gear Solid 3 Substance. A total of 140 pages.
10. The most expensive limited edition
Enemy Zero Special Box launched by Warp on Sega Saturn. Priced at 200,000 yen, equivalent to over 12,000 RMB according to today's exchange rate after RMB appreciation.
Comment: Is there really someone who has too much money and spends a high price just for this game?
11. The console with the most games released simultaneously with the console
GBA. 25 titles. Wii is also good, with 16 titles. However, the magazine did not count which console had the least games, interested friends can investigate.
12. The game company with the longest name
(Sony Computer Entertainment Japan)
Comment: If using English abbreviations, it can be done with just four letters, SCEJ. Although Japanese people stubbornly use their clumsy katakana instead of directly using English, when faced with such a long name, they can only use English abbreviations.
13. The most popular game theme song
"Hikari" sung by Utada Hikaru for Kingdom Hearts. The single CD has cumulatively sold 860,000 copies.
Comment: Half of the reason I played this game was because of this song.
14. The game with the most CDs
RIVEN THE SEQUEL TO MIST launched by Square on PS used 5 CDs.
Comment: This is not extraordinary, in the late 1990s, there were also PC games with 5 CDs, and 4 CDs were even more common.
15. The game with the most simultaneous online battle players
Perfect Dark Zero (Perfect Darkness: Zero) launched by Microsoft on Xbox One supports up to 32 players fighting simultaneously.
Comment: What does this mean? I don't play FPS, so I can only guess that it's like CS, with 32 players on the same map. Friends with similar experiences can provide more specific details.
16. The online game with the most players
Final Fantasy XI. Five years after its release, it has 500,000 registered users.
Comment: This is in Japan. If placed in China, the best-operated online game only has 500,000 registered users, everyone can go eat northwest wind.
17. The earliest game to use polygons
Hard Driving released by Tengen on MD on December 21, 1990, and Messiah's ス released on the same day.
Comment: Didn't expect that MD could have 3D capabilities.
18. The work that has been gamified the most
Dragon Ball. Including the upcoming Dragon Ball Z Super King on PS2 and Wii, a total of 45 games.
Comment: Although many years have passed, Dragon Ball's supreme status in Japanese ACG remains unshaken.
19. The best-selling game in the world
Super Mario Bros released by Nintendo on Famicom on September 13, 1985. Cumulatively sold 40.24 million copies.
Comment: This is without doubt, almost mythological. Let's review the common knowledge again.
20. The lightest home console (excluding handhelds)
First place: PC Engine 334g; Second place: MD2 538g; Third place: PS One 556g; Fourth place: PS Two 580g.
Comment: Surprisingly, no mention of Wii. It seems that although Wii is small, it's not light at all. The magazine also gives the weight of PS3 as 5kg. It seems Famitsu believes that the huge weight of PS3 is also one of the reasons hindering its popularity in Japan.
21. The earliest game released in the 21st century
Both released on January 1, 2001, 桃太郎伝説1r2 on DC and あ4 on GB.
Comment: Just heard of it, probably few people would play these three games. Remember that there was once a debate whether the first year of the 21st century was 2000 or 2001, but it seems this issue doesn't exist in Japan.
22. The most expensive game (only counting regular editions)
サ零スペシャル released by SNK Playmore on NEOGEO, priced at 39,800 yen. This is also the last work on NEOGEO.
23. The earliest game console in the world
Odyssey released in May 1972, originally priced at $100.
Comment: Never heard of it...
24. The console with the most frequent version updates
PlayStation, a total of 7 times.
Released on December 3, 1994, priced at 39,800 yen, bundled with AV cable and S-Video cable.
July 21, 1995, price reduced to 29,800 yen, while the S-Video cable bundle was canceled.
March 28, 1996, price reduced to 24,800 yen, bundled with two controllers.
June 22, 1996, price reduced to 19,800 yen.
November 13, 1997, price reduced to 18,000 yen, bundled with vibration controller.
January 23, 1998, price reduced to 15,000 yen, which is the final price of PS.
July 7, 2000, the revised PS One was released, with unchanged price.
25. The earliest arcade game
Computer Space released in 1971.
Comment: Never heard of it...
26. The card arcade game that spits out the most cards
Mushi King. A total of 429 million cards.
27. The best-selling arcade game
Pac-Man. Sold a total of 293,822 units from 1980 to 1987.
Comment: Unfortunately, Pac-Man's glory days are over.