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Release year

1989

mainly adventure video game / 205 titles

About this release year

A record of the Famicom titles released this year.

Titles
205 titles
Period
1989-1989
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
adventure video game
Median price
5,900 yen
Median Famitsu score
24 points
Titles
205
Share released in Japan
80%
Share released overseas
45%
Share with a known price
75%
Share with a known score
23%

Titles per month

Covers the 164 titles with a known Japanese release date.

13 titles
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16 titles
10 titles
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6 titles
15 titles
10 titles
13 titles
13 titles
12 titles
34 titles
Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month 5
Month 6
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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 234 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 212 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 211 titles with a known developer.

1Tose Co.8%16 titles
2Rare6%13 titles
3Konami4%9 titles
4Namco3%6 titles
6Data East2%5 titles

Where they were released

1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.

1Japan164 titles
2North America93 titles
3Europe35 titles
Released in Japan too164 titlesOverseas only41 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.

4,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles". Only 6 titles have known sales figures.

1Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWorldwide4,000,000 titles
2Famista '89 Kaimaku Ban!!Worldwide1,300,000 titles
3Dragon Ball 3: GokūdenWorldwide1,250,000 titles
4Famicom Jump: Hero RetsudenJapan1,100,000 titles
5WWF WrestleManiaWorldwide1,042,408 titles
6Fester's QuestWorldwide1,000,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,900 yen
154 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen2 titles
22,000 yen range2 titles
33,000 yen range12 titles
44,000 yen range8 titles
55,000 yen range80 titles
66,000 yen range44 titles
79,000 yen range6 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 47 titles with a known score, the median was 24.

2 titles
27 titles
16 titles
2 titles
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Titles in this group (all 205)

Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.

1989-05-12 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Konami
1989-02-25 / action role-playing game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Bandai
1989-07-28 / baseball video game/ 4,900 yen /Namco
1989-10-27 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleMother
1989-07-27 / role-playing video game/ Famitsu 31 /Nintendo
1989-12-22 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Konami
1989-03-28 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Jaleco
Game titleGenghis Khan
1989-04-20 / turn-based strategy video game/ Famitsu 28 /Koei
1989-04-25 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 28 /Technos Japan
1989-05-19 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom
1989-10-14 / adventure video game/ 2,524 yen / Famitsu 28 /Nintendo
Game titleSweet Home
1989-12-15 / psychological horror fiction/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom
Game titleMendel Palace
1989-06-27 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Namco
Game titleUninvited
1989-09-29 / adventure video game/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 27 /Kemco
Game titleShadowgate
1989-03-31 / adventure video game/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 26 /Kemco
Game titleWillow
1989-07-18 / action role-playing game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Capcom
1989-07-31 / platformer/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
Game titleMappy Kids
1989-12-22 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
1989-06-23 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Namco
1989-11-17 / vehicular combat game/ 4,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Irem
1989-12-15 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 25 /Tecmo
1989-01-04 / action-adventure game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleRock 'n Ball
1989-03-24 / pinball machine game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /Namco
Game titleCosmic Wars
1989-08-04 / turn-based strategy video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleIdol Hakkenden
1989-09-14 / adventure video game/ 6,000 yen / Famitsu 24 /Towa Chiki
1989-09-29 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Konami
Game titleCosmic Epsilon
1989-11-24 / shoot 'em up/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Asmik
1989-11-30 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Square
1989-12-08 / racing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /Taito
Game titlePinball Quest
1989-12-15 / role-playing video game/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 24 /Jaleco
Game titleSpace Harrier
1989-01-06 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Takara
1989-02-16 / puzzle video game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Kemco
Game titleFairytale
1989-04-28 / turn-based strategy video game/ 3,200 yen / Famitsu 23 /Soft Pro International
1989-06-30 / beat 'em up/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 23 /K. Amusement Leasing Co.
Game titleWall Street Kid
1989-12-20 / strategy video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 23 /SOFEL
1989-12-22 / adventure video game/ 6,200 yen / Famitsu 23 /CBS/Sony Group Inc.
1989-03-17 / life simulation game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 22 /Taito
Game titleOperation Wolf
1989-03-31 / shoot 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 22 /Taito
Game titleTwin Cobra
1989-08-04 / vertically scrolling shooter/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 22 /CBS/Sony Group Inc.
1989-05-26 / action role-playing game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Culture Brain
Game titleChuuka Taisen
1989-09-22 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 21 /Taito
1989-11-17 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Kyugo Trading Co., Ltd.
Game titleFlipull
1989-12-15 / arcade/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Taito
1989-01-27 / Metroidvania/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Vic Tokai
1989-08-25 / racing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 20 /Konami
1989-09-29 / puzzle video game/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 20 /Jaleco
1989-03-20 / adventure video game/ 3,200 yen / Famitsu 17 /Pony Canyon
Game titleAstyanax
1989-12-21 / platformer/ 5,600 yen / Famitsu 17 /Jaleco
Game titleCasino Kid
1989-01-06 / casino game/ 5,900 yen /SOFEL
Game titleHalley Wars
1989-01-14 / shoot 'em up/ 3,300 yen /Taito
1989-01-20 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /SNK
1989-01-24 / simulation video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
1989-01-27 / racing video game/ 5,500 yen /Konami
Game titlePachio Kun 2
1989-01-30 / gambling video game/ 6,500 yen /Coconuts Japan
1989-01-31 / racing video game/ 6,300 yen /Data East
1989-02-06 / action game/ 5,900 yen /SETA Corporation
Game titleWagyan Land
1989-02-09 / platformer/ 4,900 yen /Namco
Game titleSekiryūō
1989-02-10 / adventure video game/ 5,500 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleFlying Hero
1989-02-17 / action game/ 5,500 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleSuper Hydlide
1989-02-17 / action role-playing game/ 6,900 yen /Namco
Game titleSpace Shadow
1989-02-20 / light-gun shooter/ 9,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleHyakki Yako
1989-02-23 / role-playing video game/ 6,200 yen /Use Corporation
1989-02-28 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /Konami
1989-03-03 / board video game/ 5,900 yen /Namco
1989-03-03 / comedy anime and manga/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
1989-03-28 / shoot 'em up/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
Game titleAfter Burner
1989-03-30 / action game/ 6,200 yen /Sunsoft
Game titlePutt Putt Golf
1989-03-30 / sports video game/ 3,500 yen /Pack-In-Video
1989-04-07 / action game/ 5,500 yen /Towa Chiki
1989-04-14 / action game/ 5,200 yen /Namco
Game titleMindseeker
1989-04-18 / adventure video game/ 6,500 yen /Namco
Game titleDevilman
1989-04-25 / horror anime and manga/ 5,500 yen /Namco
1989-04-27 / shoot 'em up/ 5,200 yen /Namco
Game titleHoly Diver
1989-04-28 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Irem
1989-04-28 / Sports with Animals/ 9,800 yen /Nichibutsu
1989-05-02 / simulation video game/ 9,800 yen /Hect
Game titleBaseball Stars
1989-05-19 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /SNK
1989-05-26 / table game/ 5,500 yen /SOFEL
1989-06-23 / sports video game/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
Game titleMurder Club
1989-06-30 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen /SETA Corporation
1989-07-13 / sports video game/ 6,300 yen /Jaleco
Game titleBad Dudes
1989-07-14 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Namco
Game titleGhost Lion
1989-07-14 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen /Kemco
Game titleIgo Shinan
1989-07-14 / board video game/ 5,800 yen /Hect
1989-07-21 / basketball video game/ 5,800 yen /Vic Tokai
Game titleKerunaguuru
1989-07-21 / fighting game/ 4,900 yen /Namco
Game titlePerfect Bowling
1989-07-25 / bowling video game/ 5,500 yen /Tonkin House
1989-08-08 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleMoeru! Oniisan
1989-08-08 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Toho
1989-08-10 / adventure video game/ 3,398 yen /Tokuma Shoten
1989-08-21 / strategy video game/ 6,800 yen /Hot-B
Game titleCaptain Ed
1989-08-25 / shoot 'em up/ 5,900 yen /CBS/Sony Group Inc.
Game titleRoboCop
1989-08-25 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Data East
Game titleMarusa no Onna
1989-09-19 / adventure video game/ 5,900 yen /Capcom
Game titleAmerican Dream
1989-09-23 / adventure video game/ 5,900 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleMaharaja
1989-09-29 / adventure video game/ 6,200 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleMeiji Ishin
1989-09-29 / adventure video game/ 6,200 yen /Use Corporation
Game titleKōshien
1989-10-13 / tennis video game/ 5,900 yen /Asmik
Game titleVenus Senki
1989-10-14 / strategy simulation game/ 5,800 yen /Varie
Game titleKattobi! Dōji
1989-10-20 / sports video game/ 3,500 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleMajor League
1989-10-27 / sports video game/ 6,000 yen /Irem
Game titleMahjong Taikai
1989-10-31 / strategy video game / Koei
Game titleV'BALL
1989-11-10 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /Technos Japan
Game titleLutter
1989-11-24 / action role-playing game/ 500 yen /Athena
1989-11-24 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /Jaleco
Game titleGolf-kko Open
1989-11-25 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /Taito
Game titleConflict
1989-12-01 / strategy video game/ 6,200 yen /Vic Tokai
1989-12-01 / simulation video game/ 6,500 yen /Asmik
1989-12-01 / simulation video game/ 6,300 yen /Pack-In-Video
1989-12-01 / simulation video game/ 5,900 yen /Kemco
Game titleTao
1989-12-01 / adventure video game/ 5,500 yen /VAP Inc.
Game titleSeirei Gari
1989-12-08 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft
1989-12-15 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Natsume
1989-12-15 / baseball video game/ 6,200 yen /Epoch Co.
Game titleShinsenden
1989-12-15 / role-playing video game/ 6,300 yen /Irem
1989-12-15 / simulation video game/ 6,000 yen /Konami
1989-12-19 / sports video game/ 9,700 yen /Hect
Game titleFamista '90
1989-12-19 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Namco
Game titleI Love Softball
1989-12-19 / sports video game/ 6,500 yen /Coconuts Japan
1989-12-22 / action game/ 6,200 yen /Sunsoft
1989-12-22 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen /Technos Japan
1989-12-23 / table game/ 5,800 yen /Natsume
Game titleSuper Rugby
1989-12-27 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /T.S.S.

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