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Release year

1993

mainly platformer / 89 titles

About this release year

A record of the Famicom titles released this year.

Titles
89 titles
Period
1993-1993
Formats
FC / NES
Main genre
platformer
Median price
6,500 yen
Median Famitsu score
21 points
Titles
89
Share released in Japan
56%
Share released overseas
55%
Share with a known price
53%
Share with a known score
16%

Titles per month

Covers the 50 titles with a known Japanese release date.

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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 107 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 92 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 93 titles with a known developer.

1Tose Co.9%8 titles
2Konami5%5 titles
3Capcom5%5 titles
4Probe Software3%3 titles
5Ocean Software3%3 titles
6Hudson Soft3%3 titles

Where they were released

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

1Japan50 titles
2North America49 titles
3Europe31 titles
Released in Japan too50 titlesOverseas only39 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

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

1,750,000titles

The best-selling title, "Kirby's Adventure". Only 1 titles have known sales figures.

1Kirby's AdventureWorldwide1,750,000 titles
Launch price (median)
6,500 yen
47 titles have a known price
12,000 yen range4 titles
23,000 yen range3 titles
34,000 yen range3 titles
45,000 yen range9 titles
56,000 yen range16 titles
67,000 yen range7 titles
78,000 yen range3 titles
811,000 yen range1 titles
912,000 yen range1 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 14 titles with a known score, the median was 21.

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Titles in this group (all 89)

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

1993-03-23 / platformer/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 33 /Nintendo
Game titleJoy Mech Fight
1993-05-21 / fighting game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 26 /Nintendo
1993-01-29 / racing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 22 /Konami
1993-01-15 / business simulation game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Capcom
1993-07-30 / action-adventure game/ Famitsu 21 /Hudson Soft
Game titleTetris 2
1993-09-21 / falling block puzzle game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 21 /Nintendo
1993-12-17 / sports video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 21 /Technos Japan
1993-03-05 / platformer/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 20 /Taito
1993-06-19 / association football video game/ 7,900 yen / Famitsu 20 /IGS
1993-12-10 / platformer/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 20 /Capcom
1993-01-22 / board video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Angel
1993-03-25 / strategy video game/ 11,800 yen / Famitsu 19 /Koei
1993-01-14 / puzzle video game/ 3,980 yen /Character Soft
Game titleBattle Baseball
1993-02-19 / sports video game/ 8,600 yen /Banpresto
1993-03-06 / ice hockey video game/ 6,300 yen /Jaleco
1993-03-19 / sports video game/ 5,500 yen /Yonezawa
1993-03-19 / action game/ 4,980 yen /Sunsoft
1993-03-26 / non-game/ 12,800 yen /Irem
1993-04-23 / strategy video game/ 2,800 yen /Bandai
Game titleDuckTales 2
1993-04-23 / platformer/ 5,800 yen /Capcom
1993-04-23 / platformer/ 6,800 yen /Taito
Game titleThe Gorilla Man
1993-04-28 / board video game/ 6,900 yen /Yonezawa
1993-06-11 / beat 'em up/ 6,500 yen /Capcom
Game titlePachio-kun 5
1993-06-18 / gambling video game/ 8,500 yen /Coconuts Japan
Game titleUshio to Tora
1993-07-09 / role-playing video game/ 7,800 yen /Yutaka
Game titleFC Genjin
1993-07-30 / action anime and manga/ 5,800 yen /Hudson Soft
1993-09-17 / table game/ 6,900 yen /Coconuts Japan
1993-10-29 / sports video game/ 7,800 yen /Mindscape
Game titleMega Man 6
1993-11-05 / action game/ 7,800 yen /Capcom
Game titleRPG Jinsei Game
1993-11-26 / adventure video game/ 7,800 yen /Takara
Game titleFamista '94
1993-12-01 / sports video game/ 3,900 yen /Namco
1993-12-10 / adventure video game/ 7,800 yen /Yutaka
Game titleIgo Shinan '94
1993-12-17 / board video game/ 6,800 yen /Hect
Game titleHit the Ice

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Source: created by adapting the "Media Arts Database" (https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/) of the National Center for Art Research, National Museum of Art
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