1997 in video games

1997 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Final Fantasy VII, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, GoldenEye 007, Star Fox 64, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back, Quake II, Mega Man Legends, Riven, Tomb Raider II, Dark Rift, Tekken 3 and Virtua Striker 2, along with new games such as Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Gran Turismo, Diablo, Grand Theft Auto, Fallout, and Postal.

Sony's PlayStation was the year's best-selling video game console worldwide for the second year in a row, while also being the annual best-selling console in Japan for the first time (overtaking the Game Boy and Sega Saturn). The year's best-selling home video game worldwide was Squaresoft's Final Fantasy VII for the PlayStation, while the year's highest-grossing arcade games in Japan were Sega's Virtua Fighter 3 and Print Club 2.

Legend

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Hardware

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Date	System
March 1	Nintendo 64Template:Abbr/Template:Abbr
April 25	Dual Analog ControllerTemplate:Abbr
September 12	Game.comTemplate:Abbr
October 20	New-style Super NESTemplate:Abbr
November 20	DualShock controllerTemplate:Abbr

Discontinued

Date	System
April 30	Game Gear
Unknown	Genesis/Mega Drive

Top-rated games

Game of the Year awards

The following titles won Game of the Year awards for 1997.

Awards	Game of the Year	Platform(s)	Genre	Publisher	Template:Abbr
CESA Awards	Final Fantasy VII	PS1	RPG	Squaresoft	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Japan Media Arts Festival					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)				Sony	<ref name="egm_104_100">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Game Informer					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GamePro					<ref name=":3">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Hyper					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Origins Awards					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	GoldenEye 007	N64	FPS	Nintendo	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Interactive Achievement Awards					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
VideoGame Advisor					<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Electronic Playground					citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GamePro					<ref name=":3" />
Nintendo Power					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Digitiser	Super Mario 64	N64	Platformer	Nintendo	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Golden Joystick Awards					<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
GameSpot	Total Annihilation	WIN / DOS	RTS	Cavedog	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Gamest Awards	Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3)	Arcade	Fighting	Capcom	<ref name=":0" />
Japan Media Arts Festival	Intelligent Qube (I.Q. / Kurushi)	PS1	Puzzle	Sony	<ref name="1997_Awards" />
Origins Awards	Sid Meier's Gettysburg!	WIN / DOS	Wargame	Electronic Arts	<ref name=":1" />
	Tomb Raider		Action-adventure	Eidos Interactive

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic and GameRankings

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are online aggregators of video game journalism reviews. Note that their coverage of print magazines at the time was limited, with numerous print magazines not listed on their sites.

citation

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Game	Publisher	Release Date	Platform(s)	MC score	GR score
Gran Turismo	Sony Computer Entertainment	December 23, 1997	PS1	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
GoldenEye 007	Nintendo	August 25, 1997	N64	96/100	94.7%
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	Konami	March 20, 1997	PS1	93/100	93.03%
Final Fantasy VII	Square	January 31, 1997	PS1	92/100	92.35%
Dungeon Keeper	Electronic Arts	June 26, 1997	WIN / DOS	Template:N/A	92.2%
Diablo	Blizzard Entertainment	January 3, 1997	WIN / DOS	94/100	89.07%
Colony Wars	Psygnosis	October 31, 1997	PS1	91/100	92.09%
Sid Meier's Gettysburg!	Electronic Arts	October 14, 1997	WIN / DOS	92/100	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II	LucasArts	October 10, 1997	WIN / DOS	91/100	88.69%
Myth: The Fallen Lords	Bungie	November 7, 1997	WIN / DOS	91/100	80.8%
Blast Corps	Nintendo	March 21, 1997	N64	90/100	88.87%
NFL GameDay 98	Sony Computer Entertainment	September 4, 1997	PS1	Template:N/A	90%
Fallout	Interplay Productions	October 10, 1997	WIN / DOS	89/100	89.69%
Carmageddon	Sales Curve Interactive	June 13, 1997	WIN / DOS	Template:N/A	89.6%
Formula 1 97	Psygnosis	September 26, 1997	PS1	Template:N/A	89.43%
MDK	Playmates Interactive	May 5, 1997	WIN / DOS	Template:N/A	89.2%
Star Fox 64	Nintendo	April 27, 1997	N64	88/100	89.01%
The Curse of Monkey Island	LucasArts	November 1, 1997	WIN / DOS	89/100	89%
Einhänder	Square	November 20, 1997	PS1	89/100<ref name="Metacritic 1998" />	85%<ref name="GameRankings 1998" />
Total Annihilation	GT Interactive	September 26, 1997	WIN / DOS	86/100	88.85%
Diddy Kong Racing	Rare	November 21, 1997	N64	88/100	88.65%
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	Sony Computer Entertainment	October 31, 1997	PS1	Template:N/A	88.54%
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee	GT Interactive	September 18, 1997	PS1	85/100	87.94%
Madden NFL 98	EA Sports	August 26, 1997	SAT	Template:N/A	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Famitsu Platinum Hall of Fame

The following video game releases in 1997 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre	Score (out of 40)
Final Fantasy VII	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	RPG	38
Final Fantasy VII International	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	RPG	37
Tobal 2	PS1	DreamFactory	Squaresoft	Fighting	36
Star Fox 64	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Rail shooter	36
Derby Stallion	PS1	ASCII Corporation	ASCII Corporation	Simulation	35
Gran Turismo	PS1	Polys Entertainment	Sony	Racing (sim)	35

Financial performance

Highest-grossing arcade games in Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1997.

Rank	Gamest<ref name=":0">Template:Cite magazine alternate url</ref>			Game Machine<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
	Title	Manufacturer	Genre	Title	Manufacturer	Type	Points
1	Virtua Fighter 3	Sega	Fighting	Print Club 2	Atlus	Other	4068
2	Tekken 3	Namco	Fighting	Virtua Fighter 3	Sega	Dedicated	3995
3	X-Men vs. Street Fighter	Capcom	Fighting	Tekken 3	Namco	PCB	3757
4	Street Fighter III: New Generation	Capcom	Fighting	Virtual On: Cyber Troopers	Sega	Dedicated	2969
5	Vampire Savior (Darkstalkers 3)	Capcom	Fighting	X-Men vs. Street Fighter	Capcom	PCB	2776
6	Samurai Spirits 4: Amakusa Kōrin	SNK	Fighting	Puzzle Bobble 3	Taito	PCB	2626
7	Real Bout Garō Densetsu Special	SNK	Fighting	Densha de Go!	Taito	Dedicated	2614
8	Virtual On: Cyber Troopers	Sega	Shooter	Time Crisis	Namco	Dedicated	2459
9	The King of Fighters '97	SNK	Fighting	Gallop Racer	Tecmo	PCB	2420
10	DoDonPachi	Atlus	Bullet hell	Rave Racer	Namco	Dedicated	2399

Best-selling video game consoles

Rank	Manufacturer	Game console	Type	Generation	Sales
					Japan	United States	Worldwide
1	Sony	PS1	Home	32-bit	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	6,750,000+<ref name="scei" />	17,200,000+<ref name="scei" />
2	Nintendo	GB	Handheld	8-bit	4,220,000<ref name=":4"/>	Template:Unknown	10,370,000<ref name=":4"/>
3	Nintendo	N64	Home	64-bit	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	9,420,000<ref name=":4"/>
4	Nintendo	SNES	Home	16-bit	190,000<ref name=":4"/>	{{#expr:11600*0.0511 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" />	2,040,000<ref name=":4"/>
5	Sega	SAT	Home	32-bit	800,000<ref name=":22">Template:Cite journal</ref>	{{#expr:11600*0.0215 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" />	1,800,000<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
6	Sega	GEN	Home	16-bit	Template:Unknown	{{#expr:11600*0.0412 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" />	478,000+
7	Nintendo	NES	Home	8-bit	30,000<ref name=":4"/>	{{#expr:11600*0.007 round 0}},000<ref name="Clements & Ohashi" />	111,000
8	NEC	PCFX	Home	32-bit	30,000<ref name=":22" />	Template:N/A	30,000

Best-selling home video games

Final Fantasy VII was the best-selling home video game worldwide in 1997.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It sold more than Template:Nowrap copies worldwide by 1998, becoming the best-selling PlayStation game up until then.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games (console games or computer games) of 1997 in Japan and the United States.

Rank	Title	Platform	Sales
			Japan	United States<ref name="1mil">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":13" />	Combined
1	Final Fantasy VII	PS1	3,447,500+<ref name=":2" />	1,500,000+<ref name=":13">Template:Cite news</ref>	4,947,500+
2	Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue	GB	3,995,988<ref name="magicbox" />	Template:N/A	3,995,988
3	Mario Kart 64	N64	731,385<ref name="magicbox" />	1,500,000+	2,231,385+
4	Star Fox 64	N64	373,479<ref name="gamespot" />	1,500,000+	1,873,479+
5	Super Mario 64	N64	361,302<ref name="gamespot" />	1,500,000+	1,861,302+
6	Diddy Kong Racing	N64	217,259<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	1,500,000+	1,717,259+
7	Derby Stallion	PS1	1,581,138<ref name="gamespot" />	Template:N/A	1,581,138
8	Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf)	PS1	1,327,000<ref name="Dengeki" />	Template:N/A	1,327,000
9	Final Fantasy Tactics	PS1	1,239,000<ref name="Dengeki" />	Template:N/A	1,239,000
10	SaGa Frontier	PS1	1,057,263<ref name="gamespot" />	Template:N/A	1,057,263

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1997.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre	Sales<ref name="1mil" /><ref name=":13" />
1	Mario Kart 64	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Racing (kart)	1,500,000+
2	Star Fox 64	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Rail shooter	1,500,000+
3	Super Mario 64	N64	Nintendo EAD	Nintendo	Platformer	1,500,000+
4	Diddy Kong Racing	N64	Rare	Rare	Racing (kart)	1,500,000+
5	GoldenEye 007	N64	Rare	Nintendo	FPS	1,500,000+
6	Final Fantasy VII	PS1	Squaresoft	Sony	RPG	1,500,000+<ref name=":13" />
7	NFL GameDay 98	PS1	Sony Interactive	Sony	Sports (football)	Template:Unknown
8	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire	N64	LucasArts	Nintendo	Action	Template:Unknown
9	Madden NFL 98	PS1	Tiburon Entertainment	EA Sports	Sports (football)	Template:Unknown
10	Crash Bandicoot	PS1	Naughty Dog	Sony	Platformer	Template:Unknown

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1997.

Rank	Title	Platform	Developer	Publisher	Genre	Sales	Template:Abbr
1	Pocket Monsters: Red / Green / Blue	GB	Game Freak	Nintendo	RPG	3,995,988	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2	Final Fantasy VII	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	RPG	3,447,500+	<ref name=":2">Template:Cite book</ref>
3	Derby Stallion	PS1	ASCII	ASCII	Simulation	1,581,138	<ref name="gamespot">Template:Cite news</ref>
4	Minna no Golf (Everybody's Golf)	PS1	Camelot Software Planning	Sony	Sports (golf)	1,327,000	<ref name="Dengeki">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
5	Final Fantasy Tactics	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	Tactical RPG	1,239,000
6	SaGa Frontier	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	RPG	1,057,263	<ref name="gamespot"/>
7	Gran Turismo	PS1	Polys Entertainment	Sony	Racing (sim)	905,000	<ref name="Dengeki"/>
8	Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi	GB	Tom Create	Bandai	Virtual pet	808,000
9	Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon	PS1	Squaresoft	Squaresoft	Roguelike	801,000
10	PaRappa the Rapper	PS1	NanaOn-Sha	Sony	Rhythm	761,621	<ref name="magicbox"/>

Europe

In Europe, the following titles were the top-selling home video games of each month in 1997.

Month(s)	United Kingdom	Platform	France	Platform
January	Die Hard Trilogy <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1	rowspan="14" Template:Unknown	rowspan="14" Template:Unknown
February	Cool Boarders <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1
March	Super Mario 64 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	N64
April	Wave Race 64 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	N64
	Micro Machines V3 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1
May	Soul Blade <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1
June	Mario Kart 64 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	N64
July	International Superstar Soccer 64 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	N64
August	V-Rally <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1
September
October	Formula 1 97 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1
	Lylat Wars <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	N64
November	Final Fantasy VII <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1
December	FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	PS1, WIN / DOS
1997			Tomb Raider 2<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Events

• March 6 - Sega opens Sega World Sydney in Australia. It is the second Sega World park to open outside of Japan, with the first opening as part of the London Trocadero the previous year.
• June 19–21 – The 3rd annual E3 is held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

• October:
  • Video game retailer FuncoLand opens its first Greater Cincinnati locations.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
  • 4 – Gunpei Yokoi (1941–1997) dies after a double car accident.
• November – Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) launched.
• December 16 – A scene from the Pokémon anime (based upon the highly successful games) causes 685 Japanese children to have seizures. Nintendo makes a statement proclaiming the safety of the Pokémon games from fear that the games would cause a similar effect, the episode to be permanently removed from circulation, and the featured Pokémon in the episode (Porygon) has not made an appearance in the Pokémon anime since.
• TSR, Inc., the owner of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game, was acquired by Wizards of the Coast.
• 3D Realms begins production of Duke Nukem Forever, winner of numerous vaporware awards.
• The gaming portal Cool Math Games went online for the first time.
• Sony releases PlayStation development software for IBM compatible PCs

Business

• Activision acquires CentreSoft Ltd. and Raven Software
• Electronic Arts Inc. acquires Maxis
• GameTek filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed its doors in July 1998
• 2015, Inc. founded
• 4D Rulers Software, Inc. founded
• September – 4HEAD Studios created
• Bungie West formed by Bungie
• Conspiracy Entertainment Corporation founded
• Crave Entertainment, Inc. formed
• August – Human Head Studios, Inc. formed
• Illusion Softworks, a.s. founded
• April 15 – Irem Software Engineering Inc. founded
• Irrational Games LLC founded
• Mythic Entertainment renames itself from Interworld Productions after name dispute with another "Interworld" company
• THQ renamed from Toy Headquarters, Inc.
• Warthog PLC founded

Lawsuits

• Nintendo vs Games City: Nintendo sues Games City for selling the Game Doctor and Doctor V64 backup devices for the SNES and N64 consoles. Nintendo wins the suit.
• Nintendo vs Prima Publishing: Nintendo sues Prima over copyrights to maps of the N64 video game GoldenEye 007. Nintendo loses the suit.
• Nintendo vs Sony Video Games: Nintendo sues Sony over copyrights about Mario games.

Notable releases in 1997

Release Date	Title	Platform	Template:Abbr
January 3	Diablo	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
January 14	Tengai Makyō: Daiyon no Mokushiroku	SAT	Template:Citation needed
January 31	Final Fantasy VII	PS1	Template:Citation needed
February 5	DoDonPachi	SAT, Arcade	Template:Citation needed
February 10	Mario Kart 64	N64	Template:Citation needed
February 27	The Lost Vikings 2	WIN / DOS, SNES, PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
February 28	Blast Corps	N64	Template:Citation needed
February 28	Independence Day	WIN / DOS, PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
February 28	Mega Man 8	PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
February 28	Turok: Dinosaur Hunter	WIN / DOS, N64	Template:Citation needed
February 28	Interstate '76	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
March 20	Castlevania: Symphony of the Night	PS1	Template:Citation needed
March 20	Tekken 3	Arcade	Template:Citation needed
March 24	Realms of the Haunting (NA)	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
March 26	Vandal Hearts	PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
March 30	The Last Express	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
March 31	Need for Speed II	WIN / DOS, PS1	Template:Citation needed
April 7	Outlaws	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
April 7	Redneck Rampage	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
April 30	Fighters Megamix	SAT	Template:Citation needed
April 30	Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
May 21	Blood	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
May 31	MDK	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
June 10	Ecstatica II	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
June 17	Harvest Moon	SNES	Template:Citation needed
June 20	Sonic Jam	SAT	Template:Citation needed
June 20	Final Fantasy Tactics	PS1	Template:Citation needed
June 26	Dungeon Keeper	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
June 30	Star Fox 64	N64	Template:Citation needed
July 4	Jane's 688(I) Hunter/Killer	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
July 28	The King of Fighters '97	NEO, NEOCD, Arcade	Template:Citation needed
July 30	Carmageddon	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
July 31	Herc's Adventures	PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
July 31	Warlords III: Reign of Heroes	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
August 1	Mega Man X4	PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
August 11	Tetrisphere	N64	Template:Citation needed
August 25	GoldenEye 007	N64	Template:Citation needed
August 25	Shadow Warrior	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
August 26	Madden NFL 98	WIN / DOS, PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
August 31	Imperialism	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 9	Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 10	Silhouette Mirage	SAT	Template:Citation needed
September 11	Breath of Fire III	PS1	Template:Citation needed
September 11	Hexen II	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 17	Resident Evil	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 18	Street Fighter Collection	SAT, PS1	Template:Citation needed
September 19	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee	WIN / DOS, PS1	Template:Citation needed
September 24	Ultima Online	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 24	Postal	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 26	Bomberman 64	N64	Template:Citation needed
September 26	LEGO Island	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 29	Croc: Legend of the Gobbos	WIN / DOS, PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
September 30	Close Combat: A Bridge Too Far	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 30	Fallout	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 30	Panzer General II	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
September 30	Poy Poy	PS1	Template:Citation needed
September 30	Total Annihilation	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
October	Combat Chess	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
October 9	Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
October 15	Age of Empires	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
October 15	Mortal Kombat 4	N64, Arcade	Template:Citation needed
October 23	Steep Slope Sliders	SAT	Template:Citation needed
October 28	Shipwreckers	WIN / DOS, PS1	Template:Citation needed
October 29	Riven	WIN / DOS, SAT, PS1	Template:Citation needed
October 30	Culdcept	SAT	Template:Citation needed
October 31	The Curse of Monkey Island	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
October 31	Zork: Grand Inquisitor	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
November	Independence War	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
November 1	Shock Troopers	NEO, Arcade	Template:Citation needed
November 4	Colony Wars	PS1	Template:Citation needed
November 6	Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back	PS1	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
November 14	Blade Runner	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
November 17	Sonic R	SAT	Template:Citation needed
November 18	Tomb Raider II	WIN / DOS, PS1	Template:Citation needed
November 21	Diddy Kong Racing	N64	Template:Citation needed
November 21	Worms 2	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
November 25	Myth: The Fallen Lords	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
November 27	Kirby's Dream Land 3	SNES	Template:Citation needed
November 27	Grand Theft Auto	WIN / DOS, PS1	Template:Citation needed
November 30	FIFA: Road to World Cup 98	WIN / DOS, N64, PS1, SAT	Template:Citation needed
November 30	One	PS1	Template:Citation needed
November 30	Wing Commander: Prophecy	WIN / DOS	Template:Citation needed
November 30	WCW vs. nWo: World Tour	N64	Template:Citation needed
December	Puzzle Bobble 4	Arcade	Template:Citation needed
December 6	Quake II	WIN / DOS, PS1	Template:Citation needed
December 11	Klonoa: Door to Phantomile	PS1	Template:Citation needed
December 18	Grandia	SAT	Template:Citation needed
December 18	Mega Man Legends	PS1	Template:Citation needed
December 21	Yoshi's Story	N64	Template:Citation needed
December 23	Gran Turismo	PS1	Template:Citation needed
December 31	Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero	N64	Template:Citation needed
Unknown	7 Wonders	WIN	Template:Citation needed

See also

• 1997 in games