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Information about 2001 In Video Gaming

Notable events of 2001 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games.

Events

Notable releases

Business

  • SEGA announces that it will no longer develop home consoles, in order to focus on game development. The Dreamcast is waiting to finish the production in May. But a lot of games were released for it in the same year.
  • Indrema in April closes and its L600 Entertainment System multimedia home console is never released.
  • Activision acquires Treyarch Invention LLC
  • PCCW (Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan Co., Ltd.) acquires VR1 Entertainment
  • Midway Games announces that it will no longer manufacture arcade games
  • Sega of America Inc. v. Kmart Corporation; Sega sues Kmart over an unpaid debt of over USD$2 million dollars
  • Uri Geller v. Nintendo; Geller sues Nintendo over his resemblance to a Pokémon character. The suit is dismissed.
  • November 23 — GamePark releases the GP32 (GamePark 32) wireless-multiplayer multimedia handheld console in South Korea
  • December — Panasonic's Q multimedia console

Trends

Video game consoles

The dominant video game consoles in 2001 were: Additionally, Nintendo released the Nintendo GameCube on September 14 in Japan (U.S. on November 11 and in Europe on May 3, 2002). Microsoft released the Xbox video game console in the U.S. on November 15 (in Europe on March 14, 2002).




The Nintendo GameCube

The Microsoft Xbox


Handheld game systems

The dominant handheld systems in 2001 were: Additionally, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance (GBA) in Japan on March 21 (in the U.S. on June 11 and Europe on June 22).




The Game Boy Advance


Video game sales

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#1 best selling video game in 2001
The top 10 selling console video games in 2001 in the United States ranked by units sold, according to NPD, were:

Top Grossing Video Games of 2001
Rank Title Platform Publisher
1Grand Theft Auto IIIPS2Rockstar Games
2Madden NFL 2002PS2Electronic Arts
3Pokémon CrystalGBCNintendo
4PS2Konami
5Super Mario AdvanceGBANintendo
6PS2Sony
7Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3PS2Activision
8Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2PS1Activision
9Pokémon SilverGBCNintendo
10Driver 2PS1Infogrames

Computer game sales

The top 10 selling computer games in 2001 in the United States ranked by units sold, according to NPD, were:

Top Grossing Computer Games of 2001
Rank Title Publisher
1The SimsElectronic Arts
2Roller Coaster TycoonInfogrames
3Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's StoneElectronic Arts
4Vivendi Universal
5Electronic Arts
6Electronic Arts
7Electronic Arts
8Diablo IIVivendi Universal
9Sim Theme ParkElectronic Arts
10Microsoft
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and table-top role-playing games published in 2001. For video and console games, see 2001 in video gaming.
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Video games were introduced as a commercial entertainment medium in 1971, becoming the basis for an important entertainment industry in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the United States, Japan, and Europe.
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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) is a non-profit organization that promotes entertainment software, such as video and computer games, with its Interactive Achievement Awards ceremony held annually since 1998.
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The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has been hosting the Interactive Achievement Awards for video game publication annually since 1998. For a game to be considered for entry, the developer must pay the AIAS.
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John Carmack may refer to
  • John D. Carmack (born August 20 1970), is a widely recognized figure in the video game industry
  • John K. Carmack (born May 10 1931), was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1984 and 2001

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id Software

Private
Founded Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (February 1, 1991)
Headquarters Mesquite, Texas

Key people John Carmack, Lead Programmer
Kevin Cloud, Artist
Tim Willits, Game Designer
Todd Hollenshead, CEO
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Hall of Fame video game developers that have made revolutionary and innovative achievements in the computer and video game industry.

Inductees

  • 2007 — Dani Bunten, founder of Ozark Softscape

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BAFTA Awards

BAFTA Award
Awarded for Best in film and television
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Country  United Kingdom
First awarded 1947
Official website

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BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards[1][2] for multimedia entertainment between 1998 and 2003.

In 2003 BAFTA announced the award would be split into two separate ceremonies - BAFTA Interactive Awards and BAFTA Games Awards
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External links

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Months and days of the year
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E3 Media and Business Summit, formerly known as the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), and commonly known as E3, is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software Association.
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The Game Critics Awards are a set of annual awards held after the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) since 1998 to current. The awards are given to products displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) with the title Best of E³ of their category.
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The Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA) was a United States-based non-profit organization dedicated to serving the business interests of leading retailers that sell Interactive entertainment software (including video and computer games, multimedia entertainment,
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The Independent Games Festival (IGF) is an annual festival at the Game Developers Conference, the largest annual gathering of the video game industry, founded in 1998 to encourage innovation in video game development and to recognize the best independent video game
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Game Developers Conference (GDC) is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. The event comprises an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the Independent Games Festival and the Game
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The Game Developers Conference has annually hosted the Game Developers Choice Awards presented by the International Game Developers Association for outstanding developers of video game entertainment since 2001.
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Dreamcast (ドリームキャスト Dorīmukyasuto
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Sony Corporation
ソニー株式会?

Public (TYO: 6758 ; NYSE:  SNE )
Founded May 7 1946 (adopted current name in 1958) by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita[1]
Headquarters Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan[1]
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Sega Corporation
株式会社セガ

Subsidiary of Sega Sammy
Founded Standard Games (1940); Service Games (1951)
Headquarters Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
International:
San Francisco, California, US
Chiswick, London, UK
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PlayStation 2 in the original black colour]]
Manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment
Type Video game console
Generation Sixth generation era
First available March 4, 2000
October 26, 2000
November 24, 2000
November 30, 2000
December 1, 2004
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Dreamcast (ドリームキャスト Dorīmukyasuto
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Sony Corporation
ソニー株式会?

Public (TYO: 6758 ; NYSE:  SNE )
Founded May 7 1946 (adopted current name in 1958) by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita[1]
Headquarters Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan[1]
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AOL LLC

Subsidiary of Time Warner
Founded 1985 (as Quantum Computer Services)
Headquarters New York, New York, United States

Key people Randy Falco, Ted Leonsis, Ronald Grant
Industry Internet & Communications
Products Internet service
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PlayStation 2 in the original black colour]]
Manufacturer Sony Computer Entertainment
Type Video game console
Generation Sixth generation era
First available March 4, 2000
October 26, 2000
November 24, 2000
November 30, 2000
December 1, 2004
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Crazy Taxi 2 was released solely on Dreamcast early in 2001 and is part of the Crazy Taxi series. It has recently been ported to the PSP, as part of . It has a host of new features over the original, including two new cities, "Around Apple" and "Small Apple", both somewhat
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Phantasy Star Online (PSO) was an online title for Sega Dreamcast released in 2000. A bugfix/upgrade edition was released the following year, entitled Phantasy Star Online Ver. 2.
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