Pro Wrestling - Famicom Wrestling Association (FDS) Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima (Famicom) Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Daimakyou ( Famicom) Famicom Tsūshin magazine began tracking sales from May 1986. The following titles were the best-selling home video games on the bi-weekly Famitsu charts in 1986. Gegege no Kitaro: Youkai Daimakyou ( Ninja Kid)ĭragon Ball: Shenlong no Nazo ( Dragon Power) Takahashi Meijin no Bōken Jima ( Adventure Island) Īccording to Famicom Tsūshin ( Famitsu) magazine, the following titles were the top ten best-selling 1985-1986 releases during the three-year sales tracking period between May 1986 (when Famitsu began tracking sales) and mid-1989. In Japan, home video games that sold at least one million copies in 1986 include The Hyrule Fantasy: Zelda no Densetsu ( The Legend of Zelda), which sold 1 million copies for the Famicom Disk System (FDS) on its first day of release in February Dragon Quest, which sold over 1 million cartridges for the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) within six months between May and November and Gradius, which sold over 1 million between April and December. In the United Kingdom and United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1986.īest-selling home video games Japan In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1986, according to the Game Machine charts. In the United States, the home video game industry recovered with the arrival of the third generation of video game consoles led by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). in the United States and Yie Ar Kung-Fu in the United Kingdom. The year's best‑selling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were Super Mario Bros.
The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were Hang-On in Japan, Hang-On and Gauntlet in the United States, and Nemesis ( Gradius) in London. 2, along with new titles such as Arkanoid, Bubble Bobble, Castlevania, Dragon Quest, Ikari Warriors, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Out Run and R.B.I. 1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario Bros.