History of Video Games 1995

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    The first Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is held in Los Angeles, CA. It is the first tradeshow to focus specifically on video games.

    Electronic Entertainment Expo Tradeshow photo

Video game consumer spending

Top games by purchase

‘1995 through 2022 – U.S. Top 20 Best-Selling Games by Year (Physical and Full Game Digital from the Nintendo eShop, PlayStation, STEAM and Xbox platforms for publishers in the Digital Leader Panel) ranked on dollar sales.

  1. Mortal Kombat III
  2. Donkey Kong Country
  3. NBA Jam Tournament Edition
  4. Madden NFL 96
  5. Killer Instinct
  6. Mortal Kombat II
  7. Lion King
  8. Yoshi's Island
  9. Donkey Kong Country 2
  10. NBA Live 96
  11. Myst
  12. 96 NHL
  13. Toy Story
  14. NBA Live 95
  15. Primal Rage
  16. Mighty Morphin Power Ranger
  17. Batman Forever
  18. Donkey Kong Land
  19. Doom
  20. WWE Wrestlemania: Arcade Game
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