The following video game releases in 2000 entered Famitsu magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving Famitsu scores of at least 35 out of 40.[30]
The following titles were the year's top six highest-grossing home video game franchises in the United States, in terms of video game software sales revenue.[55]
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