Fist of the North Star (NES video game)
The U.S. version was shown at the 1988 Summer Consumer Electronic Show under the title "Ken the Great Bear Fist", which is the localized title used by Toei's international sales department. The title was changed to "Fist of the North Star" for its release in order to tie in with Viz's English adaptation of the manga. The cover artwork for the U.S. version depicts Kenshiro sparring with Toki, who doesn't appear in the game and never actually appeared in the "Hokuto no Ken 2" anime series outside flashbacks (as the character was already deceased by that point of the storyline). The NES version has some slight differences from its Famicom counterpart, which cuts the appearances of side characters at the end of certain stages (such as Bat and Rin at the end of the first stage), as well as the kanji that appear at the top of the screen when Kenshiro defeats a boss after striking its weak point at the start of the battle.
Fist of the North Star
A number of pachinko and pachislot machines based on the franchise have been produced, mainly by Sega Sammy Holdings since the launch of the "CR Hokuto No Ken" pachinko machine in 2002. "Pachislot Hokuto No Ken", launched in 2004, sold 620,000 units by March 2005, becoming the best-selling pachislot machine. "Pachinko CR Hokuto No Ken 3" became Sega Sammy's best-selling pachinko machine when it launched in 2009. By March 2017, Sega Sammy had sold 3.18million "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko, pachislot and arcade machines, including 2.71million "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko and pachislot machines, 30,000 "Hokuto no Ken" arcade game machines, and 440,000 "Souten no Ken" pachinko and pachislot machines. Between April 2017 and March 2018, Sega Sammy sold a further "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko and pachislot units, and a further units between April 2018 and June 2018, bringing total sales up to 3,359,067 units. At an average unit price of $5,000, Sega Sammy has grossed approximately from sales of "Hokuto no Ken" pachinko, pachislot and arcade machines.