In Japan, "Game Machine" listed "Virtua Fighter" on their January 1, 1994 issue as being the most-successful upright arcade unit of the year. "Game Machine" also listed the game on their February 15, 1994 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit of the year. It went on to become one of the highest-grossing arcade games of all time in Japan. The console port, which was nearly identical to the arcade game, sold at a nearly 1:1 ratio with the Saturn hardware during the Japanese launch.