[1][2] All titles eligible for nomination were publicly release in North America between January 1, 1997 and March 31, 1998.
[3] Final Fantasy VII, GoldenEye 007, and Riven: The Sequel to Myst were tied for receiving the most nominations.
Developer Rare won the most awards of the event, while Sony Computer Entertainment and Nintendo tied for most wins as publishers.
There was a tie between Age of Empires and StarCraft for "PC Strategy Game of the Year".
Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of several of Nintendo franchises including Donkey Kong, Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, F-Zero, and Star Fox, was the first inductee of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame.