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List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games
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This is a list of video games for the Nintendo 64 video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. The best-selling game on the Nintendo 64 is Super Mario 64. First released in Japan on June 23, 1996, it was a launch title for the system and the first Super Mario game to use three-dimensional graphics. The game went on to sell nearly 12million units worldwide. Mario Kart 64, the second in the Mario Kart series, is the second-best-selling game on the platform, with sales of more than 9.8million units. The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's GoldenEye 007 in third, with sales of just over 8million units, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in fourth, with 7.6million units sold worldwide, and Super Smash Bros. in fifth, with sales of more than 5.5million units.
There are a total of 52 Nintendo 64 games on this list which are confirmed to have sold or shipped at least one million units. Of these, 13 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Other developers with the most million-selling games include Rare and AKI Corporation, with seven and four games respectively in the list of 52. Of the 52 games on this list, 35 were published in one or more regions by Nintendo. Other publishers with multiple million-selling games include THQ with four games, Rare with three games, and Acclaim Entertainment with two games. The most popular franchises on Nintendo 64 include Pokémon (14.55million combined units), The Legend of Zelda (10.96million combined units), Donkey Kong (10.15million combined units), and Star Wars (7.87million combined units).
List
| † | Game was bundled with Nintendo 64 consoles during its lifetime |
|---|
| Game | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release date | Sales | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 11,910,000 | ||
| Mario Kart 64 † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 9,870,000 | ||
| GoldenEye 007 † | Rare | Nintendo | 8,090,000 | ||
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 7,600,000 | ||
| Super Smash Bros. | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | 5,550,000 | ||
| Pokémon Stadium † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 5,460,000 | ||
| Donkey Kong 64 † | Rare | Nintendo | 5,270,000 | ||
| Diddy Kong Racing | Rare | Rare | 4,880,000 | ||
| Star Fox 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 4,000,000 | ||
| Banjo-Kazooie † | Rare | Nintendo | 3,650,000 | ||
| Pokémon Snap † | Nintendo | 3,630,000 | |||
| The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 3,360,000 | ||
| Star Wars Episode I: Racer † | LucasArts | LucasArts | 3,120,000 | ||
| Wave Race 64 † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 2,940,000 | ||
| Yoshi's Story | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 2,850,000 | ||
| Mario Party | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | 2,700,000 | ||
| Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire † | LucasArts | Nintendo | 2,600,000 | ||
| Pokémon Stadium 2 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 2,540,000 | ||
| Perfect Dark † | Rare | Rare | 2,520,000 | ||
| Mario Party 2 | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | 2,480,000 | ||
| Mario Tennis | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo | 2,320,000 | ||
| Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | LucasArts | 2,170,000 | |||
| 1080° Snowboarding † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 2,030,000 | ||
| Excitebike 64 | Left Field Productions | Nintendo | 2,000,000 | ||
| Mario Party 3 | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | 1,910,000 | ||
| WCW/nWo Revenge | THQ | 1,880,000 | |||
| Hey You, Pikachu! † | Ambrella | Nintendo | 1,830,000 | ||
| Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | 1,770,000 | ||
| Cruis'n USA | Williams | Nintendo | 1,720,000 | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Edge of Reality | Activision | 1,610,000 | ||
| F-1 World Grand Prix † | Paradigm Entertainment | Nintendo | 1,600,000 | ||
| Turok: Dinosaur Hunter | Iguana Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment | 1,500,000 | ||
| Banjo-Tooie | Rare | Nintendo | 1,490,000 | ||
| Mario Golf | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo | 1,470,000 | ||
| Turok 2: Seeds of Evil | Iguana Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment | 1,400,000 | ||
| Paper Mario | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | 1,370,000 | ||
| WCW vs. nWo: World Tour | THQ | 1,300,000 | |||
| Mission: Impossible | Ocean Software | Infogrames | 1,200,000 | ||
| Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside | Left Field Productions | Nintendo | 1,190,000 | ||
| WWF No Mercy | THQ | 1,190,000 | |||
| Jet Force Gemini | Rare | Rare | 1,160,000 | ||
| WWF WrestleMania 2000 | THQ | 1,140,000 | |||
| Pilotwings 64 | Nintendo | 1,120,000 | |||
| F-Zero X | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 1,100,000 | ||
| Pocket Monsters Stadium | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | 1,094,765 | ||
| 007: The World Is Not Enough | Eurocom | Electronic Arts | 1,080,000 | ||
| Namco Museum 64 | Mass Media Games | Namco | 1,040,000 | ||
| Bomberman 64 | Hudson Soft | 1,000,000 | |||
| Bomberman Hero | A.I | 1,000,000 | |||
| Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics | T&E Soft | Nintendo | 1,000,000 | ||
| South Park Rally | Tantalus Interactive | Acclaim Entertainment | 1,000,000 | ||
| International Superstar Soccer 64 | Konami | Konami | 1,000,000 | ||
| Snowboard Kids | Racdym | Atlus | 1,000,000 |
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