List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games
The list of best-selling Nintendo 64 games consists of 45 titles which have yielded 1 million or more unit sales each. The best-selling video 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 12 million units worldwide.[1] Mario Kart 64, the second in the Mario Kart series, is the second-best-selling game on the platform, with sales of more than 9.8 million copies.[1] The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's GoldenEye 007 at third, with sales of just more than 8 million units,[2] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in fourth, with 7.6 million units sold worldwide,[3] and Super Smash Bros. in fifth, with sales of more than 5.5 million units.[4]
Of these top 45 games, 12 were developed by internal Nintendo development divisions. Aside from these, the developer with the most million-selling games is Rare, with seven titles in the top 45. Nintendo published 31 of these 45 games. Other publishers with multiple million-selling entries in the list include THQ with four games, Rare with three games, and Acclaim Entertainment with two games. The most popular franchises on Nintendo 64 include Pokémon with 13.46 million combined units, The Legend of Zelda with 10.96 million combined units, Donkey Kong with 10.15 million combined units, and Star Wars with 7.87 million combined units.
Video games
† | Game was bundled with Nintendo 64 consoles during its production period |
No. | Title | Developer(s)[lower-alpha 1] | Publisher(s)[lower-alpha 1] | Release date | Sales | Ref. |
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1 | Super Mario 64 † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | June 23, 1996 | 11,910,000 | [1] |
2 | Mario Kart 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | December 14, 1996 | 9,870,000 | [1] |
3 | GoldenEye 007 † | Rare | Nintendo | August 25, 1997 | 8,090,000 | [2] |
4 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | November 21, 1998 | 7,600,000 | [3] |
5 | Super Smash Bros. | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | January 21, 1999 | 5,550,000 | [4] |
6 | Pokémon Stadium † | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | April 30, 1999 | 5,460,000 | [5] |
7 | Donkey Kong 64 † | Rare | Nintendo | November 22, 1999 | 5,270,000 | [5] |
8 | Diddy Kong Racing | Rare | Rare | November 14, 1997 | 4,880,000 | [5] |
9 | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | April 27, 1997 | 4,000,000 | [5] |
10 | Banjo-Kazooie | Rare | Nintendo | June 29, 1998 | 3,650,000 | [5] |
11 | Pokémon Snap | HAL Laboratory Pax Softonica |
Nintendo | March 21, 1999 | 3,630,000 | [5] |
12 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | April 27, 2000 | 3,360,000 | [3] |
13 | Star Wars Episode I: Racer † | LucasArts | LucasArts | April 30, 1999 | 3,100,000 | [5] |
14 | Wave Race 64 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | September 27, 1996 | 2,940,000 | [5] |
15 | Yoshi's Story | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | December 21, 1997 | 2,850,000 | [5] |
16 | Mario Party | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | December 18, 1998 | 2,700,000 | [5] |
17 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | LucasArts | Nintendo | December 3, 1996 | 2,600,000 | [5] |
18 | Pokémon Stadium 2 | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | December 14, 2000 | 2,540,000 | [5] |
19 | Perfect Dark | Rare | Rare | May 22, 2000 | 2,520,000 | [5] |
20 | Mario Party 2 | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | December 17, 1999 | 2,480,000 | [5] |
21 | Mario Tennis | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo | July 21, 2000 | 2,320,000 | [5] |
22 | Star Wars: Rogue Squadron | Factor 5 LucasArts |
Nintendo | December 7, 1998 | 2,170,000 | [5] |
23 | 1080° Snowboarding | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | February 28, 1998 | 2,030,000 | [5] |
24 | Excitebike 64 | Left Field Productions | Nintendo | April 30, 2000 | 2,000,000 | [6] |
25 | Mario Party 3 | Hudson Soft | Nintendo | December 7, 2000 | 1,910,000 | [5] |
26 | WCW/nWo Revenge | AKI Corporation Asmik Ace Entertainment |
THQ | October 26, 1998 | 1,880,000 | [7] |
27 | Hey You, Pikachu! | Ambrella | Nintendo | December 12, 1998 | 1,830,000 | [5] |
28 | Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | March 24, 2000 | 1,770,000 | [5] |
29 | Cruis'n USA | Williams | Nintendo | December 3, 1996 | 1,720,000 | [5] |
30 | Tony Hawk's Pro Skater | Edge of Reality | Activision | February 29, 2000 | 1,610,000 | [7] |
31 | F-1 World Grand Prix | Paradigm Entertainment | Video System | July 31, 1998 | 1,600,000 | [5] |
32 | Turok: Dinosaur Hunter | Iguana Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment | March 4, 1997 | 1,500,000 | [8] |
33 | Banjo-Tooie | Rare | Nintendo | November 20, 2000 | 1,490,000 | [5] |
34 | Mario Golf | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo | June 11, 1999 | 1,470,000 | [5] |
35 | Turok 2: Seeds of Evil | Iguana Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment | October 21, 1998 | 1,400,000 | [9] |
36 | Paper Mario | Intelligent Systems | Nintendo | August 11, 2000 | 1,370,000 | [5] |
37 | WCW vs. nWo: World Tour | AKI Corporation Asmik Ace Entertainment |
THQ | November 30, 1997 | 1,300,000 | [7] |
38 | Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside | Left Field Productions | Nintendo | April 27, 1998 | 1,190,000 | [5] |
39 | WWF No Mercy | AKI Corporation Asmik Ace Entertainment |
THQ | November 17, 2000 | 1,190,000 | [7] |
40 | Jet Force Gemini | Rare | Rare | October 11, 1999 | 1,160,000 | [5] |
41 | WWF WrestleMania 2000 | AKI Corporation Asmik Ace Entertainment |
THQ | October 12, 1999 | 1,140,000 | [7] |
42 | Pilotwings 64 | Nintendo R&D3 Paradigm Entertainment |
Nintendo | June 23, 1996 | 1,120,000 | [5] |
43 | F-Zero X | Nintendo EAD | Nintendo | July 14, 1998 | 1,100,000 | [5] |
44 | 007: The World Is Not Enough | Eurocom | Electronic Arts | October 17, 2000 | 1,080,000 | [7] |
45 | Namco Museum 64 | Mass Media Games | Namco | October 31, 1999 | 1,040,000 | [7] |
Notes
- Only developers and publishers for the original release of each game are listed.
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