List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games

List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games

Nintendo 64 with controller

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 12 million 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 9.8 million units. The console's top five is rounded out by Rare's GoldenEye 007 in third, with sales of just over 8 million units, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in fourth, with 7.6 million units sold worldwide, and Super Smash Bros. in fifth, with sales of more than 5.5 million 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 (14.55 million combined units), The Legend of Zelda (10.96 million combined units), Donkey Kong (10.15 million combined units), and Star Wars (7.87 million combined units).

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List of best-selling Nintendo 64 video games

<table><thead><tr><th>Game</th><th>Developer(s)</th><th>Publisher(s)</th><th>Release date</th><th>Sales</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Super Mario 64 †</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>June 23, 1996</td><td>11,910,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Kart 64 †</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 14, 1996</td><td>9,870,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>GoldenEye 007 †</td><td>Rare</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>August 25, 1997</td><td>8,090,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time †</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>November 21, 1998</td><td>7,600,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Super Smash Bros.</td><td>HAL Laboratory</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>January 21, 1999</td><td>5,550,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pokémon Stadium †</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>April 30, 1999</td><td>5,460,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Donkey Kong 64 †</td><td>Rare</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>November 22, 1999</td><td>5,270,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Diddy Kong Racing</td><td>Rare</td><td>Rare</td><td>November 14, 1997</td><td>4,880,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Star Fox 64</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>April 27, 1997</td><td>4,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-Kazooie †</td><td>Rare</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>June 29, 1998</td><td>3,650,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pokémon Snap †</td><td></td><td>Nintendo</td><td>March 21, 1999</td><td>3,630,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>April 27, 2000</td><td>3,360,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Star Wars Episode I: Racer †</td><td>LucasArts</td><td>LucasArts</td><td>April 30, 1999</td><td>3,120,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Wave Race 64 †</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>September 27, 1996</td><td>2,940,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Yoshi's Story</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 21, 1997</td><td>2,850,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Party</td><td>Hudson Soft</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 18, 1998</td><td>2,700,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire †</td><td>LucasArts</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 3, 1996</td><td>2,600,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pokémon Stadium 2</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 14, 2000</td><td>2,540,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Perfect Dark †</td><td>Rare</td><td>Rare</td><td>May 22, 2000</td><td>2,520,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Party 2</td><td>Hudson Soft</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 17, 1999</td><td>2,480,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Tennis</td><td>Camelot Software Planning</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>July 21, 2000</td><td>2,320,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Star Wars: Rogue Squadron</td><td></td><td>LucasArts</td><td>December 7, 1998</td><td>2,170,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1080° Snowboarding †</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>February 28, 1998</td><td>2,030,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Excitebike 64</td><td>Left Field Productions</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>April 30, 2000</td><td>2,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Party 3</td><td>Hudson Soft</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 7, 2000</td><td>1,910,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WCW/nWo Revenge</td><td></td><td>THQ</td><td>October 26, 1998</td><td>1,880,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Hey You, Pikachu! †</td><td>Ambrella</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 12, 1998</td><td>1,830,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards</td><td>HAL Laboratory</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>March 24, 2000</td><td>1,770,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cruis'n USA</td><td>Williams</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>December 3, 1996</td><td>1,720,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Tony Hawk's Pro Skater</td><td>Edge of Reality</td><td>Activision</td><td>February 29, 2000</td><td>1,610,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>F-1 World Grand Prix †</td><td>Paradigm Entertainment</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>July 31, 1998</td><td>1,600,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turok: Dinosaur Hunter</td><td>Iguana Entertainment</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>March 4, 1997</td><td>1,500,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Banjo-Tooie</td><td>Rare</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>November 20, 2000</td><td>1,490,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mario Golf</td><td>Camelot Software Planning</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>June 11, 1999</td><td>1,470,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Turok 2: Seeds of Evil</td><td>Iguana Entertainment</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>October 21, 1998</td><td>1,400,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paper Mario</td><td>Intelligent Systems</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>August 11, 2000</td><td>1,370,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WCW vs. nWo: World Tour</td><td></td><td>THQ</td><td>November 30, 1997</td><td>1,300,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mission: Impossible</td><td>Ocean Software</td><td>Infogrames</td><td>July 16, 1998</td><td>1,200,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside</td><td>Left Field Productions</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>April 27, 1998</td><td>1,190,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WWF No Mercy</td><td></td><td>THQ</td><td>November 17, 2000</td><td>1,190,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Jet Force Gemini</td><td>Rare</td><td>Rare</td><td>October 11, 1999</td><td>1,160,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>WWF WrestleMania 2000</td><td></td><td>THQ</td><td>October 12, 1999</td><td>1,140,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pilotwings 64</td><td></td><td>Nintendo</td><td>June 23, 1996</td><td>1,120,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>F-Zero X</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>July 14, 1998</td><td>1,100,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pocket Monsters Stadium</td><td>Nintendo EAD</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>August 1, 1998</td><td>1,094,765</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>007: The World Is Not Enough</td><td>Eurocom</td><td>Electronic Arts</td><td>October 17, 2000</td><td>1,080,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Namco Museum 64</td><td>Mass Media Games</td><td>Namco</td><td>October 31, 1999</td><td>1,040,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bomberman 64</td><td>Hudson Soft</td><td></td><td>September 26, 1997</td><td>1,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Bomberman Hero</td><td>A.I</td><td></td><td>April 30, 1998</td><td>1,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics</td><td>T&E Soft</td><td>Nintendo</td><td>July 27, 1998</td><td>1,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Park Rally</td><td>Tantalus Interactive</td><td>Acclaim Entertainment</td><td>February 28, 2000</td><td>1,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>International Superstar Soccer 64</td><td>Konami</td><td>Konami</td><td>December 20, 1996</td><td>1,000,000</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Snowboard Kids</td><td>Racdym</td><td>Atlus</td><td>December 12, 1997</td><td>1,000,000</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>