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The Nintendo 64 (also known as the N64, Project Reality and Ultra 64)[1] is Nintendo's third home console and their first dedicated 3D console. It was competing with the PlayStation and Sega Saturn.

It was followed by the Nintendo GameCube in 2001. Production of the N64 ended in 2002 in Japan and 2003 worldwide.

As of March 31, 2005, the N64 sold 32.92 million units; 5.54 million units in Japan, 20.63 million in the Americas, and 6.75 million in other regions.[2][3]

Hardware sales[]

Nintendo 64 sales figures (based on official financial reports)[4]
Date ending Quarterly sales Total sales Ref
1997 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 1997) 5,800,000 5,800,000 [5]
1998 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 1998) 9,420,000 15,220,000
1999 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 1999) 7,860,000 23,080,000
2000 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2000) 6,490,000 29,570,000 [5]
6 months (Apr00-Sep00) 800,000 30,370,000 [1]
6 months (Oct00-Mar01) 2,050,000 32,420,000 [2]
2001 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2001) 2,850,000 32,420,000 [5][3]
6 months (Apr01-Sep01) 290,000 32,710,000 [4]
6 months (Oct01-Mar02) 210,000 32,920,000 [5]
2002 fiscal year sales (ending Mar 31, 2002) 500,000 32,930,000 [5][6]
  • United States
    • 11 weeks: 1.5 million [7] (SNES sold 1.5m in seven months)
    • April 1997 - ~2 million [8]
    • End of 1998 - 7 million[6]

Best-selling games[]

Worldwide[]

Note: See regional sections below for breakdown of sales figures.

No. Title Publisher Release date Sales Ref
1 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 1996-06-23 11,910,000 [7]
2 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 1996-12-14 9,870,000
3 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 1997-08-25 8,090,000 [8]
4 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 1998-11-21 7,600,000 [9]
5 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 1999-01-21 5,550,000 [10]
6 Pokémon Stadium 2 / Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 1999-04-30 5,460,000 [11]
7 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 1999-11-22 5,270,000
8 Diddy Kong Racing Rare 1997-11-14 4,880,000
9 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 1997-04-27 4,000,000
10 Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo 1998-06-29 3,650,000
11 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 1999-03-21 3,630,000
12 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 2000-04-27 3,360,000 [9]
13 Star Wars Episode I: Racer LucasArts 1999-04-30 3,120,000 [12]
14 Wave Race 64 Nintendo 1996-09-27 2,940,000 [11]
15 Yoshi's Story Nintendo 1997-12-21 2,850,000
16 Mario Party Nintendo 1998-12-18 2,700,000
17 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 1996-12-03 2,600,000
18 Pokémon Stadium 2 / Gold & Silver Nintendo 2000-12-14 2,540,000
19 Perfect Dark Rare 2000-05-22 2,520,000
20 Mario Party 2 Nintendo 1999-12-17 2,480,000
21 Mario Tennis Nintendo 2000-07-21 2,320,000
22 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron LucasArts 1998-12-07 2,170,000
23 1080° Snowboarding Nintendo 1998-02-28 2,030,000
24 Excitebike 64 Nintendo 2000-04-30 2,000,000 [13]
25 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 2000-12-07 1,910,000 [11]
26 WCW/nWo Revenge THQ 1998-10-26 1,880,000 [14]
27 Hey You, Pikachu! Nintendo 1998-12-12 1,830,000 [11]
28 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Nintendo 2000-03-24 1,770,000
29 Cruis'n USA Nintendo 1996-12-03 1,720,000
30 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision 2000-02-29 1,610,000 [14]
31 F-1 World Grand Prix Video System 1998-07-31 1,600,000 [11]
32 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Acclaim 1997-03-04 1,500,000 [15]
33 Banjo-Tooie Nintendo 2000-11-20 1,490,000 [16]
34 Mario Golf Nintendo 1999-06-11 1,470,000 [11]
35 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Acclaim 1998-10-21 1,462,865 [17][18]
36 Pocket Monsters Stadium Nintendo 1998-08-01 1,370,000 [19]
37 Paper Mario Nintendo 2000-08-11 1,370,000 [11]
38 WCW vs. nWo: World Tour THQ 1997-11-30 1,300,000 [14]
39 Mission: Impossible Ocean 1998-07-16 1,200,000 [20]
40 Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside Nintendo 1998-04-27 1,190,000 [11]
41 WWF No Mercy THQ 2000-11-17 1,190,000 [14]
42 International Superstar Soccer 64 Konami 1996-12-20 1,182,464 [21]
43 Jet Force Gemini Rare 1999-10-11 1,160,000 [11]
44 WWF WrestleMania 2000 THQ 1999-10-12 1,140,000 [14]
45 Snowboard Kids Atlus 1998-03-13 1,129,450 [22][23]
46 Pilotwings 64 Nintendo 1996-06-23 1,120,000 [11]
47 F-Zero X Nintendo 1998-07-14 1,100,000
48 007: The World Is Not Enough EA 2000-10-17 1,080,000 [14]
49 Namco Museum 64 Namco 1999-10-31 1,040,092 [22]
50 Bomberman 64 Hudson Soft 1997-09-26 1,000,000 [24]
Bomberman Hero Hudson Soft 1998-04-30 1,000,000
Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics Nintendo 1998-07-27 1,000,000
53 WWF War Zone Acclaim 1998-08 904,010 [22]
54 NFL Blitz Midway 1998-09 856,345
55 NFL Quarterback Club 98 Acclaim 1997-10 845,560
56 Nascar 99 Electronic Arts 1998-09 777,928
57 South Park Acclaim 1998-12 747,133
58 Madden NFL 99 Electronic Arts 1998-09 705,077
59 Madden 98 Electronic Arts 1997-10 684,940
60 MLB with Ken Griffey Jr. Nintendo 1998-05 638,085
61 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Midway 1996-11 611,161
62 Glover Atari 1998-11 604,850
63 Toy Story 2 Activision 1999-11 597,773
64 Army Men: Sarge's Heroes The 3DO Company 1999-09 574,856
65 San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing Midway 1997-11 535,513
66 WCW Mayhem Electronic Arts 1999-09 532,559
67 Knockout Kings 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-10 528,805
68 Killer Instinct Gold Nintendo 1996-11 509,339
69 Madden NFL 2001 Electronic Arts 2000-09 503,257
70 Cruis'n World Nintendo 1998-09 496,044
71 NFL Quarterback Club '99 Acclaim 1998-11 494,567
72 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision 2001-08 491,053
73 Madden NFL 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-09 478,896
74 WWF Attitude Acclaim 1999-09 473,810
75 Mortal Kombat 4 Midway 1998-06 457,601
76 NFL Blitz 2000 Midway 1999-08 452,843
77 Lego Racers Lego Media 1999-10 423,276
78 Conker's Bad Fur Day Nintendo 2001-03 405,606
79 Blast Corps Nintendo 1997-03 405,526 [18][22]
80 A Bug's Life Activision 1999-05 405,490 [22]
81 Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey Midway 1996-11 404,999
82 NASCAR 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-09 403,280
83 NBA Hangtime Midway 1997-01 400,911
84 Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Midway 1999-11 391,789
85 Extreme-G Acclaim 1997-10 390,417
86 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Ubisoft 1999-11 384,984
87 Mickey's Speedway USA Nintendo 2000-11 382,380 [18][22]
88 NBA Live 99 Electronic Arts 1998-11 377,442 [22]
89 Castlevania Konami 1999-01 376,494 [18][22]
90 All-Star Baseball '99 Acclaim 1998-05 364,304 [22]
91 Gauntlet Legends Midway 1999-09 357,502
92 Spider-Man Activision 2000-11 355,125
93 NBA Live 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-11 351,030
94 Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt THQ 1999-06 346,821
95 Madden NFL 2002 Electronic Arts 2001-09 338,806
96 Resident Evil 2 Capcom 1999-11 334,998 [18][22]
97 Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubisoft 1999-11 329,681 [22]
98 Beetle Adventure Racing! Electronic Arts 1999-03 329,364
99 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie THQ 2000-11 328,864
100 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball 6 Konami 1999-03-25 323,158 [18]

Japan[]

No. Title Publisher Release date Sales Ref
1 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 1996-12-14 2,240,000 [19]
2 Dai Rantō Smash Brothers Nintendo 1999-01-21 1,970,000
3 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 1996-06-23 1,920,000
4 The Legend of Zelda: Toki no Ocarina Nintendo 1998-11-21 1,460,000
5 Pocket Monsters Stadium Nintendo 1998-08-01 1,370,000
6 Pokémon Stadium Gold & Silver Nintendo 2000-12-14 1,140,000
7 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 1999-12-10 1,100,000
8 Mario Tennis 64 / Mario Tennis Nintendo 2000-07-21 1,100,000
9 Mario Party 2 Nintendo 1999-12-17 1,070,000
10 Hoshi no Kirby 64 Nintendo 2000-03-24 1,070,000
11 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 2000-12-07 1,020,000
12 Yoshi's Story Nintendo 1997-12-21 852,864 [18]
13 Hey You, Pikachu! Nintendo 1998-12-12 744,870
14 Pokémon Stadium 2 / Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 1999-04-30 741,000 [25]
15 Mario Party Nintendo 1998-12-18 706,663 [18]
16 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 1997-11-21 653,426
17 Pokémon Snap Nintendo 1999-03-21 634,000 [25]
18 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 2000-04-27 601,542 [18]
19 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 1997-04-27 565,222
20 Mario Golf Nintendo 1999-06-11 470,778
21 Paper Mario Nintendo 2000-08-11 425,609
22 Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo 1998-12-06 405,944
23 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball 6 Konami 1999-03-25 323,158
24 Shiren the Wanderer 2 Chunsoft 2000-09-27 283,991
25 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball 2000 Konami 2000-04-29 266,027
26 Custom Robo V2 Nintendo 2000-11-10 264,164 [18]
27 Custom Robo Nintendo 1999-12-08 221,921
28 Animal Forest Nintendo 2001-04-14 213,797
29 Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber Nintendo 1999-07-14 200,772
30 Banjo-Tooie Nintendo 2000-11-27 194,263
31 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball 4 Konami 1997-03-14 184,871
32 Bomberman 64 Hudson 1997-09-26 172,548
33 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball 5 Konami 1998-03-26 164,311
34 Wave Race 64 Nintendo 1996-09-27 154,682
35 Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon Konami 1997-08-07 141,176
36 Pilotwings 64 Nintendo 1996-06-23 136,986
37 Super Robot Wars 64 Banpresto 1999-10-29 118,668
38 Bomberman 64: The Second Attack! Hudson 1999-12-03 116,070
39 Jikkyō J.League 1999: Perfect Striker 2 Konami 1999-07-29 114,230
40 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Baseball Basic 2001 Konami 2001-03-29 112,001
41 Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon 2 Konami 1998-12-23 111,531
42 Jikkyō Perfect Striker / World Soccer 3 Konami 1996-12-20 110,404
43 Excitebike 64 Nintendo 2000-06-23 106,709
44 Perfect Dark Nintendo 2000-10-21 95,071
45 Jikkyō World Soccer: World Cup France '98 Konami 1998-06-04 94,307
46 Harvest Moon 64 Victor 1999-02-05 93,073
47 Chou-Kuukan Night Pro Baseball King Imagineer 1996-12-20 92,663
48 Nushi Tsuri 64 Pack-In-Video 1998-11-27 89,888
49 Star Wars Episode I: Racer Nintendo 1999-07-21 87,826
50 Derby Stallion 64 Media Factory 2001-08-10 86,817
51 Blast Corps Nintendo 1997-03-21 82,947 [18]
52 Mickey's Speedway USA Nintendo 2001-01-21 78,776
53 F-Zero X Nintendo 1998-07-14 77,154
54 64 de Hakken! Tamagotchi Minna Bandai 1997-12-19 73,384
55 Nagano Winter Olympics '98 Konami 1997-12-18 54,719
56 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Nintendo 1999-08-27 44,337
57 Famista 64 Namco 1997-11-28 43,881
58 Wonder Project J2 Enix 1996-11-22 43,418
59 Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Oudou Keishou Asmik Ace 2000-01-28 38,800
60 Neon Genesis Evangelion Bandai 1999-06-25 38,489
61 Sin and Punishment Nintendo 2000-11-21 37,918
62 Bomberman Hero Hudson 1998-04-30 34,104
63 Itoi Shigesato no Bass Tsuri No.1 Nintendo 2000-03-31 33,530
64 Puyo Puyo 3 64 Compile 1997-10-31 31,037
65 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 1997-08-23 29,785
66 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 1997-06-14 28,038
67 1080: Snowboarding Nintendo 1998-02-28 23,908
68 F1 World Grand Prix Nintendo 1998-12-18 21,247
69 Power League 64 Hudson 1997-08-08 21,192
70 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Acclaim 1997-05-30 20,917
71 Doraemon Epoch 1997-03-21 18,359
72 Saikyou Habu Shogi Seta 1996-06-23 18,057
73 MRC: Multi Racing Championship Imagineer 1997-07-18 15,818
74 Densha de Go 64 Taito 1999-07-30 14,309
75 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Media Factory 1999-06-18 13,683
76 J.League Tactics Soccer ASCII 1999-01-15 13,680
77 Jet Force Gemini Nintendo 1999-12-01 12,037
78 Castlevania Konami 1999-03-11 11,869
79 Choro Q 64 Takara 1998-07-17 10,060
80 Super Robot Spirits Banpresto 1998-07-17 8,919
81 Biohazard 2 / Resident Evil 2 Capcom 2000-01-28 8,601
82 NBA In the Zone '98 Konami 1998-01-29 8,365
83 J.League Eleven Beat 1997 Hudson 1997-10-24 7,900
84 64 Oozumou Bottom Up 1997-11-28 7,631
85 PD Ultraman Battle Collection 64 Bandai 1999-07-16 5,395
86 J.League Dynamite Soccer 64 Imagineer 1997-09-05 3,692

United States[]

Rank Title Publisher Release date Sales Ref
1 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 1996-09 6,870,000 [14]
2 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 1997-08 5,740,000
3 Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 1997-02 5,500,000
4 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 1998-11 4,060,000
5 Pokemon Stadium Nintendo 1997-06 3,160,000
6 Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 1999-04 2,930,000
7 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 1999-04 2,890,000
8 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 1999-11 2,871,864 [22]
9 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 1997-11 2,760,000 [14]
10 Pokemon Snap Nintendo 1999-07 2,220,000
11 Star Wars Episode I: Racer LucasArts 1999-05 1,997,123 [22]
12 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 1996-12 1,980,000 [14]
13 Wave Race 64 Nintendo 1996-11 1,950,000
14 WCW/NWO Revenge THQ 1998-10 1,880,000
15 Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo 1998-06 1,850,000
16 Cruisin USA Nintendo 1996-12 1,680,000 [14]
17 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 2000-10 1,632,896 [22]
18 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Activision 2000-03 1,610,000 [14]
19 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron LucasArts 1998-12 1,590,000
20 Perfect Dark Nintendo 2000-05 1,510,000
21 WCW vs. NWO: World Tour THQ 1997-11 1,300,000
22 Mario Party 2 Nintendo 1999-12 1,260,000
23 1080° Snowboarding Nintendo 1998-03 1,230,000
24 Mario Party Nintendo 1999-02 1,230,000
25 WWF No Mercy THQ 2000-11 1,190,000
26 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Acclaim 1998-12 1,149,182 [22]
27 WWF Wrestlemania 2000 THQ 1999-11 1,140,000 [14]
28 Yoshi's Story Nintendo 1998-03 1,105,117 [22]
29 007: The World is not Enough Electronic Arts 2000-10 1,080,000 [14]
30 Namco Museum 64 Namco 1999-11 1,040,092 [22]
31 Pokemon Stadium 2 Nintendo 2001-03 1,010,000 [14]
32 Hey You Pikachu! Nintendo 2000-11 1,003,542 [22]
33 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Acclaim 1997-02 1,000,000 [23]
34 Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside Nintendo 1998-04 1,000,000
35 F-1 World Grand Prix Video System 1998-07 1,000,000
36 F-Zero X Nintendo 1998-10 1,000,000
37 WWF War Zone Acclaim 1998-08 904,010 [22]
38 NFL Blitz Midway 1998-09 856,345
39 NFL Quarterback Club 98 Acclaim 1997-10 845,560
40 Nascar 99 Electronic Arts 1998-09 777,928
41 South Park Acclaim 1998-12 747,133
42 Madden NFL 99 Electronic Arts 1998-09 705,077
43 Banjo-Tooie Nintendo 2000-11 697,963
44 Madden 98 Electronic Arts 1997-10 684,940
45 Jet Force Gemini Nintendo 1999-10 672,201
46 Mario Tennis Nintendo 2000-08 670,958 [26]
47 MLB with Ken Griffey Jr. Nintendo 1998-05 638,085
48 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 2001-05 624,468 [22]
49 Mission: Impossible Atari 1998-07 624,348
50 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Midway 1996-11 611,161
51 Glover Atari 1998-11 604,850 [22]
52 Toy Story 2 Activision 1999-11 597,773
53 Army Men: Sarge's Heroes 3DO Company 1999-09 574,856
54 Excitebike 64 Nintendo 2000-05 544,903
55 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Nintendo 2000-06 541,600
56 San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing Midway 1997-11 535,513
57 Mario Golf Nintendo 1999-07 534,283
58 WCW Mayhem Electronic Arts 1999-09 532,559
59 Knockout Kings 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-10 528,805
60 Killer Instinct Gold Nintendo 1996-11 509,339
61 Madden NFL 2001 Electronic Arts 2000-09 503,257
62 Paper Mario Nintendo 2001-02 499,860
63 Cruis'n World Nintendo 1998-09 496,044
64 NFL Quarterback Club '99 Acclaim 1998-11 494,567
65 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 Activision 2001-08 491,053
66 Pilotwings 64 Nintendo 1996-09 485,832
67 Madden NFL 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-09 478,896
68 WWF Attitude Acclaim 1999-09 473,810
69 Mortal Kombat 4 Midway 1998-06 457,601
70 NFL Blitz 2000 Midway 1999-08 452,843
71 Lego Racers Lego Media 1999-10 423,276
72 Bomberman 64 Nintendo 1997-11 419,586
73 Conker's Bad Fur Day Nintendo 2001-03 405,606
74 A Bug's Life Activision 1999-05 405,490
75 Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey Midway 1996-11 404,999
76 Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics Nintendo 1998-07 404,434
77 NASCAR 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-09 403,280
78 NBA Hangtime Midway 1997-01 400,911
79 Ready 2 Rumble Boxing Midway 1999-11 391,789
80 Extreme-G Acclaim 1997-10 390,417
81 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Ubisoft 1999-11 384,984
82 NBA Live 99 Electronic Arts 1998-11 377,442
83 Castlevania Konami 1999-01 364,625
84 All-Star Baseball '99 Acclaim 1998-05 364,304
85 Gauntlet Legends Midway 1999-09 357,502
86 Spider-Man Activision 2000-11 355,125
87 NBA Live 2000 Electronic Arts 1999-11 351,030
88 Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt THQ 1999-06 346,821
89 Madden NFL 2002 Electronic Arts 2001-09 338,806
90 Rayman 2: The Great Escape Ubisoft 1999-11 329,681
91 Beetle Adventure Racing! Electronic Arts 1999-03 329,364
92 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie THQ 2000-11 328,864
93 Resident Evil 2 Capcom 1999-11 326,397
94 Blast Corps Nintendo 1997-03 322,579
95 Quest 64 THQ 1998-06 319,174
96 Doom 64 Midway 1997-03 316,899
97 NHL 99 Electronic Arts 1998-09 312,288
98 NFL Quarterback Club 2000 Acclaim 1999-08 305,990
99 Mickey's Speedway USA Nintendo 2000-11 303,604
100 Pokemon Puzzle League Nintendo 2000-09 298,275

Europe[]

Note: See other tables on this page for breakdown of sales estimates.

Best-selling N64 games in Europe
Rank Title Publisher Year Unit sales (est.) Ref
1 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 1997 3,000,000+
2 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 1997 2,000,000+
Mario Kart 64 Nintendo 1997 2,000,000+
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 1998 2,000,000+ [27]
5 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 1997 1,000,000+
International Superstar Soccer 64 Konami 1997 1,000,000+ [28]
Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo 1998 1,000,000+
Snowboard Kids Atlus 1998 1,000,000+ [23]
Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 1999 1,000,000+
Star Wars Episode I: Racer LucasArts 1999 1,000,000+
Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 2000 1,000,000+ [29]
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Nintendo 2000 1,000,000+
Excitebike 64 Nintendo 2001 1,000,000+
14 Perfect Dark Nintendo 2000 900,000+
15 Wave Race 64 Nintendo 1997 800,000+
Yoshi's Story Nintendo 1998 800,000+
17 1080° Snowboarding Nintendo 1998 700,000+
Bomberman Hero Nintendo 1998 700,000+ [22]
Mario Party Nintendo 1999 700,000+
Pokemon Snap Nintendo 2000 700,000+
21 Lylat Wars / Star Fox 64 Nintendo 1997 600,000+
Super Smash Bros. Nintendo 1999 600,000+
23 Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Nintendo 1997 500,000+
F-1 World Grand Prix Video System 1998 500,000+
Mission: Impossible Ocean 1998 500,000+
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron Nintendo 1999 500,000+
Mario Tennis Nintendo 2000 500,000+
Banjo-Tooie Nintendo 2001 500,000+
29 Bomberman 64 Nintendo 1997 400,000+
Pilotwings 64 Nintendo 1997 400,000+
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Acclaim 1997 400,000+
Jet Force Gemini Rare 1998 400,000+
Mario Golf Nintendo 1999 400,000+
Paper Mario Nintendo 2001 400,000+
35 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Acclaim 1998 300,000+ [30]
Pokémon Stadium 2 / Gold & Silver Nintendo 2001 300,000+
37 Mario Party 3 Nintendo 2001 200,000+
38 Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside Nintendo 1998 100,000+
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Nintendo 2001 100,000+
Mario Party 2 Nintendo 2000 100,000+
41 Cruis'n USA Nintendo 1998 40,000+
42 F-Zero X Nintendo 1998 20,000+


Highest-grossing N64 exclusives in Europe (1998–2000)
No. Title Publisher Year Revenue Ref
Euros (€) Dollars ($)
1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 1998 €109,023,810 $130,000,000 [31][32]
2 Pokémon Stadium Nintendo 2000 €76,000,000 $70,000,000 [33]
3 Donkey Kong 64 Nintendo 1999 €36,561,696 $39,000,000 [32][33]
4 Banjo-Kazooie Nintendo 1998 €26,000,000 $30,000,000 [31]
5 The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask Nintendo 2000 €27,000,000 $25,000,000 [33]
6 Super Mario 64 Nintendo 1997 €21,000,000 $24,000,000 [31]
7 GoldenEye 007 Nintendo 1997 €19,000,000 $22,000,000
8 Pokemon Snap Nintendo 2000 €23,000,000 $21,000,000 [33]
9 Turok 2: Seeds of Evil Acclaim 1998 €20,000,000 $21,000,000 [32]
10 Perfect Dark Nintendo 2000 €22,000,000 $20,000,000 [33]
11 Mario Party Nintendo 1999 €18,224,696 $19,000,000 [32]
12 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 1997 €15,000,000 $17,000,000 [31]

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