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The release of newNintendoconsoles is like the ebb and flow of the waves. You can guarantee it, you can even predict it, but you’ll never quite know what will get washed up on the shores.Nintendo’s consoles vary from wildly successful to bizarrely barren, and the Nintendo 64 fits smack dab in the middle of that.
The N64 is far from a failure of a console. It pioneered early 3D games and has some of gaming’s most celebrated titles, such as Super Mario 64 (no surprises with the name) and Ocarina of Time. Yet, amongst those goliaths, you might be surprised at the size of the console’s entire library.
The numbers and titles given below differ by region, and whether or not certain games were ever released, so there may be variations in the exact number.
How Many Games Were Made For The Nintendo 64?
The number you get can vary slightly depending on whether we’re classifying every game ever made for the console versus those just released. For this article, we’re focusing purely on released titles, and that brings us to afascinatingly small 388 games.
Comparing this toSony’s original PlayStation with almost 8,000 gamesand the comparativelypaltry 1,000 (approximately) games of the Sega Saturn, it’s shocking that the N64 was ever as much of a success as it was at all.
The N64 still madegreat sales in terms of gamesthough, withSuper Mario 64 alone gaining over 11 million, surpassing any original PS1 game.
When Was The Last Game Released For The Nintendo 64?
Across those 388 released games, the very final game came at a rather surprising point -after the N64 had already been discontinued.
Released for the PS1 in October 2001,Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3was released. In August 2002, it made its way over to the N64, a few months after the console itself was already officially discontinued.
What Games Were Released For The Nintendo 64 At Launch?
Many consoles end up being defined by their launch titles. After all, it’s hard to generate continued sales on a console you’re able to’t get anyone invested in playing. For the N64, it hadthree separate releases across Japan, North America, and Europe, and different games for each as well.
Wayne Gretzky’s 3D Hockey
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (three days after release, but close enough)
As you may clearly see, the launch lineup of the N64 was far from remarkable, with Super Mario 64 being the only saving grace. Even worse, with the European launch being the latest, it got far and away more launch titles than any other region, thoughthose same games would eventually be released in Japan and North America as well.
