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Nintendo 64 The (N64) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997. As the successor to the Super Nintendo E ...

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's library of games were primarily released in a plastic

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called the

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. This strategic choice of high-performance but lower-capacity medium was met with some controversy compared to

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. Two small indentations on the back of each cartridge allow it to connect or pass through the system's cartridge dustcover flaps. All regions have the same connectors, and region-locked cartridges will fit into the other regions' systems by using a cartridge converter or by simply removing the cartridge's casing. However, the systems are also equipped with lockout chips that will only allow them to play their appropriate games. Both Japanese and North American systems have the same

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lockout, and Europe has a

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lockout. A bypass device such as the N64 Passport or the Datel Action Replay can be used to play import games, but a few require an additional boot code. The Nintendo 64 was first launched in Japan on June 23, 1996, with ''

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'', ''

Pilotwings 64 is a 1996 flight simulation video game developed by Nintendo and Paradigm Entertainment, Paradigm Simulation and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was one of three launch game, launch titles for the Nintendo 64 in Japan as well as Eu ...

'', and '' Saikyō Habu Shōgi''; in North America with ''Super Mario 64'' and ''Pilotwings 64''; and in Europe with ''Super Mario 64'', ''Pilotwings 64'', '' Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire'', and '' Turok: Dinosaur Hunter''. The final first-party games are '' Dōbutsu no Mori'' on April 14, 2001, in Japan, and '' Mario Party 3'' on May 7, 2001, in North America. The final licensed game to be published for the system is the North American exclusive ''

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'' on August 20, 2002. The best-selling game is ''Super Mario 64'' with 11 million units . The total unit sales of Nintendo 64 software has exceeded the total unit sales of

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software, but it has the lowest software sales per console sold among all Nintendo consoles. There are ' games listed below. This list is initially organized by either the game's English language title, or the

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of Japan-only releases. All English titles are listed first, followed by alternate titles, and there are no unofficial translations. Games for the 64DD peripheral and the

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arcade system are not included in this list. For games that were announced or in development for the Nintendo 64, but never released, see the list of cancelled Nintendo 64 games. __TOC__

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