<P> Of the console 's 389 official releases , 196 are region - locked to Japan , 296 to North America , and 242 to Europe . The Nintendo 64 was first launched in Japan on June 23 , 1996 with Super Mario 64 , Pilotwings 64 , 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 last game to be published for the system was the North American - locked Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater 3 on August 20 , 2002 . The best - selling game is Super Mario 64 with 11 million units as of May 21 , 2003 . Regardless of the higher cost of cartridge production and of continued criticism over releasing a cartridge - based system , the total unit sales of Nintendo 64 software has exceeded the total unit sales of Nintendo GameCube software . The Nintendo 64 library is to date the smallest overall library of game titles on a Nintendo home console . </P>
<P> Of the console 's 389 official releases , 196 are region - locked to Japan , 296 to North America , and 242 to Europe . The Nintendo 64 was first launched in Japan on June 23 , 1996 with Super Mario 64 , Pilotwings 64 , 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 last game to be published for the system was the North American - locked Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater 3 on August 20 , 2002 . The best - selling game is Super Mario 64 with 11 million units as of May 21 , 2003 . Regardless of the higher cost of cartridge production and of continued criticism over releasing a cartridge - based system , the total unit sales of Nintendo 64 software has exceeded the total unit sales of Nintendo GameCube software . The Nintendo 64 library is to date the smallest overall library of game titles on a Nintendo home console . </P>
when was the last nintendo 64 game released
when was the last nintendo 64 game released
August 20 , 2002
August 20 , 2002