Nintendo 64 Releases in 1996

September 30th 1996 was the big day! The day the Nintendo 64 was to be released in North America. That's what was supposed to happen anyway. Several retailers ended up breaking this release date with consoles hitting store shelves as early as September 26th. Two titles were available at launch: Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64. Cruis'N USA was supposed to join them, but it was delayed due to Nintendo wanting Midway to censor the game. In total, there were 8 Nintendo 64 releases in North America.

Year Game Developer Publisher
1996 Cruis'n USA Williams Entertainment Nintendo
1996 Killer Instinct Gold Rareware Nintendo
1996 Mortal Kombat Trilogy Williams Entertainment Midway
1996 Pilotwings 64 Paradigm Entertainment Nintendo
1996 Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire LucasArts Nintendo
1996 Super Mario 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
1996 Wave Race 64 Nintendo EAD Nintendo
1996 Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey Williams Entertainment Midway