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Grade B22 sourcesHIS-01451

Super Mario 64

Game · 1996 · Notable

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Reported worldwide shipments of Nintendo’s 3D platformer reached 11.91 million.

Trailer · Nintendo of America on YouTube
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Super Mario 64
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Blue Nintendo 64 with a Super Mario 64 cartridge; Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
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Official Super Mario 64 artwork from Nintendo’s product page.
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Official gameplay screenshot of Mario outside Princess Peach’s castle.
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Super Mario 3D All-Stars - Announcement Trailer - Nintendo Switch
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SM64 - Watch for Rolling Rocks - 0.5x A Presses (Commentated) [OUTDATED]
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The life of an elite 'Super Mario 64' speedrunner - Engadget
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0.5x A Presses / But First We Need to Talk About Parallel Universes | Know Your Meme
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Numbers

Seed to milestone
10 months
Jun 23 ’96 to Apr 21 ’97
Platforms
5
Started on Retail
Origin
Mixed
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Maker origin
  • Challenge
  • Press loop
  • Resale market

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Nintendo launched Mario in 3D in Japan, then used US retail demos and advertising. AP reported over two million US copies in three months, the commercial anchor here. Its movement became a design blueprint; fan remakes, YouTube challenges and Twitch runs extended its life.

Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.

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  1. November 1995

    Nintendo precursor · Nov 24 ’95

    Nintendo showed a half-complete Super Mario 64 at the Shoshinkai Software Expo.[1]

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  2. June 1996

    Nintendo seed · Jun 23 ’96

    Nintendo released Super Mario 64 alongside the Nintendo 64 in Japan.[2][3][4]

  3. September 1996

    Toys R Us platform jump · Sep 1996

    Toys R Us installed Mario 64 demo stations alongside Crash Bandicoot and Nights in its US stores.[5]

  1. commercial · Sep 29 ’96

  2. press · Oct 1 ’96

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Gaming
Region
JP
Reported figure
—
Evidence
Grade B

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