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Grade B22 sourcesHIS-01461

GoldenEye 007

Game · 1997 · Niche

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Microsoft reported over 8 million sales for Rare’s split-screen shooter.

Trailer · Larry Hryb, formerly known as Xbox's Major Nelson on YouTube
Original GoldenEye 007 box art shown in Nintendo’s official rerelease announcement.
Nintendo / Rare / Danjaq / MGM
The Dam opening scene from Nintendo’s original Japanese GoldenEye product page.
Nintendo / Rare
Goldeneye comes to Xbox
Larry Hryb, formerly known as Xbox's Major Nelson on YouTube
2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame Inductees Announced - The Strong National Museum of Play
The Strong National Museum of Play
GoldenEye 007 (N64)
Nintendo Life
An Oral History of ‘GoldenEye 007’ on the N64
MEL Magazine

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Milestone date
By end of 1998
Aug 23 ’97 to By end of 1998
Platforms
4
Started on Retail
Origin
Mixed
Gaming

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GoldenEye launched in Japan before North America and led the 1998 US console unit chart. Microsoft later reported sales above eight million. Fan mods and speedruns preceded the 2023 rerelease.

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  1. August 1997

    Nintendo / Rare seed · Aug 23 ’97

    Nintendo released GoldenEye 007 for Nintendo 64 in Japan.[1]

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  2. Nintendo commercial · Aug 25 ’97

    GoldenEye 007 reached North American stores.[2]

    GoldenEye 007 (N64)

  3. November 1997

    Nintendo commercial · Nov 7 ’97

    GoldenEye 007 was released in the United Kingdom.[3]

  1. commercial · By end of 1997

  2. press · Feb 18 ’98

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Gaming
Region
GB
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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