What platforms is Pokémon Snap on?

Pokémon Snap was released on Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U.

When did Pokémon Snap release?

Pokémon Snap was first released on March 21, 1999.

Pokémon Snap

Mar 21, 1999SimulatorWii Nintendo 6464DDWii U

Pokémon Snap — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Pokémon Snap on?: Pokémon Snap was released on Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U.
When did Pokémon Snap release?: Pokémon Snap was first released on March 21, 1999.

About Pokémon Snap

Traverse various areas and take photographs of different types of Pokémon by discovering their secrets. Capture the perfect frame to gain bonus points from Professor Oak in order to unlock helpful items and locate and photograph the elusive Mew, a legendary Pokémon whose existence has never been recorded.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
Developer: HAL Laboratory
Publisher: Nintendo of Europe
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy
Series: Pokémon

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

76/100

from 254 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	1999	$20	$103	$471	11 reviews	Medium

Release timeline

64DD1998
Nintendo 64Mar 21, 1999
WiiDec 4, 2007
Wii UApr 4, 2016

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$20

Complete

$103

Sealed

$471

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Not for Resale	$449	—	—
Not for Resale (Demo Only)	$877	—	—
Player's Choice	—	$73	—
PAL release	$11	$47	$325
Japanese release	$9	$36	$132

What it needs to play

OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a day
Complete: about once a day
Sealed: about once a week

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $3.65 in Jan 2007, $19.52 five years ago, and $19.97 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$3.65	—
Jan 2008	$3.89	—
Jan 2009	$3.25	—
Jan 2010	$3.63	—
Jan 2011	$4.00	—
Jan 2012	$5.25	—
Jan 2013	$6.30	—
Jan 2014	$6.75	$19.99
Jan 2015	$6.99	$25
Jan 2016	$8.47	$26
Jan 2017	$9.99	$35
Jan 2018	$8.99	$25
Jan 2019	$8.51	$35
Jan 2020	$12.78	$40
Jan 2021	$22	$100
Jan 2022	$17.90	$102
Jan 2023	$19.25	$90
Jan 2024	$16.37	$98
Jan 2025	$14.99	$94
Jan 2026	$18.51	$125
Oct 2026	$19.97	$108

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	26 July 1999	NUS-NPFE-USA	NUS-06A-01
Europe / PAL	23 March 2000	NUS-NPFP-EUR / NUS-NPFU-AUS	NUS-06A-01
Japan	21 March 1999	NUS-NPFJ-JPN	—

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1999
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

An unusual photography game built on the Pokemon license.

Pokemon Snap was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. It reached Japan in March 1999, North America in July 1999 and PAL regions in 2000. You ride a rail as Todd Snap, photographing Pokemon. It was announced for the 64DD before development moved to a standard N64 cartridge.

The N64 cartridge could be taken to Blockbuster or Lawson stores to have pictures printed as stickers. The NPD Group ranked it the top-selling N64 game of 1999 in the United States.

How it was made

Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.

Designers include Shigezo Kawase, Takeyuki Machida, Masanobu Yamamoto and Shizu Higashiyama; composer Ikuko Mimori.

What the press said at the time

GameRankings (aggregate)		75.48%
Metacritic (aggregate)		77/100
Electronic Gaming Monthly		8.5/8/8.5/8
The Electric Playground		8.5/10
Famitsu		9/10, 8/10, 9/10, 7/10
GamePro		4/5
GameRevolution		C+
GameSpot		8/10
IGN		7.8/10
Nintendo Power		8.7/10
Official Nintendo Magazine		85%

“A real innovation in gaming that's relatively short-lived, but brilliant fun all the same.”
— N64 Magazine, June 1999

“Remember the hang gliding stage in PilotWings 64? This is a little better, but not much. If you can get only one Pokemon game for N64, skip this one and wait for Pokémon Stadium.”
— Game Informer, August 1999

“In a world packed full of racing and fighting games, Pokemon Snap could at long last prove that the N64 is the platform for new ideas and original titles.”
— Total 64, 1998

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.

Before you buy

The US cartridge sits about at the library median when loose, and a complete copy costs several times the loose price. PAL copies cost less than US ones, and Japanese copies cost less still. Fake risk is medium, so ask for a photo of the circuit board, which is the reliable test, since a cart that boots proves nothing. A Player's Choice copy and two Not for Resale demo carts also exist; the Not for Resale carts are far dearer and there is no published way to spot a fake one, so buy those graded or with a board photo. The manual says the Rumble Pak is supported but optional.