How many people are playing Super Mario 64?

Super Mario 64 does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 525 people are watching right now, peaking at 2,672 this week.

Is Super Mario 64 on Steam?

No. Super Mario 64 is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

What platforms is Super Mario 64 on?

Super Mario 64 was released on Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U, Nintendo DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, iQue Player.

Is Super Mario 64 still popular?

Super Mario 64 is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 52%.

When did Super Mario 64 release?

Super Mario 64 was first released on June 23, 1996.

Super Mario 64

Jun 23, 1996PlatformAdventureWii Nintendo 64 Wii U Nintendo DSPC (Microsoft Windows)

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Super Mario 64player count & live stats

Super Mario 64 is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. The closest public, real-time popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 525 people are watching Super Mario 64 on Twitch right now, peaking at 2,672 this week (last checked 38 minutes ago).

DecliningTwitch viewership is down 52% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U, Nintendo DS +6
First released: Jun 23, 1996

Super Mario 64 live stats

Watching on Twitch

525

Concurrent viewers · hourly

1,119 24-hour peak viewers

2,672 7-day peak viewers

18,764 30-day peak viewers

49,616 12-month peak viewers

7-day daily average viewers

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Live stats last updated 38 minutes ago.

Super Mario 64 monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Peak viewers reached 49,616 in July 2026 and has since fallen 38%, to 30,589 in September.

Month	Peak viewers	Share of peak
October 2026so far	11,430	23%
September 2026	30,589	62%
August 2026	9,636	19%
July 2026	49,616	100%
June 2026	5,032	10%

Liveon Twitch right now

Top 3 streams · 361 viewers

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Super Mario 64 — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Super Mario 64?: Super Mario 64 does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 525 people are watching right now, peaking at 2,672 this week.
Is Super Mario 64 on Steam?: No. Super Mario 64 is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Super Mario 64 on?: Super Mario 64 was released on Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U, Nintendo DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, iQue Player.
Is Super Mario 64 still popular?: Super Mario 64 is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 52%.
When did Super Mario 64 release?: Super Mario 64 was first released on June 23, 1996.

About Super Mario 64

Mario is super in a whole new way! Combining the finest 3-D graphics ever developed for a video game and an explosive soundtrack, Super Mario 64 becomes a new standard for video games. It's packed with bruising battles, daunting obstacle courses, and underwater adventures. Retrieve the Power Stars from their hidden locations and confront your arch-nemesis— Bowser, King of the Koopas! • Run freely in a grassy meadow, tip-toe through a gloomy dungeon, climb to the top of a mountain, or take a swim in the moat! • Leap headfirst into a watery painting and soon you'll be searching for the surface in an underwater realm! • On-the-fly, 3-D rendered gameplay delivers the action of ruthless enemy attacks from every angle! • Find the Caps that give Mario super powers and ponder the mysteries of the pyramid; you can even race Koopas for fabulous prizes! • With the Nintendo 64 Controller and its analog Control Stick, Mario can crawl, kick down obstacles, swim, do reverse flips, and even stick the landing on his backwards somersault! • Saved game information is stored for up to four players in memory.

Summary via IGDB.

Super Mario 64 on Wikipedia

Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is the first Super Mario game to feature 3D graphics, combining traditional Super Mario gameplay, visual style, and characters in a large open world. In the game, Bowser invades Princess Peach's castle, kidnaps her, and hides the castle's Power Stars in different worlds inside magical paintings. As Mario, the player traverses levels and collects Power Stars to unlock areas of the castle, reach Bowser and rescue Peach.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, Wii U, Nintendo DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Linux, Mac, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, iQue Player
Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher: Nintendo
ESRB rating: E
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy, Open world
Series: Mario Bros.
Official site: Visit

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

89/100

from 2,029 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	1996	$41	$133	$1,700	20 reviews	Medium

Release timeline

Nintendo 64Jun 23, 1996
WiiNov 19, 2006
Wii UApr 1, 2015

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

$41

Complete

$133

Sealed

$1,700

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Player's Choice	$40	$115	$1,416
Not for Resale	$150	—	—
PAL release	$20	$76	$867
PAL release: Player's Choice	—	$49	—
Japanese release	$15	$36	$328

How often it sells

Loose: about 4 times a day
Complete: about once a day
Sealed: about once a month

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

Price over time

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Complete

A loose copy sold for about $19.99 in Jan 2007, $32 five years ago, and $40 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$19.99	—
Jan 2008	$20	—
Jan 2009	$15.83	$27
Jan 2010	$15.80	$24
Jan 2011	$14.00	$37
Jan 2012	$13.63	$26
Jan 2013	$19.40	$25
Jan 2014	$19.23	$39
Jan 2015	$22	$45
Jan 2016	$27	$47
Jan 2017	$24	$42
Jan 2018	$27	$48
Jan 2019	$26	$62
Jan 2020	$27	$59
Jan 2021	$31	$101
Jan 2022	$33	$127
Jan 2023	$38	$126
Jan 2024	$33	$115
Jan 2025	$37	$130
Jan 2026	$37	$136
Oct 2026	$40	$130

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	29 September 1996	NUS-NSME-USA	NUS-01A-01
Europe / PAL	1 March 1997	NUS-NSMP-AUS / NUS-NSMP-EUR	NUS-01A-01
Japan	23 June 1996	NUS-NSMJ-JPN	NUS-01A-01

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: 1996
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

Nintendo's 3D platformer is the best-selling N64 game and a sensible first cartridge to own.

Super Mario 64 was developed and published by Nintendo and was the first Super Mario game with 3D graphics. Bowser has kidnapped Princess Peach and hidden the castle's Power Stars in worlds inside magical paintings, and Mario collects stars to open more of the castle. Japan got it in June 1996, North America in September 1996 and PAL regions in March 1997.

Director Shigeru Miyamoto conceived a 3D Mario while making Star Fox in 1993, and the team spent about a year on design and twenty months on production, starting with the virtual camera. Reviewers praised its ambition, visuals and level design, though some criticized the camera. It is the best-selling N64 game, with nearly twelve million copies sold by 2015.

How it was made

Developed by Nintendo EAD. Koji Kondo composed the score.

What the press said at the time

Next Generation Issue 21	September 1996	5 out of 5 stars
Next Generation Issue 25	January 1997	5 out of 5 stars
GameRankings (aggregate)		96%
Metacritic (aggregate)		94/100
AllGame		5/5
Computer and Video Games		5/5
Electronic Gaming Monthly		9.5/10, 9.5/10, 9.5/10, 9.5/10
The Electric Playground		10/10
Famitsu		10/10, 10/10, 10/10, 9/10
Game Informer		9.75/10 (1996)
GameFan		100/100, 100/100, 100/100, 100/100
GamePro		5/5
GameRevolution		B+
GameSpot		9.4/10
Hyper		95%
IGN		9.8/10
N64 Magazine		96%
Official Nintendo Magazine		95%
Digitiser		96%
Maximum		5/5

“The premiere Nintendo 64 game vindicates the delay imposed upon the machine's release. It's true that few videogames can match the delight of one from Nintendo, but no Nintendo game you've ever seen is as delightful as this.”
— Next Generation, September 1996

“I am extremely enthused by SM64, but this is Miyamoto at his very best. While I am now convinced that Nintendo possesses a superior machine the proof will of course be in the quality and amount of titles for it over the years ahead.”
— GameFan, September 1996

“Most people seem to be questioning whether or not Mario 64 is the best game ever. All I can say is that it is the only game that I have ever considered to be that, even though it is certainly not perfect.”
— Computer + Video Games, September 1996

“Without a doubt, this game sports the best in graphics, sound, and gameplay. … Like the original Mario for the NES and Super Mario World for the SNES, this is a groundbreaking, fascinating, and totally enjoyable game, You'll play this one over and over again.”
— GamePro, October 1996

Next Generation rated games from one star ("Bad: crucially flawed in design or application") to five ("Revolutionary"); three stars meant "Good: a solid and competitive example of an established game style." Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.

Also on other platforms

iQue Player

Before you buy

Fake risk is medium, so ask for a photo of the board before paying a premium price; a cart that boots proves nothing. Player's Choice copies sell for about the same as the original loose. A Not for Resale demo cart is much dearer, so buy one graded or with a board photo. A complete copy costs about three times the loose price. PAL and Japanese copies both cost much less than the US cart.