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On November 17, 2003, ''Super Mario 64'' was re-released for the [[iQue Player]] as one of the launch titles, and a timed demo of the game was bundled with every iQue Player. In November 2006, the game was digitally re-released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service, and again for the [[Wii U]]'s Virtual Console service in April 2015. ''Super Mario 64'' was among the first games released on both Virtual Console services.
On November 17, 2003, ''Super Mario 64'' was re-released for the [[iQue Player]] as one of the launch titles, and a timed demo of the game was bundled with every iQue Player. In November 2006, the game was digitally re-released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service, and again for the [[Wii U]]'s Virtual Console service in April 2015. ''Super Mario 64'' was among the first games released on both Virtual Console services.


A sequel titled ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' was developed for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and released in 2002. In 2004, a [[remake]] was released for the [[Nintendo DS]], titled ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It has several differences, notably the inclusion of [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Wario]] as playable characters. It is to be noted that Luigi was cited to have been planned to have originally appear in the game,<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/super-mario-3d-world/0/6</ref> which was later confirmed during the infamous 2020 Nintendo Data Leaks.<ref name="Kotaku: Everything">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Leah |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Everything Revealed In Nintendo's Largest Gigaleak Ever |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/nintendo-leak-yoshis-island-super-mario-64-rumours-secrets/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727231911/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/nintendo-leak-yoshis-island-super-mario-64-rumours-secrets/ |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=July 30, 2020 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> An emulation of the 1997 re-release of the game is bundled in with ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]], though with upscaled graphics and a redrawn HUD.
A sequel titled ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'' was developed for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and released in 2002. In 2004, a [[remake]] was released for the [[Nintendo DS]], titled ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]''. It has several differences, notably the inclusion of [[Luigi]], [[Yoshi]], and [[Wario]] as playable characters. It is to be noted that Luigi as well as a co-op mode was cited to have been planned to have originally appear in the game,<ref>http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/super-mario-3d-world/0/6</ref> which was later confirmed during the infamous 2020 Nintendo Data Leaks.<ref name="Kotaku: Everything">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Leah |date=July 27, 2020 |title=Everything Revealed In Nintendo's Largest Gigaleak Ever |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/nintendo-leak-yoshis-island-super-mario-64-rumours-secrets/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727231911/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2020/07/nintendo-leak-yoshis-island-super-mario-64-rumours-secrets/ |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |access-date=July 30, 2020 |website=[[Kotaku]]}}</ref> An emulation of the 1997 re-release of the game is bundled in with ''[[Super Mario 3D All-Stars]]'' for the [[Nintendo Switch]], though with upscaled graphics and a redrawn HUD.


As of January 7, 2017, ''Super Mario 64'' has sold over 11 million copies worldwide<ref>http://www.vgchartz.com/game/2278/super-mario-64/</ref> and is marked as the best-selling Nintendo 64 game of all time. The game became the second bestselling game on the Wii's Virtual Console after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', as of June 2007.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-vc-47m-downloads-100-games/1100-6171850/</ref>
As of January 7, 2017, ''Super Mario 64'' has sold over 11 million copies worldwide<ref>http://www.vgchartz.com/game/2278/super-mario-64/</ref> and is marked as the best-selling Nintendo 64 game of all time. The game became the second bestselling game on the Wii's Virtual Console after ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'', as of June 2007.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-vc-47m-downloads-100-games/1100-6171850/</ref>