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It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (mainly through subscription to the RanDnetDD online service and low retail units in stores), so it was never released outside Japan. There were plans to bring it to international shores, however; on July 15, 2016, YouTuber MetalJesusRocks (Jason Lindsey) posted a video showcasing a then-recently-discovered prototype for an American 64DD with an included developers disk, both of which were verified as legitimate by a former Nintendo of America employee, [[wikipedia:Mark DeLoura|Mark DeLoura]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Bx0WKh7M</ref> On September 2, 2016, MetalJesusRocks did a follow up on his American 64DD with YouTuber Hard 4 Games (Tony Visintainer).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe-fs1COgr0</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwM_Zg1U8k</ref> | It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (mainly through subscription to the RanDnetDD online service and low retail units in stores), so it was never released outside Japan. There were plans to bring it to international shores, however; on July 15, 2016, YouTuber MetalJesusRocks (Jason Lindsey) posted a video showcasing a then-recently-discovered prototype for an American 64DD with an included developers disk, both of which were verified as legitimate by a former Nintendo of America employee, [[wikipedia:Mark DeLoura|Mark DeLoura]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Bx0WKh7M</ref> On September 2, 2016, MetalJesusRocks did a follow up on his American 64DD with YouTuber Hard 4 Games (Tony Visintainer).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe-fs1COgr0</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwM_Zg1U8k</ref> | ||
There were four [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' games]] released on this console, all in the [[Mario Artist|''Mario Artist'' series]]; there were also several canceled ''Mario'' titles. Overall, there were only nine games released on the Nintendo 64DD, although other games planned for the console were released on the original Nintendo 64, the Sony [[wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], the Sega [[wikipedia:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]], the next-generation [[Nintendo GameCube]], or canceled all together. Only 15,000 of the 85,000 unsold units were melted for scrap. | There were four [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' games]] released on this console, all in the [[Mario Artist|''Mario Artist'' series]]; there were also several canceled ''Mario'' titles. Overall, there were only nine games released on the Nintendo 64DD, although other games planned for the console were released on the original Nintendo 64, the Sony [[wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], the Sega [[wikipedia:Dreamcast|Dreamcast]], the next-generation [[Nintendo GameCube]], or canceled all together. Only 15,000 of the 85,000 unsold units were melted for scrap. {{ref needed}} | ||
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