In the game, Mario explores Princess Peach's castle and must rescue her from Bowser. An enhanced remake called Super Mario 64 DS was released for the Nintendo DS in 2004. More than eleven million copies of Super Mario 64 have been sold. It was released in Japan on June 23, 1996, and later in North America, Europe, and Australia. Along with Pilotwings 64, it was one of the launch titles for the console. Super Mario 64 is a 1996 platform video game published by Nintendo and developed by its EAD division, for the Nintendo 64.