Rare carried the N64 to what little success it had almost entirely by themselves.
The N64 with no goldeneye, banjo, etc would have done worse than GameCube numbers coming off the SNES
Rare was a big supporter for N64 for sure but don't say silly things.
Nintendo, Rare and a few other third parties (Lucasarts, Acclaim,Midway, THQ etc.) is what gained N64 the second spot.
Super Mario 64 N64 11.91
Mario Kart 64 N64 9.87
GoldenEye 007 N64 8.09
The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time N64 7.60
Super Smash Bros N64 5.55
Pokemon Stadium N64 5.46
Donkey Kong 64 N64 5.27
Diddy Kong Racing N64 4.88
Starfox 64 N64 4.00
Banjo-Kazooie N64 3.65
Pokemon Snap N64 3.63
The Legend Of Zelda: Majora's Mask N64 3.36
Star Wars Episode 1: Racer N64 3.10
Wave Race 64 N64 2.94
Mario Party N64 2.70
Star Wars: Shadown Of The Empire N64 2.60
Pokemon Stadium 2 N64 2.54
Perfect Dark N64 2.52
Mario Party 2 N64 2.48
Mario Tennis 64 N64 2.32
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron N64 2.17
1080 Snowboarding N64 2.03
Mario Party 3 N64 1.91
Kirby 64 N64 1.77
Cruisin USA N64 1.72
F1 World Grand Prix N64 1.60
Banjo-Tooie N64 1.49
Mario Golf 64 N64 1.47
Paper Mario N64 1.37
Jet Force Gemini N64 1.16
Pilotwings 64 N64 1.12
F-Zero X N64 1.10