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64 Ōzumō

1997 video game

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionApr 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ2712783 ↗
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64 Ōzumō is a sumo wrestling simulation video game for the Nintendo 64 released in Japan on November 28, 1997. A sequel, 64 Ōzumō 2, was released on March 19, 1999.

Gameplay

The gameplay simulates various aspects of a sumo wrestler's life, such as diets and training, and matches.

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The public source identifies “64 Ōzumō” as 1997 video game. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ōzumō, video and game.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997, 1999—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1997-11-28. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ōzumō, video and game providing the first useful test.
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The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2712783. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1997 and 1999.

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This entry incorporates text from “64 Ōzumō” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.