"Pilotwings 64" was ranked number 38 in "Nintendo Power"'s "100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time" in its landmark 100th issue in September 1997. In February 2006, it was rated the 117th best game made on a Nintendo system in the magazine's "Top 200 Games" list for its 200th issue. In July 2007, the United Kingdom video game magazine "Edge" included "Pilotwings 64" at number 69 on its own "Top 100 Games" list. The UK's "Official Nintendo Magazine" listed it at number 40 on its "100 Best Nintendo Games" in February 2009.