Evolution of Nintendo Consoles

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Jul 15, 1983

FEATURES
-8-bit processor
-2 controller ports
-1 expansion slot
-Uses ROM cartridges
GAMES INCLUDE
Super Mario Bros 3
The Legend of Zelda
Metroid

Nintendo Game Boy

Mar 21, 1989

FEATURES
- 8-bit processor
- LCD 160 x 144 pixels.
- 47 x 43 mm (w*h)
- The power needed: 4 AA batteries.
GAMES INCLUDE
Pokemon Red and Blue
Tetris
Final Fantasy Adventure

Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

Nov 21, 1990

FEATURES
- 16-bit processor
- 32768 colors (15-bits)
- Sprites are up to to 64 x 64
- 128 KB of General RAM
GAMES INCLUDE
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Super Mario World
Donkey Kong Country

Nintendo 64

Jun 23, 1996

FEATURES
- 64-bit processor
- Max memory is 8MB
- Drastically changed controller designs
- one of the first consoles to include 3D designs
GAMES INCLUDE
Super Smash Bros
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

Game Boy Color

Oct 21, 1998

FEATURES
- Next generation liquid screen (TFT)
- 160 x 144 pixels
- 32,000 colors; 56 simultaneously
- 4,4 x 4 cm
GAMES INCLUDE
Pokemon Crystal
The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening
Pokemon Gold

Game Boy Advance

Mar 21, 2001

FEATURES
- 2 AA batteries for 15 hrs.
- 144 x 82 x 24.5 mm (WxHxD)
- 32-bit console
- frame rate: 59.727500469606
GAMES INCLUDE
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Pokemon Emerald
Metroid: Zero Mission

GameCube

Nov 18, 2001

FEATURES
- 4 controller ports
- 2 Digicard Memory ports
- Home video game console
- 2 memory card ports
GAMES INCLUDE
Pokemon Colosseum
Super Smash bros Melee
Metroid Prime

Game Boy Advance SP

Feb 14, 2003

FEATURES
- Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery
- 8.4cm x 8.2cm x 2.44cm
- 2.9 inch Reflective TFT Color LCD
- Light Source: Frontlight Integrated LCD
GAMES INCLUDE
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Nintendo DS

Nov 21, 2004

FEATURES
- CPU: 2 ARM Architecture Processors

- Memory: 4 MB RAM
- Uses Nintendo game cartridges/ROM cartridges
- Battery Life: 5-8 hrs intense usage highest brightness; 15-18 hrs, low intensity usage, lowest brightness
GAMES INCLUDE
The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass
Pokemon Platinum
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Wii

Nov 19, 2006

FEATURES
- Up to 16 Wii Remote Controllers
- 512 MB of Non-Removable Flash Memory
- SD card for External Storage
- Operating System: Wii System Software
GAMES INCLUDE
Super Smash Bros Brawl
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Xenoblade Chronicles

Nintendo 3DS

Feb 26, 2011

FEATURES
- Features 3D graphics
- Uses Gyroscope controls
- Dual-Core ARM11 MPCore CPU
- 2 GB Toshiba eMMC
GAMES INCLUDE
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Metroid Samus Returns

Wii U

Nov 18, 2012

FEATURES
- Internal Flash Memory 8 GB storage
- 2 GB DDR3 Memory
- 1.25 GHz Tri-Core IBM PowerPC CPU
- USB Storage Up to 2 TB
GAMES INCLUDE
The Legend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Splatoon
MarioKart 8

Nintendo Switch

Mar 3, 2017

FEATURES
- Quad-core Cortex-A57 + quad-core Cortex-A53
- 4 GB LPDDR4 Memory
- 32 GB of Internal Storage
- 2 TB of External Storage
GAMES INCLUDE
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Pokemon Sword and Shield
Super Smash Bros Ultimate