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NES (Japan)
The NES is an 8-bit home video game console that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo.The best-selling gaming console of its time, The NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983. The original NES, meanwhile, featured a front-loading cartridge covered by a small, hinged door that can be opened to insert or remove a cartridge and closed at other times. It features a more subdued gray, black, and red color scheme. -
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SNES (Japan)
The SNES is Nintendo's second home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). The 16-bit design of the SNES[47] incorporates graphics and sound co-processors that allow tiling and simulated 3D effects, a palette of 32,768 colors, and high-quality 8-channel audio. These base platform features, plus the ability to dramatically extend them all through substantial chip upgrades inside of each cartridge, represent a leap over the 8-bit NES generation. -
N64 (Japan)
The N64 sold 32.93 million units worldwide, and in 2009, it was named the 9th greatest video game console by IGN. Time Magazine named it their 1996 Machine of the Year. The Nintendo 64's central processing unit (CPU) is the NEC VR4300.[72] This processor was the most powerful console CPU of its generation.[73] Popular Electronics said it had power similar to the Pentium processors found in desktop computers. -
Gamecube (Japan)
The sixth-generation console is the successor to the Nintendo 64 and competed with Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox.Howard Cheng, technical director of Nintendo technology development, said the company's goal was to select a "simple RISC architecture" to help speed development of games by making it easier on software developers. IGN reported that the system was "designed from the get-go to attract third-party developers by offering more power at a cheaper price. -
Wii (Japan)
With more than 101 million units sold; in December 2009, the console broke the sales record for a single month in the United States.Nintendo has released few technical details regarding the Wii system, but some key facts have leaked through the press. Although none of these reports has been officially confirmed,They generally indicate that the console is an extension of the Nintendo GameCube architecture. Specifically, the analyses report that the Wii is roughly to 2 times faster than Gamecube -
Wii U (Japan)
The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support high-definition graphics.The Wii U uses a custom multi-chip module (MCM) developed by AMD, IBM and Renesas in co-operation with Nintendo IRD and Nintendo Technology Development. The MCM combines an "Espresso" central processing unit (CPU) and a "Latte" graphics chip (GPU), as well as a SEEPROM memory chip.
