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Nintendo Game & Watch
First Portable Console Nintendo made after Gunpei Yokoi saw a traveling businessman play with his calculator. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
Second Console Nintendo created; the NES played 8-bit games. It was originally marketed as Family Computer or Famicon in Japan. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Game Boy
Another of Nintendo's greatest consoles, it was produced by the same team as game & watch. It was the first handheld console that had swappable cartridges like the NES to create the best selling console ever. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
Nintendo's second major home console that was also a runaway success even though it was in competition with Sega Mega Drive (which was released before SNES). https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Virtual Boy
One of Nintendo's disastrous consoles, which when played, left most players feeling queasy. The console was shelved there after and never left Japan. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo 64 (N64)
N64 got its name from its 64-bit CPU, and the last home console that required cartridges. When it came out everyone wanted to get their hands on it, but due to the release of its new competitors, Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn, it couldn't sell as well as its predecessors'. But the N64 still goes down in history as a fantastic game console by anyone who knows. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo GameCube
First Console where Nintendo turned to optical disc format. The games memory could be samed into memory cards. The GameCube was up against tough competitors, like PlayStation, Microsoft Xbox and Sega Dreamcast. Unfortunately it only sold about 22 million consoles compared to the PlayStation, but it didn't stop GameCube from being an iconic console. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Game Boy Advance
Nintendo wanted to upgrade their aging Game Boy concept with a more new and powerdul model, containing color and better graphics for developers. This handheld console went through several designs and had a sever year self life. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo DS
Nintendo decided to completely refresh the handle and created the new innovative Nintendo DS, a dual-screen system, where the bottom was a touch screen to control games, and the top a LCD to see what was happening. Due to backwards compatibility with the Game Boy Advance and evolution of models, the DS was one of the best selling handheld console series in history. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo Wii
Wii was Nintendo's seventh entry into the 7th generation of home consoles, ushering a new era of motion gaming with the Wii Remote, where it tracked three-dimensional space. Its family friendly style and game releases made it fairly popular. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo 3DS
Updated version of the DS, where the top now consisted of a 3D screen, which was popular at the time. Although people were a bit disappointed, it didn't stop the 3DS from selling in bulks, they even created a 3DS XL and a 2DS for kids who weren't able to use 3D features https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo Wii U
Wii's successor and a response to the PS4 and Xbox One. First Nintendo console to support HD graphics. It was primarily controlled using the touchscreen-enabled Wii U Gamepad. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite -
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Nintendo Switch
A new concept for Nintendo, that uses a tablet like device with a touchscreen and a dock where games could be played on TV and also be portable once out of it. https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/139380-nintendo-games-consoles-from-1980-to-now-which-is-your-favourite