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Nintendo Console Timeline
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The beginning- NES (Nintendo entertainment system)
Nintendo, who started as a card game company begins to expand and creates the big hit: The NES
First popular hit for a Nintendo console. It was first introduced 1985. During that time many games and consoles were extremely limited with the amount of graphics and gameplay that they could add. Although this system was new and popular attracting large audiences from all over the globe.
Famous games such as Zelda and Mario became extreme hits for the console
It sold over 60 million units. -
Nintendo's First Handheld Device: Nintendo Gameboy
The gameboy was the first handheld gaming device from Nintendo, as well as one of the most popular.
Had four different colors of gray in its limited graphics capability.
One of the best selling game systems of all time selling 150 million systems world wide.
Many other versions and upgrades to the gameboy with better graphic capabilities came afterward.
Other versions:
Gameboy Advance: Inhanced graphic capability
Gameboy Color: More Color -
Super Nintendo enertainment system (SNES)
Super Nintendo was another extremely popular system that had a large rivalry with the Sega Genisis.
Introduction to 16-bit graphics and technology. Was highly praised for its increased sound capabilities and pitch compared to past systems as well as Sega Genisis. One of the things that made it very popular is a device that attached to the SNES that allowed users to play gameboy games on a higher graphics system.
Sold over 49 million copies world-wide -
Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64 became famous for introducing new graphics and gameplay during that era. While it was not the first game console to introduce 64 bit graphics it was one of the most popular.
Introduced new 3D graphics and new ways of gameplay.
Famous for games such as Mario 64 and Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time. Controller design was new and unique as well as specific to the system. -
Nintendo Gamecube
The Nintendo Gamecube, while not standing out as much compared to many other popular systems was still recognized as a loved system for Nintendo fans.
Praised for its increased graphics capability and gameplay compared to past consoles from nintendo.
First Nintendo system to use optical discs rather than cartridges. -
Nintendo Wii
The Nintendo Wii is known as one of the few video game consoles of this generation, as well as one of the best selling.
Nintendo Wii is known even today for the best motion controls in video games. As well as its motion controls its unique library of games from Zelda Twilight Princess to Super Mario Bros Wii also created a large amount of praise from nintendo fans.It is able to sustain more graphics than any past consoles, although other times contains a limited amount compared to other consoles
