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The Evolution of Nintendo Home Videogame Consoles

  • Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

    Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
    The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa and was Nintendo's first home video game console released outside Japan.
  • Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)

    Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
    The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, officially abbreviated the SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo. The Super NES was Nintendo's second home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System.
  • Nintendo 64 (N64)

    Nintendo 64 (N64)
    The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, and codenamed Ultra 64, was Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit central processing unit, it was released in June 1996 in Japan.
  • Nintendo Gamecube (GCN)

    Nintendo Gamecube (GCN)
    The GameCube is a home video game console released by Nintendo in Japan and North America in 2001 and Europe and Australia in 2002. The GameCube is the first Nintendo console to use optical discs as its primary storage medium.
  • Nintendo Wii

    Nintendo Wii
    The Wii was released on November 19, 2006 as Nintendo's seventh-generation home console. The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions.
  • Nintendo Wii U

    Nintendo Wii U
    The Wii U was released on November 18, 2012 as a direct successor to the Wii. The Wii U's distinguishing hardware feature is the GamePad, a tablet-like controller which contains a touchscreen that wirelessly streams a video output from the console.
  • Nintendo Switch

    Nintendo Switch
    The Nintendo Switch was released on March 3, 2017. It is a hybrid device that can be used as a home console inserted to the Nintendo Switch Dock attached to a television, stood up on a table with the kickstand, or as a tablet-like portable console.