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Thi s w a s w he r e N int endo w a s t rul y abl e to e s t abl i sh thems e l v e s a s an e l e c t roni c v ideo g ame company and g a in w or ld w ide notor i e t y , a s thi s w a s the fi r s t t ime N int endo’ s v ideo g ame produc t s w ent out s ide of J apan . Game & Watch (1980–1991) The l e g a c y of the G ame & Wa t ch s e r i e s i s not compl e t e y e t , a s w e ha v e s e en ne w ent r i e s a s r e c ent a s 2020 and 202 1 in the Supe r M a r io B ros . 3 5 th A nni v e r s a r y Edi t ion and The L e g end of Ze lda 3 5 th A nni v e r s a r y Edi t ion.


The N int endo Ent e r t a inment S y s t em, a l so kno w n a s the “ F ami l y C omput e r in J apan, w a s a home v ideo g ame consol e produc ed by N int endo tha t r e l e a s ed in 1 983 . The N ES w a s an 8-bi t g ame consol e tha t combined the be s t e l ement s f rom N int endo’ s pr e v ious C olor T V - G ame and G ame & Wa t ch. Whe r e thos e t w o ent r i e s in N int endo w e r e f a i r l y l imi t ed de v i c e s , the N int endo Ent e r t a inment S y s t em w a s a ful l g ame consol e w i th int e r chan g e abl e g ame c a r t r id g e s for v a r i ed g ame pl a y e xpe r i enc e s on your home t e l e v i s ion. S imi l a r de v i c e s e x i s t ed, such a s e a r l y A T A R I C onsol e s or e v en the fi r s t v ideo g ame consol e , the M a g na vox O dy s s e y . The Supe r N int endo Ent e r t a inment S y s t em, a l so kno w n a s the S N ES or the Supe r F ami com, w a s a 1 6 -bi t home v ideo g ame consol e r e l e a s ed in 1 9 90. The consol e w a s de s i g ned to ha v e adv anc ed g r aphi c s and audio, and w i th the us e of spe c i a l enhanc ement chips tha t could be inc luded in the g ame c a r t r id g e s , the pos s ibi l i t i e s w e r e e v en g r e a t e r . Wi th 49 .1 mi l l ion uni t s sold w or ld w ide , the Supe r N int endo be s t ed i t s compe t i t ion the S e g a G ene s i s w hi ch sold 30. 7 5 mi l l ion. Nintendo Entertainment System (1983) Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990)


Surpr i s in g l y , N int endo ba s ed the de s i g n o f the o r i g ina l G ame B o y on c a l cul a t o r s tha t w e r e s e en in publ i c t r ans i t . The y w ant ed t o c r e a t e a de v i c e tha t adul t s c ould enj o y dur in g the i r c ommut e w i thout the emba r r a s sment o f pl a y in g on s ome thin g tha t w ould be s e en a s a chi ld’ s t o y . Whe r e the G ame B o y shined w a s in i t s a ff o rdabl e pr i c e , l on g ba t t e r y l if e , and l a r g e s e l e c t i on o f g r e a t g ame t i t l e s . L i k e the N E S home c ons o l e , the G ame B o y w ould f e a tur e int e r chan g e abl e g ame c a r t r id g e s , and N int endo w ould pr oduc e many o f the i r o w n fi r s t -pa r t y t i t l e s . T h e o r i g i n a l G a m e B o y w a s n o t w i t h o u t i t s s h o r t c o m i n g s . T h e m a i n c o m p l a i n t f r o m u s e r s b e i n g t h e l a c k o f c o l o r , s i n c e c o l o r h a n d h e l d g a m e c o n s o l e s e x i s t e d a t t h e t i m e o f t h e l a u n c h o f t h e o r i g i n a l G a m e B o y . T h e G a m e B o y C o l o r f e a t u r e d a c u s t o m 8 - b i t C P U d e v e l o p e d b y S h a r p . T h e G B C w a s a l s o f u l l y b a c k w a r d s c o m p a t i b l e w i t h a l l o r i g i n a l m o n o c h r o m e g a m e c a r t r i d g e s . T h i s m e a n t t h a t o l d u s e r s c o u l d s t i l l u s e g a m e s t h e y h a d p u r c h a s e d , a n d n e w u s e r s h a d a n a l r e a d y g i a n t l i b r a r y o f g a m e t i t l e s t o c h o o s e f r o m C onsol e f e a tur ed a ne w 3 2 -bi t A R M 7 T D M I C P U and the or i g ina l Sha rp L R 3 5 902 to make the consol e ba ck w a rds compa t ibl e w i th the pr e v ious g ene r a t ion of g ame t i t l e s . The ne w adv anc ed g r aphi c c apabi l i t i e s made for a g r e a t home to some of the mos t impr e s s i v e g ame t i t l e s f rom N int endo. Game Boy (1989) Game Boy Color (1998) Game Boy Advance (2001)


N int endo int roduc ed w ha t w ould be come the mos t prol ifi c handhe ld consol e f r anchi s e of a l l t ime in 2004 … The N int endo D S w a s a handhe ld g ame consol e tha t f e a tur ed t w o s c r e ens in a c l amshe l l de s i g n, s imi l a r to the G ame B oy A dv anc e S P . N int endo fur the r empha s i z ed the i r abi l i t y to innov a t e and de l i v e r some thin g ent i r e l y une xpe c t ed. F e a tur e s l ike touchs c r e en func t iona l i t y and bui l t in w ifi w ould be come s t anda rds for handhe ld g amin g . N int endo 3 D S , a handhe ld g ame consol e r e l e a s ed in 2011 a s the suc c e s sor to the N int endo D S . The s y s t em a l so f e a tur ed ba ck w a rd compa t ibi l i t y w i th N int endo D S v ideo g ame s . The 3 D S us e s s t e r eos copi c 3 D t e chnolo g y , w hi ch w a s a l so a t t empt ed in the V i r tua l B oy , a J apane s e e x c lus i v e F ami com pe r iphe r a l , and a s an e xpe r iment a l G ame C ube func t ion. L ike the N int endo D S , the 3 D S had a dua l- s c r e en s e tup in a c l amshe l l de s i g n, but no w the top s c r e en be in g an autos t e r eos copi c l iquid- c r y s t a l di spl a y . Nintendo DS (2004) Nintendo 3DS (2011)


The Wi i w a s a home v ideo g ame consol e by N int endo r e l e a s ed on N ov embe r 1 9 , 2006 . In the de v e lopment of the Wi i , i t i s s a id tha t N int endo pr e s ident S a toru I w a t a told hi s t e am to not t r y to compe t e w i th the t e chnolo g y of Sony and X box , and to focus on w ha t make s N int endo N int endo. Whe r e some N int endo s y s t ems l a cked in t e chni c a l c apabi l i t i e s , the y ha v e s t ron g l y made up for in innov a t ion and unique g amin g e xpe r i enc e s . A nd the Wi i w ould be come a pr ime e x ampl e of unique g ame pl a y f e a tur e s unl ike any thin g e l s e w e had s e en on the ma rke t . N int endo w orked di r e c t l y w i th G y r a t ion Inc . to c r e a t e the Wi i R emot e and N unchuk pe r iphe r a l s focus ed on mot ion cont rol s and int e r a c t i v e f e a tur e s . Wi i U , r e l e a s ed in 201 2 , i s a home v ideo g ame consol e and w a s the suc c e s sor to the Wi i . The Wi i U ’ s de s i g n combined a s t anda rd consol e uni t and a Wi i U G ame P ad, w hi ch w a s both a cont rol l e r and a por t abl e g ame consol e . H o w e v e r , the Wi i U ma in consol e r ende r s a l l g ame cont ent and s ends i t to the G ame P ad w i r e l e s s l y . Wii (2006) Wii U (2012)


N int endo S w i t ch w a s a g amin g t abl e t tha t could be docked a s a home consol e or us ed a s a handhe ld g amin g de v i c e . The r emov abl e cont rol l e r s made thi s t r ans i t ion qui ck and e a s y . A nd a l so off e r ed int e r e s t in g mul t ipl a y e r opt ions . . N int endo did not t r y to compe t e w i th the t e chnolo g i e s in thos e consol e s . N int endo onc e a g a in focus ed on the ov e r a l l g amin g e xpe r i enc e , innov a t ion, e a s y component a c c e s s for che ape r and e a s i e r manuf a c tur in g , and e a s e of de v e lopment for the consol e . The s e choi c e s r e sul t ed in a consol e tha t a lmos t anybody could lov e . A nd the y did. YOU CAN BUY NINTENDO SWITCH/ LITE HERE! Nintendo Switch (2017) Nintendo Switch lite (2019)


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