Nintendo 64
The Nintendo 64 is a video game console released in 1996 by Nintendo, succeeding the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was Nintendo's first dedicated 3D console and pioneered the use of analog control in home console games, playing host to some of the most influential games of all time. Notably, Nintendo made the decision to stick with cartridge-based games for the system, which were more difficult to to pirate than CD-ROMs and had faster load times, but were more costly to produce and had a significantly lower storage capacity. As a result, many third-party developers chose to reduce their output for the console or only develop for other systems that supported CDs, with only around 400 or so games released across all regions during the N64's life. This lack of third-party support ultimately caused it to drastically lag in sales behind its primary competition the PlayStation.
The system was ultimately succeeded by the Nintendo GameCube in 2001.
Games
Notes
- Several accessories were released for the Nintendo 64, including the Transfer Pak, a device which plugged into the controller and allowed games to connect to specific Game Boy titles and transfer data between the two. The Japanese version of Beast Wars Transmetals was one of only around 20 games to support the feature, allowing players to connect to Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle to unlock a handful of bonuses in the N64 game.
- The planet Nintenduu LXIV was named for the Nintendo 64.
External links
- Nintendo 64 at Wikipedia
