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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. In Japan, it is known as the Famicom (Family Computer). Selling 61.91 million units worldwide. -
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SNES
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa. In Japan it is known as the "Super Famicom" (Super Family Computer). In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. -
N64
The Nintendo 64, commonly called the N64, and codenamed Ultra 64, was Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. It was released with three launch games in Japan (Super Mario 64, Pilotwings 64 and Saikyo Habu Shogi) and two in North America (Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64) -
NGC
The GameCube is Nintendo's sixth generation game console, the same generation as Sega's Dreamcast, Sony's PlayStation 2 and Microsoft's Xbox. Until the console's unveiling at SpaceWorld 2000, the design project was known as Dolphin—this can still be seen in the console and its accessories' model numbers. The GameCube is the most compact sixth generation console. The GameCube is Nintendo's first game console to use optical discs rather than game cartridges. -
Wii
The Wii /ˈwiː/ is Nintendo's seventh-generation video game console. The system's code name was "Revolution", and as with the GameCube, this reference appears on the console and its accessories. The major feature of the Wii console is the console's wireless controller, the Wii Remote, affectionately referred to as the Wiimote, that may be used as a handheld pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. -
Wii U
On April 25, 2011, Nintendo announced to investors their intention to release a successor to Wii in 2012. The console was demonstrated in playable form at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2011, and was suggested to be codenamed Project Café. At E3 2011, the console's name, Wii U, was revealed. It plays not only Wii U games, but also Wii games, including Virtual Console, Wii Channels, and WiiWare.
