The Nintendo History

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

Oct 18, 1985

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Following a series of arcade game successes in the early 1980s, Nintendo made plans to create a cartridge-based console called the Famicom. Masayuki Uemura designed the system. Original plans called for an advanced 16-bit system which would function as a full-fledged computer with a keyboard and floppy disk drive, but Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi rejected this and instead decided to go for a cheaper, more conventional cartridge-

Gameboy

Sep 28, 1990

Super Nintendo

Aug 23, 1991

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To compete with the popular NES/Famicom, NEC launched the TurboGrafx-16 in 1987, and Sega followed suit with the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1988. Both systems were built on 16-bit architectures and offered improved graphics and sound over the 8-bit NES. However, it took several years for Sega's system to become successful.Nintendo executives were in no rush to design a new system.

Nintendo 64

Sep 29, 1996

Gameboy Color

Nov 18, 1998

Gameboy Advance

Jun 11, 2001

Pokemon Mini

Nov 16, 2001

NIntendo Gamecube

Nov 18, 2001

Gameboy Advance SP

Mar 23, 2003

Nintendo DS

Nov 21, 2004

Gameboy Micro

Nov 19, 2005

Nintendo DS Lite

Mar 2, 2006

Wii

Nov 19, 2006

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The Wii introduced the Wii Remote controller, which can be used as a handheld pointing device and which detects movement in three dimensions. Another notable feature of the console is WiiConnect24, which enables it to receive messages and updates over the Internet while in standby mode.

Nintedno DSi

Apr 5, 2009

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Development of the Nintendo DSi started at the end of 2006.[3] It was the first time Masato Kuwahara of Nintendo's Development Engineering Department served as a hardware project leader.[4] Work went at a quick pace to meet deadlines; his team had to devise a theme for the new DS in time for a late December presentation, and by February 2007, most specifications for a chipset had to be completed.

Nintendo DSi XL

Mar 28, 2010

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The Nintendo DSi XL features 4.2 inch screens, much larger than the current model and comes with a longer stylus and a new Touch Pen. However, it has the same resolution as the DSi screen. The Nintendo DSi XL's battery, depending on the screen's brightness, lasts 1–3 hours longer than the standard Nintendo DSi.

Nintendo 3DS

Mar 27, 2011

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The Nintendo 3DS was first released in Japan on February 26, 2011, and worldwide beginning in March 2011.Less than six months later on July 28, 2011, Nintendo announced a significant price reduction from US$249 to US$169 amid disappointing launch sales.The company offered ten free Nintendo Entertainment System games and ten free Game Boy Advance games from the Nintendo eShop to consumers who bought the system at the original launch price.

Wii U

Nov 18, 2012

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The Wii U is the first Nintendo console to support high-definition graphics. The Wii U's primary controller is the Wii U GamePad, which features an embedded touchscreen. Each software title may be designed to utilize this touchscreen as being supplemental to the main TV, or as the only screen for Off-TV Play. Each game may support any combination of the GamePad and the Wii remote.

Wii mini

Dec 7, 2012

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Wii Mini is a slightly smaller revision of the Wii. Multiple features have been removed to reduce the price. It was announced by Nintendo of Canada, though it was heavily rumored before the announcement. It was first released in Canada on December 7, 2012, and it comes with a red Wii Remote Plus and matching Nunchuk controller.

Nintendo 2DS

Oct 12, 2013

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The Nintendo 2DS is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo. Announced in August 2013, the device was released in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand on October 12, 2013 to coincide with the launch of Pokémon X and Y.

Nintendo 3DS XL

Oct 11, 2014

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It is the fourth system in the Nintendo 3DS family of handheld consoles, following the original Nintendo 3DS, the Nintendo 3DS XL, and the Nintendo 2DS. The system was released in Japan on October 11, 2014, and in Australia and New Zealand on November 21, 2014.The system has not been released anywhere in North America until 2015