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A school project for for Foundations of Tech. This is a brief history of Nintendo Systems.TRANSCRIPT
Nintendo Game Systems
A Brief History
The 1980s
1983
The Famicon is released in Japan as Nintendo’s first home gaming system– System is described as “Almost single-handedly
revitalizing the video game industry”
1983-1984
Video Game Crash! Very few popular systems or games were released
1985
Famicon is released in America under the title Nintendo Entertainment System– 60 million copies were sold
Popularity increased and peaked in 1987
1989
The Nintendo Gameboy was released– First handheld system to be successfully
marketed– 220g– Used 8-bit processing technology– Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen used– Sold with Tetris to gain attraction
The 1990s
1991
Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released– Improved processing system– Used 16-bit technology
1996
Game Boy Pocket is released– 30% smaller + flatter than original Game Boy– 125g– LCD screen
The Nintendo 64 is released– First system with:
four player game options 64 bit processing technology
1998
Game Boy Color is released– First handheld system to use color
Total of 32,000 colors 52 could be shown simultaneously
– Used Next-Generation Liquid screen
The 21st Century
2001
The Nintendo Game Cube is released– Speed of 162 MHz– Has a Memory Bandwidth of 2.6 GB per second
2004
Nintendo DS is released– The processing power of a N64 in a handheld
device (64 bits)– Clear graphics– 2 screens, 1 touch screen– Microphone– Wi-Fi
2006
Nintendo DS Lite is released– More light weight than original DS– Screen backlight is brighter
Nintendo Wii is released– First Nintendo system with:
Wireless controllers Motion sensors
2010
Nintendo DSi is released– Cameras added to DS
Nintendo DSi XL is released– Slightly larger screen– Netflix service provided though system
2011
Nintendo 3DS is released– Incorporated 3D technology without glasses