Nintendo-Console
The following can be considered an informative evaluation of Nintendo consoles, from the original Nintendo Entertainment System to the Nintendo Wii and wii points. There is a lot of information and difference when it comes to console releases in Japan compared to North America. This article will focus on information about video games in the North American market.
It all started in 1983. Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System. Featuring the likes of the original Super Mario Bros. this system included many classics that are still played and enjoyed today on the Nintendo Wii. Nintendo knew what it was doing when it implemented the Wii Points concept and allowed players to download content directly from them in exchange for points.
Capitalizing on the success of its first real console, Nintendo thought it was a good idea to bring all the fun of the Nintendo Entertainment System into the comfort of the backseat of a car. The one that would be known as the Nintendo Game Boy. One of the most successful portable gaming systems of all time. Game Boy brought all the fun of Nintendo games right to your fingertips. It was bundled with the Tetris game and has also become a gaming classic shortly after its release. Building on that Nintendo franchise, it has continued its Game Boy line. Then Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, and finally Game Boy Advance SP (also Game Boy Advance Micro if you really want to get technical).
Going back to the main consoles, Nintendo updated its already successful Nintendo Entertainment System by creating and distributing the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES. Becoming the most successful and played console of all time, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System is still loved among gamers. The games that can be found on this console are also being downloaded through the Nintendo Wii store channel by using Wii Points.
After this, Nintendo really took a chance and decided to try a purely 3D experience. It was called the Virtual Child. Essentially, it was a base that you would insert your head into to be surrounded by the 3D graphics. These graphs consisted of red lines against a black screen. This system, needless to say, did not last long. Which brings us to the next item on the list for Nintendo systems.
The Nintendo 64, or N64 as it came to be known, didn’t dominate the console market, but it wasn’t bad at all. Releasing classics like Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, this console was the last of Nintendo’s consoles to use cartridges.
At the end of the N64’s run, Nintendo decided to update its handheld system and created the DS (which has already gone through several different skins), as well as introduced a new console. The Nintendo Gamecube. This did not dominate the other rivals either, but it held its own. The games on this system contained the best graphics to date for a Nintendo console.
It finally takes us to 2006 when Nintendo revealed its new creation; the nintendo wii. (Originally it was called Nintendo Revolution.) Nintendo beat the competition with unique controls that actually work in most cases. You hold the Wii Remote and Nunchuck and the character moves too. This together with the innovative wii points system. By spending Wii Points, you can download many of the classic games that have appeared on this list from previous consoles.
Nintendo has a long legacy to uphold. If the success of their systems, especially their most recent additions, is any indication, they will be around for a long time and continue to create systems that bring joy to many around the world.
