| Nintendo is one of the oldest entertainment companies there are. Nintendo was started in 1889 as a playing card company. Most of the cards had flowers on them. In the mid-1900s, Nintendo received a license from Disney to produce character cards. In the late 70s, Nintendo finally made it to video games. The first Nintendo games were actually light-gun shooting galleries in an old Tokyo bowling alley. That game eventually became Duck Hunt for the NES and Famicom. This page is focusing on Nintendo home consoles, so if you're looking for Game Boy, click here. |
| Name Release Format Add-ons |
| Nintendo Entertainment System late 1985 (USA) Cartridge early 1986 (Europe) NES Version 2 early 1993 (USA) Famicom early 1984 (Japan) Cartridge Famicom Disk System Famicom Verison 2 early 1993 (Japan) |
| Super NES early 1991 (USA) Cartridge PlayStation Disc Drive (Cancelled) late 1991 (Europe) SNES Version 2 early 1997 (USA) Super Famicom late 1990 (Japan) Cartridge Satellaview PlayStation Disc Drive (Cancelled) Super Famicom Version 2 early 1997 (Japan) |
| Nintendo 64 Nov 1996 (USA) Cartridge early 1997 (Europe) early 1996 (Japan) 64DD |
| Nintendo GameCube Nov 2001 (USA) Disc Game Boy Player early 2001 (Japan) Modem late 2001 (Europe) Broadband Panasonic Q early 2002 (Japan) Disc and DVDs |
| Virtual Boy mid 1995 (Japan) Cartridge Mulit-System Link August 1995 (USA) (Cancelled) |
| Nintendo Consoles |
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