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Nintendo 64
| Nintendo 64 | |
|---|---|
 A Nintendo 64 and a controller | |
| Type | Home console |
| Release dates |  June 23, 1996  September 29, 1996[1]  1997  1997 |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Input | Nintendo 64 Controller |
The Nintendo 64 is a fifth generation home console that was created and released by Nintendo in 1996. The Nintendo 64 is notable for being the first Nintendo home console with a 64-bit CPU console, hence its name. Two The Legend of Zelda games and the first Super Smash Bros. were released on the Nintendo 64.
In 2003, a system named the iQue Player was released in China. It is a plug and play controller containing the entire system. Only a couple of digitally downloadable Nintendo 64 games, each officially translated into Mandarin Chinese, were released for the iQue Player.
Games
Only two The Legend of Zelda games were released on the Nintendo 64: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, the latter of which is a direct follow-up of the former. An add-on to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, named Ura Zelda, was originally going to be released for the Nintendo 64DD peripheral but was cancelled due to the peripheral being a commercial failure. In Super Smash Bros., Link is one of the playable fighters.
Prior to its release, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was one of the most anticipated Nintendo 64 games of 1998.[2] It would become one of the Nintendo 64's best sellers, with about 7.6 million copies sold worldwide.[3] The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask sold about 3.3 million copies, about half the number that its predecessor sold,[3] but was still one of the better selling games for the system.
Gallery
Super Smash Bros. (1999)
References
- ^ N64's U.S. Launch (pennoaks.net)
- ^ What Japan Wants - IGN
- ^ a b March 25, 2004 - The Magic Box (Wayback Machine)
