Nintendo Consoles

Beginnings
Nintendo first started making video game consoles after being inspired by the success of other electronic games, mainly arcade games.

Famicom
The first system ever released by Nintendo was the Famicom in 1983. The Famicom cost about 100 dollars at release and sold over 500,000 units. But they soon had to recall it due to faults that made it impossible to play some games.

Nintendo Entertainment System
On October 18, 1985 Nintendo released a new system called the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). This 8-bit console sold for about 150 dollars at the time and a typical game sold for about 40 dollars. The NES soon became one of the most renowned systems of all time, selling over 60 million units before being discontinued in 1995. Although Super Mario Bros. was the best selling game on it, it did launch many of the famous titles known today such as the original The Legend of Zelda.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Following the NES, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) was released in 1991. Building off the success of the original NES, the SNES soon took over the other systems out there. The SNES became known for its top-of-the-line graphics and building off of previous games with releases such as A Link to the Past.

Nintendo 64
Nintendo then brought the world of gaming into the third dimension in 1996 with the Nintendo 64 (N64). The Nintendo 64 was praised for bringing many of the most well-known game series into the third dimension. Some of those games were Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask.

Nintendo GameCube
In 2002, Nintendo released the Nintendo GameCube (GCN). The GameCube pushed Nintendo out of the cartridge era and into the disk era. It also enhanced the graphics and music greatly. More renowned games came along with it too such as The Wind Waker and Four Swords Adventures.

Wii
In 2006, the Wii was launched which introduced their first completely wireless console. They also re-released Twilight Princess on the Wii with new controls. The Wii utilizes Wii Motion Plus for games such as Wii Sports Resort and Skyward Sword.

Wii U
In 2011, Nintendo announced the Wii U, a sequel to the Wii, along with an unnamed HD Zelda game for it. Info on it will be added when it is released.