Be amazed with the evolution of Nintendo consoles
nintendo Company was founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, and began producing Japanese decks, then made the leap to toys, to become one of the most important companies in the gaming sector, both in the area of hardware and of software.
In 1972 the company Magnavox launched its first home console called 'Odyssey' with the classic game of 'pong', a virtual table tennis. Until 1977 Nintendo released its first version of this game, although without developing a physical console.
The first physical console of Nintendo was in 1980 with the launch of Game & Watch, a portable device that had the capacity to house a single game, so there were different models. This managed to sell more than 43 million units.
After the Game & Watch, Nintendo began to develop the consoles of 'sobremesa' or 'domestic', between 1977 and 1980 different versions of Color TV-Game were launched, which included games like table tennis and block breaker.
It would be in 1983 when the fever by Nintendo would reach very high levels thanks to the Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as NES.
NES
Launched in July 1983 in Japan, it was the first 8bit console and the best-selling console of this generation, which helped rebound the popularity of video games. Some of the most successful titles were Super Mario Bros Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Metroid, Donkey Kong and Mario Bros.
Around 62 million machines and more than 500 game cartridges were sold.
SNES OR SUPER NINTENDO
The second generation of consoles was launched in 1990 in Japan and in other countries -including Mexico- it reached 1992. Its success was due to the fact that it showed the first totally three-dimensional games, such as Star Fox, thanks to its 16-bit capacity.
Games like Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi's Island, The Legend of Zelda, Super Metroid, Castlevania, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter and Super Mario Kart became classics.
Around 50 million consoles and 379 million games were sold.
NINTENDO 64
One of the most successful consoles of Nintendo and most remembered, launched in 1996. Its capacity of 64 bits, three-dimensional graphics, the multiplayer of 4 people, memory capacity, analog stick and vibration, led this machine to success.
Killer Instinct, Final Fantasy, Super Mario 64, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Banjo-Kazooie, Doom, Donkey Kong, Kirby, Perfect Dark, Pokémon Stadium, Mario Tennis, Star Foz, Resident Evil and Yoshi's Story, were his main releases .
Despite selling 33 million consoles, it was surpassed by sony Playstation.
NINTENDO GAME CUBE
It was the first console of the Japanese company to leave the cartridges and focus on the miniDVD with greater capacity. Launched in 2002, it allowed Internet connection, better graphics, memory and connection with the Game Boy Advance.
The most notable games were Metroid Prime, Super Smash Bros Melee, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and Resident Evil 4.
In this occasion Nintendo was surpassed in sales by PlayStation 2 and Xbox, since they allowed a better connection to Internet and reproduction of films. They sold 22 million consoles.
NINTENDO WII
With this console the company returned to innovate in video games, thanks to the incorporation of a motion detector, Internet connection, wireless controller, discs with greater memory capacity, DVD player, compatibility with previous versions (Game Cube).
Since its launch it received praise for its motion detection and to include this system in the game mode. It broke record of sales in the United States and surpassed the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 in sales, with more than 101 million units sold.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Super Mario Galaxy, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Wii Party placed sales numbers at the top.
WII U
In 2012, the Wii's successor was launched, the first with HD graphics (1080p) and which included a touch screen to be used during the game or to continue, even if it is not connected to television.
The console was not as successful as Wii and the shares of Nintendo fell by 10%. However, games like Hyrule Warriors, Mario Party 10, Mario vs Donkey Kong, Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario 3D World, had good sales numbers.
They sold around 13 million units.
NINTENDO SWITCH
Switch works like a home console when it is connected to the TV through a base (or "dock"), but also as a portable device once it is separated from it. With this hybrid concept, the player can start a game on the TV screen and continue on the street just by separating the console from its base.
The machine has a high definition screen to which you can add two side controls, called Joy-Con, to work as a portable console. The Switch screen can also be used as a stand-alone interface, since Joy-Con can be used as remote controls.
The new Nintendo console will allow multiplayer games both when connected to the TV and in portable mode.
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