1996

Nintendo 64


The Nintendo 64 was a 64 bit game console released in 1996. The N64 (as it was often referred to) was the last game console to use cartridges to store games instead of CDs, but more importantly it was the first game console of its era to use a 64 bit operating system. This worried its competitors such as PlayStation and Sega. This console was one of the main three for this time period, competing with the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. The Nintendo did better than the Sega Saturn but failed to beat the PlayStation selling only 33 million copies worldwide.