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The '''Nintendo 64''', often | The '''Nintendo 64''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ニンテンドー64|Nintendō Rokujūyon}}''' ''Nintendo 64'' ), often abbreviated as the '''N64''' is [[Nintendo]]'s fourth home console and the successor to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. An magnetic disk drive peripheral called the 64DD was released for the console in Japan, but it sold poorly and its international release was canceled. The Nintendo 64 was succeeded by the Nintendo Gamecube. | ||
A Mother game | A Mother game titled ''Mother 3: Fall of The Pig King'' (announced in North America as [[Earthbound 64]]) was developed for the 64DD after it was realized that the development team's plans for the game exceeded the hardware capabilities of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Famicom]], and later moved to the Nintendo 64 itself after the commercial failure of the 64DD. It was cancelled in August 2000 due to the development of the Nintendo Gamecube, and was eventually moved to the [[Game Boy Advance]] as [[Mother 3]]. No games in the [[Mother (series)|Mother series]] were released on the Nintendo 64 because of this, however [[Ness]] was featured as a playable character in [[Super Smash Bros.]] | ||
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The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's first | The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's first 3D rendering console, displaying 64-bit graphics. The controllers had three points, a D-Pad, an analog stick, L and R shoulder buttons, 4 C buttons, B Button, and A Button. Four-player gameplay was supported for the first time in Nintendo's history. | ||
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Revision as of 19:28, 11 October 2015
The Nintendo 64 (Japanese: ニンテンドー64 Nintendo 64 ), often abbreviated as the N64 is Nintendo's fourth home console and the successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. An magnetic disk drive peripheral called the 64DD was released for the console in Japan, but it sold poorly and its international release was canceled. The Nintendo 64 was succeeded by the Nintendo Gamecube.
A Mother game titled Mother 3: Fall of The Pig King (announced in North America as Earthbound 64) was developed for the 64DD after it was realized that the development team's plans for the game exceeded the hardware capabilities of the Super Famicom, and later moved to the Nintendo 64 itself after the commercial failure of the 64DD. It was cancelled in August 2000 due to the development of the Nintendo Gamecube, and was eventually moved to the Game Boy Advance as Mother 3. No games in the Mother series were released on the Nintendo 64 because of this, however Ness was featured as a playable character in Super Smash Bros.
Hardware
The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's first 3D rendering console, displaying 64-bit graphics. The controllers had three points, a D-Pad, an analog stick, L and R shoulder buttons, 4 C buttons, B Button, and A Button. Four-player gameplay was supported for the first time in Nintendo's history.
