Nintendo 64
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| Nintendo 64 | |
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Fifth generation (32-bit/64-bit era) |
| First available |  June 23, 1996 / September 29, 1996 / March 1, 1997
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| CPU | 93.75 MHz NEC VR4300 |
| GPU | SGI 62.5 MHz 64-bit RCP |
| Media | Game Pak |
| System storage | Cartridge battery Controller Pak |
| Online service | RANDnet (Japan only) |
| Units sold | 32.93 million[1] |
| Top-selling game | Super Mario 64 |
| Predecessor | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Successor | Nintendo GameCube |
The Nintendo 64 was unsuccessful in recapturing the preceding SNES's market share. The PlayStation would eventually tally sales of 100 million units worldwide, while the N64 came second with 32.93 million units sold,[1] and the Sega Saturn in third with 10 million. Benimaru Itoh, a developer for EarthBound 64 and friend of Shigeru Miyamoto, speculated in 1997 that the N64's lack of popularity in Japan was due to lack of role-playing video games.[2]
[edit] Metroid 64
Although there was no Metroid game on the N64, a game for the system was mentioned a few times, though was never produced. Samus did, however, appear in Super Smash Bros. for the N64.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 05 Nintendo Annual Report - Nintendo Co., Ltd. pp. 9. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (2005-05-26). Retrieved on 2006-08-14.
- ^ Takao Imamura, Shigeru Miyamoto (1997). Nintendo Power August, 1997 - Pak Watch E3 Report "The Game Masters" (in English). Nintendo, 104-105.</li></ol>
