What was Nintendo's first console?

The Nintendo console, or Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), was released as the Famicom in Japan on July 15, 1983. The Famicom offered the ability to play popular arcade games such as Donkey Kong on a home television set and was extremely well received.
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What was the very 1st game console?

In 1972, the humble television set was transformed from a passive device into an interactive one, with the launch of the first commercial home videogame console, the Magnavox Odyssey. In one revolutionary step, home entertainment changed forever.
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Which came first Sega or Nintendo?

Although Nintendo was founded before Sega, both of them have had their times of owning the gaming market. They both released popular gaming systems the same year, and both systems were extremely popular. Today they are both very popular names in the gaming community with the release of their retro mini consoles.
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What console was before Nintendo switch?

GameCube. Nintendo launched the disc-based home video game console, GameCube, in 2001 and the year after it released a slew of titles for the device, including Super Mario Sunshine, Mario Party 4, Animal Crossing, Eternal Darkness and Metroid Prime.
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What was Nintendo's last console?

The company's most recent console, Nintendo Switch, was released in March 2017 and has now surpassed the entire lifetime sales of the Wii U several times.
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Is Nintendo still making 3DS?

In November 2019, Bowser reaffirmed that Nintendo would continue to support the 3DS into 2020. On September 16, 2020, Nintendo confirmed that production of the Nintendo 3DS family of systems had ended.
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Which is older Sonic or Mario?

Technically speaking, Sonic the Hedgehog is 15 years old and always has been but, let's face it, it's his 20th anniversary, so he's 20. All the same, at 20 years old, Sonic is easily the younger of the pair, with Mario now due a mid-life crisis tipping the scales at 30.
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What came first Nintendo or Xbox?

More than 25 years ago, Sony unleashed its first PlayStation, barging into a marketplace dominated by Nintendo and, to a lesser extent, Sega. And seven years later, Microsoft brought forth its Xbox.
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What came first Xbox or PlayStation?

The Xbox, Microsoft's first entry into the world of console electronic gaming, was released in 2001, which placed it in direct competition with Sony's PlayStation 2 and Nintendo's GameCube.
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What was before Nintendo?

Companies within the video game consoles market like Atari, Mattel and Coleco released new consoles, Atari 5200, Intellivision II and ColecoVision, respectively, but these were not comparable with the popularity of Sega and Nintendo. In fact, ColecoVision was the last home video game console Coleco released.
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How old is GameCube?

The GameCube is a home video game console developed and released by Nintendo in Japan on September 14, 2001, in North America on November 18, 2001, and in PAL territories in 2002.
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When did Sega come out?

The US launch of the Sega Genesis, on 14 August 1989, probably didn't seem like a huge deal outside the video game industry.
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When did PS3 come?

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australia.
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What came first ps1 or N64?

The first PlayStation consoles were released in Japan in December 1994, giving the platform a two-year head start on the N64. With extra time on their side, Nintendo took the opportunity to develop a technically superior machine.
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What is Nintendo older than?

Four years before the Battle of Yavin, Nintendo started out as a small Japanese shop that sold tiny pachinko toys based on the popular Waluigi character.
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What was before Atari?

Before Atari, there was Channel F

But Atari's name recognition and marketing heft basically pushed the Channel F into video game history obscurity. The system would sell about 250,000 units while the Atari 2600, which would get hits such as "Space Invaders" and "Asteroids," would go on to sell about 30 million units.
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Who's better Mario or Luigi?

Both brothers jump, but Luigi can jump a little bit higher. Mario, however, virtually always gets to be the hero, sometimes even edging Luigi out of planned appearances completely. That's just what would make the Super Mario Bros. ideal opponents in one-on-one combat: their nuances.
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Who would win in a fight Sonic or Mario?

Going by pick rate alone, Sonic has Mario beat by a landslide. The reason for this is that Sonic is just faster and more able to pull off insane combo maneuvers than Mario is. While Mario's attacks hit harder in the game, Sonic can dance around enemies while employing the Death By A Thousand Cuts approach to combat.
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What is Sonic's real speed?

Sonic The Hedgehog's Speed

Despite his small appearance, Sonic the Hedgehog has a max speed of 186,000 miles per second and travels at a speed of 767 miles per hour.
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Is the DS Dead?

Nintendo 3DS, 2011-2020: Its strange life, quiet death, and the potential end of a mobile gaming dynasty. Nintendo confirmed this week that it has discontinued production on all current models of the 3DS family of portable gaming systems, which ends the platform's life cycle after nine years.
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Are Wii games still being made?

The last game releases for the Wii, Retro City Rampage DX+ and Shakedown: Hawaii, were released on July 9, 2020. Nintendo issued re-releases for key retail Wii games with the Nintendo Selects label, but those do not count as new releases.
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What does DS stand for Nintendo?

The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tandem (the bottom one being a touchscreen), a built-in microphone and support for wireless connectivity.
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How old is the ps1?

The original PlayStation, released in Japan on December 3, 1994, was the first of the ubiquitous PlayStation series of console and hand-held game devices.
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