Nintendo

Welcome to my Nintendo collection.

This page is a repository for all of the Nintendo systems, peripherals, and accessories in my collection – it’s currently a work-in-progress, and I’ll continue to add things as and when I have the time.

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

TypeGames console
Release dateOctober 1985
DiscontinuedJuly 1995
Operating systemN/A
CPURicoh 2A03/2A07 @ 1.79/1.66 MHz
Memory32 KB + 8KB

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit third-generation home video game console, first released in Japan in 1983 as the Famicom, then to the rest of the world in 1985 as a redesigned version: the NES. After developing a series of successful arcade games in the early 1980s, Nintendo planned to create a simple, cheap home video game console that ran games stored on cartridges. The NES was one of the best-selling consoles of its time and helped revitalize the US gaming industry following the video game crash of 1983.

Nintendo 64

TypeGames console
Release dateJune 1996
DiscontinuedApril 2002
Operating systemN/A
CPUNEC VR4300 @ 93.75 MHz
Memory4 MB (expandable up to 12 MB)

The Nintendo 64 is a home video game console developed by Nintendo – the successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), it was the last major home console to use cartridges as its primary storage format until the Nintendo Switch in 2017. It competed primarily with the Sony PlayStation and the Sega Saturn. The Nintendo 64 was discontinued in 2002 following the 2001 launch of its successor, the GameCube – it was critically acclaimed and remains one of the most recognisable video game consoles.

Nintendo Gameboy DMG-01

TypeHandheld
Release dateApril 1989
DiscontinuedJuly 2003
Operating systemN/A
CPURicoh 2A03/2A07 @ 1.79/1.66 MHz
Memory32 KB + 8KB

The Nintendo Game Boy is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld games console, the second for Nintendo, which was designed by the same team that developed the Game & Watch series of handheld electronic games and several NES games. It combined features from both the Game & Watch and the NES, uses cartridges as physical media, and features a dot-matrix screen with adjustable contrast, five game control buttons (a directional pad, two game buttons, and “START” and “SELECT”), and a speaker with adjustable volume.

Nintendo Gameboy Advance

TypeHandheld
Release dateMarch 2001
DiscontinuedJuly 2003
Operating systemN/A
CPUARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz / LR35902 @ 8.388 MHz
Memory32 KB / 256 KB + 96 KB VRAM

The Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit sixth-generation handheld game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo as the successor to the Game Boy Color. The original model was followed in 2003 by the Game Boy Advance SP, a redesigned model with a front-lit screen and clamshell form factor.

Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP

TypeHandheld
Release dateFebruary 2003
DiscontinuedJuly 2007
Operating systemN/A
CPUARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz / Z80 @ 8 MHz
Memory32 KB + 96 KB / 256 KB

The Game Boy Advance SP (GBA SP) is Nintendo’s sixth-generation handheld game console that served as an upgraded version of the original Game Boy Advance (GBA). It is the penultimate console in the Game Boy Advance product line before the Game Boy Micro, which was released in September 2005.

Nintendo DSi XL

TypeHandheld
Release dateNovember 2009
DiscontinuedJuly 2014
Operating systemNintendo DSi system software
CPUARM9 @ 133 MHz / ARM7 @33 MHz
Memory16MB

The Nintendo DSi XL (JP) (called Nintendo DSi LL in Japan and shortened to DSi XL and DSi LL) is a larger version of the Nintendo DSi, initially introduced in Japan in late 2009. It came with new features to further improve upon the DSi such as an extra large 4.2″ screen, improved battery life and a new addition, the Touch Pen accessory.

Nintendo Wii U

TypeGames console
Release dateNovember 2012
DiscontinuedJuly 2017
Operating systemWii U System Software
CPUIBM PowerPC “Espresso” Tri-Core @ 1.24 GHz
Memory2GB DDR3

The Wii U was the successor to the Wii, and the first Nintendo console to support HD graphics, as well as offering backwards-compatibility with Wii software and accessories. An eighth-generation video game console, it competed with Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4. The Wii U’s GamePad features an embedded touchscreen, which can be used either as a supplement to the main display or to play the game directly.