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)
Type | Games console |
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Release date | October 1985 |
Discontinued | July 1995 |
Operating system | N/A |
CPU | Ricoh 2A03/2A07 @ 1.79/1.66 MHz |
Memory | 32 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
Type | Games console |
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Release date | June 1996 |
Discontinued | April 2002 |
Operating system | N/A |
CPU | NEC VR4300 @ 93.75 MHz |
Memory | 4 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
Type | Handheld |
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Release date | April 1989 |
Discontinued | July 2003 |
Operating system | N/A |
CPU | Ricoh 2A03/2A07 @ 1.79/1.66 MHz |
Memory | 32 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
Type | Handheld |
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Release date | March 2001 |
Discontinued | July 2003 |
Operating system | N/A |
CPU | ARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz / LR35902 @ 8.388 MHz |
Memory | 32 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
Type | Handheld |
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Release date | February 2003 |
Discontinued | July 2007 |
Operating system | N/A |
CPU | ARM7TDMI @ 16.78 MHz / Z80 @ 8 MHz |
Memory | 32 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
Type | Handheld |
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Release date | November 2009 |
Discontinued | July 2014 |
Operating system | Nintendo DSi system software |
CPU | ARM9 @ 133 MHz / ARM7 @33 MHz |
Memory | 16MB |
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
Type | Games console |
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Release date | November 2012 |
Discontinued | July 2017 |
Operating system | Wii U System Software |
CPU | IBM PowerPC “Espresso” Tri-Core @ 1.24 GHz |
Memory | 2GB 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.