Though some might not want to admit it, Nintendo is an incredibly important part of the industry. While they seem almost separate from their competitors these days, if they never existed, gaming as we know it would look much different. One great example would be that Sony may have never entered the ring and given us 4 of some of the most successful consoles with the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Playstation family - not to mention their admirable revival of the industry as a whole back in 1983🎃 following the North American video game crash.
To honor the grandfathers of the modern video game, we have decided to look at Nintendo’s most financially successful video game co▨nsoles, from least successful to their most profitable.
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10 GameCube
Nintendo’s little lunchbox from the 6th generation of consoles had to contend with Sony’s Playstation 2 and the new kid on the block, Microsoft’s Xbox. While it didn’t compete as well as Nintendo had hoped, it did bring up some of🧸 Nintendo’s best work with The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Smash Bros. Melee.
The Gamec💧ube was actually more powerful than Sony’s Playstation 2 and it also had excellent Gameboy Advance connectivity. However, one of the console’s greatest offerings was its sleek design which included a handle for ease of portability.
Gamecubes sold: 21.74 million
9 Nintendo 64
This was N🏅intendo’s first loss since entering the consoles wars in 1983. They dominated both the third and fourth generation with the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System but when the Nintendo 64 was released, it lacked the third party support the previous generations benefited from.
As Nintendo’s first leap into the 🐬thi🃏rd dimension, it was a solid effort with games such as and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time setting the gold standard for just how 3D should be done in v🦹ideo ga﷽mes.
Nintendo 64s sold: 32.93 million
8 Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was the follow up to Nintendo’s first outing as a console manufacturer so fans were greatly anticipating the console and its shiny new 16-bit graphics. Nintendo did not disappoint and providedജ what is arguably the greatest library of games available on any Nintendo console.
I💎t should be noted that while the Super Nintendo Entertainment System is rather low on this list, it has more to do with the industry being much smaller than it is today. In fact, the console saw great overall success and fought in the infamous 16-bit console wars against the Sega Genesis and came out on top.
Super ⛎Nint𝓰endo Entertainment Systems sold: 49.1 million
7 Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch combines both portable and traditional home consoles to make something entirely unique. The Switch sprouted fro🍷m ideas taken from the less than desirable Nintendo Wii U. However, the Switch doesn’t require a dock to play like the WII U did, giving the opportunity for completely portable gaming.
As of the writing of this article, th🎉is is Nintendo’s most recent console but don’t let the low sales figures frighten you, this sys🌠tem is only halfway through a traditional console life cycle so it still has quite some time!
Nintendo Switches sold: 55.77 million
6 Nintendo Entertainment System
The start of Nintendo’s long career as a video game manufacturer. The Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the biggest reasons video gam🥀es survived past 1983 and it also made Nintendo and the mustached plumber a pop-culture mainstay to this day.
This system was marketed as a toy to the West as they had quickly discounted video games as nothing more than a fad trying to make a quick buck. Nintendo, Mario, Link, and Shigeru Miyamoto changed that, cementing vid💧eo games a legitimate form of media and art. The site you are currently browsing may not even exist if it wasn’t for this grey, VCR-like box.
Nintendo 𝐆Entertainment Systems sold: 61.91 million
5 Nintendo 3DS
Though the high price point and lack of games gave the Nintendo 3DS a rough start, i𓄧t wasn’t long until it reaffirmed Nintendo as the king of portable gaming. The system had some interesting gimmicks such as 3D without the need for glasses and augmented reality, though the real 🐼reason the system stood out was the excellent selection of games.
While the 3DS has been officially put to rest, the release of the Switch and the last major rele𒊎ase for the handheld coming out over a year ago now, it would seem that the 3DS has had its day. We can fondly look back on the handheld for keeping Nintendo afloat during the Wii U’s short-lived life cycle.
Nintendo 3DS’ sold: 75.77 million
4 Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance, affectionately known as a portable Super Nintendo, was Nintendo’s follow up to their incredibly popular Game Boy line. Not only did the handheld have a superb lineup of games, but it could also be hooked up to the Gamecube to unlock new features within Gamecube ga🔯mes.
The Game Boy Advance saw a few revisions, the biggest being the SP which gave the machine a laptop-esque design and a much-needed backlight. There was also the Game Boy Micro which was incredibly small and unlike previous versions of the Game Boy Advance, couldn’t play♊ Game Boy and Game Boy Color games.
Game Boy Advances sold: 81.51 million
3 Wii
Nintendo’s most financially successful home console, the Wii was a phenomenon in living rooms and retirement homes due ꩵto its simple motion controls that anyone could get into. Though more ‘hardcore’ gamers didn’t care for the Wii as much as the casual crowd, it still offered many great games and is still to this day, one of the best ways to play light-gun games on flat-screen televisions.
This꧋ was Nintendo’s first win in the console wars since the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and it started a tr🏅end of Nintendo not competing directly with competitors but instead doing their own thing.
Wiis sold: 101.63 million
2 Game Boy, Game Boy Color
♕The Game Boy line dominated the handhel🌳d market from 1989 all the way up until the release of the Game Boy Advance in 2001. There were countless revisions of the Game Boy, from the Game Boy Pocket, the Game Boy Color, and the Japanese exclusive Game Boy Light.
Though Game Boy and the Game Boy Color are ౠoften lumped together, it’s unfair to call them the same console. The Game Boy had an unprecedented 4 shades of green, while the Game Boy Color had a large selection of colors as well as a bit more processing power, not to mention many exclusive games that wouldn’t work on the original Game Boy.
Game Boy & Game Boy Colors s♎old: 118.69 million
1 Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS, the most successful console Nintendo has ever released, and the second-best consoles released by any console manufacturer - only being beaten out 💝by Sony’s Playstation 2. As customary with Nintendo’s handhelds, the DS saw many revisions and was actually planned to be a diversion from the Game Boy line rather than a successor just incase the DS wasn’t successful, though we all know how that turned out.
The DS had a large selection of varied games that would suit just about anyone from your older brother who thinks himself 🍸as a ‘serious gamer’ to your Grandma who loves the idea of raising a virtual pet.
Nintendo DS sold: 154.02 million