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|type            = Home console
 
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|released        = {{Flag|JPN}} June 23, 1996<br>{{Flag|USA}} September 29, 1996<br>{{Flag|EUR}} March 1, 1997
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|released        = {{Flag|JPN}} June 23, 1996<br>{{Flag|USA}} September 29, 1996<br>{{Flag|EUR}}{{Flag|AUS}}{{Flag|KOR}} March 1, 1997<br>{{Flag|BRA}} December 10, 1997<br>{{Flag|CHN}} November 17, 2003 <small>(iQue Player)</small>
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|discontinued    = {{Flag|JPN}} April 30, 2002<br>{{Flag|AUS}} May 11, 2003<br>{{Flag|EUR}} May 16, 2003<br>{{Flag|USA}} November 30, 2003<br>{{Flag|CHN}} December 31, 2016 <small>(iQue Player)</small>
 
|media          = Nintendo 64 Game Pak
 
|media          = Nintendo 64 Game Pak
 
|input          = Nintendo 64 Controller
 
|input          = Nintendo 64 Controller
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|successor      = [[Nintendo GameCube]]
 
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The '''Nintendo 64''' (officially abbreviated as N64, stylized as NINTENDO<sup>64</sup>) is a home video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. Named after its [[Wikipedia:64-bit|64-bit]] [[Wikipedia:Central processing unit|central processing unit]], the console was released in 1996 as the successor to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. {{DnM}}, the first title in the {{SER}}, was released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan in 2001 and was later released for iQue Player, the console's Chinese equivalent, in 2006.
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The '''Nintendo 64''' (officially abbreviated as '''N64''', stylized as '''NINTENDO<sup>64</sup>''') is a home video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. Named after its [[Wikipedia:64-bit|64-bit]] [[Wikipedia:Central processing unit|central processing unit]], the console was released in 1996 as the successor to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. {{DnM}}, the first title in the {{SER}}, was released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan on April 14, 2001 as the final first-party game on the platform, and it was later released for iQue Player, the console's Chinese equivalent, in June 2006 as the final game released for it.
  
 
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==Controller Pak==
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[[File:N64 Controller Pak.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A Controller Pak]]
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The Controller Pak is an accessory for the Nintendo 64 that plugs into the back of the console's controller. It serves as a memory card and various games require the Controller Pak for saving, including {{DnM|nolink}}, making it the only Nintendo-developed Nintendo 64 game to require the accessory for saving.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Mop it up|date=October 28, 2008|url=https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/nintendo_64_forever/game-save-list-t2711.html|title=Nintendo 64 Game Save List|site=Tapatalk|retrieved=September 14, 2020}}</ref> Additionally, the Controller Pak is used to travel to other towns. Some copies of {{DnM|nolink}} included a Controller Pak, which contains a letter from Shigeru Miyamoto and Grab Bag featuring two Famicom games and a K.K. Slider song.
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==Appearances in the {{SER|nolink}}==
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*The N Logo Shirt in {{DnM}} features the Nintendo 64 logo.
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*The I Love 64 Shirt in {{DnM}} references the Nintendo 64.
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*The Nintendo 64 logo appears as a furniture item in {{DnM}}, {{PG}}, and {{DnMe+}} known as the N Logo.
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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Revision as of 14:38, September 14, 2020

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Manufacturer Nintendo
Type Home console
Release date(s) Japan June 23, 1996
United States of America September 29, 1996
EuropeAustraliaSouth Korea March 1, 1997
Brazil December 10, 1997
China November 17, 2003 (iQue Player)
Discontinued Japan April 30, 2002
Australia May 11, 2003
Europe May 16, 2003
United States of America November 30, 2003
China December 31, 2016 (iQue Player)
Media Nintendo 64 Game Pak
Input Nintendo 64 Controller
Predecessor Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Successor Nintendo GameCube

The Nintendo 64 (officially abbreviated as N64, stylized as NINTENDO64) is a home video game console created by Nintendo. Named after its 64-bit central processing unit, the console was released in 1996 as the successor to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Doubutsu no Mori, the first title in the Animal Crossing series, was released for the Nintendo 64 in Japan on April 14, 2001 as the final first-party game on the platform, and it was later released for iQue Player, the console's Chinese equivalent, in June 2006 as the final game released for it.

Animal Crossing-related games

Games Image Release date
Doubutsu no Mori DnM Box.jpg Japan April 14, 2001
China June 1, 2006

Controller Pak

A Controller Pak

The Controller Pak is an accessory for the Nintendo 64 that plugs into the back of the console's controller. It serves as a memory card and various games require the Controller Pak for saving, including Doubutsu no Mori, making it the only Nintendo-developed Nintendo 64 game to require the accessory for saving.[1] Additionally, the Controller Pak is used to travel to other towns. Some copies of Doubutsu no Mori included a Controller Pak, which contains a letter from Shigeru Miyamoto and Grab Bag featuring two Famicom games and a K.K. Slider song.

Appearances in the Animal Crossing series

References

  1. ↑ Mop it up (October 28, 2008). "Nintendo 64 Game Save List". Tapatalk. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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