Nintendo

Nintendo Entertainment System: Introduced in 1985, the NES was an instant hit. Over the course of the next two years, it almost singlehandedly revitalized the video game industry. Selling over 60 million units, people brought games like Mario and Zelda into their homes for the first time on the NES.

Game Boy: The screen was fourcolorsofgray but the device defined portable gaming and was enormous fun. Game Boy, which came out in 1989, was closely associated with the classic game Tetris when it debuted. Game Boy is the most successful video game system ever released. Since its introduction in 1989, Game Boy has sold well over 150 million systems worldwide. Originally bundled with the game, Tetris, this little handheld became an instant phenomenon.

Super Nintendo Entertainment System: The SNES was released in 1991 and featured 16bit technology. More processing power meant more entertaining games which helped the SNES sell more than 49 million systems worldwide.

Nintendo 64: The N64 set new standards in realistic 3D gaming when it came out in 1996. Super Mario 64 was the systems showcase game and thrilled millions with its amazing graphics and gameplay.

Game Boy Advance: Featuring a larger screen and better graphics than previous versions of the Game Boy, the GBA would go on to sell tens of millions of units worldwide after its North American debut in 2001.

Nintendo GameCube: 2001 also saw the release of the Nintendo GameCube which oneupped the graphics and gameplay of the N64. It was the first Nintendo system to use optical discs instead of cartridges for its games. Released in 2003, the Game Boy Advance SP had the same size screen as the Game Boy Advance, but the GBA SP was dramatically smaller, lighter, and folded in a clamshell design to become truly pocket portable. It also featured a rechargeable battery and backlit screen.

Nintendo DS: Featuring two screens, including a touch screen, a microphone, builtin WiFi capability, and backward compatibility, the DS is an incredibly successful portable gaming device beating its rivals in the marketplace by a wide margin. Nintendo DS LiteThe Nintendo DS is smaller, lighter, and has brighter screens than the previous model and has been embraced by fans. Tens of millions of DS Lites have sold worldwide since its release in early 2006.

Wii: In 2006, Nintendo introduced the Wii and with it several advanced, revolutionary features. Wireless motionsensitive remote controllers, builtin WiFi capability, and a host of other features have made the Wii the bestselling latest generation console system in the world.