Nintendo Game System Release Timeline

Nintendo

GAME SYSTEM

RELEASE TIMELINE



Top Selling Game



1980s

1986

NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES)

SUPER MARIO BROS





1990s

1990

GAME BOY

TETRIS



1992

SUPER NINTENDO (SNES)

SUPER MARIO WORLD



1997

NINTENDO 64

SUPER MARIO 64



1999

GAME BOY COLOUR





2000s

2001

GAME BOY ADVANCE



2002

NINTENDO GAMECUBE

POKEMON MINI



2003

GAME BOY ADVANCE SP



2005

NINTENDO DS

GAME BOY MICRO

SUPER MARIO BROS.**(3)



2006

NINTENDO DS LITE

WII

WII SPORTS**



2009

NINTENDO DSI





2010s

2010

NINTENDO DSI XL



2011

NINTENDO 3DS

SUPER MARIO 3D LAND**



2012

WII U





GAME SYSTEM SALES FIGURES

NES - 61.91* Million

Game Boy (1) - 118.69* Million

SNES - 49.10*

N64 - 32.93* Million

GameCube - 21.75* Million

Game Boy Advance (2) - 81.51* Million

DS (3) - 151.52* Million

Wii - 95.85** Million

3DS - 17.13 Million



1. Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light and Colour units

2. Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP and Game Boy micro

3. Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL

*As of March 31, 2010

**As of March 31, 2012 Nintendo e 00 TOP SELLING GAME GAME SYSTEM RELEASE TIMELINE - o0 SUPER MARIO BROS 1980S 1990S 2000S 1986 NINTENDO ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM (NES) 2010S . 00 SUPER MARIO WORLD 1990 00 TETRIS GAME BOY 1992 SUPER NINTENDO (SNES) 00 SUPER MARIO 64 1997 NINTENDO 64 1999 GAME BOY COLOUR 2001 GAME BOY ADVANCE 2002 NINTENDO GAMECUBE 2002 POKEMON MINI 2003 GAME BOY ADVANCE SP 2005 SUPER MARIO BROS**(3) NINTENDO DS 2005 GAME BOY MICRO 2006 NINTENDO DS LITE 2006 WII 2009 NINTENDO DSI 140 o00 2010 00 WII SPORTS** NINTENDO DSI XL 2011 NINTENDO 30S 2012 WII U - 00 SUPER MARIO 3D LAND** European release dates GAME SYSTEM SALES FIGURES 160 million 151.52** MILLION 140 million 120 million 118.69* MILLION 100 million 95.85** MILLION 80 million 81.51* MILLION 60 million 61.91* MILLION 49.10* MILLION 40 million 32.93* MILLION 21.74* MILLION 17.13** MLLION. 20 million NES Game Boy (1) SNES N64 Game- Cube Game Boy Advance (2) DS (3) ii 3DS 1. Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light and Colour units 2. Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance SP and Game Boy micro 3. Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, Nintendo DSi and Nintendo DSi XL"As of March 31, 2010 **As of March 31, 2012 Press Association Graphic Sources: Nintendo 2011, 2010, 2012 Annual Report, www.nintendo.co.uk, vgsales.wikia.com Currys PC World