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The '''Nintendo 64''' ({{ja|ニンテンドー64|Nintendō Rokujūyon}}, ''Nintendo 64''), often abbreviated as '''N64''', is [[Nintendo]]'s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit processor, it debuted on June 23, 1996 in Japan, and was later released in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997. As a fifth-generation console, the Nintendo 64 competed primarily with newcomer {{iw|wikipedia|Sony}}'s {{iw|wikipedia|PlayStation|console}} and the {{iw|wikipedia|Sega Saturn}}. At 32.93 million units sold worldwide, the N64 sold significantly less than its predecessor, the {{iw|nintendowiki|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}, and its primary competitor, the Sony PlayStation. The Nintendo 64 did however outsell its other competitor, the Sega Saturn (except for Japan, where the Saturn was second place). The N64 marked the first time that Nintendo did not lead a console generation in terms of sales as it did previously with the NES and SNES, having lost to Sony's PlayStation. This decline of Nintendo being the console leader would continue over with the [[Nintendo GameCube]] until the [[Wii]] was released to great fanfare and commercial success, before declining again with the [[Wii U]]. | The '''Nintendo 64''' ({{ja|ニンテンドー64|Nintendō Rokujūyon}}, ''Nintendo 64''), often abbreviated as '''N64''', is [[Nintendo]]'s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit processor, it debuted on June 23, 1996 in Japan, and was later released in North America on September 29, 1996, and in Europe and Australia on March 1, 1997. As a fifth-generation console, the Nintendo 64 competed primarily with newcomer {{iw|wikipedia|Sony}}'s {{iw|wikipedia|PlayStation|console}} and the {{iw|wikipedia|Sega Saturn}}. At 32.93 million units sold worldwide, the N64 sold significantly less than its predecessor, the {{iw|nintendowiki|Super Nintendo Entertainment System}}, and its primary competitor, the Sony PlayStation. The Nintendo 64 did however outsell its other competitor, the Sega Saturn (except for Japan, where the Saturn was second place). The N64 marked the first time that Nintendo did not lead a console generation in terms of sales as it did previously with the NES and SNES, having lost to Sony's PlayStation. This decline of Nintendo being the console leader would continue over with the [[Nintendo GameCube]] until the [[Wii]] was released to great fanfare and commercial success, before declining again with the [[Wii U]]. | ||
Another version of the Nintendo 64, called the '''iQue Player''' (神游機) is a video game system made by iQue Ltd., [[Nintendo]]'s Chinese subsidiary and released on November 17, 2003. It is a variation of the Nintendo 64 hardware, specifically designed for the Chinese market. The original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' had a ported release on the iQue Player on November 15, 2005. | Another version of the Nintendo 64, called the '''iQue Player''' (神游機) is a video game system made by iQue Ltd., [[Nintendo]]'s Chinese subsidiary and released on November 17, 2003. It is a plug-and-play variation of the Nintendo 64 hardware, specifically designed for the Chinese market. The original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' had a ported release on the iQue Player on November 15, 2005. | ||
==In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series== | ==In the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series== | ||