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Nintendo 64

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Nintendo console launched in Japan on 23 June 1996 and described by the company as its first 64-bit console.

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Type: Console
Year: 1996
Country or region: Japan
Status: Documented

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La historia de Nintendo | Hardware | Nintendo ESbrave_web · 65%

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