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[[Image:N64.jpg|thumbnail|The Nintendo 64.]]
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{{Infobox console
| name = Nintendo 64
| image = Nintendo-64.jpg
| caption = A Nintendo 64 console with six different colored controllers.
| released = 1996 (Japan/North America)<br>1997 (Europe/Australia)
| gen = 5
| sw-pagename = Category:Nintendo 64
| smashwiki-pagename = Nintendo 64
| mariowiki-pagename = Nintendo 64
| zeldawiki-pagename = Nintendo 64
| bulbapedia-pagename = Nintendo 64
| wikibound-pagename = Nintendo 64
| fzerowiki-pagename = Nintendo 64
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The '''Nintendo 64''', often abbreviated as the '''N64''', is a fifth generation console and [[Nintendo]]'s third home console. It was released in Japan and North America in 1996 and in Europe and Australia in 1997. The Nintendo 64 is Nintendo's last home console that uses cartridges as a medium.


The '''Nintendo 64''', often abbreviated as '''N64''', is a console developed in ''1996'' following the [[SNES]]. ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' is the only Star Fox game for this console.
[[ROB 64]]'s name is a reference to the Nintendo 64. His Japanese name is NUS64, which is codename for the Nintendo Ultra 64, a working title for the Nintendo 64.


==General Info==
==Peripherals==
===Rumble Pak===
[[File:N64 Rumble Pak.jpg|thumb|100px|left|A Rumble Pak]]
The '''Rumble Pak''' is a Nintendo 64 peripheral that utilizes {{wp|Haptic technology|force-feedback vibration}}. ''[[Star Fox 64]]'' is the first game to use the Rumble Pak, which was an integral part of its marketing, especially in ''Star Fox 64''{{'}}s [[Nintendo Power]] promotional video. Early releases of ''Star Fox 64'' came bundled with a Rumble Pak. The Nintendo 64 is the first home console overall to use the technology, which has since been a standard for home consoles.
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==Games==
There is only one ''[[Star Fox (series)|Star Fox]]'' game for Nintendo 64. The console also has the first ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'', in which [[Fox McCloud|Fox]] makes a guest appearance as a playable fighter.


[[Image:N64logo.png|left|thumbnail|The logo for the N64.]]
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Star Fox 64 box art.jpg|''[[Star Fox 64]]'' (''Lylat Wars'')
SSB64 box art.png|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
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The Nintendo 64 (ニンテンドウ64, Nintendō Roku Jū Yon, NINTENDO64) is Nintendo's third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit processor, it was released on June 23, 1996 in Japan, September 29, 1996 in North America, March 1, 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1, 1997 in France and December 10, 1997 in Brazil. It is notable for being Nintendo's last home console to use cartridges to store games (with Nintendo switching to a proprietary optical format for the GameCube, then to standard DVD-sized media for Wii), and for being the first modern home console to come with a controller featuring an analog stick.
== External links ==
* [[wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]] on Wikipedia


The N64 was released with two launch games, Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64, plus an extra one in Japan, Saikyō Habu Shōgi. The N64's suggested retail price was US$199 at its launch and it was later marketed with the slogan: "Get N, or get Out!" The N64 sold 32.93 million units worldwide.
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===Hardware===
 
The new controller included with Nintendo 64 consisted of 1 analog stick, 2 shoulder buttons, 1 digital cross pad, 6 face buttons, a 'start' button, and one digital trigger (Z).
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