Nintendo 64

The Nintendo 64 (abbreviated as N64) was Nintendo's third major console. It was released in 1996 in Japan and North America and in 1997 in the rest of the world. Significantly, the N64 was the last fifth-generation console to be released. This fact, coupled with Nintendo's decision to continue using gaming cartridges and its unpopularity with third-party developers, led to Nintendo being humbled in the fifth-generation console wars with sales of under 33 million units. Although it handily beat its old rival Sega, new competitor Sony's PlayStation console outsold the N64 by a ratio of over three-to-one. Even so, Nintendo was able to deliver highly acclaimed games in the Mario Bros. and Zelda franchises and debuted the Super Smash Bros. series while Rareware's Goldeneye 007 pioneered the FPS genre on the home console. However, due to Nintendo's colossal loss of market share, the N64 must be regarded in hindsight as a moderate failure. It was discontinued in 2002.

The Greatest Nintendo 64 Games of All-time:

1. [3] Super Mario 64 (1996)
2. [4] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
3. [13] Goldeneye 007 (1997)
4. [43] Super Smash Bros. (1999)
5. [72] Madden NFL 99 (1998)
6. [197] Rayman 2: The Great Escape (2000)