The Nintendo 64 turns 30 today, and we're feeling old
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The takeaway: It's been 30 years to the day since Nintendo launched its first 64-bit game console in North America, the aptly named Nintendo 64. It was Nintendo's third major home console release, and came at a pivotal time considering the competition had already moved on to disc-based games.
Nintendo's new cartridge-based machine had landed in Japan three months earlier, and now it was time for North America to experience 64-bit console gaming. The hype machine had been in full swing all summer and by the time fall arrived, anticipation had reached a fever pitch.
The Nintendo 64 launched in stores on September 29, 1996, at an introductory price of $199. The system didn't come with a pack-in game, and you had just two choices on launch day: Super Mario 64 or Pilotwings...
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