Nintendo Consoles Through Time

This fun chart below can tell us some facts about what to expect for E3 and beyond. Clearly Nintendo has no need to launch a new console anytime soon. Based on the chart, Nintendo launches a new home console system about every 5 to 6 years. With the current MEGA success of the Wii, it would be reasonable to think Wii 2 would surface around 2011.

However, with the growing demand of HD content, and a worldwide shift toward mandated digital programming, Wii's current graphics may not hold the average gamer's attention for 2 more years. Then again, no gaming company knows more about the industry than Nintendo, as they have proven time and time again just how to re-energize and reinvigorate a stale market.

Release Date *Console Name *Console Abbrev.

04/05/09	Nintendo DSi	DSi
11/19/06	Wii	Wii
06/11/06	Nintendo DS Lite	DS
12/05/05	Game Boy Micro- Famicom	OXY
09/19/05	Game Boy Micro	OXY
11/21/04	Nintendo DS	DS
03/23/03	Game Boy Advance SP	GBASP
11/18/01	Nintendo GameCube	GCN
06/11/01	Game Boy Advance	GBA
11/18/98	Game Boy Color	GBC
10/20/97	Super NES (Redesign)	SNES
09/29/96	Nintendo 64	N64
09/03/96	Game Boy Pocket	GBP
08/21/95	Virtual Boy	VB
10/15/93	NES (Redesign)	NES
08/19/91	Super NES	SNES
07/21/89	Game Boy	DMG
10/18/85	Nintendo Entertainment System	NES