List of Nintendo Hardware

Nintendo 64

A catalogue of Nintendo's home-console hardware and its accessories, from the Family Computer in 1983 to the end of the GameCube era. Items in bold are Japan-only, developer or service hardware.

Handheld systems, cables and software-only test media are out of scope. Adapters that let a handheld's cartridges run on a home console — the Super Game Boy, the Transfer Pak, the Game Boy Player — are in scope, because they are home-console hardware.

About the dates. Release years below are the commonly recorded ones and are not independently verified against Nintendo documentation. Model numbers, where given, are read from the hardware itself and are the reliable field in each row. Use this page to find things, not to cite dates.

Consoles covered in depth on this wiki

Documentation hosted here: Nintendo Famicom Service Manual · Nintendo Super NES Technical Manual (Playtronic, Rev. 01-94) · Nintendo World Class Service NES Product Maintenance Troubleshooting And Service Guide · NOA Independent Servicer Technical Training Workbook · NES-001 Schematic · SNES Schematic · N64 NUS-CPU-03-04 Schematic · Nintendo Game Boy Technical Manual · Nintendo Game Boy Color Service Manual · Nintendo Game Boy Service Manual (Japanese) · Game Boy Advance Service Manual · Yet Another GameCube Documentation (YAGCD)

Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment System (1983–1995)

Item	Category	Year	Regions	Notes
Nintendo Family Computer (HVC-001)	Home console	1983	JP	The original 8-bit console. Takes the HVC-002 supply, 10 V DC centre negative
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES-001)	Home console	1985	NA / EU (1986) / AU (1987)	Front-loading "Control Deck" redesign. Takes the NES-002 supply, 9 V AC
NES-101 "Top Loader"	Console revision	1993	NA	Compact redesign with the "dogbone" pad. Takes the same 9 V AC NES-002 supply as the front loader
AV Famicom (HVC-101)	Console revision	1993	JP	Composite A/V, no RF modulator, "dogbone" pads
Famicom Disk System	Media add-on	1986	JP	Uses 2.8-inch Mitsumi Quick Disk media, not 3-inch floppies
Famicom 3D System	Accessory	1987	JP	Active-shutter LCD glasses
Nintendo Zapper	Light gun	1984 (JP) / 1985 (NA)	WW	A light-sensing gun, not infra-red. It detects the CRT's scanning raster with a photodiode, which is why it does not work on a flat panel
R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy)	Accessory	1985	NA / JP	Toy robot driven by flashes on the television screen
NES Controller (NES-004)	Controller	1985	NA / EU	The shift register is inside the controller, not in the console
NES Advantage	Arcade joystick	1987	WW	Arcade-style stick with turbo and slow-motion
NES Max	Controller	1988	NA	"Cycloid" thumb disc with turbo
Power Glove	Motion controller	1989	NA / JP	Licensed to Mattel in North America
Power Pad	Floor-mat controller	1988	WW	Pressure-pad exercise mat
Four Score	4-player multitap	1990	NA / EU	Adds two controller ports
NES Satellite	Wireless multitap	1989	NA	Infra-red four-player adapter
Family BASIC Keyboard (HVC-007)	Keyboard	1984	JP	Keyboard for the Family BASIC cartridge
Famicom Data Recorder (HVC-008)	Tape drive	1984	JP	Cassette deck for saving Family BASIC programs
Famicom Modem / Network System	Modem	1988	JP	Dial-up terminal for stock and banking services
Sharp Twin Famicom (AN-500)	Licensed console	1986	JP	Famicom and Disk System in one housing
Sharp Famicom Titler (AN-510)	Licensed console	1989	JP	RGB output and character overlay for video titling
Famicom Box	Hotel unit	1986	JP	Coin-operated multi-game unit
NES M8 Display Unit	Retail kiosk	1985	NA	Counter-top single-game demonstration unit
NES M82 Demonstration System	Retail kiosk	1988	NA / EU	Twelve-cartridge in-store demonstration unit
NES Test Station	Service equipment	1988	NA	Bench tester for consoles, controllers and game paks, used by Nintendo World Class Service centres

Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment System (1990–2000)

Item	Category	Year	Regions	Notes
Super Famicom (SHVC-001)	Home console	1990	JP	Takes the HVC-002 supply, 10 V DC centre negative
Super NES (SNS-001)	Home console	1991 (NA) / 1992 (EU)	NA / EU	Western redesign. NTSC units take 10 V DC; PAL units take 9 V AC
Super NES / Super Famicom Jr. (SNS-101, SHVC-101)	Console revision	1997 (NA) / 1998 (JP)	NA / JP	Cost-reduced, no eject lever, no RF modulator
Super Famicom Box	Hotel unit	1993	JP	Coin-operated multi-game unit
Sharp SF1 Super Famicom TV	Licensed combo TV	1990	JP	CRT television with a Super Famicom built in
Satellaview (BS-X)	Broadcast receiver	1995	JP	Satellite data receiver attaching to the expansion port
Super Game Boy	Game Boy adapter	1994	WW	Runs Game Boy cartridges on the console
Super Game Boy 2	Adapter revision	1998	JP	Adds a link port and a corrected clock rate
Super Scope	Light gun	1992	WW	Wireless infra-red shoulder-mounted gun with a separate receiver
SNES Mouse	Controller	1992	WW	Bundled with Mario Paint
Super Multitap	5-player multitap	1993	WW	Hudson Soft product
Super Famicom Keyboard	Keyboard	1992	JP	For educational and network software
SF Memory Cassette (Nintendo Power)	Rewritable cartridge	1997	JP	Flash cartridge rewritten at Lawson kiosks
SNES Counter Tester	Service equipment	1994	NA	Service-centre test station
SNES Retail Kiosk	Retail kiosk	1991	WW	In-store demonstration stand

Nintendo 64 (1996–2002)

Item	Category	Year	Regions	Notes
Nintendo 64 (NUS-001)	Home console	1996 (JP/NA) / 1997 (EU)	WW	The NUS-002 supply provides +3.3 V and +12 V; the board makes its own 5 V
Nintendo 64DD	Disk drive add-on	1999	JP	Magnetic 64 MB disks, plus a 4 MB RAM expansion. Sold only through the Randnet subscription service
Expansion Pak (NUS-007)	RAM expansion	1998	WW	4 MB of RDRAM, taking main memory to 8 MB contiguous. Contains no capacitors
Jumper Pak (NUS-008)	Bus terminator	1996	WW	Passive RAMBUS terminator. Contains no capacitors, and with neither pak fitted the console does not boot
Rumble Pak (NUS-013)	Haptic accessory	1997	WW	Motor-driven force feedback; takes two AAA cells
Controller Pak (NUS-004)	Memory card	1996	WW	32 KB of battery-backed SRAM, not EEPROM — the cell fails and takes the saves with it
Transfer Pak (NUS-019)	Game Boy interface	1999	WW	Reads and writes Game Boy cartridges from N64 titles
Voice Recognition Unit (VRU)	Microphone	1998 (JP) / 2000 (NA)	JP / NA	For Hey You, Pikachu!
Nintendo 64 Controller (NUS-005)	Controller	1996	WW	Three-handled design. The analogue stick's gimbal is a mechanical wear item and cannot be cleaned back into specification
Wide-Boy 64 (C, A, AGB)	Developer hardware	1998–2000	JP (dev)	Displays Game Boy, Colour and Advance games on a television through an N64, for capture and testing
Partner-N64	Developer hardware	1996	JP (dev)	Kyoto Microcomputer development system
N64 Retail Kiosk	Retail kiosk	1996	WW	Floor-standing demonstration station

Nintendo GameCube (2001–2007)

Item	Category	Year	Regions	Notes
Nintendo GameCube (DOL-001)	Home console	2001 (JP/NA) / 2002 (EU)	WW	Original revision, with the Digital AV Out port
Nintendo GameCube (DOL-101)	Console revision	2004	WW	Digital AV Out removed — component video is not available from these units
Panasonic Q (SL-GC10)	Licensed console	2001	JP	GameCube with a DVD player, in a stainless-steel shell
Game Boy Player (DOL-017)	Bottom add-on	2003	WW	Runs Game Boy, Colour and Advance cartridges; needs its boot disc
Broadband Adapter (DOL-015)	Network adapter	2002	WW	10/100 Ethernet, fits the serial port
Modem Adapter (DOL-012)	Modem	2002	WW	56k dial-up
WaveBird Wireless Controller (DOL-004)	Controller	2002	WW	2.4 GHz RF, sixteen channels; no rumble
Nintendo GameCube Controller (DOL-003)	Controller	2001	WW	Standard wired pad
Memory Card 59 / 251 / 1019	Memory cards	2001–2003	WW	4 / 16 / 64 Mbit. The 1019 is known for corrupting saves and was not recommended by Nintendo for all titles
GameCube Microphone (DOL-022)	Microphone	2004	WW	Fits a memory card slot
DK Bongos (DOL-021)	Rhythm controller	2003	JP → WW	For the Donkey Konga games and Jungle Beat
ASCII Keyboard Controller	Keyboard pad	2002	JP	Controller with a full keyboard between the grips
Logitech Speed Force Wheel	Racing wheel	2002	NA / EU	Force-feedback wheel with its own power supply
NR Reader	Service / press equipment	2001	WW (dev)	Plays NR review and test discs
NPDP Reader	Developer hardware	2001	JP / NA (dev)	Flash-cartridge development platform
GameCube Retail Kiosk	Retail kiosk	2001	WW	Floor-standing and counter-top demonstration units

Related pages

• Nintendo Entertainment System
• Super Nintendo Entertainment System
• Nintendo 64
• Nintendo GameCube