This page lists Nintendo-produced hardware and officially licensed accessories released for Nintendo home consoles from the Family Computer (Famicom) / Nintendo Entertainment System through the Nintendo GameCube (1983 – 2003).
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES / Famicom)
| Item |
Category |
Year |
Regions |
Notes
|
| Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom, HVC-001) |
Home console |
1983 |
Japan |
Original Japanese 8-bit console
|
| Nintendo Entertainment System (NES-001) |
Home console |
1985 |
North America; 1986 EU; 1987 AU |
Front-loading “Control Deck” redesign of the Famicom
|
| NES-101 “Top Loader” |
Console revision |
1993 |
North America |
Compact top-loading redesign, bundled with “Dogbone” controller
|
| Famicom Disk System |
Media add-on |
1986 |
Japan |
3-inch floppy-disk peripheral
|
| Famicom 3D System |
Accessory |
1987 |
Japan |
Active-shutter 3D glasses
|
| Nintendo Zapper |
Light gun |
1984 JP; 1985 NA |
JP (as “Beam Gun”); Worldwide |
Infra-red light gun (orange/grey variants)
|
| R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) |
Accessory |
1985 |
North America; Japan |
Toy robot controlled via TV light flashes
|
| NES Controller (NES-004) |
Controller |
1983 JP; 1985 NA |
Worldwide |
Standard rectangular controller
|
| NES Advantage |
Arcade joystick |
1987 |
Worldwide |
Turbo functions, arcade-style joystick
|
| NES Max |
Controller |
1988 |
North America |
Circular “cycloid” pad and turbo buttons
|
| Power Glove |
Motion controller |
1989 |
North America; Japan |
Licensed by Mattel; early motion-capture glove
|
| Power Pad |
Controller (floor mat) |
1988 |
Worldwide |
12-button floor mat for fitness titles
|
| Four Score |
Multitap (4-player) |
1990 |
Worldwide |
Adds two extra controller ports
|
| NES Satellite |
Wireless multitap |
1989 |
North America |
Infra-red 4-player adapter
|
Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES / Super Famicom)
| Item |
Category |
Year |
Regions |
Notes
|
| Super Famicom (SHVC-001) |
Home console |
1990 |
Japan |
16-bit successor to the Famicom
|
| Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNS-001) |
Home console |
1991 |
North America; 1992 EU |
Western redesign of the Super Famicom
|
| SNES 2 “SNS-101” (SNES Jr.) |
Console revision |
1997 |
North America |
Compact cost-reduced model
|
| Satellaview (BS-X) |
Broadcast modem add-on |
1995 |
Japan |
St-GbS satellite data receiver & 8 MB RAM cart
|
| Super Game Boy |
Cartridge adapter |
1994 |
Worldwide |
Plays Game Boy titles on SNES
|
| Super Game Boy 2 |
Cartridge adapter revision |
1998 |
Japan |
Link-cable support & translucent shell
|
| Super Scope |
Light gun (bazooka) |
1992 |
Worldwide |
Wireless IR bazooka-style light gun
|
| SNES Mouse |
Controller |
1992 |
Worldwide |
Bundled with Mario Paint
|
| Super Multitap |
Multitap (5-player) |
1993 |
Worldwide |
Hudson Soft multitap for Bomberman titles
|
| S-FC Keyboard |
Keyboard |
1992 |
Japan |
Official 95-key keyboard for educational software
|
Nintendo 64
| Item |
Category |
Year |
Regions |
Notes
|
| Nintendo 64 (NUS-001) |
Home console |
1996 JP; 1996 NA; 1997 EU |
Worldwide |
64-bit cartridge-based console
|
| Nintendo 64DD |
Magnetic-optical disk add-on |
1999 |
Japan |
Disk drive & 4 MB RAM Expansion
|
| Expansion Pak |
RAM expansion |
1998 |
Worldwide |
4 MB RDRAM upgrade (total 8 MB)
|
| Jumper Pak |
RAM terminator |
1996 |
Worldwide |
Placeholder when Expansion Pak absent
|
| Rumble Pak |
Haptic accessory |
1997 |
Worldwide |
Controller-mounted force feedback
|
| Controller Pak |
Memory card |
1996 |
Worldwide |
256 kbit EEPROM (32 KB) save unit
|
| Transfer Pak |
Accessory |
1999 |
Worldwide |
Transfers Game Boy data to N64 titles
|
| VRU (Voice Recognition Unit) |
Microphone accessory |
1998 JP; 2000 NA |
Pack-in with Hey You, Pikachu!
|
| 64GB Pak (Development) |
Flash cart |
1999 |
Japan (dev only) |
For debugging & demos
|
| Nintendo 64 Controller |
Controller |
1996 |
Worldwide |
Trident design with analog stick
|
Nintendo GameCube
| Item |
Category |
Year |
Regions |
Notes
|
| Nintendo GameCube (DOL-001) |
Home console |
2001 JP; 2001 NA; 2002 EU |
Worldwide |
Original revision with digital AV out
|
| Nintendo GameCube (DOL-101) |
Console revision |
2004 |
Worldwide |
Removed digital AV port
|
| Panasonic Q (SL-GC10) |
Hybrid console/DVD player |
2001 |
Japan |
Licensed GameCube with DVD playback
|
| Game Boy Player |
Bottom-mounted add-on |
2003 |
Worldwide |
Plays Game Boy, GBC & GBA cartridges
|
| Broadband Adapter (DOL-015) |
Network adapter (LAN) |
2002 |
Worldwide |
10/100 Ethernet connection
|
| Modem Adapter (DOL-012) |
Network adapter (56k) |
2002 |
Worldwide |
Dial-up 56 kbit/s modem
|
| WaveBird Wireless Controller |
RF controller |
2002 |
Worldwide |
2.4 GHz wireless controller
|
| Nintendo GameCube Controller |
Controller |
2001 |
Worldwide |
Standard wired controller
|
| Memory Card 59 / 251 / 1019 |
Memory cards |
2001–2003 |
Worldwide |
4 Mb / 16 Mb / 64 Mb flash storage
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