The Game Console business has been around since the early 90’s and currently very lucrative, seeing as how some companies charge a monthly fee to play with people all around the world. But in the 90’s it was much more simple than now and there was a certain console that became a must have item for the kids at home.
On September 29th 1996, the Nintendo 64 video game system, known as the first ‘true’ 64-bit system, hit North American shelves. 500,000 units were sold within the first four months of the console going on the market. Overall the Americas were the leading region in purchasing Nintendo 64 with around 20.63 million units sold.
Being the first “true” 64- bit system it was also the last to use the ROM cartridges. After Nintendo 64 the technology began to advance more rapidly. Fortunately for Nintendo they were able to stay up to date and after Nintendo 64 they came up with the GameCube.