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Every Nintendo console, from the Color TV-Game to the Switch 2

The top 3 according to 46 votes from people: Color TV-Game (1977) · Nintendo 64 (1996) · NES / Famicom (1983). (Updated Feb 17, 2026.)

Almost half a century of home consoles and handhelds: from the first Japanese Color TV-Game of 1977 to the 2025 Switch 2. What was Nintendo's best console?

Duarte Martins · · 17 items · 46 votes · 1 comment

Automatically translated (original in Português). See the original

Top 17

  1. 1

    Color TV-Game (1977)

    Nintendo's first consoles, Japan only.

    ▲ 6 ▼ 0

    6
  2. 2

    Nintendo 64 (1996)

    Mario 64, Ocarina of Time and GoldenEye.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 0

    4
  3. 3

    NES / Famicom (1983)

    The console that saved video games after the 1983 crash.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  4. 4

    Super Nintendo (SNES)

    Super Mario World, Zelda and Donkey Kong Country.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  5. 5

    Game Boy Color (1998)

    The Game Boy, finally in colour.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  6. 6

    Nintendo DS (2004)

    Two screens and a stylus.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  7. 7

    Nintendo Switch 2 (2025)

    The successor, released on 5 June 2025.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  8. 8

    Game & Watch (1980)

    The pocket machines with one game each.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 2

    2
  9. 9

    Game Boy (1989)

    The handheld of Tetris and Pokémon.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  10. 10

    GameCube (2001)

    The little cube with a handle.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  11. 11

    Nintendo 3DS (2011)

    Glasses-free 3D.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  12. 12

    Nintendo Switch (2017)

    A home-handheld hybrid, Nintendo's best-selling console.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  13. 13

    Virtual Boy (1995)

    The red 3D that nobody bought.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  14. 14

    Game Boy Advance (2001)

    A pocket Super Nintendo.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  15. 15

    Wii (2006)

    The motion controller that won over families.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  16. 16

    Wii U (2012)

    The controller with a screen, a commercial stumble.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  17. 17

    Nintendo Switch Lite (2019)

    The handheld-only version.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1

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André F. · Português

Faltou o Game Boy Pocket mas tudo bem kkk. O Wii foi o melhor, minha avó jogava boliche todo domingo

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