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N64 EU Release (1997)

Name: N64 EU Release (1997)
Start: 2025-03-01
Location: Spesoft Forums

01 March 2025

Event created by nullPointer

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https://forums.gameex.com/forums/events/event/46-n64-eu-release-1997/

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This event began 03/01/15 and repeats every year until 07/10/50

The console was first released in Japan on June 23, 1996. The North American version of the Nintendo 64 officially launched on September 29, 1996. It was launched with just two games in the United States, Pilotwings 64 and Super Mario 64. In 1994, prior to the launch, Nintendo of America chairman Howard Lincoln emphasized the quality of first-party games, saying "... we're convinced that a few great games at launch are more important than great games mixed in with a lot of dogs." The PAL version of the console was released in Europe on March 1, 1997.

Originally intended to be US$250, the console was ultimately priced at US$199.99 to make it competitive with Sony and Sega offerings. Nintendo priced the console as an impulse purchase, a strategy from the toy industry. The price of the console in the United States was further reduced in August 1998.