Nintendo 64DD

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ロクヨンディーディー Six Four DD

File:Nintendo 64DD.jpg A detached Nintendo 64DD

Release dates Japan: December 1, 1999 North America: Never Europe: Never Australia: Never South Korea: N/A China: N/A Hong Kong: N/A Taiwan: N/A

Technical specs Co-Processor: 32-bit coprocessor Memory: 650 megabytes (MB)

Related information Console generation: Fifth generation Pokémon generations: I, II Console type: Home Colors: Charcoal Gray Grape Ice Blue Watermelon Fire Orange Jungle Green Smoke Gray Gold Banana*

External links Wikipedia StrategyWiki

The Nintendo 64DD (Japanese: ロクヨンディーディー Six Four DD) was a short lived expansion system for the Nintendo 64. Shortly after it was released in December 1, 1999, the product was a commercial failure due to it being delayed, and was never released outside of Japan. The name DD stands for "Dynamic Drive" at the start of the 64DD's development. The main concept for the system is it would have plugged into the bottom side of the N64 through the EXTension Port.

The 64DD was announced at 1995's Nintendo Shoshinkai game show event. At E3 in 1997, Shigeru Miyamoto speculated that the first games to be released for the new system would be SimCity 64, Mario Artist, Pocket Monsters, and EarthBound 64. The system was a commercial failure which led to 49 games being canceled or removed to cartridge.

Technical capabilities

The N64DD has a 32-bit coprocessor which is needed to read the magnetic disks, and it would also need the 32-bit coprocessor to transfer data to the main console (the Nintendo 64). It was intended to be Nintendo's answer to the Compact Disc that was used for Sony's PlayStation, which was cheaper to produce. Sony's CD storage could hold approximately 650 megabytes (MB) of information, compared to the Nintendo 64's 32 to 512 megabit (4 to 64 MB) cartridge.

Proposed games

Several Pokémon games that were announced for the N64DD were either ended up canceled or being released on cartridge format only, below is the following Pokémon games that were announced:

Non-Pokémon games

External links

• 64DD.net – Official Website 64DD site