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27 Years Ago, Nintendo Almost Revolutionized Digital Games with Nintendo Power


27 years ago, Nintendo almost revolutionized digital games with Nintendo Power, a flash memory for SNES and Game Boy consoles

Throughout its history in the video game industry, Nintendo has released a handful of add-on services and accessories for its consoles with the aim of giving players broader and more varied experiences. The company announced the new service in Next Generation magazine: “Nintendo will launch a new peripheral for the SNES in Japan that will allow games to be downloaded over phone lines,” the news item’s introduction read. The new system allows stores to free up space for additional Nintendo 64 products while still satisfying the seemingly insatiable Japanese demand for 16-bit games.”

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