Why 64?

[iOwnage]

Why was it called the Nintendo 64? Was there a certain purpose? I googled it but couldn't find an answer.

 

[Clarke]

64bit. noob.

 

[mushroomedmario]

64-bit processor
snes was 16 bit....
nes was 8 bit

 

[arogeek]

duh. can't belive you didn't know that.......................

 

[Clarke]

duh. can't belive you didn't know that.......................

Well he's probably a kid. And kids are noobs by default, no matter how much they read wikipedia.

 

[mushroomedmario]

wikipedia(article on n64) would give the answer in the first couple of sentences

 

[iOwnage]

WOW I feel like a noob. I always thought N64 was 32-bit...

 

[261311]

I didn't know that, I didn't really care to. I just thought it was awesome.

 

[mushroomedmario]

WOW I feel like a noob. I always thought N64 was 32-bit...

it is....
but it's 64 bit

it's both!

 

[iOwnage]

uhm... Ok, I get it.

 

[delta38]

haha, i didnt know that 64 ment 64 bit and i agree with 26311 i thought it sounded cool,

 

[Napalmbrain]

They made such a big deal about it being 64-bit, but it's not really that important (and the Atari Jaguar beat them to it!). :lol:

 

[DBloke]

They made such a big deal about it being 64-bit, but it's not really that important (and the Atari Jaguar beat them to it!). :lol:

*Looks at his Jaguar*
Must not play tempest 2000

I preferd the name Ultra 64
It sounded like some kind of evil orginazition

 

[Bigjake52]

it is stupid they called it Nintendo 64 then they had games eg Mario 64 and mario kart 64 i hate the number 64 and it was a bad name i dont care if it was 64 bit everyone should know that but there was never a 32 bit systerm from nintendo

 

[T3kNi9e]

I dont even know how I found out. I first got N64 when I was 11 and I knew it meant 64-bit, I forgot where I found out though.