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*In Japan, the Nintendo 64 was discontinued before the Famicom and Super Famicom.<ref>Niizumi, Hirohiko. (May 30, 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930172724/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6029220.html Nintendo to end Famicom and Super Famicom production]. ''GameSpot''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.</ref><ref>Reisinger, Don. (June 23, 2016). [https://fortune.com/2016/06/23/nintendo-64-20-years-old/ That Was Quick: Nintendo 64 Is 20 Years Old]. ''Fortune''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.</ref>
*In Japan, the Nintendo 64 was discontinued before the Famicom and Super Famicom.<ref>Niizumi, Hirohiko. (May 30, 2003). [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930172724/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6029220.html Nintendo to end Famicom and Super Famicom production]. ''GameSpot''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.</ref><ref>Reisinger, Don. (June 23, 2016). [https://fortune.com/2016/06/23/nintendo-64-20-years-old/ That Was Quick: Nintendo 64 Is 20 Years Old]. ''Fortune''. Retrieved December 3, 2022.</ref>
*''Super Mario 64'' helped to define the layout of the N64 Controller: the Control Stick {{button|n64|Stick}} and {{button|n64|c}} buttons respectively being incorporated for better movement in a 3D environment and better free-camera control.<ref>DidYouKnowGaming? (September 29, 2012). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glC3zXaJjtQ Mario - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Egoraptor]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
*''Super Mario 64'' helped to define the layout of the N64 Controller: the Control Stick {{button|n64|Stick}} and {{button|n64|c}} buttons respectively being incorporated for better movement in a 3D environment and better free-camera control.<ref>DidYouKnowGaming? (September 29, 2012). [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glC3zXaJjtQ Mario - Did You Know Gaming? Feat. Egoraptor]. ''YouTube''.</ref>
*The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's last system to be distributed by {{wp|SK Hynix|Hyundai Electronics}} in South Korea. Later systems would be distributed in the region by Nintendo themselves, owed to South Korea lifting most of its bans on Japanese cultural imports between 1998 and 2004. Consequently, it is also Nintendo's last system to go under a different name in an international market, one generation after abandoning the practice in North America and PAL regions.
*The Nintendo 64 was Nintendo's last system to be distributed by {{wp|SK Hynix|Hyundai Electronics}} in South Korea. The [[Game Boy Advance]], [[Nintendo GameCube]], and [[Nintendo DS]] would be distributed in the region by {{wp|Daewon Media}},<ref>[http://scanlines16.com/en/blog-3/retro-gaming/game-cube/gamecube-korean-master-list/ Gamecube : Korean Master-List !]. ''Scanlines16.com''. Retrieved January 5, 2024.</ref> while all later systems would by handled by Nintendo themselves (due to to South Korea lifting most of its bans on Japanese cultural imports between 1998 and 2004). As the Daewon and Nintendo of Korea-distributed systems retain their Japanese names, it is also Nintendo's last system to go under a different moniker in an international market, one generation after abandoning the practice in North America and PAL regions.


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