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As you know, Nintendo's latest console turns 2 years old today, my question is how much do you expect it to last, now for the sake of making this more entertaining I chose 2 definitions of what "last" means so:

  • The ammount of time between launch and the last Nintendo title published for it.
  • The ammount of time between time and when it was discontinued.
The history of the other Nintendo consoles to help out.
Console Release Date Last Nintendo Published Game Discontinued

1983 in Japan

1985 in North America

1986 in Europe

Wario's Woods(1994)

11 years of support for Japan

9 years of support for NA

8 years of support for EU

1995 in NA (10 years)

2003 in Japan (20 years)

1990 in Japan

1991 in North America

1992 in Europe

 

Donkey Kong Country 3:

Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (1996)

6 years for Japan

5 years for NA

4 years for EU

 

1999 in NA (8 years)

2003 in Japan (13 years)

1996 in Japan and North America

1997 in Europe

Dr. Mario 64 (2001)

5 years for Japan and NA

4 years for EU

2002 in Japan (6 years)

2003 in NA & EU

(7 and 6 years respctively)

2001 in Japan and North America

2002 in Europe

The Legend of Zelda: Twilght Princess

(2006)

5 years in Japan and NA

4 years in EU

2007 World Wide

6 years for Japan and NA

5 years for EU

2006 World Wide

Kirby's Dream Collection (2012)

6 years World Wide

2013 in EU & Japan (7 years)

*got all this data from wikipedia, very likely is wrong.

 

So yeah, that's that.