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I choose...

NES 6 6.12%
 
Super NES 8 8.16%
 
Nintendo 64 5 5.10%
 
Gamecube 24 24.49%
 
Wii 23 23.47%
 
Wii U 2 2.04%
 
Switch 30 30.61%
 
Total:98
curl-6 on 22 June 2020

Which of Nintendo's consoles do you think has the most aesthetically appealing design, and why?

Also, if it's a system that had multiple models, please specify which model is your pick. :)

Last edited by curl-6 - on 22 June 2020

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manuel on 22 June 2020

For me it's the SNES (European/Japanese design), probably because of nostalgia. I still remember the moment and the place when I first saw it in a store and it felt so futuristic compared to the boxy NES. It will always have a place in my heart. (That's also why I got a Super Famicom design 3DS although I already had one.)



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Jpcc86 on 22 June 2020

None look particularly interesting to me, but console design is not important, or at least the one aspect I pay the least attention to, so im gonna say Switch just because its small and compact and thats just convenient. SNES comes second due to nostalgia alone.



kirby007 on 22 June 2020

I voted for the gamecube, but the wii is a close second.
I love the fact that both can fit in a small backpack thus were easily to take along to school and fit on the computers there or bring em along to friends



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Leynos on 22 June 2020

Black Wii but a close second is the Super Famicom



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RingoGaSuki on 22 June 2020

I really like all the designs minus the Wii U, but Switch is just perfection.



Signalstar on 22 June 2020

My Platinum Gamecube. Nothing looks better.



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Wman1996 on 22 June 2020

While I don't care much about video game hardware appearance, I gotta vote for the Wii. Despite the motion control gimmick and low specs, the Wii has a clean, angular design. It doesn't look too different from a cable box or DVD player.
I'm very nostalgic for the GameCube design, even if it looks like a lunchbox. It's nice and compact.
Gotta say the NES and SNES are the weak links. Their Japanese designs were better, as were their late-life replacement designs.



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VAMatt on 22 June 2020

Wii, Switch/GC, the others, WiiU (that controller/screen thing is the worst piece of gaming hardware ever made by one of the big guys.)



QUAKECore89 on 22 June 2020

The NES and EU/JP SNES are super iconic Nintendo design imo, but i love the model 1 NES more.. despite the having graphical glitches, there's a front loader door which feels like i'm inserting/ejecting a video cassette tape on the VCR player. Funny how i knew 8-bit Nintendo's console was famously Famicom in 1994 first, then discovered the western version through the internet back in 2000 by messing around in Yahoo! search.

-EDIT: Didn't pay attention to Switch, is it about just a dock? XD

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