The usual story about southpaw is set out in a standard work on the game: The oft-repeated etymology of the term is that it derives from the âfactâ that ballparks were laid out with home plate to the west, which meant that a left-handed pitcher faced the west and threw with his âsouthernâ limb.
Nintendo has revealed the 1984 NES title, Duck Hunt, will appearing on the Wii U Virtual Console in the near future. As retro lovers have probably worked out by now, the Wii Remote will take the place of the iconic NES Zapper. Perhaps Wii owners will even be able to bring the more recent Wii Zapper out of retirement?
Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The SNES was released in 1991 and featured 16-bit technology. More processing power meant more entertaining games which helped the SNES sell more than 49 million systems worldwide. Nintendo 64. The N64 set new standards in realistic 3D gaming when it came out in 1996. Super Mario 64 was the system's showcase game and thrilled millions with its amazing graphics and gameplay. Game Boy Pocket. The same year the N64 came out, the Game Boy Pocket found its way into gamers' school backpacks all over the world.