In 1999, Nintendo released a spiritual successor to Satellaview for Nintendo 64, called the 64DD. Originally announced in 1995, a year prior to the launch of the console itself, the 64DD had many similar features to Satellaview, such as being able to view a special newsletter from Nintendo, and download data from the online network service Randnet. The 64DD also allowed other users to chat with each other, and be able to play games online through private servers. Nintendo attempted to have St.GIGA transition from Satellaview to the 64DD, however, when they refused, Nintendo instead partnered with Japanese media company Recruit to form Randnet. The 64DD was a commercial failure with only around 15,000 units sold, making it Nintendo's worst-selling console of all time.