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{{quote2|The 64DD sat under your [[Nintendo 64|N64]]. Well, not yours — you didn't have a 64DD.|British Official Nintendo Magazine}} | {{quote2|The 64DD sat under your [[Nintendo 64|N64]]. Well, not yours — you didn't have a 64DD.|British Official Nintendo Magazine}} | ||
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The '''Nintendo 64DD''' (short for '''64 | The '''Nintendo 64DD''' (short for '''64 Dynamic Drive''')<ref>Schneider, Peer (February 9, 2001). [http://www.ign.com/articles/2001/02/10/everything-about-the-64dd "Everything About the 64DD"]. IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2014.</ref> was a disk drive unit that, like the [[Family Computer Disk System]], attached to a [[Nintendo 64]] and could play games in a magnetic disk format, with the disks containing their own internal memory written through the N64 instead of the disk itself. There were also several peripherals used for it. | ||
It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (mainly through subscription to the Randnet online service and low retail units in stores), so it was never released outside Japan. There were plans for an international release, however; on July 15, 2016, YouTuber MetalJesusRocks (Jason Lindsey) posted a video showcasing a then-recently-discovered prototype for an American 64DD with an included developer's disk, both of which were verified as legitimate by former Nintendo of America employee {{wp|Mark DeLoura}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Bx0WKh7M</ref> On September 2, 2016, MetalJesusRocks did a follow up on his American 64DD with YouTuber Hard4Games (Tony Visintainer).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe-fs1COgr0</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwM_Zg1U8k</ref> | It was released in Japan in December 1999. It was scheduled for release in America in 2000, but it ended up being a commercial failure due to the way it was sold (mainly through subscription to the Randnet online service and low retail units in stores), so it was never released outside Japan. There were plans for an international release, however; on July 15, 2016, YouTuber MetalJesusRocks (Jason Lindsey) posted a video showcasing a then-recently-discovered prototype for an American 64DD with an included developer's disk, both of which were verified as legitimate by former Nintendo of America employee {{wp|Mark DeLoura}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b64Bx0WKh7M</ref> On September 2, 2016, MetalJesusRocks did a follow up on his American 64DD with YouTuber Hard4Games (Tony Visintainer).<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe-fs1COgr0</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgwM_Zg1U8k</ref> | ||