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The internet world has evolved tremendously since its popularization in the mid 1990s. Instant connectivity has integrated itself into our daily lives, as we work, communicate, and play using pocket-sized devices with higher specs than the chunkiest of ’90’s machines.
But even though the web’s offerings were far from robust compared to today’s, there was an unmatched thrill that came along with early web surfing. The Wayback Machine is a site that lets you travel back in time, at least virtually speaking, to visit web sites from the past. Today we’re looking at the earliest archived version of Nintendo.com.
This snapshot was saved on December 22, 1996, and it’s a far cry from the current Nintendo site. With only a few navigable areas, it acted more as an online version of Nintendo Power, even going as far as titling the site Nintendo Power Source. A few key topics from this moment in time was Nintendo’s awareness of how difficult it was for players to get their hands on a Nintendo 64 console. Plus there’s a report from Shoshinkai (Nintendo Space World) sharing screenshots and video files of upcoming games at the time including Mario Kart 64 and Goldeneye 007.
