Why Did the N64 Use Cartridges?

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An easy question with an incredibly complex answer: Why did the N64 use cartridges?

Nintendo's decision to use what was an already a fading storage medium came to haunt the n64 for the entirety of its life cycle. See why Nintendo chose to use cartridges instead of CDs.

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