<s>
The	O
is	O
a	O
satellite	O
modem	O
peripheral	O
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Containing	O
1	O
megabyte	O
of	O
ROM	O
space	O
and	O
an	O
additional	O
512	O
kB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
Satellaview	B-Device
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
games	O
,	O
magazines	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
through	O
satellite	O
broadcasts	O
provided	O
by	O
Japanese	O
company	O
St.GIGA.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
use	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
players	O
purchased	O
a	O
special	O
broadcast	O
satellite	O
(	O
BS	O
)	O
tuner	O
directly	O
from	O
St.GIGA	O
or	O
rented	O
one	O
for	O
a	O
six-month	O
fee	O
,	O
and	O
paid	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
fees	O
to	O
both	O
St.GIGA	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
expansion	O
port	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
is	O
the	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
St.GIGA	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
Tide	O
of	O
Sound	O
"	O
nature	O
sound	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
was	O
produced	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
designed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
made	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
adult-oriented	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
withdrew	O
support	O
for	O
Satellaview	B-Device
in	O
March	O
1999	O
,	O
with	O
St.GIGA	O
continuing	O
to	O
supply	O
content	O
until	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
fully	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumer	O
adoption	O
of	O
Satellaview	B-Device
was	O
complicated	O
by	O
the	O
rise	O
of	O
technologically	O
superior	O
fifth-generation	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
by	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
high	O
cost	O
,	O
especially	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
exclusive	O
availability	O
via	O
mail	O
order	O
and	O
specific	O
electronic	O
store	O
chains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
Satellaview	B-Device
has	O
been	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
technological	O
accomplishments	O
and	O
its	O
overall	O
library	O
quality	O
,	O
particularly	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
development	O
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
reportedly	O
in	O
production	O
alongside	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
producing	O
the	O
peripheral	O
,	O
St.GIGA	O
revamped	O
its	O
broadcasting	O
schedule	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
programming	O
block	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Super	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
Hour	I-Device
"	O
providing	O
gameplay	O
tips	O
and	O
news	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
upcoming	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
stressed	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
that	O
much	O
of	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
content	O
,	O
specifically	O
St.GIGA	O
broadcasts	O
,	O
were	O
primarily	O
for	O
adults	O
,	O
with	O
video	O
games	O
constituting	O
only	O
a	O
small	O
portion	O
of	O
airtime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
officially	O
announced	O
Satellaview	B-Device
on	O
December	O
21	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
,	O
or	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
third-party	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Taito	O
,	O
Konami	O
,	O
Seta	O
,	O
and	O
Squaresoft	O
,	O
then	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
produce	O
Satellaview	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
peripheral	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
2	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
team	O
that	O
had	O
designed	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
in	O
a	O
slump	O
due	O
to	O
falling	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
game	O
sales	O
and	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
's	O
failure	O
,	O
its	O
management	O
remained	O
confident	O
in	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
success	O
and	O
would	O
help	O
calm	O
any	O
consumer	O
concerns	O
;	O
company	O
president	O
Hiroshi	O
Yamauchi	O
expected	O
to	O
sell	O
roughly	O
2	O
million	O
Satellaview	B-Device
units	O
each	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broadcasting	O
services	O
for	O
Satellaview	B-Device
launched	O
on	O
April	O
1	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
peripheral	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
24	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
was	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
some	O
publications	O
cited	O
as	O
being	O
due	O
to	O
expensive	O
costs	O
of	O
digital	O
satellite	O
broadcasting	O
,	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
supposed	O
lack	O
of	O
appeal	O
to	O
American	O
consumers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
service	O
first	O
launched	O
,	O
St.GIGA	O
had	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
issues	O
regarding	O
broadcasting	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
video	O
game-related	O
services	O
through	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
service	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
legal	O
issues	O
with	O
other	O
companies	O
and	O
technical	O
restraints	O
of	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
1997	O
,	O
St.GIGA	O
reported	O
that	O
Satellaview	B-Device
had	O
116,378	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
St.GIGA	O
continued	O
to	O
supply	O
content	O
for	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
broadcasting	O
reruns	O
of	O
older	O
content	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
service	O
only	O
for	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
was	O
fully	O
discontinued	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
severe	O
lack	O
of	O
outside	O
support	O
and	O
a	O
dwindling	O
player	O
base	O
,	O
dropping	O
by	O
nearly	O
60%	O
from	O
its	O
peak	O
in	O
1997	O
to	O
about	O
46,000	O
active	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Satellaview	B-Device
device	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
expansion	O
port	O
on	O
bottom	O
of	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
or	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
power	O
transfer	O
bracket	O
supplies	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
peripheral	O
expands	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
with	O
1	O
MB	O
of	O
ROM	O
space	O
and	O
512	O
kB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Satellaview	B-Device
device	O
is	O
packaged	O
with	O
a	O
custom	O
four-way	O
AC	O
adapter	O
and	O
AV	O
selector	O
,	O
connecting	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
the	O
required	O
BS	O
tuner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
and	O
broadcast	O
information	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
8MB	O
memory	O
packs	O
,	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
application	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
memory	O
packs	O
can	O
be	O
rewritten	O
with	O
new	O
content	O
,	O
including	O
by	O
certain	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
requisite	O
system	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
titled	O
BS-X	O
:	O
Sore	O
wa	O
Namae	O
o	O
Nusumareta	O
Machi	O
no	O
Monogatari	O
(	O
commonly	O
translated	O
as	O
BS-X	O
:	O
The	O
Town	O
Whose	O
Name	O
Was	O
Stolen	O
)	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
both	O
an	O
interactive	O
menu	O
system	O
and	O
as	O
its	O
own	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
an	O
EarthBound-like	O
hub	O
world	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
buildings	O
representing	O
each	O
of	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
increases	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
hardware	O
performance	O
with	O
extra	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
114	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Satellaview	B-Device
;	O
some	O
are	O
remakes	O
or	O
updates	O
of	O
older	O
Family	O
Computer	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
were	O
created	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
popular	O
franchises	O
include	O
Kirby	B-Application
,	O
F-Zero	B-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Nintendo	O
's	O
original	O
games	O
include	O
Sutte	B-Application
Hakkun	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
EarthBound	B-Application
creator	O
Shigesato	O
Itoi	O
designed	O
a	O
fishing	O
game	O
called	O
Itoi	O
Shigesato	O
no	O
Bass	O
Tsuri	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previously	O
unreleased	O
Special	O
Tee	O
Shot	O
,	O
later	O
reworked	O
into	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Course	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
games	O
include	O
Squaresoft	O
's	O
Radical	B-Application
Dreamers	I-Application
and	O
Treasure	O
Conflix	O
,	O
Pack-In-Video	O
'	O
s	O
Harvest	B-Device
Moon	I-Device
,	O
Chunsoft	O
's	O
Shiren	O
the	O
Wanderer	O
,	O
Jaleco	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Earth	I-Application
Defense	I-Application
Force	I-Application
,	O
and	O
ASCII	O
's	O
Derby	B-Application
Stallion	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Satellaview	B-Device
games	O
,	O
SoundLink	O
games	O
could	O
only	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
live	O
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
often	O
held	O
tournaments	O
for	O
certain	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
,	O
that	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
compete	O
for	O
prizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
games	O
,	O
Satellaview	B-Device
subscribers	O
could	O
access	O
many	O
other	O
different	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Free	O
magazines	O
included	O
video	O
game	O
publications	O
like	O
Famitsu	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
and	O
general	O
Japanese	O
publications	O
focusing	O
on	O
news	O
,	O
music	O
,	O
or	O
celebrity	O
interviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
having	O
amassed	O
a	O
larger	O
playerbase	O
,	O
and	O
being	O
widely-successful	O
for	O
St.GIGA	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
viewed	O
Satellaview	B-Device
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rise	O
of	O
technologically	O
superior	O
consoles	O
such	O
as	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
made	O
consumers	O
reluctant	O
to	O
purchase	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
especially	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
exclusive	O
availability	O
via	O
mail	O
order	O
delivery	O
or	O
specific	O
electronic	O
stores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
feedback	O
on	O
Satellaview	B-Device
has	O
been	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
applauded	O
the	O
peripheral	O
for	O
its	O
technological	O
achievements	O
,	O
providing	O
an	O
early	O
form	O
of	O
online	O
gaming	O
decades	O
before	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
commended	O
the	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
definitive	O
BS	O
Legend	B-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
liked	O
its	O
uniqueness	O
which	O
will	O
likely	O
never	O
be	O
replicated	O
on	O
modern	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
library	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kill	O
Screen	O
labeled	O
Satellaview	B-Device
as	O
"	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
crucial	O
early	O
experiments	O
in	O
combining	O
games	O
with	O
storytelling	O
"	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
Soundlink	O
games	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
released	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Satellaview	B-Device
for	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
and	O
its	O
Randnet	O
Internet	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
attempted	O
to	O
have	O
St.GIGA	O
transition	O
from	O
Satellaview	B-Device
to	O
the	O
64DD	B-Device
,	O
however	O
,	O
when	O
St.GIGA	O
refused	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
instead	O
partnered	O
with	O
Japanese	O
media	O
company	O
Recruit	O
to	O
form	O
Randnet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
64DD	B-Device
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellaview	B-Device
has	O
a	O
large	O
cult	O
following	O
since	O
the	O
late	O
2000s	O
due	O
to	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
content	O
having	O
been	O
lost	O
after	O
the	O
service	O
was	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
have	O
created	O
custom	O
private	B-Application
servers	I-Application
that	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
official	O
BS-X	O
application	O
cartridge	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
translated	O
certain	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
the	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
years	O
,	O
publications	O
have	O
raised	O
concerns	O
about	O
the	O
permanent	O
loss	O
of	O
much	O
Satellaview	B-Device
content	O
,	O
specifically	O
live	O
audio	O
from	O
Soundlink	O
games	O
and	O
digital	O
newsletters	O
.	O
</s>
