Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Also known as | Nintendo Family Computer (Japan) |
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Third generation |
| Release date | JP July 15, 1983 NA October 18, 1985 EU September 1, 1986a[›] EU/AUS 1987a[›] |
| Introductory price | ¥34,800 (Japan) $299.00 (US Deluxe Set) |
| Discontinued | JP September 25, 2003[1] NA 1995[2] |
| Units sold | Worldwide: 61.91 million Japan: 19.35 million North America: 34.00 million Europe & Australia: 8.56 million[3] |
| Media | ROM cartridge ("Game Pak")b[›] |
| CPU | Ricoh 2A03 8-bit processor (MOS Technology 6502 core) |
| Controller input | 2 controller portsc[›] 1 expansion slot |
| Best-selling game | Super Mario Bros. (pack-in), 40.23 million (as of 1999)[4] Super Mario Bros. 3, 18 million (as of July 27, 2008)[5] Super Mario Bros. 2 (10 million)[6] |
| Predecessor | Color TV Game |
| Successor | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) also known as the Family Computer or Famicom in Japan is the first video game console made by Nintendo in Japan, Europe, the United States. It came out in 1985 in the United States and was very popular.
The controller for the NES was different from the joysticks that older consoles had. It had a D-pad button, that could go up, down, left, or right. It also had A, B, Select, and Start buttons. The NES could use use up to two controllers for multiplayer games. There were also other types of controllers that could be used with the NES.
Some famous games for the NES are Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Mega Man, Castlevania, Donkey Kong, and Final Fantasy. There have been many sequels made to these games and they are still enjoyed today. Nintendo discontinued the NES in 1995.
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References[change]
- ↑ L'Histoire de Nintendo volume 3 p. 113 (Ed. Pix'n Love, 2011)
- ↑ "Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) – 1985–1995". Classic Gaming. IGN. http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=ConsoleMuseum.Detail&id=26&game=5. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ↑ "Consolidated Sales Transition by Region" (PDF). Nintendo. 2010-01-27. Archived from the original on 2010-02-14. http://www.webcitation.org/5nXieXX2B. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
- ↑ "Best-Selling Video Games". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20060317005503/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=52404. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Super Mario Bros voted greatest computer game ever". The Daily Telegraph. 2008-07-27. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2463142/Super-Mario-Bros-voted-greatest-computer-game-ever.html. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ↑ Goss, Patrick. "The games that sold consoles". MSN. Archived from the original on 2008-03-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20080309234939/http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4825211. Retrieved 2011-09-24.
