Nintendo Entertainment System
| Nintendo Entertainment System | |
|---|---|
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| Release date |  July 15, 1983  October 18, 1985  September 1, 1986  1987 |
| Discontinued | August 14, 1995 September 25, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Color TV-Game |
| Successor | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
- Not to be confused with Ness.
- This article is about the first Nintendo console. For information about the treasure from Wario World, see here.
- “Now you're playing with power!”
- —Advertisement slogan for the NES
The Nintendo Entertainment System (known as the NES for short) is a video game console created by Nintendo. It is the western version of the Famicom and has controllers that can be removed (unlike the Famicom). Games are inserted by opening a door and sliding the game in, then pushing a panel down.
It was the system that revived the video game industry after the video game crash of 1983. It rivaled against the Sega Master System until the release of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System ushered in the next generation of video game consoles. The NES sold 61.91 million units worldwide during its lifetime and was discontinued in 1995.[1]
The Nintendo Entertainment System was bundled with Super Mario Bros., resulting in it being the console's most successful game. For decades, Super Mario Bros. was the highest-selling video game ever, with 40.23 million copies sold, until Nintendo packaged Wii Sports with the Wii. Eventually, Super Mario Bros. 3 was released in the USA, and it became an instant hit, making five hundred million dollars in less than twenty-four hours. It soon became the second most purchased game in the gaming world with over 18 million copies sold.
The NES Controller has the 
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Buttons along with the 
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buttons and the 
. The scheme of the NES controller is the base for all of the newer controllers: the on the left, buttons in the right, and the and buttons in the middle.
Due to the lack of security, many NES games have become pirated, creating games such as 999-in-1, but due to better security, these games have seemingly slowed down.
In America, the NES was sold in three packages:
- Control Deck: Contained the console, two controllers and the needed connections.
- Action Set: This set included the console, two controllers, the Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartridge, the Zapper, and the connections.
- Power Set: The most complete package, it contained the console, two controllers, a Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt/World Class Track Meet cartridge, the Zapper, the Power Pad, and the connections.
Game Gallery
Please note that this gallery also includes Japan-only Famicom and Famicom Disk System games.
Mario franchise appearances
- At the beginning of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode "Mama Mia Mario", as Mario and Luigi are relaxing in front of the TV, Luigi is seen holding an NES controller.
- At the beginning of Super Mario Bros.: Peach-hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, Mario can be seen holding a Famicom controller.
- In Super Paper Mario, one of Francis' protected rooms has a NES, along with various other Nintendo consoles.
- The NES appears as one of Wario's treasures in Wario World.
- 9-Volt has an NES in WarioWare: Twisted!.
Name in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ファミリーコンピュータ Famirī Konpyūta ファミコン Famikon |
Family Computer Famicom |
| Korean | 현대 컴보이 Hyeondae Keomboi |
Hyundai Comboy |
| Russian | Де́нди Déndi |
Dendy |
| Spanish (Americas) | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| Spanish (Europe) | Sistema de Entretenimiento de Nintendo | Literal translation. |
Trivia
- An NES controller appears as one of the tokens in the 2006 version of Nintendo Monopoly.
- This console is in the 1st spot of IGN's Top 25 Game Consoles.
- A large NES controller appears in Wreck-It Ralph as a door leading to the coding of the game Sugar Rush.
