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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, [b] Super NES or SNES, [c] is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, [16] 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System has a library of 1,738 official releases, of which 717 were released in North America plus 4 championship cartridges, 522 in Europe, 1,448 in Japan, 231 on Satellaview, and 13 on SuFami Turbo. 295 releases are common to all regions, 148 were released in Japan and the US only, 165 in Europe and the US, and ...
The best-selling game on the SNES is Super Mario World. First released in Japan on November 21, 1990, it went on to sell over 20 million units worldwide. [1] The second Super Mario game on the SNES, Super Mario All-Stars, is the second-best-selling game on the platform, with sales in excess of 10.5 million units. [1]
The Game Boy is the first handheld game console sold by Nintendo that features interchangeable ROM cartridges for each game, unlike the Game & Watch that has a different system for each game. Released in 1989 in Japan, it is one of the world's best-selling game console lines, with over 100 million units sold worldwide. [ 6 ]
Original release date: June 4, 1993 [12] Release years by system: 1993 – Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis [12] 2003 – Game Boy Advance [12] Notes: Racing game; Published by Interplay Productions [12] Originally intended to be a sequel to RPM Racing [13]
The Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System has a library of 1376 [a] officially licensed games released during their lifespans, plus 7 official multicarts and 2 championship cartridges. Of these, 672 were released exclusively in Japan, 187 were released exclusively in North America, and 19 were released exclusively in PAL countries.
The first game, Star Fox, or Starwing in Europe and Australia, was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. Developed by Nintendo EAD and programmed by Argonaut Software, it uses the Super FX chip to provide 3D graphics during a period of predominately 2D games.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System: August 6, 1993: Square Yes Yes Yes Yes [50] Romancing SaGa 2: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: December 10, 1993: Square Yes [51] Alcahest: Super Nintendo Entertainment System: December 17, 1993: HAL Laboratory: Yes [52] Breath of Fire [a] Super Nintendo Entertainment System: February 24, 1994: Capcom ...