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|release='''Nintendo Entertainment System:'''<br>{{release|USA|October 18, 1985|South Korea|October 18, 1985|Europe|September 1, 1986|Australia|July 1, 1987}} '''NES Classic Edition:'''<br>{{release|Australia|November 10, 2016<ref>Nintendo AU NZ. (July 14, 2016). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/753560206760484864 Nintendo Classic Mini announcement]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 14, 2016.</ref>|USA|November 11, 2016|Europe|November 11, 2016}} | |release='''Nintendo Entertainment System:'''<br>{{release|USA|October 18, 1985|South Korea|October 18, 1985|Europe|September 1, 1986|Australia|July 1, 1987}} '''NES Classic Edition:'''<br>{{release|Australia|November 10, 2016<ref>Nintendo AU NZ. (July 14, 2016). [https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/753560206760484864 Nintendo Classic Mini announcement]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved July 14, 2016.</ref>|USA|November 11, 2016|Europe|November 11, 2016}} | ||
|ratings=NES Classic Edition:{{ratings|esrb=E10+|pegi=7|acb=PG|usk=12}} | |ratings=NES Classic Edition:{{ratings|esrb=E10+|pegi=7|acb=PG|usk=12}} | ||
|discontinued={{release|USA|August 14, 1995|Europe|1995}} | |discontinued={{release|USA|August 14, 1995|Europe|September 30, 1995}} | ||
|predecessor={{wp|Color TV-Game}} | |predecessor={{wp|Color TV-Game}} | ||
|successor=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | |successor=[[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] | ||
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{{quote2|Now you're playing with power!|Advertisement slogan for the NES}} | {{quote2|Now you're playing with power!|Advertisement slogan for the NES}} | ||
[[File:NES logo.svg|left|125px]] | [[File:NES logo.svg|left|125px]] | ||
The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (abbreviated as '''NES''') is a third-generation home video game console created by [[Nintendo]] as the western counterpart of the [[Family Computer]] (also known as the Famicom). It was released in the United States and South Korea on October 18, 1985, Europe on September 1, 1986, and Australia on July 1, 1987. The original model of the system is a complete redesign of the Famicom, featuring a gray and white color scheme, a covered slot on the front where cartridges are slid into, and detachable controllers. The system contributed to revitalizing the American video game industry following the {{wp|video game crash of 1983}}, due to its software quality control through the "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality" and toy-like peripherals.<ref>Gardner, Matt. (October 18, 2020). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2020/10/18/its-been-35-years-since-nintendo-changed-american-gaming-forever/ It’s Been 35 Years Since Nintendo Changed Western Gaming Forever]. ''Forbes''. Retrieved December 4, | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (abbreviated as '''NES''') is a third-generation home video game console created by [[Nintendo]] as the western counterpart of the [[Family Computer]] (also known as the Famicom). It was released in the United States and South Korea on October 18, 1985, Europe on September 1, 1986, and Australia on July 1, 1987. The original model of the system is a complete redesign of the Famicom, featuring a gray and white color scheme, a covered slot on the front where cartridges are slid into, and detachable controllers. The system contributed to revitalizing the American video game industry following the {{wp|video game crash of 1983}}, due to its software quality control through the "Official Nintendo Seal of Quality" and toy-like peripherals.<ref>Gardner, Matt. (October 18, 2020). [https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattgardner1/2020/10/18/its-been-35-years-since-nintendo-changed-american-gaming-forever/ It’s Been 35 Years Since Nintendo Changed Western Gaming Forever]. ''Forbes''. Retrieved December 4, 2020.</ref> Combined, the NES and Famicom sold 61.91 million units before being discontinued in 1995.<ref>http://www.webcitation.org/5nXieXX2B</ref><ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/</ref> The system vastly outsold competitor video game consoles, such as the {{wp|Master System|Sega Master System}} and the {{wp|Atari 7800}}, as well as home computers like the {{wp|Commodore 64}}.<ref> Ferrell, Keith. (July 1989). [https://archive.org/stream/1989-07-compute-magazine/Compute_Issue_110_1989_Jul#page/n29/mode/2up Just Kids' Play or Computer in Disguise?]. ''Computer Magazine''. p. 28. Retrieved December 4, 2021.</ref> | ||
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.{{ref needed}} | 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.{{ref needed}} | ||