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The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (abbreviated to '''SNES''', '''Super NES''', or '''Super Nintendo''', Japanese: '''Super Famicom'''; also called in early development '''NES2''' or '''Nintendo Entertainment System 2''') is a video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. It was the successor to the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and rivaled in performance to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It had many popular games, including ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', and ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Other popular titles are ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Mario Paint]]''. It is the last Nintendo console to have a different design and name in America. | The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (abbreviated to '''SNES''', '''Super NES''', or '''Super Nintendo''', Japanese: '''Super Famicom'''; also called in early development '''NES2''' or '''Nintendo Entertainment System 2''') is a video game console created by [[Nintendo]]. It was the successor to the original [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and rivaled in performance to the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It had many popular games, including ''[[Super Mario World]]'', ''[[Super Mario Kart]]'', ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', and ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''. Other popular titles are ''[[Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars]]'' and ''[[Mario Paint]]''. It is the last Nintendo console to have a different design and name in America. | ||
The Super Famicom was released in Japan on November 21, 1990 while the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in America on August 23, 1991, in Europe in April 1992 and in Australia in July 1992. They were discontinued in 1999, followed by the Famicom model and the SNES/Super Famicom games which discontinued in 2003. It remained popular throughout the 32/64 bit era, selling 49.10 million units during its lifetime. Nintendo also worked with Sony to create the planned add-on, the SNES CD to rival against Sega CD. However, Nintendo's cooperation with Sony crumbled so the SNES CD was moved to Philips for a short time. The projects resulted in the [[Philips CD-i]] and the Sony PlayStation. | The Super Famicom was released in Japan on November 21, 1990 while the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in America on August 23, 1991, in Europe in April 1992 and in Australia in July 1992. They were discontinued in 1999, followed by the Famicom model and the SNES/Super Famicom games which discontinued in 2003. It remained popular throughout the 32/64 bit era, selling 49.10 million units during its lifetime. Nintendo also worked with Sony to create the planned add-on, the SNES CD to rival against Sega CD. However, Nintendo's cooperation with Sony crumbled so the SNES CD was moved to Philips for a short time. The projects resulted in the [[Philips CD-i]] and the {{wp|Sony PlayStation}}. | ||
The SNES was re-released as the SNES 2, being released at the same time as the [[Nintendo 64]]. As well as this, it was smaller and lacked the eject button. It also could not output the S-Video and RGB signals. | The SNES was re-released as the SNES 2, being released at the same time as the [[Nintendo 64]]. As well as this, it was smaller and lacked the eject button. It also could not output the S-Video and RGB signals. | ||