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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (often abbreviated as '''NES'''; known in Japan as the '''Famicom''', short for Family Computer) is a video game console released by [[Nintendo]] in 1985, and was the second video game console developed by Nintendo after the [[nintendowiki:Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game]] series, as well as Nintendo's first internationally released video game console. The NES/Famicom sold 61.91 million units worldwide<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html</ref> during its lifetime making it a critical and commercial success. The NES is also largely credited in revitalizing the video game console market in North America after the [[wikipedia:Video game crash of 1983|Video game crash of 1983]], in which consumers and retailers were losing interest in video games due to the overabundance of systems for consumers to choose from and poor quality titles (most notably [[wikipedia:E.T the Extra Terrestrial (video game)|E.T the Extra Terrestrial]] and the [[wikipedia:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]] port of [[wikipedia:Pac Man|Pac Man]]).
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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (often abbreviated as '''NES''') is a video game console released by [[Nintendo]] in 1985, and was the second video game console developed by Nintendo. It is the Western version of the '''Famicom''', short for Family Computer, released only in Japan in 1983. In the {{SER}}, the Nintendo Entertainment System may refer to:
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Latest revision as of 05:55, December 25, 2022

The Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES) is a video game console released by Nintendo in 1985, and was the second video game console developed by Nintendo. It is the Western version of the Famicom, short for Family Computer, released only in Japan in 1983. In the Animal Crossing series, the Nintendo Entertainment System may refer to:

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