Nintendo Entertainment System(NES), Famicom Console Specifications
- CPU: Ricoh 2A03 8-bit processor
- RAM: 2 kB
- Max Colors on Screen: 25
- Total Colors: NTSC with 48 possible colors and 6 grays
- Max Sprites on Screen: 64
- Sound Channels: 5
- Sound Memory: 64 KB
- Video Memory: PPU(Picture Processing Unit) Ricoh Rp2C02(NTSC)/ RP2C07(PAL)
- Media: ROM Cartridge
Console Generation of the Nintendo Entertainment System
- 3rd generation
Nintendo Entertainment System’s Lifespan
- 1983-2003(Famicom)
- 1985-1995(NES)
Launch Price of NES
- JP: ¥14,800
- US: $179.99
Launch Dates of NES
- Japan: July 15, 1983
- North America: October 18, 1985
- Europe: September 1, 1986
- Australia: July(?), 1987
- Brazil: 1993
Discontinued Dates
- Japan: September 25, 2003
- North America: August 14, 1995
NES Units Sold
- North America: 34 million
- Japan: 19.35 million
- Others: 8.56 million
Worldwide: 61.91 million
Best Selling NES Games(units sold):
(*)Bundled with console and sold separately
- Super Mario Bros. – 40.24 Million(*)
- Duck Hunt – 28.31 Million(*)
- Super Mario Bros. 3 – 17.28 Million(*)
- Super Mario Bros. – 2 7.46 Million
- The Legend of Zelda The World Warrior – 6.51 Million
- Tetris – 5.58 Million
- Dr. Mario – 4.85 Million
- Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link – 4.38 Million
- Excitebike – 4.16 Million
- Golf – 4.01 Million
Other Names, Also Known As
- NES
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Japan: Famicom
- Korea: Comboy
Predecessor To NES
- Color TV-Game Series
Successor To NES
- SNES, Super NES
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