Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as the Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, and Australia. In Japan it is known as the Super Famicom (?????????). In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy (???????). That console was licensed and distributed by Hyundai Electronics.

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16-bit - Video game console - Nintendo - North America - Europe - Australia - Japan - South Korea

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The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was Nintendo's second home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated to NES, released as the Famicom in Japan). Whereas the earlier system had struggled in Europe and large parts of Asia the SNES proved to be a global success, albeit one that could not match its predecessor's popularity in South East Asia and North America - due in part to increased competition from Sega's Mega Drive console (released in North America as the Genesis). Despite its relatively late start, the SNES became the best selling console of the 16-bit era.

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Nintendo Entertainment System - Sega - Mega Drive - 16-bit era

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