Super Nintendo Entertainment System
- Release date
- JP: November 21, 1990
- NA: August 23, 1991
- EU: April-June 1992
- Rest: 1992-1994
- Introductory price
- ¥25.000 (Japan)
- $199 (NA)
- Units sold
- Worldwide: 61.91 million
- Japan: 19.35 million
- NA: 34.00 million
- Other: 8.56 million
- Generation
- Fourth generation
- Lifespan
- 1990–2003
- Best-selling games
- Super Mario World (20.6 million)
- Donkey Kong Country (9 million)
- Super Mario Kart ( 8 million)
- Street Fighter II (6.3 million)
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) was released worldwide from 1990-1993. It featured a 16-bit microprocessor which made Nintendo enter the fourth generation of video game consoles. NEC Home Electronics released the PC Engine in 1987 (TurboGrafx-16 in NA, 1989) which marked the beginning of the era but were quickly dominated in sales by Nintendo and Sega’s console Sega Genesis. The Super Nintendo was a global success and was especially well received in the PAL region and many countries in Asia compared to the previous console. The console had a big upgrade in graphics and sound capabilities, not only from the NES but also other consoles on the current market. The controller also had a design upgrade with 4 buttons added to the original NES design. It now included left (L) and right (R) back buttons as well as X and Y next to A and B.
Notable Games
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Chrono Trigger
- Super Metroid
- Final Fantasy VI
- Super Mario World
- Super Street Fighter II Turbo
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
- Super Mario Kart
- Star Fox
- Super Mario RPG
- Secret of Mana
- Mega Man X
- EarthBound
- Final Fantasy IV