The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe and Australia in 1985. In most of Asia, including Japan (where it was first launched in 1983), China, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines, it was released as the Family Computer commonly abbreviated as the Famicom , or FC for short). In South Korea, it wa
s known as the Hyundai Comboy and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. In South Asia, it was known as the Tata Famicom. It was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.As the best-selling gaming console of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983,and set the standard for subsequent consoles in everything from game designf to controller layout. In addition, with the NES, Nintendo introduced a now-standard business model of software licensing for third-party developers.
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