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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ファミリーコンピュータ|Famirī Konpyūta}}''' ''Family Computer'', or '''{{tt|ファミコン|Famikon}}''' ''Famicom''), often abbreviated as the '''NES''', is the second home video game console developed by [[Nintendo]] (the first being the Japan-only [[wikipedia:Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game]] series released from 1977-1980). This console is often credited with beginning the third generation of video and computer games. The {{vg|Mother|first title}} in the ''{{se|Mother|EarthBound}}'' series was released for this system, though only in Japan. Sales for the Nintendo Entertainment System were high, with a strong lineup of exclusive games such as ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]'', ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Ice Climbers|Ice Climbers]]''. The console's best-selling titles are ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|ファミリーコンピュータ|Famirī Konpyūta}}''' ''Family Computer'', or '''{{tt|ファミコン|Famikon}}''' ''Famicom''), often abbreviated as the '''NES''', is the second home video game console developed by [[Nintendo]] (the first being the Japan-only [[wikipedia:Color TV-Game|Color TV-Game]] series released from 1977-1980). This console is often credited with beginning the third generation of video and computer games. The {{vg|Mother|first title}} in the ''{{se|Mother|EarthBound}}'' series was released for this system, though only in Japan. Sales for the Nintendo Entertainment System were high, with a strong lineup of exclusive games such as ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]'', ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Ice Climbers|Ice Climbers]]''. The console's best-selling titles are ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' and ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. The Nintendo Entertainment System was succeeded by the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]. | ||
Many games for the Nintendo Entertainment System were re-released as Virtual Console titles on the Wii Shop Channel | Many games for the Nintendo Entertainment System were re-released as Virtual Console titles on the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo eShop for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, and Nintendo Switch Online. Among these titles is [[EarthBound Beginnings|Mother]], which was released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015 and on Nintendo Switch Online in 2022. Several Nintendo Entertainment System titles are included in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] and [[Super Smash Bros. 4|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]] as Masterpieces. | ||
==History== | ==History== |
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