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The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|スーパーファミコン|Sūpā Famikon}}''' ''Super Famicom'' or ''SFC''), often abbreviated as the '''SNES''', is [[Nintendo]]'s third home video game console and the successor to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. [[EarthBound]] was released on this system, being the first game in the series officially released outside of Japan. The console's best-selling titles are Super Mario World and Donkey Kong Country. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was succeeded by the [[Nintendo 64]]. | {{NintendoWiki}} | ||
The '''Super Nintendo Entertainment System''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|スーパーファミコン|Sūpā Famikon}}''' ''Super Famicom'' or ''SFC''), often abbreviated as the '''SNES''', is [[Nintendo]]'s third home video game console and the successor to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. ''[[EarthBound]]'' was released on this system, being the first game in the series officially released outside of Japan. The console's best-selling titles are ''{{mw|Super Mario World}}'' and ''{{mw|Donkey Kong Country}}''. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System was succeeded by the [[Nintendo 64]]. | |||
Many games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System were re-released as Virtual Console titles on the Wii Shop Channel | Many games for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System were re-released as Virtual Console titles on the Wii Shop Channel, the Nintendo eShop for the Wii U and New Nintendo 3DS, and Nintendo Switch Online. Among these titles is ''EarthBound'', which was released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2013, New Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in 2016, and Nintendo Switch Online in 2022. Several Super Nintendo Entertainment System titles are included in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] and [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]] as Masterpieces, including ''EarthBound'' in both titles (omitted from the international release of Brawl). | ||
==History== | |||
==Legacy== | |||
==First-Party Console Accessories and Bundles== | |||
==Hardware== | ==Hardware== | ||
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System supported 16-bit graphics, an improvement from the 8-bit graphics of its predecessor. It supported two-player games, which EarthBound utilized only in battles. | The Super Nintendo Entertainment System supported 16-bit graphics, an improvement from the 8-bit graphics of its predecessor. It supported two-player games, which ''EarthBound'' utilized only in battles. | ||
==EarthBound/Mother games for the SNES== | A [[Super NES CD-ROM|CD Add-on]] for the Super NES was codeveloped with [[wikipedia:Sony|Sony]] and was planned to be released. However, this failed to materialize, and Sony turned the add-on/console into the Sony [[wikipedia:PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], which became one of Nintendo's fiercest rivals in the Fifth generation and each subsequent generation since with the following consoles in the PlayStation lineup. | ||
*[[EarthBound]] (Mother 2 in Japan) | |||
==''EarthBound/Mother'' games for the SNES== | |||
*''[[EarthBound]]'' (''Mother 2'' in Japan) | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* [[Ness]]' name is an anagram of SNES. This is similar to how the protagonist of [[EarthBound Beginnings]] is named [[Ninten]], which is an abbreviation of Nintendo and a nod to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. | * [[Ness]]'s name is an anagram of SNES. This is similar to how the protagonist of ''[[EarthBound Beginnings]]'' is named [[Ninten]], which is an abbreviation of Nintendo and a nod to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. | ||
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