To compete with the popular Family Computer in Japan, NEC Home Electronics launched the PC Engine in 1987, and See more

1757 Super NES games were officially released: 717 in North America (plus 4 championship cartridges), 521 in Europe, 1,448 in Japan, 231 on See more

As part of the overall plan for the Super NES, rather than include an expensive CPU that would still become obsolete in a few years, the … See more

Approximately 49.1 million Super NES consoles were sold worldwide, with 23.35 million of those units sold in the Americas and 17.17 million in Japan. Although it could not quite repeat the success of the NES, which sold 61.91 million units worldwide, the … See more

Technical specifications
The 16-bit design of the Super NES incorporates graphics and sound co-processors that … See more

The Super NES controller design expands on that of the NES, with A, B, X, and Y face buttons in a diamond arrangement, and two shoulder buttons. Lance Barr created its ergonomic design, and he later adapted it in 1993 for the NES-039 "dogbone" … See more

• Kent, Steven L. (2001). The Ultimate History of Video Games: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched our Lives and Changed the World. … See more