Nintendo Entertainment System

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8-bit video game console home video game console

The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit home video game console released in the 1980s that popularized modern console gaming with iconic titles like Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Nintendo Entertainment System canonical	55
Famicom	9
Nintendo Entertainment System (via 2A03 variant)	1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	8-bit video game console ⓘ home video game console ⓘ
abbreviation	Nintendo consoles ⓘ surface form: NES
alsoKnownAs	Family Computer ⓘ Nintendo consoles ⓘ surface form: NES
audioOutput	mono audio ⓘ
bestSellingGame	Super Mario Bros. ⓘ
bits	8-bit ⓘ
caseColor	gray ⓘ
controllerPorts	2 ⓘ
controllerType	rectangular gamepad with D-pad and two main action buttons ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Japan ⓘ
cpu	Ricoh 2A03 ⓘ
cpuArchitecture	MOS Technology 6502 ⓘ surface form: MOS Technology 6502 derivative
discontinuationDateEurope	1995 ⓘ
discontinuationDateJapan	2003-09-25 ⓘ
discontinuationDateNorthAmerica	1995 ⓘ
generation	third generation of video game consoles ⓘ
graphicsProcessor	Ricoh 2C02 PPU ⓘ
hardwareRevision	NES-001 ⓘ NES-101 ⓘ
introducedFranchise	Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) ⓘ surface form: Castlevania Mega Man ⓘ Metroid ⓘ Super Mario series ⓘ surface form: Super Mario The Legend of Zelda ⓘ
japaneseVariant	Famicom Disk System ⓘ
lifetimeSales	over 60 million units ⓘ
manufacturer	Nintendo ⓘ
marketImpact	helped revive the North American video game industry after the 1983 crash ⓘ
maxResolution	256×240 pixels ⓘ
mediaFormat	ROM cartridge ⓘ
notableFeature	front-loading cartridge slot in North American model ⓘ strict licensing program for third-party developers ⓘ top-loading design in NES-101 revision ⓘ
notableGame	Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) ⓘ surface form: Castlevania Contra ⓘ Duck Hunt ⓘ Mega Man ⓘ surface form: Mega Man 2 Metroid ⓘ Super Mario Bros. ⓘ Super Mario Bros. 2 ⓘ Super Mario Bros. 3 ⓘ The Legend of Zelda ⓘ Zelda II: The Adventure of Link ⓘ
originalJapaneseAbbreviation	Nintendo Entertainment System self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Famicom
originalJapaneseName	Family Computer ⓘ
powerSupply	external AC adapter ⓘ
predecessor	Color TV-Game series ⓘ
regionLocking	uses 10NES lockout chip ⓘ
releaseDateEurope	1986 ⓘ
releaseDateJapan	1983-07-15 ⓘ
releaseDateNorthAmerica	1985-10-18 ⓘ
soundChannels	5 internal audio channels ⓘ
successor	Super Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ
supportsPeripherals	NES Advantage ⓘ NES Four Score ⓘ NES Zapper ⓘ Power Pad ⓘ R.O.B. ⓘ
targetMarket	home entertainment ⓘ
videoOutput	RF ⓘ composite video ⓘ

Referenced by (65)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nintendo → product → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Nintendo → notableConsoleFamily → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Mario Bros. 2 → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Super Mario Bros. 2 → originalReleasePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Mario Bros. 3 → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Super Mario Bros. 3 → originalPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Super Mario video game franchise → firstReleasePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

subject surface form: Super Mario

Super Mario video game franchise → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

subject surface form: Super Mario

Nintendo video games → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Mushroom Kingdom → platformOfFirstAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Mario Bros. → portedTo → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Nintendo Entertainment System → originalJapaneseAbbreviation → Nintendo Entertainment System self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

The Legend of Zelda → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Metroid → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Fire Emblem → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Fire Emblem → firstReleasePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Link → firstAppearancePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Nintendo Entertainment System → predecessor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Mushroom → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Tanooki Suit → platformAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Dr. Mario → firstPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Mario Bros. → firstPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Mario Bros. → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Gradius → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Sega Master System → mainCompetitor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Castlevania (Akumajō Dracula) → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Virtual Console → contentFromPlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Intelligent Systems → developsFor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Nintendo consoles → notableWork → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Nintendo consoles → hasPart → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Tetris → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Rare → platformDevelopedFor → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

David Crane → platformWorkedOn → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Super Leaf → platformOfFirstAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Frog Suit → platformOfFirstAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Boomerang Bro → firstAppearancePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Desert Land → gamePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Water Land → platformOfOrigin → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Giant Land → platformAppearance → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Ice Land → platformOfOrigin → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Pipe Land → gamePlatform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Dark Land → platformContext → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

this entity surface form: Famicom

Kuribo’s Shoe power-up → platform → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

subject surface form: Kuribo’s Shoe

Super Mario All-Stars → originalPlatformOfRemakes → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ

Sky Land → platformOfOrigin → Nintendo Entertainment System ⓘ