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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES or SNES) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released as the Super Famicom (SFC) in Japan on November 21, 1990, as the Super NES in North America on August 23, 1991, and internationally throughout 1992. It was Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the…

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Also known as
SNES · Super NES · Super Nintendo · KOR: Super Comboy
Best-selling game
Pack-in: Super Mario World (20.6 million) · Standalone: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (6.3 million) (list)
CPU
Ricoh 5A22 @ 3.58 MHz
Developer
Nintendo R&D2
Discontinued
EU: 1998 · NA: 1999 · BR: 2003 · KOR: April 1, 2003 · JP: September 25, 2003
Display
256 × 224, 512 × 224, 512 × 448

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Nodes225
Edges224
Triples72
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008889
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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

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Released · 10
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → AU: July 3, 1992, BR: August 30, 1993, CHL: June 8, 1992, DE: August 15, 1992, EU: June 1992, FR/GB/IE: April 11, 1992, JP: November 21, 1990, JP: November 21, 1990NA: August 23, 1991[a]FR/GB/IE: April 11, 1992EU: June 1992CHL: June 8, 1992AU: July 3, 1992DE: August 15, 1992BR: August 30, 1993RU: November 15, 1994, NA: August 23, 1991[a], RU: November 15, 1994
Discontinued · 5
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → BR: 2003, EU: 1998, JP: September 25, 2003, KOR: April 1, 2003, NA: 1999
Also known as · 4
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → KOR: Super Comboy, SNES, Super NES, Super Nintendo
Units sold · 4
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → Japan: 17.17 million, North America: 23.35 million, Other: 8.58 million, Worldwide: 49.10 million North America: 23.35 million Japan: 17.17 million Other: 8.58 million
Memory · 3
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → 128 KB "work" RAM, 64 KB PSRAM, 64 KB SRAM
Online services · 3
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → GB: BT Interactive TV (Trial), JP/NA: XBAND, JP: Satellaview
Best-selling game · 2
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → Pack-in: Super Mario World (20.6 million), Standalone: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (6.3 million) (list)
Introductory price · 2
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → US$199 (equivalent to $470 in 2025), ¥25,000 (equivalent to ¥30,000 in 2024)
CPU · 1
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → Ricoh 5A22 @ 3.58 MHz
Developer · 1
Super Nintendo Entertainment System → Nintendo R&D2

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snes nintendo games super console game nes famicom released video north system japan chip cpu america controller two american design

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemAlso known asSNES1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemAlso known asSuper NES1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemAlso known asSuper Nintendo1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemAlso known asKOR: Super Comboy1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemBest-selling gamePack-in: Super Mario World (20.6 million)1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemBest-selling gameStandalone: Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (6.3 million) (list)1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemCPURicoh 5A22 @ 3.58 MHz1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDeveloperNintendo R&D21.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDiscontinuedEU: 19981.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDiscontinuedNA: 19991.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDiscontinuedBR: 20031.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDiscontinuedKOR: April 1, 20031.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDiscontinuedJP: September 25, 20031.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemDisplay256 × 224, 512 × 224, 512 × 4481.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemGenerationFourth1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemGraphicsS-PPU1 and S-PPU21.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemIntroductory price¥25,000 (equivalent to ¥30,000 in 2024)1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemIntroductory priceUS$199 (equivalent to $470 in 2025)1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemManufacturerNintendo1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemMediaSuper NES Game Pak1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemMemory128 KB "work" RAM1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemMemory64 KB SRAM1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemMemory64 KB PSRAM1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemOnline servicesJP: Satellaview1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemOnline servicesJP/NA: XBAND1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemOnline servicesGB: BT Interactive TV (Trial)1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemPredecessorNintendo Entertainment System1.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemReleasedJP: November 21, 1990NA: August 23, 1991[a]FR/GB/IE: April 11, 1992EU: June 1992CHL: June 8, 1992AU: July 3, 1992DE: August 15, 1992BR: August 30, 1993RU: November 15, 19941.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemReleasedJP: November 21, 19901.00infobox
Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemReleasedNA: August 23, 1991[a]1.00infobox

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