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|image=[[File:NES.png|250px]] | |||
|caption=The Nintendo Entertainment System | |||
|release=JP: July 15, 1983<br>NA: October 18, 1985 | |||
|sold=61.91 million<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e1603.pdf|title=Consolidated Sales Transition by Region|site=nintendo.co.jp|type=PDF}}</ref> | |||
|metroid=''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' | |||
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The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''', often abbreviated as '''NES''', is a home video game console made by [[Nintendo]]. The console was released in Japan in 1983 as the '''Family Computer''', often shortened to '''Famicom''', and it was released in North America in 1985. The [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]] began on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' being released in 1986. | The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''', often abbreviated as '''NES''', is a home video game console made by [[Nintendo]]. The console was released in Japan in 1983 as the '''Family Computer''', often shortened to '''Famicom''', and it was released in North America in 1985. The [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]] began on the Nintendo Entertainment System, with ''[[Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' being released in 1986. | ||
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By 1987, cartridges were being manufactured that could hold more than the 112 KB used by the Disk System Disk Cards, allowing for ''Metroid'' to be converted to a cartridge game for its international release, at the expense of the high-fidelity sound channel and save data. | By 1987, cartridges were being manufactured that could hold more than the 112 KB used by the Disk System Disk Cards, allowing for ''Metroid'' to be converted to a cartridge game for its international release, at the expense of the high-fidelity sound channel and save data. | ||
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