Super Nintendo Entertainment System
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| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Video game console |
| Generation | Fourth generation (16-bit era) |
| First available |  November 21, 1990 / August 13, 1991 April 11, 1992 July 3, 1992
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| CPU | 16-bit 65c816 Ricoh 5A22 3.58 MHz |
| Media | Game Pak |
| Online service | Satellaview (Japan only) XBAND |
| Units sold | 49 million[1] |
| Top-selling game | Super Mario World |
| Predecessor | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| Successor | Nintendo 64 |
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is Nintendo's second home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System. The console introduced advanced graphics and sound capabilities that compensated for its relatively slow CPU compared to other consoles at the time. Additionally, the system's support for numerous enhancement chips, which shipped as part of certain game cartridges, helped keep it competitive in the marketplace.
The SNES was a global success, becoming the best-selling console of the 16-bit era despite its relatively late start and the fierce competition it faced in North America from Sega's Genesis console. The SNES remained popular well into the 32-bit era, and although Nintendo has dropped all support for the console, it continues to be popular among fans, collectors, and emulation enthusiasts, many of whom are still making "homebrew" ROM images.
Forty-nine million SNES units were sold worldwide, 20 million of which were sold in the U.S.[1] Although it could not repeat the success of the NES, which sold over 60 million units worldwide,[2] the SNES was the best-selling console of its era.
Nintendo of America ceased production of the SNES in 1999.[3] In Japan, Nintendo continued production of the Super Famicom until September 2003.[4] The SNES was then succeded by the Nintendo 64.
Super Metroid was released for the SNES 1994 in 1994. It was the only game in the Metroid series to be released on the SNES and became one of the best-selling Metroid games ever, as well as one of the greatest games of all time.[5][6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Classic Systems. Nintendo of America. Retrieved on 2007-05-10.
- ^ Nintendo Entertainment System. Classic Systems. Nintendo of America. Retrieved on 2007-07-23.
- ^ Super Nintendo Entertainment System 2. Museum. Old-Computers.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
- ^ Hirohiko Niizumi (2003-05-30). Nintendo to end Famicom and Super Famicom production. GameSpot. Retrieved on 2007-07-15.
- ^ 100 Games Of All Time. gamers.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-03.
- ^ IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time. IGN. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
