The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), known as the Famicom in Japan, is an 8-bit console by Nintendo. It was released in July 1983 in Japan, on 18 October 1985 in the US, and on 1 September 1986 throughout Europe. The system was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.
NES sales figures[]
In Japan, 2.5 million Famicom consoles and 15 million game cartridges were sold in 1984.[1] 6 million Famicom consoles and 30 million game cartridges were sold by 1985.[2]
In the United States, nearly 30 million NES consoles were sold by December 1991.[3]
By the end of 2004, Nintendo had sold 61.91 million console units worldwide,[4] including 19.32 million in Japan, 34 million in North America, and 8.56 million in other regions.[5]
Best Selling Games[]
Games in bold were bundled with the system.
| # | Year | Title | Sales (millions) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | 40.24 | [6][7] |
| 2 | 1984 | Duck Hunt | 28.31 | [6][7] |
| 3 | 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | 17.28 | [6][7] |
| 4 | 1989 | Tetris | 8.00 | [8] |
| 5 | 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 2 / Super Mario USA | 7.46 | [6][7] |
| 6 | 1986 | The Legend of Zelda | 6.51 | [6][7] |
| 7 | 1986 | Dr. Mario | 4.85 | [6][7] |
| 8 | 1987 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 4.38 | [6][7] |
| 9 | 1984 | Excitebike | 4.16 | [6][7] |
| 10 | 1984 | Golf | 4.01 | [6][7] |
| 11 | 1989 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 4.00 | [9] |
| 12 | 1988 | Dragon Quest III | 3.89 | [10] |
| 13 | 1985 | Kung Fu | 3.50 | [6][7] |
| 14 | 1983 | Baseball | 3.20 | [6][7] |
| 15 | 1990 | Dragon Quest IV | 3.18 | [10] |
| 16 | 1986 | World Class Track Meet | 3.08 | [6][7] |
| 17 | 1987 | Punch-Out!! | 3.02 | [6][7] |
| 18 | 1986 | Metroid | 2.73 | [6][7] |
| 19 | 1986 | Super Mario Bros. 2 / The Lost Levels | 2.65 | [6][7] |
| 20 | 1988 | Ice Hockey | 2.42 | [6][7] |
NES Classic Edition[]
NES Classic Edition, known as the Famicom Mini in Japan, is a video game console that emulates the original NES. It released on November 10, 2016 in Japan and Australia, and November 11, 2016 in North America and Europe. It looks like a miniature replica of the NES, and includes 30 built-in games from the licensed NES library, supporting save states for all of them.
Sales[]
| Period | Sales | Revenue (est.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Overseas | Worldwide | ||
| November–December 2016 | 567,000[11] | 933,000 | 1,500,000[12] | |
| January–April 2017 | Unknown | Unknown | 800,000[13] | |
| June 2018 | 110,000[14] | 1,190,000 | 1,300,000[15] | |
| Total | 677,000+ | 2,123,000+ | 3,600,000+ | $220,000,000[16] |
Games[]
| Games | NA/PAL | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantis no Nazo |  |
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| Balloon Fight | |
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| Bubble Bobble | |
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| Castlevania | |
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| Castlevania II: Simon's Quest | |
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| Donkey Kong | |
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| Donkey Kong Jr. | |
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| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | |
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| Dr. Mario | |
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| Downtown Nekketsu Kōshinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundōkai | |
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| Excitebike | |
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| Final Fantasy | |
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| Final Fantasy III | |
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| Galaga | |
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| Ghosts 'n Goblins | |
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| Gradius | |
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| Ice Climber | |
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| Kid Icarus | |
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| Kirby's Adventure | |
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| The Legend of Zelda | |
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| Mario Bros. | |
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| Mega Man 2 | |
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| Metroid | |
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| NES Open Tournament Golf | |
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| Ninja Gaiden | |
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| Pac-Man | |
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| Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream | |
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| River City Ransom | |
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| Solomon's Key | |
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| StarTropics | |
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| Super Contra | |
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| Super Mario Bros. | |
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| Super Mario Bros. 2/USA | |
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| Super Mario Bros. 3 | |
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| Tecmo Bowl | |
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| Tsuppari Ōzumō | |
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| Yie Ar Kung-Fu | |
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| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | |
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References[]
- ↑ https://www.ataricompendium.com/archives/newsletters/video_game_update/computer_entertainer_feb85.pdf#page=14
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=PborAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA64&article_id=3978,2380436
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=puMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA75&dq=snk+neo+geo+million&ei=VWb5SZXXEpGuzQTRmtTEAw&client=firefox-a#PPA75,M1
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081219034410/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e0806.pdf
- ↑ http://garaph.info/shipmentbar.html
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 https://www.resetera.com/threads/nintendo-software-and-hardware-sales-data-from-1983-to-present.2725/
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 CESA Games White Papers. Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association.
- ↑ "Tetris: From Russia With Love". Director/Producer: Magnus Temple; Executive Producer: Nick Southgate. BBC Four. BBC. BBC Four. Event occurs at 51:23. "The real winners were Nintendo. To date, Nintendo dealers across the world have sold 8 million Tetris cartridges on the Nintendo Entertainment system."
- ↑ Kent, Steven L. (June 16, 2010). The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond... The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World. New York City, New York: Crown Archetype. p. 571. ISBN 978-0761536437. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Dragon Quest History". Planet Nintendo. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ http://nintendoeverything.com/japans-best-selling-games-of-2016-hardware-totals-nintendo-classic-mini-famicom-sells-567000-units/
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170201_2e.pdf
- ↑ http://time.com/4759594/nes-classic-millions-sales/
- ↑ https://www.destructoid.com/shonen-jump-s-exclusive-golden-famicom-sold-over-110k-units-in-two-days-513037.phtml
- ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-07-31-nintendo-switch-sales-near-20m-down-slightly-on-last-year
- ↑ https://www.theverge.com/2016/11/10/13582684/nintendo-famicom-classic-mini-hands-on-review