The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) is a 16-bit console by Nintendo, released in November 1990 in Japan, in August 1991 in the US and in 1992 in Europe. The system was preceded by the Nintendo Entertainment System and succeeded by the Nintendo 64 in 1996.
Super Nintendo sales figures[]
As of 2008, Nintendo has sold 49.1 million console units worldwide,[1] including 23.35 million in North America, 17.16 million in Japan, and 8.58 million in other regions.[2]
Super NES Classic Edition[]
Super NES Classic Edition, known as the Super Famicom Mini in Japan, is a video game console that emulates the SNES. It released in 2017. It was preceded by the NES Classic Edition in 2016.
Sales[]
In Japan, it sold 369,000 units within four days.[3] Worldwide, it sold 4 million units in 2017,[4] and 5.28 million units by March 2018.[5] At an average worldwide retail price of $85.89,[n 1] it grossed an estimated $453 million in sales revenue.
Super NES Classic games[]
Super NES Classic Edition comes built-in with the following 21 games:[7]
- Contra 3: The Alien Wars
- Donkey Kong Country
- EarthBound
- Final Fantasy III (Final Fantasy VI)
- F-Zero
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby's Dream Course
- Mega Man X
- Secret of Mana
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
- Super Castlevania 4
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Super Mario World
- Super Metroid
- Super Punch-Out!!
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Yoshi's Island
Super Famicom Mini games[]
Super Famicom Mini (for Japan) comes built-in with the following 21 games:[8]
- Contra 3: The Alien Wars
- Donkey Kong Country
- F-Zero
- Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III)
- Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
- Legend of the Mystical Ninja
- Kirby Super Star
- Mega Man X
- Panel de Pon
- Secret of Mana
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- Super Soccer
- Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario RPG
- Super Mario World
- Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
- Super Metroid
- Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library/historical_data/pdf/consolidated_sales_e0806.pdf
- ↑ http://garaph.info/shipmentbar.html
- ↑ https://www.famitsu.com/news/201710/11143794.html
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180201_2e.pdf
- ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2018/180426e.pdf
- ↑ https://www.johnlewis.com/nintendo-classic-mini-snes-super-nintendo-entertainment-system/p3334110
- ↑ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-29-snes-classic-games-controllers-specs
- ↑ http://ign.com/articles/2016/09/30/nintendo-of-japan-reveals-the-famicom-mini