The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was Nintendo's second programmable home console, following the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Release history
The console 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.
Generation and competition
A fourth-generation console, the SNES primarily competed with the Sega Genesis in the console war, a fierce battle for market share in the United States and Europe.
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