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[[Image:Famicom AD.jpg|Right|thumb|100px|An Ad for the [[Famicom]] in Japan.]]The [[Nintendo Entertainment System]], NES, was the first console made by [[Nintendo]]. The NES first started because of the plummet of Arcade Games in 1984 which damaged many Game Manufacturers, such as [[Nintendo]]. The [[Famicom]] (FAMIly COMputer) first came out in Japan in 1984 selling over 2.5 million systems. With the sensation in Japan, [[Nintendo]] decided to make it available in the United States. They first tried negotiating with [[Atari]] to have them release it but Atari rejected the [[Famicom]]. So [[Nintendo]] determined they would release the Famicom themselves in 1985.
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{{Infobox System
|image= [[File:NES logo.png|320px]]<br/>[[File:NES.png|320px]]
|type= Home console
|released= {{Release|US= October 18, 1985|JP= July 15, 1983|UK= September 1, 1986|AU= 1987}}
|media= ROM cartridges
|predecessor=
|successor= [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]
}}
The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''', commonly abbreviated as '''NES''' or Nintendo, was the second home gaming console manufactured by [[Nintendo]] and the first released internationally.


==Famicom Disk System==
The '''Famicom Disk System''' was a peripheral for the Famicom that was released in 1986 in Japan only. The Disk System connected to the Famicom via a port on the bottom of the Famicom and used rewritable double-sided Quick Disks ("Disk Cards") to store game data. These Disk Cards were some of the first console games to allow a player to save their game progress.


[[Nintendo]] tried there best to get the System to retailers but it was difficult because the Video Game market was so feeble, with [[Atari]] games in the Bargain Bin and the [[Intellivision]] selling for dirt cheap at yard sales. So what [[Nintendo]] decided to do was change the name to the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] and designed it to make it fit in with other home appliances such as a VCR. The system was finally released to all retailers in February, 1986.
Many popular Famicom games such as {{TLoZ}}, ''{{Mew|Metroid (game)|Metroid}}'', and ''{{Ip|Kid Icarus (game)|Kid Icarus}}'' were originally released as Disk System titles. Most Disk System titles were later re-released as regular cartridges, using passwords or battery-backed memory to save game progress in lieu of the Disk Cards' rewritable memory.


==NES Classic Edition==
The [[NES Classic Edition]] is a smaller version of the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 2016 that does not accept cartridges. Instead, it comes with thirty pre-installed games, {{TLoZ|-}} and {{TAoL|-}} among them.


[[Image:Duck_Mario.jpg|Left|thumb|100px|One of the first games to come out for the NES.]]They first released the system so that it had a few games with it already such as [[Duck Hunt]] and [[Super Mario Brothers]]. The NES became a huge hit, out selling all other competing systems by a long run. [[Nintendo]] promised that they would sell a Disk Drive add-on but they never sold it in the states. It did come out in Japan but it went by unnoticed.
==''The Legend of Zelda'' Games==
*{{TLoZ}} (Famicom Disk System launch title; was later released internationally and re-released in Japan on cartridge)
*{{TAoL}} (released on Famicom Disk System in Japan; cartridge internationally)


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The NES had immense popularity and [[Nintendo]] controlled much of the market until the demand for the system dwindled and the popularity of their new system, the [[Super NES]], grew. Finally, the NES was discontinued in 1995. The NES had sold over 62 Million Systems and 500 Million Games.
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Famicom.png|The Famicom Console
File:TLoZ Famicom Disk.png|The ''Zelda no Densetsu'' Disk Card
</gallery>


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The Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly abbreviated as NES or Nintendo, was the second home gaming console manufactured by Nintendo and the first released internationally.

Famicom Disk System

The Famicom Disk System was a peripheral for the Famicom that was released in 1986 in Japan only. The Disk System connected to the Famicom via a port on the bottom of the Famicom and used rewritable double-sided Quick Disks ("Disk Cards") to store game data. These Disk Cards were some of the first console games to allow a player to save their game progress.

Many popular Famicom games such as The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, and Kid Icarus were originally released as Disk System titles. Most Disk System titles were later re-released as regular cartridges, using passwords or battery-backed memory to save game progress in lieu of the Disk Cards' rewritable memory.

NES Classic Edition

The NES Classic Edition is a smaller version of the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 2016 that does not accept cartridges. Instead, it comes with thirty pre-installed games, The Legend of Zelda and The Adventure of Link among them.

The Legend of Zelda Games

  • The Legend of Zelda (Famicom Disk System launch title; was later released internationally and re-released in Japan on cartridge)
  • The Adventure of Link (released on Famicom Disk System in Japan; cartridge internationally)

Nomenclature

TMC Forest Minish Artwork.png Names in Other Regions TMC Jabber Nut Sprite.png
Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese ファミコン (Famikon)
ファミリーコンピュータ ディスクシステム (Famirī Konpyūta Disuku Shisutemu) 		Famicom
Family Computer Disk System

Gallery

  • The Famicom Console

    The Famicom Console

  • The Zelda no Densetsu Disk Card

    The Zelda no Densetsu Disk Card

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