Nintendo Entertainment System

third generation home video game console
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Nintendo Entertainment System

Summary

Nintendo Entertainment System is an electronic device model[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of electronic_device_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,289 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nintendo Entertainment System is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's instance of is recorded as electronic device model[4].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System followed Color TV-Game[5].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System was followed by Super Nintendo Entertainment System[6].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's manufacturer is recorded as Q8093[7].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's developer is recorded as Nintendo Research & Development 2[8].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System is a type of home video game console[9].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System is part of third generation of video game consoles[10].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's Commons category is recorded as Famicom and variants[11].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's said to be the same as is recorded as Family Computer[12].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's said to be the same as is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[13].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System was released on July 15, 1983[14].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System was published on October 18, 1985[15].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System was released on September 1, 1986[16].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System was published on 1987[17].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's CPU is recorded as Ricoh 2A03[18].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Nintendo Entertainment System[19].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's nominated for is recorded as Golden Joystick Awards − Best Gaming Hardware of All Time[20].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's topic has template is recorded as Template:Nintendo Entertainment System[21].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Famirī Konpyūta'}[22].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Family Computer'}[23].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's brand is recorded as Nintendo[24].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'NES'}[25].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Famicom'}[26].
  • Nintendo Entertainment System's name in kana is recorded as ニンテンドーエンターテインメントシステム[27].

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Geography

Nintendo Entertainment System is in the country of Japan[3]. It is part of third generation of video game consoles[10].

Designation and Status

Nintendo Entertainment System's instance of is recorded as electronic device model[4].

Why It Matters

Nintendo Entertainment System ranks in the top 2% of electronic_device_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,289 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 142 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . pcgamer.com. Retrieved . pcgamer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description third generation home video game console
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/41992|batch #41992]]: moving [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier from the [[P:P5247|incorrect property]] to the [[P:P14470|correct one"
  2. 14d ago · J 1982 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id nes:Nintendo_Entertainment_System, nintendo:Nintendo_Entertainment_System, consoles:Nintendo_Entertainment_System +11
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|4 */ [[Property:P5247]]: 3045-21"
  3. 5w ago · Tom Morris · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Price {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+199.99'}
    Storage capacity {'unit': 'Q79726', 'amount': '+2'}
    Derivative work NES Classic Edition
    Title {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'Famirī Konpyūta'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Family Computer'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Platforms/Nintendo_Entertainment_System, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293229777|Nintendo Entertainment System (#293229777)]] in [[:tooll"
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