Nintendo · Console family

Super Famicom

Nintendo’s rounded Japanese 16-bit system arrived with richer color, sound, and visual effects.

Super Famicom launched in Japan a year before its North American counterpart. Its controller added shoulder buttons and four face buttons, a layout that became a long-lived industry standard.

Released

1990 · Exact day not documented

Platform / family

Fourth generation

Format / type

Cartridge

Region

Japan