The Super Nintendo, commonly referred to as the SNES, is a 16-bit video game console developed by Nintendo and released in North America in 1991. It was marketed as both the successor to the NES and Nintendo’s answer to the growing popularity of its market rival, the Sega Genesis.
🧃 Juicy details
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Units sold (worldwide) | 49 million |
| NA release date | August 23rd, 1991 |
🔆 Legacy
From the refined industrial design, clean layout and purple accents, the Super Nintendo was simple and elegant on the outside but also incredible powerful on the inside. While not as commercially successful as its predecessor, it did end up winning the battle against Sega by outselling the Genesis by almost 20 million units worldwide.
