Nintendo console: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	NES • Nintendo Entertainment System • Famicom

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A Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console with controller and several game cartridges, including Final Fantasy.

A screenshot from Nintendo 1981 arcade classic Donkey Kong, featuring Mario jumping over obstacles on a construction-themed level attempting to rescue Pauline from the giant gorilla Donkey Kong.

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Playing Nintendo's Mario Kart on their Switch device (video games, gaming).

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