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Nintendo Family Computer

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Video game console launched by Nintendo in 1983 in Japan, known as Famicom, which popularized the use of removable cartridges for game distribution.

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Type: Console
Year: 1983
Country or region: Japan
Status: Documented

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La historia de Nintendo | Hardwarebrave_web · 65%

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