Super Nintendo Entertainment System snes, is a 16-bit home video game console developed and released by nintendo in 1990 in Japan and South Korea
To compete with the popular Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom that crushes the market, NEC launches the PC-Engine in 1987, and Sega follows with its Mega Drive in 1988. Both systems offer much better performance, including graphics and sound, than the 8-bit Nintendo. Although NES continues to be a leader in the video game market, the welcome of the Mega Drive and the PC-engine by the various players in the market forces Nintendo to create a console that can compete with its new competitors.