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Happy 25th Birthday, Nintendo Entertainment System

It’s October 18, 2010, which means one thing: The Nintendo Entertainment System turns 25 today. Nintendo launched the American version of the console into an extremely difficult U.S. market on October 18, 1985. I’ve got a piece up today on the Day In Tech blog all about the New York City test-market launch. Of course, […]
The original release of the Nintendo Entertainment System shown here on display at the Nintendo World store in New York...
The original release of the Nintendo Entertainment System, shown here on display at the Nintendo World store in New York City, originally shipped with R.O.B. the Robotic Operating Buddy.
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It's October 18, 2010, which means one thing: The Nintendo Entertainment System turns 25 today.

Nintendo launched the American version of the console into an extremely difficult U.S. market on October 18, 1985. I've got a piece up today on the Day In Tech blog all about the New York City test-market launch.

Of course, it'll be a few years before the more important anniversary: Easter morning of 1988, when I got an NES.

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