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Fixed infobox and broke up sections for easier visual distinction.
{{Infobox console
|image = NES_Console.jpg|230px|image2 = Famicom_Console.jpg|230px
|Manufacturer = [[Nintendo]]
|Generation = [[:Category:Third_generation|Third generation]]
1 expansion slot
|Predecessor = [[Color TV Game]] (1977)
|Successor = [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]] (1990)|caption imagecaption = Nintendo Entertainment System &<br />Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom)|name logo = [[Image:NES_logo.png|140px]][[Image:</br>Famicom_logo.png|90px]]}} The '''Nintendo Entertainment System''' (also abbreviated as '''NES''' or simply called '''Nintendo''') is an [[8-bit]] [[:Category:Console|video game console]] that was released by [[Nintendo]] in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987. In Japan (where it was first launched in 1983), it was released as the '''Family Computer''' <span style="font-weight: normal">(ファミリーコンピュータ ''Famirī Konpyūta'', commonly shortened as either the '''Famicom''' <span style="font-weight: normal">(ファミコン ''Famikon''</span>, or abbreviated to '''FC'''. In South Korea, it was known as the '''Hyundai Comboy''' (현대 컴보이 ''Hyeondae Keomboi'') and was distributed by SK Hynix which then was known as Hyundai Electronics. </span>
==NES vs Famicom==
*The Famicom featured a top-loading cartridge slot, a 15-pin expansion port located on the unit’s front panel for accessories (as the controllers were hard-wired to the back of the console) and a red and white color scheme. The NES featured a front-loading cartridge slot and a more subdued gray, black and red color scheme. An expansion port was found on the bottom of the unit and the cartridge connector pinout was changed.
*The original Famicom and the re-released AV Family Computer both utilized a 60-pin cartridge design, which resulted in smaller cartridges than the NES, which utilized a 72-pin design.
===Peripherals===
A number of peripheral devices and software packages were released for the Famicom. Few of these devices were ever released outside of Japan.
==Hardware==
The Famicom used the serial code HVC (Home Video Computer) for its hardware, while the NES simply used serial code NES.
===NES serials===
*NES-001 Nintendo Entertainment System Control Deck
*NES-002 AC Adapter
===Famicom serials===
*HVC-001 Family Computer
*HVC-002 AC Adapter
*[[Famicom Modem]]
*[[Famicom Disk system]]
==Clones==
*[[Terminator 2]] (''Super Design Ending-Man BS-500 AS)''
