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Nintendo released a series of highly successful sports games for the Nintendo Entertainment System console and the arcade Nintendo Vs. System, starting with "Baseball" (1983) and "Tennis" (1984). They played an important role in the history of the Nintendo Entertainment System, as they were the earliest NES games released in North America, initially in the arcades and then with the console's launch. Nintendo's arcade version "VS. Baseball" (1984) was competing with Sega's earlier hit "Champion Baseball" in the arcades.