The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES[b] or SNES[c], and commonly shortened to Super Nintendo[d]) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America. In Japan, the system is called the Super Famicom (Japanese: , Hepburn: Supa Famikon?, officially adopting the abbreviated name of its predecessor, the Family Computer), or SFC for short. In South Korea, it is known as the Super Comboy ( Syupeo Keomboi) and was distributed by Hyundai Electronics. Although each version is essentially the same, several forms of regional lockout prevent the different versions from being compatible with one another. It was released in Brazil on September 2, 1992, by Playtronic.

To compete with the popular Family Computer in Japan, NEC Home Electronics launched the PC Engine in 1987, and Sega Enterprises followed suit with the Mega Drive in 1988. The two platforms were later launched in North America in 1989 as the TurboGrafx-16 and the Genesis respectively. Both systems were built on 16-bit architectures and offered improved graphics and sound over the 8-bit NES. However, it took several years for Sega's system to become successful. Nintendo executives were in no rush to design a new system, but they reconsidered when they began to see their dominance in the market slipping.

1. What is the Super NES[b]?
2. What is that?
3. Who manufactured it?
4. When?
5. Where was it first sold?
6. What year did it hit the US?
7. When could you buy it in Europe?
8. When did Brazil get to buy it?
9. Who distributed it to the Brazilians?
10. Did anyone compete against them?
11. Who?
12. Were they successful?
13. Did it hurt Nintendo?
14. What was the game known as in South Korea?
15. Who distributed it?
16. What was it known as in Japan?
17. What was the shortened version of that name?
18. What architecture was used?
19. When was the Mega Drive introduced?
20. Where was it released?
21. Did it come to the US?

Provide a numbered list of answers.
1. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System
2. a home video game console
3. Nintendo
4. 1990
5. In Japan and South Korea
6. 1991
7. 1992
8. 1993
9. Playtronic.
10. Yes
11. NEC and Sega
12. Sega was, after several years
13. Yes
14. Super Comboy
15. Hyundai Electronics
16. Super Famicom
17. SFC
18. 16-bit
19. 1988
20. Japan
21. Yes