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Events
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- According to Nintendo, total video game sales for 1983 are $3.2 billion USD. 1
Notable ReleasesEdit
- Mario Bros. is released as a one or two player arcade game.
- The Gunpei Yokoi developed puzzle game Crossover is released. It is among the last major non-electronic toys Nintendo ever released.
Other mediaEdit
- September 17 - Saturday Supercade, which featured cartoons based on Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr., premieres on CBS.
HardwareEdit
Nintendo releases the Family Computer console in Japan. Shortly after its release, complaints begin to surface about rampant system instability, prompting Nintendo to issue a product recall and to rerelease the machine with a new motherboard.
LawsuitsEdit
- MCA Universal files suit against Nintendo, claiming that the latter company's video arcade hit Donkey Kong violated Universal's copyright on King Kong. After a brief trial, the judge determined that the rights to the original Kong had passed into the public domain. The case was dismissed, and MCA Universal paid $1.8 million USD in damages to Nintendo.
Games released in 1983Edit
Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit
Please select a region.
9 games were released in Japan.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| Baseball | Nintendo | December 1983 |  [1]
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| Donkey Kong | Nintendo | July 1983 | [2]
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| Donkey Kong Jr. | Nintendo | July 1983 | [3]
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| Donkey Kong Jr. no Sansū Asobi | Nintendo | December 1983 | [4]
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| Gomoku Narabe Renju | Nintendo | August 1983 | [5]
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| Mahjong | Nintendo | August 1983 | [6]
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| Mario Bros. | Nintendo | September 1983 | [7]
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| Popeye | Nintendo | July 1983 | [8]
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| Popeye no Eigo Asobi | Nintendo | November 1983 | [9]
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