Super Nintendo Entertainment System vs Nintendo Entertainment System sales
The Nintendo Entertainment System is ahead by 12.8 million units. After 13y 1m on sale each, the NES was in front.
The race from launch day
Cumulative units by months since each console's own launch.
Side by side
| SNES | NES | |
|---|---|---|
| Units sold | 49,100,000 | 61,910,000 |
| After 13y 1m on sale | 49,089,954 | 60,280,010 |
| Released | November 21, 1990 | July 15, 1983 |
| Time on the market | 13y 1m | 20y 5m |
| Average per day | 10,254 | 8,283 |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued |
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Frequently asked questions
Which sold more, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System or the Nintendo Entertainment System?
The Nintendo Entertainment System has sold more: about 61.9 million units against 49.1 million for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, a lead of 12.8 million.
How many Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Nintendo Entertainment System consoles have been sold?
Super Nintendo Entertainment System: 49.1 million units as of December 31, 2003 (Nintendo Final SNES Report). Nintendo Entertainment System: 61.91 million units as of December 31, 2003 (Nintendo Final NES Report).
Official figures are cumulative units the maker reported (shipped or sold through, as published). Between reports, and for makers that don't publish units, the numbers are estimates: they follow the latest pace and the time of year, and are corrected as soon as new figures come out.