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Mario Bros.
This page consists of Nintendo-related events that occurred in 1983.
Contents
Events
- According to Nintendo, total video game sales for 1983 are $3.2 billion USD. 1
Notable Releases
- Mario Bros., the Game & Watch version, is released, introducing the character of Luigi.
- 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 media
- September 17 - Saturday Supercade, which featured cartoons based on the Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr. Video games,and premiering on CBS.
Hardware
- 15 July: Nintendo releases the Family Computer console in Japan.[1] 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.
Lawsuits
- 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.
Character debuts
Games released in 1983
Arcade
Family Computer
Please select a region.
9 games were released in Japan.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| Baseball(JP) | Nintendo | December 7, 1983 |  [1]
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| Donkey Kong(JP) | Nintendo | July 15, 1983 | [2]
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| Donkey Kong Jr.(JP) | Nintendo | July 15, 1983 | [3]
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| Donkey Kong Jr. no Sansū Asobi(JP) | Nintendo | December 12, 1983 | [4]
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| Gomoku Narabe Renju(JP) | Nintendo | August 27, 1983 | [5]
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| Mahjong(JP) | Nintendo | August 27, 1983 | [6]
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| Mario Bros.(JP) | Nintendo | September 9, 1983 | [7]
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| Popeye(JP) | Nintendo | July 15, 1983 | [8]
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| Popeye no Eigo Asobi(JP) | Nintendo | November 22, 1983 | [9]
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References
- ↑ Jun Hongo (15 July 2013). "Nintendo brought arcade games into homes 30 years ago" (in English). Japan Times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/15/reference/nintendo-brought-arcade-games-into-homes-30-years-ago/. Retrieved on 16 April 2020.
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