1983

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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

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.

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

• Mario Bros.: Luigi
• Donkey Kong 3: Stanley

Games released in 1983

Nintendo Entertainment System

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9 games were released in Japan.

Title	Publisher	Release Date	Source
Baseball	Nintendo	1983-12December 1983	[1]
Donkey Kong	Nintendo	1983-07July 1983	[2]
Donkey Kong Jr.	Nintendo	1983-07July 1983	[3]
Donkey Kong Jr. no Sansū Asobi	Nintendo	1983-12December 1983	[4]
Gomoku Narabe Renju	Nintendo	1983-08August 1983	[5]
Mahjong	Nintendo	1983-08August 1983	[6]
Mario Bros.	Nintendo	1983-09September 1983	[7]
Popeye	Nintendo	1983-07July 1983	[8]
Popeye no Eigo Asobi	Nintendo	1983-11November 1983	[9]

Arcade