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The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) — renamed from the Family Computer, or Famicom – was first released in Japan on July 15, 1983 (1983-07-15) and in North America on October 18, 1985 (1985-10-18).[1] The NES was released in Europe and Australia in 1986 and 1987 and distributed by various third-party companies until Nintendo took over distribution in 1990 and 1994 respectively.[2] The final licensed NES game released was the PAL-exclusive The Lion King in 1995. The final unlicensed NES game released during its lifespan was F-22 in 1997 November. In addition to the games, a software for programming titled Family BASIC was created by Nintendo, Hudson Soft and Sharp Corporation and released on June 21, 1984. An updated version of the software titled Family BASIC V3 was released on February 21, 1985. The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991 in America and 1992 in Europe and Australia.