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The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) — renamed from the Family Computer, or Famicom – was first released in North America on October 18, 1985. 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. 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 November 1997. The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991 in America and 1992 in Europe and Australia.

In 2017, The Mexican Runner became the first person to document beating all 714 licensed games, in the project called NESmania.

Licensed games
A total of  known licensed games (704 cartridges, including compilations of previously released games) were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) during its lifespan; 673 of these games were released in North America plus 2 championship games, with 35 games released outside North America. Games dated October 18, 1985 (North America) are launch titles for North America.

Canceled games
The following games were initially announced as Nintendo Entertainment System and/or Family Computer titles, however were subsequently cancelled or postponed indefinitely by developers or publishers.

Unlicensed games
There are  unlicensed games in the NES library released without approval from Nintendo during the console's lifespan. There are an additional  unlicensed games released after the console's lifespan.