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Events on Friday 15 July 1983 1
1983Nintendo Famicom LaunchedHome console debuts in JapanNintendo released the Family Computer, or Famicom, in Japan, beginning what would become the Nintendo Entertainment System line abroad. It helped revive the home video game industry after the 1983 North American crash. The console and its successors sold hundreds of millions of units worldwide.