List of Nintendo Entertainment System games


A total of 715 known licensed game titles were released for the Nintendo Entertainment System during its life span, 677 of these games were released in North America plus 2 championship cartridges, with an additional 35 released in Europe or Australia, and one additional game in Hong Kong. This list does not feature unlicensed NES games. The Nintendo Entertainment System — renamed from the Family Computer, or Famicom – was first released in North America on. 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 Wario's Woods on December 10, 1994 in North America and the PAL-exclusive The Lion King in 1995. The NES was succeeded by the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, released in 1991 in America and 1992 in Europe and Australia.

Licensed games

There are a total of 715 known licensed game titles of which 677 were released in North America along with 2 championship games. 36 were exclusively released outside North America, fully listed below.
For a chronological list, click the sort button in any of the available region's columns. Games dated October 18, 1985 are launch titles for North America.

Championship games

Unreleased games

For cancelled games see List of cancelled Nintendo games.
TitlePublisher
AirballTengen
ArmadilloIGS
Jaleco
BlazeblastersNexoft
BlockoutTechnōs Japan
Buster Bros.Hudson Soft
'Capcom
Card SharksGameTek
Cheetahmen IIActive Enterprises
Chip's ChallengeBullet-Proof Software
Chuck Yeager's Fighter CombatElectronic Arts
Crash 'n the Boys: Ice ChallengeTechnōs Japan
Days of Thunder Mindscape
Drac's Night OutParker Brothers
Earth BoundNintendo
Erik the Viking???
Escape from AtlantisColor Dreams
Exploding FistTradewest
Final Fantasy IISquare
Happy CamperColor Dreams
Happily Ever AfterSOFEL
Hard DrivinTengen
HeroQuestMilton Bradley Company
Hit the IceTaito
John Madden Football '93Ubisoft
Kung Fu 2Irem
New Kids on the BlockParker Brothers
PasswordGameTek
PescatoreSunsoft
Pizza PopJaleco
Police AcademyTengen
The Price is RightGameTek
Return of Donkey KongNintendo
RoboCop vs. the TerminatorVirgin Interactive
SimCityNintendo
Spy vs. Spy: The Island CaperKemco
SquashedJaleco
SunmanSunsoft
Super PasswordGameTek
Super Pitfall 2Activision
Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the MayanCollectorVision
Talking Super PasswordGameTek
TechnocopTengen
Thomas the Tank Engine & FriendsTHQ
Taito
Titan WarriorsCapcom
Trival PursuitParker Brothers
Twin PeaksHi Tech Expressions
UWCSETA
War on WheelsJaleco
World War IIILJN
XybotsTengen

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 thereafter.

Console's life span

After life span