| Developer | Nintendo |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nintendo |
| Type | Home video game console |
| Generation | Fourth generation |
| Release date | The Americas:March 31 1990
Oceania:July 7 1990 Africa:September 1 1990 Eurasia:January 26 1991 |
| Retail availability | 1990-1997 |
| Introductory price | 249.99 |
| Discontinued | Worldwide:December 3,1997 |
| Units sold | 59.82 million |
| Media | Cartridge, CD(Playstation CD add on only) |
| CPU | Motorola 68000 @ 7.7 MHz Zilog Z80 @ 3.59 MHz |
| Best-selling game | Super Mario World |
| Backward compatibility |
Nintendo Hyper- System |
| Predecessor | Nintendo Hyper- System |
| Successor | Nintendo Omega |
Nintendo Playstation is a console made by Nintendo that is part of the fourth generation of video games and was released worldwide through 1990 and 1991. It competed with the Sega Universe, Atari 8000,and the Apple iPlay.
Expanding upon the Nintendo Hyper-System's popularity(and adding backwards compatibility with the console's games), it became another success for Nintendo, as it was well received and was the highest selling console from 1991 to 1995.