Nintendo is to end it's production of two of it's beloved consoles.

Nintendo are to stop production of the Famicom (NES) and Super Famicom (SNES) consoles in Japan this September. Nintendo will also stop doing disk-writing services for the Famicom Disk System, which was released in 1986.

While the Famicom Disk System is no longer in production the Famicom and Super Famicom have both been in production since they were first released. The Famicom went through an appearance change for it's 10th anniversary while the Super Famicom also changed it's appearance in 1998. This year will be the Famicom's 20th anniversary.

If you still wish to play Famicom games Hudson are releasing some old games on the GameCube. To find out more check the news story.