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=== 32-bit era and beyond ===
While other companies were moving on to [[History of video game consoles (fifth generation)|32-bit systems]], [[Rare Ltd.|Rare]] and Nintendo proved that the SNES was still a strong contender in the market. In November 1994, Rare released ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', a platform game featuring 3D models and textures pre-rendered on [[Silicon Graphics|SGI]] workstations. With its detailed graphics, fluid animation and high-quality music, ''Donkey Kong Country'' rivaled the aesthetic quality of games that were being released on newer 32-bit CD-based consoles. In the last 45 days of 1994, the game sold 6.1 million units, making it the fastest-selling video game in history to that date. This game sent a message that early 32-bit systems had little to offer over the SNES, and helped make way for the more advanced consoles on the horizon.<ref name="Kent_DKC">[[#CITEREFKent2001|Kent (2001)]], pp. 491–493, 496–497.</ref><ref name="Gamespot_DKC">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/dk_history/p04.html |title=GameSpot Presents: The History of Donkey Kong |author=Doug Trueman |publisher=GameSpot|page=4|accessdate=July 13, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515044631/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/video/dk_history/p04.html|archivedate=May 15, 2012}}</ref>

In October 1997, Nintendo released a [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Model SNS-101)|redesigned model of the SNES]] (the SNS-101 model referenced by Nintendo as "New-Style Super NES") in North America for US$99, with some units including the pack-in game ''[[Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2467396.html |title=Super NES Lives! |author=Chris Johnston |publisher=GameSpot|date=October 29, 1997|accessdate=June 14, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124213537/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2467396.html|archivedate=January 24, 2012}}</ref> Like the earlier [[Nintendo Entertainment System (Redesigned Model NES-101)|redesign of the NES]] (the NES-101 model), the new model was slimmer and lighter than its predecessor, but it lacked S-Video and RGB output, and it was among the last major SNES-related releases in the region. A similarly redesigned Super Famicom Jr. was released in Japan at around the same time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/2462190.html |title=Super Fami Gets Face-Lift |author=Yutaka Ohbuchi |publisher=GameSpot|date=January 16, 1998|accessdate=June 14, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118185425/http://www.gamespot.com/news/2462190.html|archivedate=January 18, 2012}}</ref>

Nintendo ceased production of the SNES in 1999,<ref name=discdate /> about two years after releasing ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (its last first-party game for the system) on November 27, 1997, a year after releasing ''[[Frogger]]'' (its last third-party game for the system). In Japan, Nintendo continued production of the Super Famicom until September 25, 2003,<ref name="End">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamespot.com/news/6029220.html |title=Nintendo to end Famicom and Super Famicom production |first=Hirohiko |last=Niizumi |publisher=GameSpot |date=May 30, 2003|accessdate=July 15, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122010006/http://www.gamespot.com/news/6029220.html|archivedate=January 22, 2012}}</ref> and new games were produced until the year 2000, ending with the release of ''[[Metal Slader Glory#Director's Cut|Metal Slader Glory Director's Cut]]'' on November 29, 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n02/shvc/index.html |title=スーパーファミコン (Super Famicom) |accessdate=May 19, 2007 |publisher=Nintendo Japan|language=Japanese}}</ref>

Many popular SNES titles have since been ported to the [[Game Boy Advance]], which has similar video capabilities. In 2005, Nintendo announced that SNES titles would be made available for download via the [[Wii]] and [[Wii U]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cube.ign.com/articles/615/615089p1.html |title=E3 2005: Nintendo's E3 2005 Press Conference|accessdate=April 14, 2007|date=May 17, 2005|publisher=IGN}}</ref> On October 31, 2007, Nintendo Co., Ltd. announced that it would no longer repair Family Computer or Super Famicom systems due to an increasing shortage of the necessary parts.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nintendo's classic Famicom faces end of road|url= http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAJfrC1k8lDKLOCGJu4VonjOYxBg|format=Reprint|publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] |date=October 31, 2007|accessdate=November 9, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527161543/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jAJfrC1k8lDKLOCGJu4VonjOYxBg|archivedate=May 27, 2013}}</ref>