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Which came first: the fall of the Berlin Wall or the NES (Famicom)?
The NES (Famicom) came first, in 1983 (released). The fall of the Berlin Wall followed 6 years later, in 1989.
- Second1989
The fall of the Berlin Wall
event · happenedThe Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, and souvenir hunters nicknamed wallpeckers chipped pieces off it.
- First1983
The NES (Famicom)
product · releasedNintendo's games console came out in Japan in 1983 as the Famicom.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.