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==Legacy== In 1994, NEC released a new console, the Japanese-exclusive [[PC-FX]], a [[32-bit]] system with a tower-like design. It was a commercial failure, leading NEC to abandon the video game industry. [[Video game console emulator|Emulation programs]] for the TurboGrafx-16 exist for several modern and retro operating systems and architectures. Popular and regularly updated programs include [[Mednafen]] and BizHawk. In 2006, a number of TurboGrafx-16 (TurboChip/HuCARD), TurboGrafx-CD (CD-ROM²) and Turbo Duo (Super CD-ROM²) games were released on Nintendo's [[Virtual Console]] download service for the [[Wii]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hudsonent.com/user/newsdetail.php?news_id=68 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702194939/http://www.hudsonent.com/user/newsdetail.php?news_id=68 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 2, 2017 |title=Hudson Entertainment – Video Games, Mobile Games, Ringtones, and More! |publisher=Hudsonent.com |access-date=July 5, 2011 }}</ref> and later the [[Wii U]], and [[Nintendo 3DS]], including several that were originally never released outside Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/03/23/gdc-06-satoru-iwata-keynote|title=GDC 06: Satoru Iwata Keynote|date=March 23, 2006|website=[[IGN]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060809201844/http://wii.ign.com/articles/697/697882p1.html|archive-date=August 9, 2006|access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolutionfanboy.com/2006/03/23/virtual-console-sega-and-hudson-games-are-a-go/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201134356/http://www.revolutionfanboy.com/2006/03/23/virtual-console-sega-and-hudson-games-are-a-go/ |archive-date=December 1, 2008 |title=Virtual Console: Sega and Hudson games are a go! – Nintendo Wii Fanboy |publisher=Revolution Fanboy |date=March 23, 2006 |access-date=July 5, 2011}}</ref> In 2011, [[List of PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 games|ten TurboGrafx-16 games]] were released on the [[PlayStation Network]] for play on the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PlayStation Portable]] in the North American region. In 2010, Hudson released an [[iPhone]] application entitled "TurboGrafx-16 GameBox" which allowed users to buy and play a number of select Turbo Grafx games via [[in-app purchases]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/122690/Hudson_Releases_TurboGrafx16_GameBox_Emulator_For_iOS.php|title=Hudson Releases ''TurboGrafx-16 GameBox'' Emulator For iOS|last1=Cowan|first1=Danny|date=December 21, 2010|website=[[Gamasutra]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712180223/https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/122690/Hudson_Releases_TurboGrafx16_GameBox_Emulator_For_iOS.php|archive-date=July 12, 2016|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> The 2012 JRPG ''[[Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory]]'' features a character, known as Peashy, that pays homage to the console. In 2016, rapper [[Kanye West]]'s [[Turbo Grafx 16 (album)|eighth solo album]] was initially announced to be titled ''Turbo Grafx 16''.<ref>{{Cite tweet|number=703446573552967680|user=kanyewest|title=My next album is titled "Turbo Grafx 16" as of now…|date=February 26, 2016|first=Kanye|last=West|author-link=Kanye West|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160614185134/https://twitter.com/kanyewest/status/703446573552967680|archive-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/27/11125294/kanye-west-new-album-turbografx-16|title=Kanye West says his new album is called Turbo Grafx 16 and coming this summer|last1=Byford|first1=Sam|date=February 27, 2016|website=[[The Verge]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906042152/https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/27/11125294/kanye-west-new-album-turbografx-16|archive-date=September 6, 2018|access-date=April 6, 2016}}</ref> The album, however, was eventually scrapped. In 2019, [[Konami]] announced at [[E3 2019]] and at [[Tokyo Game Show|Tokyo Game Show 2019]] the [[TurboGrafx-16 Mini]],<ref>{{cite web|title=PC Engine mini, PC Engine CoreGrafx mini, TurboGrafx-16 mini Official Website|url=https://www.konami.com/games/pcemini/gate}}</ref> a [[dedicated console]] featuring many built-in games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/konami-releasing-a-mini-version-of-turbografx-16-with-pre-loaded-games-1203240532/|title=Konami Releasing a Mini Version of TurboGrafx-16 With Pre-Loaded Games|last=Lanier|first=Liz|date=June 12, 2019|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200310180618/https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/konami-releasing-a-mini-version-of-turbografx-16-with-pre-loaded-games-1203240532/|archive-date=March 10, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> On March 6, 2020, Konami announced that the TurboGrafx-16 Mini and its peripheral accessories would be delayed indefinitely from its previous March 19, 2020 launch date due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] disrupting supply chains in China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-06-turbografx-16-mini-indefinitely-delayed-due-to-coronavirus|title=TurboGrafx-16 Mini indefinitely delayed due to coronavirus|last=Batchelor|first=James|date=March 6, 2020|website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307135801/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-06-turbografx-16-mini-indefinitely-delayed-due-to-coronavirus|archive-date=March 7, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-06-konami-delays-pc-engine-core-grafx-mini-over-coronavirus|title=Konami delays PC Engine Core Grafx mini over coronavirus|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|date=March 6, 2020|website=[[Eurogamer]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310175829/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-03-06-konami-delays-pc-engine-core-grafx-mini-over-coronavirus|archive-date=March 10, 2020|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|number=1235852906856730624|user=konamieu|title=[Notice] We have added the notice "Regarding the manufacturing and shipping delays of the PC Engine Core Grafx mini products due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)" to the official website. Check here for more details: https://konami.com/games/pcemini/eu/en/ #CoreGrafx|date=March 6, 2020}}</ref> It was released in North America on May 22, 2020, and released in Europe on June 5, 2020.
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