A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

NES

Sun, 17 Nov '24
Super Mario Bros. console
Wed, 30 Oct '24
Original console for the Super Mario games, for short
Sun, 15 Sep '24
Platform for Mega Man, for short
Sat, 10 Aug '24
Switch's ancestor, for short
Thu, 2 May '24
Metroid console, for short
Thu, 11 Apr '24
Platform for playing Kirby's Adventure
Sun, 31 Mar '24
Super ___ (GameCube predecessor)
Sun, 31 Dec '23
Duck Hunt console, in brief
Sun, 6 Aug '23
Sat, 24 Jun '23
Video game console sold with a Robotic Operating Buddy (R.O.B.)
Mon, 16 Jan '23
The Legend of Zelda console, for short
Sun, 23 Oct '22
23 answers in today's puzzle that don't seem to match their clues
Wed, 7 Sep '22
IGN's #1 Video Game Console of All Time
Thu, 30 Jun '22
Dispensers
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Super Mario Bros. platform
Sun, 22 Aug '21
1980s gaming inits.
Tue, 22 Jun '21
Platform for Dr. Mario and Final Fantasy
Sun, 18 Apr '21
Duck Hunt console, for short
Fri, 5 Mar '21
Duck Hunt console, for short
Thu, 18 Feb '21
Early platform for The Legend of Zelda, for short