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Nobunaga's Ambition: Zenkokuban
Nobunaga-no-yabou-zenkokuban-cover
信長の野望・全国版
nobunaga no yabō ・ zenkokuban
Series Nobunaga no Yabou series
Sub-genre Strategy RPG, Turn-Based RPG
Developer KOEI
Publisher KOEI
Platform of origin NEC PC-8801, Sharp X1
Platform(s) NEC PC-9801, FM-7, iPhone, iPod Touch, Microsoft Windows, Mobile phone, MSX, MSX2, NES, PlayStation, Mega Drive, Sharp X68000, SNES, Virtual Console, Wii U
Year of inception 1986
Release date(s) PC98, FM-7, MSX, MSX2
Japan1987
NES, X68K
Japan1988
SNES, Mega Drive
Japan1987
PlayStation
Japan1998, 2000
Mobile Phone, Windows
Japan2003
Virtual Console
USA2009
iPhone, iPod Touch
Japan2010
Wii U
USA2014
Mode(s) 1-8 Players
Rating(s) CERO A all ages 389px-ESRB 2013 Everyone.svg

Nobunaga's Ambition: Zenkokuban (信長の野望・全国版; Nobunaga no Yabō: Whole Country Version) is the second title in the Nobunaga no Yabou series, released September 1986 for NEC PC-8801, then quickly ported for various japanese computers. A 50-province mode covering all of Japan was added, as well as revisions to graphics and gameplay. Releases for Family Computer, Super Famicom, Mega Drive, PC Engine CD-ROM, PlayStation, mobile phones, Windows, and iOS were made subsequently. The U.S. NES, Sega Genesis and Super NES releases were titled Nobunaga's Ambition; the SNES version was released for Virtual Console on April 27, 2009 for the Wii and September 4, 2014 for the Wii U in North America.