In Europe and Australia, the system was released to two separate marketing regions. One region consisted of most of mainland Europe (excluding Italy), and distribution there was handled by a number of different companies, with Nintendo responsible for most cartridge releases. Most of this region saw a 1986 release. Mattel handled distribution for the other region, consisting of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Italy, Australia and New Zealand, starting the following year. Not until the 1990s did Nintendo's newly created European branch direct distribution throughout Europe. COUNT 5
QSN1 Where was the system released to two separate marketing areas? ANS1 Europe and Australia QSN2 One region comprised the entirety of mainland Europe save for which country? ANS2 Italy QSN3 Who released cartridges in mainland Europe? ANS3 Nintendo QSN4 Who handled distribution in the other region? ANS4 Mattel QSN5 When did the European brance finally directly distribute throughout Europe? ANS5 1990s