The classic Nintendo Famicom was a design masterpiece compared to the boxier version which regions outside of Japan got in the form of the NES. Around the time of its release, there was a bit of a ...

If there’s one certainty in life, it is that Nintendo Famicom and similar NES clone consoles are quite literally everywhere. What’s less expected is that they were used for a half-serious attempt at ...

First, let us kick off this article by saying happy birthday to the Family Computer! Released in July 1983, (July 15th, to be exact) the 8-bit warhorse is turning 35 years old this year. That's quite ...

Video games are a cyclical hobby. When Nintendo released the Famicom/NES, it was the hottest hardware with the best lineup of games the industry had ever seen. After enough time passed, though, that ...

Nintendo's Family Computer (Famicom) was marketed in the United States under the name 'Nintendo Entertainment System (NES),' and the console, controller, and cartridges all had completely different ...

The palm-sized Nintendo Classic Mini Family Computer console is pictured at the Yodobashi Camera Umeda store in Osaka's Kita Ward on Nov. 10, 2016. (Mainichi) Nintendo Co. on Nov. 10 launched in Japan ...

If you’ve ever wanted to find a way to bring the nostalgia of old-school gaming back into your life, you’ll want to head to an amusement arcade or “game centre” in Japan this September. That’s where ...

Sure, you might think you're the most hip, cool, finger-on-the-pulse-of-gaming kinda guy having pre-ordered Nintendo's upcoming emulation box, the Nintendo Classic Mini NES. But after you've invited ...

At this point in time, the gaming industry is preparing itself for the next generation of consoles, led by Microsoft's Xbox One and the PlayStation 4. However, if we take ourselves back exactly 30 ...