When production ends on a console, fans will typically have to turn to the used market for their gaming needs. There are always emulators and ROMs but that can be a shady, if not illegal practice.

Yesterday marked the 35th birthday of the Nintendo Entertainment System's launch in North America. On October 18, 1985, the NES went on sale in limited markets across America (a broad launch would ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) wasn't the first home game console, but it was probably the first one that mattered. With a huge graphical upgrade over the machines of the time, the iconic ...

Lego and Nintendo are partnering for a 2,600-piece Lego version of the classic 1980s game console. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer In a set the needs to be seen to be believed, Lego and Nintendo have ...

Nintendo’s first home game console to launch in North America was an 8-bit system with support for up to two removable controllers and a 15-pin expansion port on the bottom. But Nintendo never ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Broke Studio’s Wi-Fi-enabled Super Tilt Bro. cartridge combines retro gaming and online co-op without the irksome ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The Lego NES is a remarkable feat in design and one of the coolest ...

The high bar to which Famicom hardware aspired—a home console capable of reproducing a cutting-edge arcade board in an interchangeable cartridge format—necessitated a number of small but crucial ...

REDMOND, Wash. -- Nintendo lovers can rejoice because the gaming company announced it will be releasing a miniature version of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System just in time for the holidays.

Daniel's been gaming since he was old enough to reach the keyboard and has a Bachelor's Degree in Writing from the University of Tampa. And that’s precisely the kind of person who might want their ...

After almost 39 years at Nintendo, Lance Barr, designer of the US versions of the NES and SNES consoles, has announced his departure from the company. Barr joined Nintendo in 1982 as its design and ...

I must admit, given I have a kid of my own now, that I can fully understand that my parents possibly bought me my NES console back in 1988 as more of an investment than a purchase. It did, after all, ...