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Without Nintendo's Famicom there would be no NES. And without the NES, chances are, the video game industry as we know it would never have existed. It's hard to appreciate history while you're living ...

All the way back in 1986, Nintendo released one of its coolest devices ever. And you've likely never heard of it. The Famicom Disk System was an add-on to the Famicom, which was the Japanese version ...

Last week, Nintendo caught attention when, seemingly out of nowhere, it teased what looked like it could be a new horror game coming to Nintendo Switch. That wasn’t quite on the mark, but it was close ...

Today, Japan saw the release of the most powerful gaming console on the market alongside what may well be the least. For about a tenth of the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro and probably even less of ...

One of the more interesting gaming footnotes in Nintendo’s long and storied history is its Famicom Detective Club adventure games released back at the end of the 80s. While the games later received ...

Before the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, there was the Family Computer, or Famicom. Much like the NES Classic Edition in the West, Nintendo has released a similar micro console in Japan ...

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GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Nintendo is bringing its Famicom Detective Club games to the West more than 30 years after their original release. As announced during the February ...

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 ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System and the Family Computer (or “Famicom“) are technically the same console, capable of playing the same games–aside from regional exclusives and that sort of thing. That ...

When the Gamecube was announced Nintendo put online gaming on the backburner. Phantasy Star Online was the only series to take advantage of the ill fated broadband adapter. Their strategy shifted with ...