You may not remember this, but Nintendo hardware used to be a pretty big deal. The original Game Boy and NES both had remarkable industrial design that, like the Apple II and IBM Thinkpad, weren’t ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System was a huge seller, and it featured a ton of games that sold millions — these 10 are its ...

On July 15, 1983, two major players made their debut in the Japanese home console market. While Sega’s release from that day, the SG-1000, didn’t amount to much — it’s mostly notable for paving the ...

Jerrad Wyche is a writer, designer, and producer hailing from Albuquerque, New Mexico. His favorite video games include Mass Effect 2, Inside, Pokémon Soul Silver, Spelunky, and Call of Duty 4: Modern ...

This summer, when a copy of Super Mario 64 sold for over $1.5 million, no one could say for sure just how rare it was to find a copy in such pristine, unopened condition. That’s because Wata Games—the ...

The savior of the video game industry, birthplace of countless franchises, and iconic face of pop culture and history, the Nintendo Entertainment System is legendary. Nintendo's 8-bit powerhouse is ...

Ahh, the Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES, for short). The console that changed the course of gaming history and brought the US gaming market back from the brink of extinction. It established ...

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...

Although it’s officially a prototype, the game seems pretty complete, with four full stages that culminate in a series of bosses. Despite the childish fairy tale setting, the game is fiendishly tough ...

Sunday will mark 35 years since the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived on America’s shores, saving a crashed video game industry and making a generation of gamers out of people who first learned to ...

If we're to be brutally honest, there aren't too many NES (that's Nintendo Entertainment System, in case you didn't know) games genuinely worth going back to play in 2022. Yes, there are plenty of ...