Nintendo NES News, Rumors & Updates

As time marches inexorably forward, vintage game systems like the NES inevitably stop working. But if you have a deceased system in your attic, you can bring it back from the dead with a Raspberry Pi.Read more...    

Whatever you might say about Nintendo, it has been a defining part of video game history. 30 years ago, however, the company was much less sure about entering the home console market. The creator of the Famicom (the Japanese name...

While it's not the DL-44 heavy blaster we've been holding out for, this Nintendo Zapper is almost as cool. Using the classic Duck Hunt light gun from the original NES, the team at North Street Labs created their own...

Look out, SupaBoy, there's another retro handheld game system in town: it's called the RetroDuo Portable, and it might play more games for longer than you do right now. While the RD Portable doesn't have the fantastic Super NES...

Nintendo may draw criticism for milking its time-honored and hugely successful franchises like Mario and Zelda, but we have a hard time taking issue with its latest revival. The company just announced that a direct sequel to 1992's Super...

The OUYA Android-based gaming console is getting ready for its debut: the stated beginning shipping date for Kickstarter backers is March 28. At launch, it sill isn’t clear exactly how many software titles the console will offer, but a...

Dealing with distracting coworkers is difficult no matter what, but this hack uses an old broken NES, an arduino, and some clever coding skills to put together a motion-activated countdown timer that lets coworkers who stop by your office,...