These days, a game console launch happens worldwide within weeks of its debut in one country or another. It wasn't always that way, though; back in the '80s, Nintendo launched the Famicom two and ...

To commemorate the system’s 40th anniversary, why not play some of the best Famicom games? Here are Siliconera’s suggestions, whether you’re digging through old cartridges or sifting through ...

More than 30 years after their original releases in 1988 and 1989, both Famicom Detective Club games have received modern remakes on Nintendo Switch. I had never played either game before ...

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir and its prequel, Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, were released for the Famicom Disk System in 1998 and 1989 respectively.The games ...

Released for the Famicom Disk System in 1988, these game brought us two classic murder mystery visual novels, something we've not seen from the Nintendo since Last Window. Sadly, this duology ...

When the Famicom Mini series hit the scene, with each game retailing for 2200 yen, I thought that there'd be no way that Nintendo could get away with a similar pricing in the US. But I was proven ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Famicom Mini: Makaimura Famicom Mini: Makaimura is a Game Boy Advance video game released in 2004 by Nintendo. It is a remake of Capcom's Famicom game ...

On July 15, 1983, while the games industry was collapsing in the U.S., Nintendo released the Family Computer, or Famicom, in Japan. The 8-bit console built on Nintendo’s early ‘80s arcade ...

Nintendo Switch 2 As the original Switch's legendary 8-year run comes to an end, no series benefitted from it more than Fire Emblem Nintendo Switch 2 The Switch 2 wants to be a do-it-all console ...

For most, its legacy is just that of being one of the rarest Super Famicom games, but it meant a lot more to others.

But that's exactly what Nintendo's been doing with the recently launched Famicom Mini series, a collection of classic 8-bit games released on the company's Family Computer game system, also known ...