In 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) redefined home gaming, but its innovations meant nothing without a way to control them. The console’s innovative architecture, as explored in console ...

Famicom's colorful design was inspired by Nintendo's Game & Watch handhelds and was meant to appeal to players of all ages. The Famicom features a top-loading cartridge slot, while the NES used a ...

There should be no surprises here. The Virtual Boy is categorically the worst console Nintendo has ever released. It had a nugget of a great idea but neither the technology nor the games to bring it ...

Even the most hardcore Nintendo fan who is always at the ready to hit you with the fact that Nintendo began in the 1800s selling Hanafuda cards is unlikely to know that the first true Nintendo console ...

Released in the North American market back in October 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was not only highly successful but also averted the video game crash of 1983. And having already ...

We all know that this is bound to happen at some point. The PlayStation 2 is Sony’s most successful console and helped cement some of the biggest franchises in our memories. A new era of Final Fantasy ...

James is a writer for GameRant. He fell in love with video games as a child and has yet to recover. He is still obsessed with Ocarina Of Time and regularly lectures people on how Metal Gear Solid ...

TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...