Following this weekend's unveiling of a Famicom-themed Game Boy Micro for Japan, Nintendo has unveiled the first faceplate designed specifically for this version of the system. Whereas the base ...

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It seems that we were a bit premature in assuming that the Famicom Mini collection of NES rereleases for the Game Boy Advance was the ultimate way of celebrating the Famicom's 20 year anniversary.

The Japanese version of the Nintendo Entertainment System, the Famicom, had numerous peripherals and add-ons that never made it beyond the Japanese market. Some offered incredible convenience, such as ...

It's astounding that, despite all the eBay auctions we've followed and Nintendo oddities we've researched, there are still so many Famicom accessories out there that we've never seen, much less heard ...

Nintendo announced that the Family Computer (Famicom) controllers for the Nintendo Switch are now available to buy for everyone via the company’s official Japanese store. Previously exclusive to ...

Oh man! This is yet another reason to rack up in our massive list of Why We Should Move To Japan. The Japanese members of Club Nintendo are getting a little treat this month, SNES (or Super Famicom) ...

It's finally here: Nintendo's Wii U is coming to the world on Sunday. It's been a long time coming, but the wait isn't really for the games: Ever since we saw that gamepad—that weird, freakish, ...

There have always been slight regional differences between consoles, but when the Nintendo Entertainment System hit store shelves in the fall of 1985 it had been stripped of nearly all the form and ...

A Nintendo GameCube fan recently gave their old wireless Wavebird controller a new paint job that calls to mind the classic Nintendo Famicom system. The GameCube was launched as Nintendo’s ...