Check Japan's Tiny Electronics Shops For Retro Gaming Finds
Sometimes in Japan, it feels like all the good retro game stuff has been snapped up by famous retailers. That, or it’s…
Kid Recreates Nintendo Console From Popsicle Sticks
This summer break, Twitter user Nobusuma236's son was busy making a Famicom replica out of popsicle sticks.
A New Famicom Cartridge Will Be Released. In 2018.
This is Battle Kid. It will be released this September in Japan on a Famicom cartridge.
As revealed earlier this year, the Famicom Mini is going back into production. And now we know when it’s hitting store…
Special Gold-Colored Famicom Mini Coming To Japan
With the NES Classic and the Famicom Mini both going on sale again, Nintendo is also releasing a special miniature…
250 Fake Nintendo Games That Don't Exist, But Probably Should
*Checks calendar* oh boy it’s that time of year already, when artists from around the world dream up fake Nintendo…
Retro Japanese Game Cartridges Make For Excellent Art
Twitter user Sakura is famous for two things: having a big collection of old Famicon cartridges and using those…
Nintendo Reveals The Truth About Mysterious Famicom Cartridge Holes
If you’ve ever seen an original Famicom cartridge, you probably wondered what those little holes on the top edge were.…
Nintendo Bringing Back The NES Classic In 2018
After disappearing from store shelves, the NES Classic is returning next year. But that’s not all: the Super NES…
That Time Nintendo and Sega Introduced 3D Gaming, In 1987
Years before Sega did what Nintendon’t the two gaming giants briefly went head to head in the newly discovered market…
Live Spiders Found Smuggled Inside Bootleg Nintendo Cartridges
Mexico’s Federal Police yesterday intercepted a shipment of contraband goods headed for the US at Guadalajara Airport.…
Nintendo Also Discontinues The Mini Famicom For Japan, But Only Temporarily
Just as Nintendo has decided to end NES Classic production, it’s doing the same in Japan for the miniature Famicom.…
The NES Game That Inspired Resident Evil
One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed game…
Hidden Message Found In The Famicom Mini
Most game hardware is inevitably modded . That means if there are secret messages in the code, people will probably…
Dear Nintendo, Please Actually Make This Mini-SNES/Super Famicom
Love, everyone.
The Famicom Mini sold 262,961 in its first four days on sale in Japan, Famitsu reports. Not bad, Nintendo! Not bad at…
Now this is cool. The Mini-Famicom’s commercial recreates the original Famicom ad from 1983, big pink puffy sleeves and…
Cancel Halloween in Japan, This Famicom Costume Has Already Won
Now, this is brilliant. The dad from YouTube channel RuiRei Channel created a Famicom console costume to wear with his…