Dec 28
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A group of Japanese speedrunners have discovered that the key to getting faster times in all-time RPG classic Dragon…
Nov 6
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The Switch reached 68.30 million units sold worldwide as of September 30 of this year, surpassing the Nintendo Entertainment System’s 61.91 million global sales. The NES first launched as the Famicom in 1983 in Japan, where it was finally discontinued in 2003. The Switch went on sale in March 2017.
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Oct 22
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, the game that kicked the turn-based strategy series off, is…
Oct 9
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Every discussion about the American version of Super Mario Bros. 2 invariably turns to its origins as a completely…
Sep 9
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Talented Hong Kong-based model-maker Sean P. Yung has created a tank with a mock Famicom on it, trading a military…
Jul 7
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Matt Alt
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When discussing Nintendo’s rise as a digital dreamsmith in the ‘80s, game designers like Shigeru Miyamoto and Gunpei…
Apr 30
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Feb 9
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There have always been slight regional differences between consoles, but when the Nintendo Entertainment System hit…
Dec 16 2019
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Peter Tieryas
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One of the best horror games ever developed came out for the Famicom in 1989 from Capcom. It was a rare, licensed…
Sep 10 2019
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This afternoon, I hit the streets of Akihabara. I wasn’t looking for the best deals, but the most expensive games I…
Sep 4 2019
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A cool bit of news from the Japanese Nintendo Direct: In 2020, Nintendo will release Switch remakes of its Famicom Detective Club adventure games, originally released on the Famicom Disk System in the late 1980s. No English version planned yet, but who knows what’ll happen.
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Aug 28 2019
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Of all the games ever made for the Famicom/NES, few are as rare as those produced for Konami’s QTa adapter, a…
Aug 22 2019
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Swedish designer and craftsman Love Hultén transforms existing gaming hardware into dreamlike pieces of functional…
Nov 19 2018
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Sometimes in Japan, it feels like all the good retro game stuff has been snapped up by famous retailers. That, or…
Sep 19 2018
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You can download the Famicom versions of Switch Online’s NES games from the Japanese eShop using a fake Japanese Nintendo Account. There aren’t many differences in most cases but it’s still pretty neat. Plus the Famicom box art is way cooler, and in the future Japan might get different games.
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Aug 28 2018
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This summer break, Twitter user Nobusuma236's son was busy making a Famicom replica out of popsicle sticks.
Jul 19 2018
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This is Battle Kid. It will be released this September in Japan on a Famicom cartridge.
Jun 29 2018
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As revealed earlier this year, the Famicom Mini is going back into production. And now we know when it’s hitting store shelves. This week! Sales resumed of the little Famicom resumed yesterday in Japan.
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May 14 2018
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With the NES Classic and the Famicom Mini both going on sale again, Nintendo is also releasing a special miniature…
May 6 2018
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*Checks calendar* oh boy it’s that time of year already, when artists from around the world dream up fake Nintendo…