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 ...

If you’re an American in your early thirties, you probably have fond memories of playing Donkey Kong, Super Mario Bros., and The Legend of Zelda on a Nintendo Entertainment System. After the flameout ...

Masayuki Uemura, the creator of the Famicom, says the console’s unique color scheme was based on his boss’ favorite scarf. This year, Nintendo celebrates the 30th anniversary of its “Famicom” console.

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[Dominic] wrote in to share a pretty neat Famicom console mod that improves both the video and audio output of the system. While some of you may be familiar with the PlayChoice 10, we’re guessing that ...

Nintendo has unveiled a new Famicom Mini console that will be going on sale in Japan before the end of the year and will be available from November 10th, 2016 onwards at a price of ¥5980 or $59. The ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. TOKYO--Continuing its summer promotional campaign, Nintendo will be giving out more of its limited-edition Game Boy Advance SP with a Famicom color ...