Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Using one of the original red Game Boys as a base, they then go ...

Before the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, there was the Family Computer, or Famicom. Much like the NES Classic Edition in the West, Nintendo has released a similar micro console in Japan ...

There has never been a lack of hacks and DIY projects surrounding Nintendo's most beloved classic gaming systems, but Nintendo itself kicked off renewed interest when it launched the Famicom Mini in ...

Today, Japan saw the release of the most powerful gaming console on the market alongside what may well be the least. For about a tenth of the price of the PlayStation 4 Pro and probably even less of ...

Sure, you might think you’re the most hip, cool, finger-on-the-pulse-of-gaming kinda guy having pre-ordered Nintendo’s upcoming emulation box, the Nintendo Classic Mini NES. But after you’ve invited ...

We've seen someone add 30 more games to the NES Classic Edition's stock software recently via hacking, but a new hack, partnered with a feat of intricate modification and skillful engineering, has ...

If you are still hoping to snag a hard-to-find NES Classic or the Famicom Mini in Japan, you don’t have very much time. In a surprising move, Nintendo has ceased production of the nostalgia machines — ...

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Nintendo has formally announced the third batch of Famicom Mini titles for the Japanese market. The new list of ten games features titles that were released on the Japan-only Famicom Disk system, an ...

Following the precedent set by last year’s hot-ticket NES and Famicom Classic mini consoles, Nintendo will release the Super NES Classic in the west and its counterpart, Super Famicom Mini, in the ...

Thanks to the success of the first volume of Famicom Mini games, Nintendo followed up that series with volume two at the end of May in Japan. Like the first series, Volume Two is a collection of ten ...