TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...

Memorable game consoles like the NES and Sega Genesis are partially or completely unplayable today.

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Nintendo has been shaping the gaming world for over four decades. From the pixel-packed days of the NES to the hybrid innovation of the Switch and with the upcoming Switch 2, the company’s consoles ...

Console wars have been a mainstay in gaming culture since the existence of the gaming console. Even in the '80s, gamers ...

Even the most hardcore Nintendo fan who is always at the ready to hit you with the fact that Nintendo began in the 1800s selling Hanafuda cards is unlikely to know that the first true Nintendo console ...

Recap: 8BitDo has introduced a new collection celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The original NES (known as the Family Computer, or Famicom for short, in Japan) ...

Nintendo has been making home video game consoles for decades, helping to develop the industry into the powerhouse it is today. Over the years, Nintendo has released 14 main handheld and home consoles ...