Commentary: If you've got a kid, maybe skip the Switch and stick with the NES Classic for now. Retro works for kids, too. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR ...

Nintendo finished 2016 on a high note thanks to the release and continuing popularity of global phenomenon Pokémon Go, the arrival of the NES Classic Edition in November, and the launch of Super Mario ...

Thirty years after the original Game Boy was first released, handheld gaming is as popular as it’s ever been. Smartphones provide endless entertainment, and Nintendo’s current flagship console is even ...

(CBS) - So you bought a bunch of old Nintendo and Super Nintendo games from a neighbor's garage sale. Now what? You could buy a used system on eBay, but it's a gamble - since old Nintendo systems ...

There’s no shortage of handheld gaming devices capable of running Nintendo games… but most of them do that thanks to an emulator and ROMs that you download from shady areas of the internet. I mean, ...

While the NES Classic Edition is a cute little console, you are limited to the games installed on it. If you want to play your old carts, then tough luck. Thankfully, the surprisingly awesome Retro ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Nintendo is bringing back a classic with ...

On Christmas morning in 1989, I opened a big present, bigger than me. It was the Nintendo Entertainment System, complete with PowerPad and Zapper. Nearly three decades later, I unboxed a futuristic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. Considering that most classic video game consoles look thoroughly ...

8BitDo made a name for itself by selling controllers that are shockingly cheap while being just about as good as first-party versions, burying the legacy of companies like MadCatz in the past. Their ...

I've spent a lot of time over my life playing video games, specifically racing games. This week let’s take a closer look at a classic, Super Sprint – a game with an interesting history. Released in ...

The My Arcade Retro Champ is essentially a Nintendo version of the Game Gear that never existed. It’s a portable console you can use to play both old-school Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and ...