It was here, cradled to the right of the cartridge slot, that Japanese players could find the most unique feature the Famicom had to offer: a tiny, built-in microphone. The Famicom microphone ...

For the purposes of classic games, this means that you can actually access both the NES and Japanese Famicom apps with a single Switch Online subscription. And it doesn’t take all that much work.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Last month, pre-orders for the Super Famicom Mini drew long lines at cities across Japan. Today the console went on sale. Lines were much shorter ...

Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. To clarify, the Super Famicom Mini will not be getting these games in an additional sense but that they will replace games available ...

In Japan, the Famicom Mini has been incredibly popular and is similarly short stocked. The good news is that if you do import one, playing it on a modern TV in the West will not be an issue.

The Mini NES won't be the only highly coveted stocking stuffer this holiday season, as Nintendo announces the Mini Famicom to be sold exclusively in Japan. Gaming fans across the Internet just ...

Tucked under his arm, just in sight, is Nintendo's Japan-only Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer, otherwise known as the Mini Famicom. Distraught, you begin talking about how your Mini NES ...

Today, Mario's creator has revealed the mini Famicom, a shrunken version of the original NES the company released in Japan. Just like the mini NES for the west, the Famicom mini fits in the palm ...

In Japan and nearby territories, the company's hit console was called the "Family Computer", lovingly referred to as the "Famicom". In the West, it went by the now standard "NES". So when Nintendo ...

In the wake of the system's 30th anniversary, we take a look at 10 of Nintendo's 8-bit titles that never made it out of Japan. Nintendo's original 8-bit home console, the Famicom, turned 30 years ...

The Japanese console lacks the "bump" on the cartridge slot which is present on the NES 2, thanks to the fact that Famicom carts are shorter than NES carts and also because the system needs to ...

Continuing the festivities as the Famicom (the Japanese Nintendo Entertainment System) celebrates its twentieth anniversary in Japan, a company called Mega House will be releasing candy packed ...