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With Nintendo's latest console now on store shelves, did the Switch or the Switch 2 have a better game lineup out of the gate?
The Monday letters page looks back at readers’ first weekend with the Nintendo Switch 2, as Summer Game Fest 2025 gets a ...
Switch 2, the long-awaited new console from Nintendo, launches June 5 with 'Mario Kart World' and 'Cyberpunk 2077' ...
Digital Eclipse's game preservation mission continues with Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection - which was announced at State of Play yesterday with its own trailer. The series that started in 1992, and ...
With the Nintendo Switch 2 imminent, we look back at both the best and worst hardware launches Nintendo has mounted since the ...
Easily manage multiple game ports using Portmaster on your Linux-based handheld. You might think those little Linux emulation handhelds are limited to playing SNES and PS1 games, but you ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons use magnets to connect to the console, but has the company learned any lessons from its ...
On the other hand, NES consoles sold overseas have been replaced with dedicated ports. The expansion slot was tucked into the bottom of the NES. Additionally, the standard model is covered in ...
Something to look forward to: Many NES owners have spent decades wondering what purpose the expansion port beneath the iconic console served. Although its Japanese equivalent, the Famicom ...
But Nintendo never actually released any accessories for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) that use the expansion port. Theoretically the NES Hub could also support third-party add-ons in ...
The Nintendo Entertainment System’s (NES) unused expansion port finally has a purpose thanks to RetroTime, which has made a mod that brings Bluetooth connectivity to the console. Dubbed the ‘NES Hub,’ ...
Its NES Hub connects to that port and adds Bluetooth connectivity, allowing up to four wireless controllers to be connected to the almost 40-year-old console. The NES Hub is currently available ...