Minoru Arakawa started Nintendo of America in 1980 at the request of his father-in-law, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi.

As consoles go, the SNES has quite the family friendly image. But, just like a Pizza Hut when you look at its hygiene rating or taste its pizza or breathe inside a restaurant, it’s not always good for ...

The golden era of RPGs was on many of these Nintendo consoles. Here are the best RPG offerings each of them delivered.

Don't Expect Zelda, Animal Crossing or Other Nintendo Franchises to Pop Up in Mario Kart World, Producer Suggests — 'It Would ...

It only launched in the U.S. with Super Mario 64 and Pilotwings 64, which was another excellent showcase for what the console could do, but once you played through those games, new releases were ...

Get a nostalgia trip with this 1991 Retro Launch Commercial for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) featuring Paul Rudd. This retro commercial originally aired during the launch of the ...

The hugely popular Super Mario World came out in 1990 for SNES. However, it was largely sold as a bundle with the console, meaning individually boxed copies are now quite rare.

Picked up SSBX for the sake of adding to my Japanese ROM library and thought people would appreciate the extra two SNES roms included on this region's disc. Some may also find Super Mario USA ...

8-bit gaming consoles like the Nintendo Entertainment System may now be fond relics of the past, but they continue to inspire the imaginations of those who grew up with them. These systems have been ...

How much would you pay for this prototype Super Famicom with a headphone jack? A piece of Nintendo history with a blood-red power button and 3.5mm jack was up for auction in Japan.

An uber-rare prototype of the Super Famicom - the Japanese console that would eventually become known as the Super NES worldwide - just hit an online auction site, and it's already garnered ...

If you fancy playing some classic games on those late-'80s and early-'90s consoles like the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis, it's possible to get them running on your modern Mac thanks to ...