News items tagged with nes

10 Best Nintendo Launch Games Ever

With the launch of the innovative Nintendo Switch console right around the corner, Game Rant takes a look back at the best launch gam...

By Dalton Cooper on 18 February 2017

NES Classic Was Third Best-Selling Console in January

According to NPD data, the NES Classic Mini console comes in as the third best-selling console in January, trailing behind the PS4 and Xbox One but beating the Wii U and 3DS. Nintendo’s new...

By Jasmine Henry on 17 February 2017

NES Classic Edition Hacked to Play SEGA Genesis Games

Hackers discover a way to install emulation software on the NES Classic Edition that allows it to play Sega Genesis, Game Boy, and Super Nintendo games. The NES Classic Edition has proven t...

By Dalton Cooper on 12 February 2017

NES Classic Hack Adds Home Menu Shortcut

A new hack is released for Nintendo’s NES Classic, which allows users to quickly return to the home menu without the need to clumsily use the reset button. To say that the NES Classic Editi...

By Rob Gordon on 28 January 2017

NES Classic Shipments Headed to GameStop This Week

GameStop reveals that it will be receiving new shipments of the much-wanted NES Classic console, but warns that supplies will once again be limited for those wanting to buy. In spite of its...

By Rob Gordon on 25 January 2017

NES Classic is Selling Almost 6 Times as Fast as Wii U

The NES Classic sells an impressive 196,000 units in the US in the month of November, significantly outpacing the sales of Nintendo’s eighth generation Wii U console. Nintendo once had high...

By Dalton Cooper on 16 December 2016

5 Greatest Games Not on the NES Classic Edition

Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition features 30 of the best video games of all-time, but we couldn’t help but notice that the list features a few glaring omissions. The NES Classic Edition is cl...

By Jason Gallagher on 21 November 2016

Overwatch Gets the NES Treatment

YouTube channel Rkade Soup gives Blizzard’s hit multiplayer shooter Overwatch the 8-bit NES treatment, reimagining the game as a side-scrolling co-op beat ’em up. With a player base of over...

By Alexander Pan on 10 October 2016

Super Mario Bros Speedrun Record Broken By Single Frame

Speedrunner Kosmic has broken the Super Mario Bros. speedrun record, managing to edge past the previous benchmark by a mere 0.017 seconds – or in other words, a single frame. Super Mario Br...

By Alexander Pan on 25 September 2016