After the video game crash of 1983, Nintendo led the charge in completely revitalizing the global industry. A major factor in the medium's resurgence was the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, a ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, first launched in America on October 18th, 1985. That was the date it launched its test market, and then it would release nationwide in 1986. Even after ...

NES Super Mario Bros. kicked off one of the biggest franchises in gaming history. Back in 2021, a single factory-sealed copy ...

An odd quirk of some NES titles saw them completely unskinned due to changes that occurred to their licensing rights during ...

Released in the North American market back in October 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was not only highly successful but also averted the video game crash of 1983. And having already ...

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Publisher Retroware and developer Mega Cat Studios announced the side-scrolling action platformer, Angry Video Game Nerd 8-bit, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, ...

TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...

Not everything from the '80s is worth the nostalgia. These five video games had every opportunity to be great, but totally ...

While these five games were big successes when they first came out, various issues have made them all but impossible to play ...