Take 10 minutes to learn how Super Nintendo graphics work
I’ll admit that I never really knew what “Mode 7 graphics” meant when I used the term as a kid. Through context clues, I...
Analogue’s Super NT is the best way to play Super Nintendo games
You have a lot of choices when it comes to playing Super Nintendo games, but every method has its down sides — except for...
Nintendo to revive NES Classic Edition in 2018 as it extends SNES retro console shipments
Nintendo has some good news for retro gaming fans. The company announced that it’s extending shipments for its SNES Classic Edition into 2018, having...
Walmart cancels every Super NES Classic Edition preorder
Well, damn. If you were one of the people who preordered a Super NES Classic from Walmart last week, you should check your email. You probably...
Rating Nintendo’s names for its home gaming consoles
What’s in a name? If you’re trying to a sell home video game console, a lot. The name is the most important marketing tool...
The art and legacy of the ’90s console war
Two rival machines with competing ad campaigns set much of the groundwork for gamer-to-gamer relations, both then and now.
Nintendo’s biggest successes — and fumbles — from the era of the Super NES
It’s been 25 years since the Super Famicom — better known to us Westerners as the Super Nintendo, or SNES — launched to long lines...
Nintendo once accounted for 10% of Walmart’s profits — and 5 other things I learned from reading ‘Console Wars’
To convince Walmart to stock the Genesis, Sega took over the retailer's home town.