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How Nintendo Engineered the Game Boy to Be Unstoppable
Launched in 1989 to mixed reviews, the Game Boy succeeded not in spite of its limitations, but because of them. Built for ...
The 30 Best Games on Nintendo Switch Online
Thankfully, Nintendo has addressed those qualms beautifully on the Switch and Switch 2. Anyone who owns the console and ...
The Nintendo Switch 2 isn’t impressing anyone — this retro handheld is the real nostalgia hit
The build is compact, sturdy, and undeniably retro. It looks like a Game Boy had a glow-up, especially the transparent purple ...
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Nintendo's Slow Rollout Of Classic Games Never Made Sense To Me, Until Now
Nintendo's drip-feed release of retro titles may feel frustrating, but it ultimately benefits players and the games themselves.
Returning to Nintendo Games Helped Heal My Inner Child
To be perceived as tough in a hypermasculine society, I gave up cartoony video games like Pokémon as a teenager. Then the Nintendo Switch showed me the power of kind places.
An Ode to the Nintendo DS
I do not have a clear memory of the first time I opened my Nintendo DS. Like all of the new toys, electronics, and game consoles that I received as a child, my DS must have been a gift. My Nintendo DS ...