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This Gigantic Version Of Nintendo’s Original Handheld Games Needs Two People To Play It

In Real Life

3 years ago

This Gigantic Version Of Nintendo’s Original Handheld Games Needs Two People To Play It

Andrew Liszewski

3

The Man Who Worked On The Original Game Boy Explains Why Nintendo Created The DS

In Real Life

4 years ago

The Man Who Worked On The Original Game Boy Explains Why Nintendo Created The DS

Ethan Gach

10

Nintendo Has Tried Detachable Controllers Before (In 1984)

In Real Life

4 years ago

Nintendo Has Tried Detachable Controllers Before (In 1984)

Luke Plunkett

8

There’s a report from Eurogamer today that the Nintendo NX will be a handheld featuring “detachable” controllers. It’s a neat idea, but it’s also one that Nintendo have a bit of experience with.

Here’s What You Get When A 3DS Eats A Game & Watch

In Real Life

5 years ago

Here’s What You Get When A 3DS Eats A Game & Watch

Toshi Nakamura

3

Nintendo’s ‘Boob-Shaped Controller’ Was, Sadly, A Failure

In Real Life

6 years ago

Nintendo’s ‘Boob-Shaped Controller’ Was, Sadly, A Failure

Luke Plunkett

1

One of Nintendo’s most important innovations in video games has been the invention of the d-pad, which is still used prominently on controllers today. To get there, though, they had to go through some less successful prototypes. Some with stupid names.

Guy Lands Great Smash Attack Right After Announcer Teases Him About It

In Real Life

6 years ago

Guy Lands Great Smash Attack Right After Announcer Teases Him About It

Yannick LeJacq

1

Nintendo

9 years ago

If Nintendo Had Made Angry Birds. In The 1980s.

Luke Plunkett

1

Retro

9 years ago

My First Nintendo ‘Console’

Luke Plunkett

21

I may have explained this a few times already, but growing up in Australia in the 1980s usually meant growing up without Nintendo. The NES was here, and people bought it, but it was never the sensation it was elsewhere. Most kids/adults played on computers or Sega machines.