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This Digital Artist Creates Museum-Worthy Video Game Illustrations
Paris-based digital artist Mikaël Aguirre, who goes by Orioto online, takes an almost classical approach to creating fine art out of video games.
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7 Facts About Nintendo's Yoshi
While he started off as a protective sidekick for Mario and Luigi, Nintendo's cuddly dino soon became a franchise star on his own.
This 1980s Copy of Super Mario Bros. Is One of the Most Expensive Video Games in History
The old 'Super Mario Bros.' game, originally released for the NES in 1985, just broke a world record for video games sales at auction.
12 Smashing Facts About the Super Smash Bros. Video Games
The popular video game series turns 20 this year.
The Super Mario Bros. Theme Song Has Lyrics You've Probably Never Heard
“Today, full of energy, Mario is still running, running."
The NES Classic Edition Is Returning to Stores June 29
And it'll be around through the end of the year.
Nintendo Is Releasing a Special Gold Famicom Mini, Which Will Come Pre-Loaded With 20 Games
The Japanese version of the NES is returning to stores with a selection of games based on manga titles.
8 Clever Ways to Recycle Your Old Nintendo Equipment
Don't toss out your old Zapper light gun. Use it to annoy your cat instead.
Mario Kart Is Coming to Your Smartphone
Nintendo’s perennial racing champion is making the jump to the mobile world.
6 Surprising Facts About Nintendo's Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is one of the video game giant's quirkier franchises, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a worldwide hit.
10 Game-Changing Facts About the Super Nintendo
The console had a rudimentary version of downloadable content, gave birth to basic 3D graphics, inadvertently created the PlayStation, and probably turned yellow.
Bit by Bit: Inside the Rise of Retro Gaming
The NES Classic helped take the veil off a subculture of retro gamers who make their own classics, buy clone consoles, and know when a vintage side-scroller has the wrong frame rate.
Donkey Kong Country Gets Remade as a Surreal Vaporwave Art Piece
The SNES classic goes down the internet rabbit hole in this trippy homage.
Target Is Getting a Mario Kart Makeover
Just in time for the release of 'Mario Kart 8' on the Switch, Target is turning itself into a real-world 'Kart' course.
Nintendo Switch Game Cartridges Taste Terrible (for a Very Good Reason)
In case you have kids. Or just in case you like to eat video games.
Dedicated Fan Spent Three Years Beating All 714 NES Games
Set aside a spare 3400 hours and maybe you can do it, too.
An Oral History of Nintendo's Power Glove
On the surface, it seemed like an impossible task. Take an $8800, NASA-approved interface glove running on $250,000 worth of computer hardware, then replicate the performance in a consumer-grade toy with parts costing less than $26.
7 Things We Know About the Nintendo Switch
Nintendo's latest console touts some innovation, some nostalgia, and a whole lot of potential.
Hackers Find a Way to Add More Games to the NES Classic
Nintendo's roster of 30 games just got a sizable increase, thanks to some friendly hackers.
No NES Classic? RetroEngine Sigma Promises Decades of Classic Video Games
Genesis, Nintendo 64, GameBoy, and PlayStation are just some of the consoles you can emulate at home.
The Final Match, 2016 Classic Tetris World Championship
Two players do battle on original Nintendo hardware, in front of a massive live audience.