With the NES Classic Edition sold out pretty much everywhere, the Japanese counterpart the Famicom Mini is equally hard to come by. As I live in Tokyo, I’ve done my best to source my own Famicom Mini ...

Before the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, there was the Family Computer, or Famicom. Much like the NES Classic Edition in the West, Nintendo has released a similar micro console in Japan ...

Sure, you might think you're the most hip, cool, finger-on-the-pulse-of-gaming kinda guy having pre-ordered Nintendo's upcoming emulation box, the Nintendo Classic Mini NES. But after you've invited ...

A while back, the NES Classic Edition was announced for Europe and North America. A similar console is also headed to Japan in the form of the Nintendo Classic Mini: Famicom. [Thanks, Nintendo ...

Japanese gamers wondering why the rest of the world gets all of the fun of the NES Classic Edition in November can rest easy —Nintendo just announced a similar retro console based on the Famicom, the ...

Nintendo has unveiled a new Famicom Mini console that will be going on sale in Japan before the end of the year and will be available from November 10th, 2016 onwards at a price of ¥5980 or $59. The ...

Last July, Nintendo announced the NES Classic, a miniature replica of the NES [full specs] that came bundled with one controller (with a too-short cord) and 30 games. It released with a price of $60 ...

Following its announcement yesterday that it was permanently ending production on the extremely popular NES Classic Edition console, Nintendo has also revealed that it’s ending Famicom Classic Mini ...

Mario, Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, Metroid, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Yoshi, Kirby, Star Fox, Panel de Pon, The Legend of Zelda, Mega Man, Goemon, Fire Emblem, Contra, F ...

To those unfamiliar with gaming history, Nintendo actually had two very different versions of its "Nintendo Entertainment System", depending on which side of the globe you lived in. In Japan and ...