The NES Zapper was ultimately a short-lived gimmick, but it was a huge part of the NES's appeal in the 1980s. We rank every ...

Thirty years after the original Game Boy was first released, handheld gaming is as popular as it’s ever been. Smartphones provide endless entertainment, and Nintendo’s current flagship console is even ...

Watch as teens, including Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams, attempt to figure out how to play Super Mario Brothers using an original Nintendo Entertainment System. Fair warning: If you played with ...

Lego is an entry into the world of engineering for many a youngster, and an enjoyable pursuit for many more. These days, high quality kits are available to make everything from the Tower of Pisa to ...

Remember how the Wii’s groundbreaking motion controls helped Nintendo sell over 100 million consoles? Well, it turns out it wasn’t actually the first Nintendo console you could play by flailing around ...

Over 30 years ago, Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System. In 2018, it's re-releasing a miniature, digital version of the classic console: the NES Classic Edition! The adorable little box ...

The original Contra on the NES is the stuff of legend - going far beyond what the arcade original did in terms of reaching a fanbase, it has become iconic. Anyone who grew up in that era at least ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

While Nintendo usually limits its Nintendo Switch Online drops to one platform at a time, today it is adding two new games ...

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of "Playing the Edge." Apply to speak here and learn more about ...