Nintendo and some other console manufacturers were quite strict with the region locks on their games. This was also a thing on Sony’s PS1 and PS2. While your console can run code from any region...

The Wii is a very well-designed console, and even today you’ll find original models manufactured in 2006 that are still running like champs. However, there was a slight flaw with how the disc drive...

The Nintendo Switch is the hottest new handheld console. And with 114 million units sold, it’s Nintendo’s 2nd most popular console ever. But backward compatibility is a complicated topic for...

In 2001, Nintendo released the Game Boy Advance as a successor to their extremely popular Game Boy Color. The Game Boy Color was a regular Game Boy with twice the processing power and significantly...

The Wii was a landmark moment, not just for Nintendo, but console gaming in general. While there had been previous attempts to make motion control viable with weird gadgets like the Sega Activator,...

Nintendo’s DS successor was designed to build on the positives of their first dual-screen handheld while introducing a couple of new features. The 3DS competed primarily with Sony’s PS Vita and...