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From console to controller: The evolution of the NES’s iconic gamepad

In 1985, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) redefined home gaming, but its innovations meant nothing without a way to control them. The console’s innovative architecture, as explored in console ...
The Verge

You can add wireless controller support to the NES through its unused expansion port

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. RetroTime’s NES Hub brings Bluetooth to Nintendo’s classic console with an easy DIY upgrade. RetroTime’s NES Hub ...
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These NES-Inspired Controllers Will Never Get Stick Drift

Brick-like controllers are back with a modern makeover. Crkd, known for its Nitro Deck accessory for the Nintendo Switch, revealed its Neo S controllers that pair a retro-inspired design with some ...
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Nintendo's iconic NES Zapper could have been called something else if "a third" of a housewife focus group hadn't walked out of a Duck Hunt preview: "No guns are coming in my ...

While Nintendo is now a pillar of the video game industry worldwide, there was once a time where the company's fortunes seemed much less assured. No North American retailers wanted to touch video ...
The Verge

Nintendo’s offering a rare discount on its wireless NES gamepads

The deal is available until July 31st, but only for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. The deal is available until July 31st, but only for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers. is a senior reporter who ...
MLive

Nintendo turned the NES Zapper into a paintball gun for Splatoon

Splatoon is a game that's very different from what we've come to expect from Nintendo. It's a team-based, online-focused, competitive shooter that stars a bunch of teens who are also squids. But that ...