I always wanted a Game Boy Camera. It was an accessory compatible with all Game Boy systems (excluding the Micro) which allowed users to snap and store digital photos, and to customize them with Nintendo-themed stamps. The ads and the magazines made it look so fun, and as a child constantly glued to my Game…
There are certain songs in my life that, no matter when, where, or even why I hear them, have a much more powerful impact on me than songs I might love. To put it another way, listening to these songs provides an experience rather than a reaction. I like to refer to these as “songs…
Dylan Cuthbert, now-president of Q-Games (developer of the Pixeljunk series), was just 17 years old when he was employed at Nintendo to work on the original Star Fox. He quickly went from hacking Spectrum computers in the UK to being one of the first people outside of Japan to work with Nintendo at their Kyoto headquarters, before…
Special editions of game systems have always been incredibly popular with gamers. There’s something incredibly fun about sporting a handheld, controller, or console that showcases a love of a certain game or franchise. Or, sometimes it is nice to own a device that is simply a different color than everyone else’s for the sake of…
We all know that Nintendo doesn’t mess around when their products are prone to piracy. Just last year, Nintendo struck major ROM-hosting websites with legal action, requesting statutory damages of up to $100 million. The company’s fight against piracy has been a long one. Back in 1994, measures taken were just as drastic, but it…
The original Pokémon games were released close to the end of the Game Boy’s lifespan, but for many people, these titles are truly inseparable from their memories of the handheld. Pokémon Red Version and Pokémon Blue Version are classics of their genre — a genre they basically created — and started the worldwide phenomenon that has shaped the childhoods of…
For as long as I can remember, I have been enjoying Nintendo games wherever I go. Thanks to the Nintendo Switch, more people than ever are now doing the same. As shiny and new as the Switch still feels to us, Nintendo began this domination of the handheld gaming market three decades ago today —…
