Tag: nintendo
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Ben Heck Got That Nintendo Playstation Working
Ben Heck attempted to repair a Nintendo Playstation prototype. It was a console developed in partnership between Sony and Nintendo during the Super Nintendo era. Before Sony decided to go their own way and the project was scuttled, this prototype was developed and made its way into the world. Last year Heck managed to get the unit loading regular…
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Nintendo’s New Nintendo 2DS XL on July 28th, $150
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxNHhgMuTg Nintendo’s got a new version of their 2DS handheld coming out on July 28th. The New 2DS XL has many of the features of the big boy New 3DS XL, like the clamshell design, c-stick, and faster processor, without the 3D functionality that almost no games are taking advantage of anymore. It looks good in that two-tone black and…
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Classic Nintendo
What happens when Nintendo launches a very successful and cheap console a few months before releasing the Switch hybrid console/handheld? Jose Otero: Nintendo will discontinue the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition and the last shipments will go out to retailers throughout this month. I bet that Nintendo looked at the Classic as a mistake. It was too cheap and…
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Nintendo Switch Launch Day
Nintendo launched their new console, the Switch, today. The console plugs into a TV but can also be taken on the go with the built-in screen. Kyle Orland at Ars has a review of the system. CNET’s Jeff “Autoplaying Video” Bakalar also has a review. I have some concerns with the system’s a lack of…
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Early Switch OS Videos
The internet has provided us with an early look of the operating system on the Nintendo Switch and it looks much better than anything Nintendo has provided us with previously. I recently spent about two hours inside a Game Stop trying to do a system transfer from one 3DS to another, which failed the first two times…