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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Wii, Nintendo’s fifth home console and the successor to the GameCube. Known primarily for its motion control-based gameplay, the Wii reestablished Nintendo’s dominance in the wider video game industry. Many classic Nintendo properties were revamped on the console, each putting their own twist on its unique control…

While the Nintendo DS is one of the best handheld gaming consoles of all time, its library of games is in desperate need of re-releases. Many of Nintendo’s biggest properties had games released for the DS, taking advantage of its signature dual-screen display and touchscreen inputs to great success. But whereas Game Boy, Game Boy…

When it comes to the greatest handheld consoles of all time, the original Game Boy set the standard that its successors followed. Launched in 1989, Nintendo kept its hardware relatively cheap and accessible through its monochrome display and longer battery life than its competitors, like the Sega Game Gear and Atari Lynx. Many of the…

The Nintendo Entertainment System brought classic 8-bit games into homes all over the world in the 1980s. In the ’90s Nintendo stepped up its game and gave fans the Super Nintendo. The SNES helped usher in the 16-bit era and gave Nintendo a new platform for experimenting with gaming software and harder. If you’ve got…

The gaming industry has been producing horror games for decades, making it one of the medium’s most robust genres. But like so many older games, there is also no shortage of horror titles that are not legally playable on modern platforms. Whether it’s because of licensing or a lack of publisher interest in remastering these…

As it entered the 21st century, Nintendo followed up its Nintendo 64 with the GameCube as its fourth home console. Many of Nintendo’s biggest franchises made the leap to the new platform, visibly revamped by its technological advancements. But while many of the console’s fan-favorite games have been remade, remastered, or became available to play…

GTA VI may be unplayable for some PS5 players if this urgent instruction isn’t followed ahead of the game’s highly anticipated launch this November.

Sony kicked off the 21st century in style with the PlayStation 2, launched in 2000 as the company’s sophomore home console. Despite its popularity, many games released for the PS2 aren’t available on modern platforms, and we’re highlighting some notable omissions. Several of the best PS2 games of all time have not been rereleased on more…

The first Sony console to embrace a high-definition presentation was the PlayStation 3, with its physical releases published on Blu-ray discs. Launched in 2006, the console primarily competed with the Xbox 360 and Wii until the debut of the PlayStation 4 in 2013. 20 years after the PS3’s launch, PlayStation has officially begun to end…

Microsoft’s sophomore home console, the Xbox 360, holds an important place in gaming industry history, particularly when it comes to the early days of online gaming. Launched in 2005, the console saw Microsoft lean more into its network capabilities, both in terms of multiplayer gaming and the Xbox digital storefront. For subsequent consoles, Xbox has…