A console launch doesn’t make or break a system, but it’s still important. A fumbled launch can paint a system as the “loser” of a generation, while a strong one can write its name in the stars.

Around back are two more USB 2.0 connections, an HDMI socket, power-supply input, a port for the Wii sensor bar (for backward compatibility with the original Wii) and analog video output.

Worse still, Wii Virtual Console games, like all Nintendo downloads, are tied to a console rather than to an account, and require the intercession of Nintendo customer service should your console die.

Don’t get me wrong, I am very excited to sit down with my Switch 2 when it arrives at my door later today. I’m sure the first ...

Nintendo has succeeded throughout the years with a number of innovative game consoles. Here's a look at some of the previous launches.

Sony and Microsoft may have turned their backs on older hardware, but Nintendo's approach with Wii U is refreshingly different. While the new console is capable of running current-gen HD titles ...

Back in 2009, Nintendo announced an extension to its Virtual Console service on the original Wii. Instead of simply supporting older consoles, Virtual Console would also include arcade ports as well.

Now, as Nintendo's next generation console system prepares to launch later this year and the handheld 3DS device starts to get its legs under it, it's hoping to get back to black.

A newly published Nintendo patent reveals an unexpected hardware device that is surprisingly similar to an older console launch.

Nine days after I sent my Wii in to have a display problem fixed, I got the system back as good as new. Those pesky off-color pixels are a thing of the past. Info on the repair wasn't available ...

After a month of playing the console that I rejected for so many years, I don’t think it is fair to call the Wii U a failure (unless you are talking financially, in which case it is difficult to ...