The Latest Breaking News from Famicom

'The Portopia Serial Murder Case' Returns in 2027 With Five New Detective Stories

"The Portopia Serial Murder Case" remake launches in 2027 for Switch 2, Switch, and PC. Explore its release date, editions, gameplay, and new cases.

Player One · Oct 23

Ex-Sega engineer creates 'super realistic' CRT monitor emulator — incredible retro offering even includes TV screen tapping to fix picture

A CRT emulation project has implemented percussive maintenance support. Just hit it for a chance to improve the picture.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 16

As the Famicom turns 43, Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai says it's the console that had the biggest impact on him as a developer

Sakurai released Kirby's Adventure on the platform

GamesRadar · Jul 15

The NES at 40: Employees reveal there were plans for a woodgrain veneer model to rival the Atari 2600

In 1985, there were designs that envisioned the NES as a wood veneer clad Atari 2600 successor for the US market.

Tom’s Hardware · Nov 15, 2025

After 32 years, an NES horror JRPG thought to be lost media has suddenly leaked in fully playable form

Splatterworld lives!

GamesRadar · Nov 3, 2025

After 23 years, Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings back the feature old-school Nintendo nerds like me have missed since the GameCube – retro games

NES, Famicom, Game Boy, and Super NES, and even older Nintendo relics are on the way

GamesRadar · Oct 30, 2025

Discovering new Super Mario Bros levels that have "secretly been accessible" for over 30 years, "legendary Mario scientists" find themselves in a psychedelic cyberpunk hellscape hiding on their childhood SNES cartridges

A new Minus World is upon us

GamesRadar · Oct 2, 2025

An uber-rare Nintendo cartridge worth $1,000 sat in a Las Vegas retro shop for months until it sold for $12, and the store's owners aren't even mad about it: "Score! Our f*** up their gain"

"Happy this is going to a good home!"

GamesRadar · Sep 2, 2025

8BitDo Retro 18 Mechanical Numpad preorders begin — NES, Famicom, C64, other models to ship in July

You can preorder this numpad now and get it as early as July 15.

Tom’s Hardware · May 29, 2024

Lost Japan-exclusive Satellaview F-Zero GP 2 restored with footage and special tools

While the hunt for the original ROM files continue, the Super Famicom Satellaview's BS F-Zero GP and GP 2 have successfully been recreated as a mod for SNES F-Zero via specialized tools and archival footage.

Tom’s Hardware · Feb 14, 2024