In this article, we’ll break down its physical design, internal technology, and how it communicated with the NES, uncovering why this gamepad left such a lasting mark on the industry. In 1983, when ...

When the SNES arrived with its more ergonomic gamepad, which also featured more buttons on the front, and better directional pad and shoulder buttons, I was happy to let my NES gather dust.

One-upping Nintendo’s efforts to shrink the original NES console, Taylor Burley sacrificed a tiny arcade cabinet to upgrade an old-school NES gamepad with not only a screen, but a small ...

You don’t have to settle for imitation retro controllers — you can use the real thing. Hyperkin, a gaming peripheral maker, is introducing several new products that will work with NES Classic ...

Nintendo has one of the hottest holiday gift items of 2016 with the NES Classic Edition (our review), but that system’s short controller cable has created an opportunity for third-party ...

Nintendo has shipped out its first batch of classic-style NES controllers for Switch. I got a pair today, and I found them to be much more useful than I originally imagined they would be, in ...

Baron von Brunk has created a giant NES controller out of LEGO which, thanks to some electrical handiwork, is fully functional.

The $40 price represents a notable savings relative to the NES Retro Receiver (the one that works with the 30-year-old NES) and NES30 controller sold separately, which are $25 and $35 each ...

Did you know you could control an iPad with a good old NES gamepad? That’s what Paul Rickards did, as he explains on his blog Biosrhythm. According to Rickards, the hack is based on a previous ...

When Nintendo first revealed the wireless NES controller for Switch, details were limited. Now that the first shipment has arrived, new information about the retro-themed pads is beginning to ...

NES controller. For the uninitiated, a Theremin is a touch-less synthesizer that uses human capacitance and a pair of antennae to control oscillation and amplitude.

The mini console will cost $59.99 and come bundled with a controller that works like the original NES gamepad. Players can also use the controller to play the games on an existing Wii system.