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A Washington State home burglary stole over 860 Nintendo Entertainment System cartridges that a man spent almost 40 years building, valued at $50,000–$100,000. He was three titles shy of a complete set and had hoped to pass the collection to his grandkids, but the loss may end his collecting days.
A storage box in Waukesha, Wisconsin revealed almost 100 rare NES cartridges, including a previously unknown version of Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt. The carts show notable differences in stickers, screws, manuals, and motherboard, marking a unique print run in video game preservation. Some copies are PSA 10 graded and three cartridges are headed to auction, potentially fetching millions.
A longtime Nintendo collector uncovers 97 pristine, unopened Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt cartridges tucked inside a late-1993 production box. The box, tied to a metal-recovery shipment that once threatened to melt the games for gold, turns out to contain an undocumented multilingual variant with a revised manual text and a 9340 date code. PSA grading confirmed authenticity, with five cartridges earning PSA 10s and several others near that mark; several units will be auctioned (Goldin Auctions on Aug 12) while the rest may go to charity, and full manual scans plus cartridge photos will be posted online soon.
Nintendo Switch Online adds new free retro downloads for NES and Game Boy, with some titles accessible to all subscribers and others gated behind the Expansion Pack; the freebies run through September 3, 2026. Subscribers can also claim retro icons for Kuru Kuru Kururin and Clu Clu Land by playing the games and spending five Platinum Points per icon, with initial access requiring a subscription but retaining icons does not require ongoing access to the service.
At AEW’s Forbidden Door pay-per-view in San Jose, Kyle O’Reilly turned a Nintendo Entertainment System into a weapon during a brutal ‘Death’s Door’ match, even wrapping the controller in barbed wire, creating a standout viral moment that celebrates the NES’s unlikely role in modern wrestling.
Dataminer LuigiBlood claims Nintendo is preparing a 'challenges' feature for NES, SNES, and Game Boy titles on Switch Online, potentially tied to Switch 2. Updated app versions (NES 9.0.0, SNES 6.0.0, Game Boy 4.0.0) are visible but the features aren’t live yet, suggesting the plan is in the works and could be used to incentivize subscriptions. No official confirmation yet.
A rare pre–Mike Tyson version of Nintendo's Punch-Out!! for the NES was auctioned for $45,000 and has since been dumped online, revealing early differences (including fighters Rockyhead and Mongol Khan and Soda Popinski’s arcade-era name Vodka Drunkenski) along with debug options to cycle unfinished opponents’ movesets, offering a fascinating glimpse into the game's development.
A folding-backstage Punch-Out prototype cartridge has surfaced, with the ROM dumped online after a former Nintendo of America employee sold it for $45,000. The unfinished build lacks sound data, includes only four fighters (Glass Joe, Bald Bull, King Hippo, Don Flamenco) in a fixed order and loops after a password post‑Don Flamenco. It also reveals arcade guest stars Piston Hurricane and Pizza Pasta (not present in the NES version) and hints at other unknown fighters like Rockyhead and Mongol Khan; there are debug features to cycle through unfinished opponents. The Video Game History Foundation highlighted the prototype in a new video.
Nintendo's NES - Nintendo Classics service adds Mendel Palace, PAC-MAN, and The Tower of Druaga, expanding the catalog with a trailer and official announcement in April 2026.
Nashville Electric Service is facing criticism after union members and contractors claimed NES declined offers of linemen from the IBEW and other crews during a winter storm, potentially favoring contracted workers. NES says it’s operating under mutual-aid agreements and already has contracted crews, with roughly 700 linemen deployed as outages persist in freezing weather; a local petition urges NES to hire any available linemen, while IBEW reps say numbers aren’t clear.
The NES, celebrating 40 years, revolutionized the home video game industry with innovations like the D-Pad, hosting the first Super Mario game, and implementing lockout technology to prevent poor-quality games, solidifying Nintendo's global dominance.
The article celebrates the 40th anniversary of the NES by exploring lesser-known horror-themed titles, including games like Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, Monster Party, Uninvited, Frankenstein: The Monster Returns, and others, highlighting their unique gameplay, cultural references, and cult appeal.
The NES celebrates its 40th anniversary, highlighting its historical significance and current ways to play its games, including modern options like Nintendo Switch Online, emulators, and original consoles, while noting a decline in new generations' familiarity and enthusiasm for the classic system.
The NES, celebrating its 40th anniversary, revolutionized the video game industry post-1983 crash through high-quality games and strategic marketing, with its legacy preserved by efforts like those of Frank Cifaldi and the Video Game History Foundation. Key features like the lock-out chip shaped industry practices, and its success was largely due to product quality and timing. The console's impact endures in its iconic games and industry standards, with ongoing preservation challenges and a lasting cultural influence.
Bruce Lowry, a former Nintendo executive, revealed that Donkey Kong Jr. Math was so unpopular that Nintendo couldn't give it away, highlighting its failure as an educational game during the NES era.