With all the supply issues of the SNES Classic Edition in the U.S. and Europe, its Japanese cousin the Super Famicom Mini is more widely available here and is a lovely little piece of gaming hardware.

Nintendo of Japan had an announcement during its version of today's Nintendo Direct that didn't show up during the North American broadcast: The company is releasing a Super Famicom-themed limited ...

The latest Japanese Nintendo Direct broadcast reveals a new, Japan-exclusive Nintendo 3DS XL model that's aesthetically based on the classic Super Famicom console. Japan will be getting a new Nintendo ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. That was of the older 3DS though and while it filled my nerdy ...

Nintendo has a new skin for the 3DS LL that replicates the classic Super Famicom aesthetic, down to the packaging. The graphic on the back of the system looks like the top of a Super Famicom — the ...

You probably already know that the Sony PlayStation was originally a hybrid Super Famicom/CD-ROM add-on that was going to be manufactured by Sony. The recently-released picture above is purported to ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the world at large, many countries have declared a state of emergency, with Japan being one of them. The Japanese government has urged families to stay ...

These days, it’s common to see the Super Nintendo Entertainment System referred to as one of the best consoles ever made — and often as the greatest of all time. But at the time of its release, there ...

In case you haven't heard, Nintendo revealed the Super NES Classic today, the 16-bit follow-up to the highly sought-after NES Classic. True to form, Nintendo announced the Super Famicom Mini for Japan ...

is an editor covering deals and gaming hardware. He joined in 2018, and after a two-year stint at Polygon, he rejoined The Verge in May 2025. Despite what Nintendo’s SNES Classic product page says, ...

Bound in "charcoal grey wibalin with a gold foil block logo and lithographically printed," the regular hardback book will cost around $40 USD, with the collector's edition coming in a little over $70 ...