A glut of poorly made games for the Atari 2600 killed the marketplace ... on toy shelves instead of in the electronics department. The NES quickly became a defining part of 1980s culture ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES (ness? nezz? enn-eee-ess?), is the archetypal home video game console. Earlier machines such as the mighty Atari 2600 pioneered the basic concept of an ...

Nintendo saved the video game industry with the NES, introducing iconic franchises like Super Mario Bros and Legend of Zelda. Super Mario Bros 3 pushed the NES to its limit, showcasing the full ...