If you buy a system after its run is over, not only can you potentially snag an amazing bargain, but you can also pick and ...

Even the most hardcore Nintendo fan who is always at the ready to hit you with the fact that Nintendo began in the 1800s selling Hanafuda cards is unlikely to know that the first true Nintendo console ...

The first video game console came out in the early 1970s and was quite rudimentary. Between then and 2025, which marked the release of the latest new console, the Nintendo Switch 2, there have been a ...

The 1970s was a time of subtle yet noticeable technological developments, especially in the home. For instance, many people began buying computers for novelty's sake but also for practical purposes, ...

Comparing video games from before the twenty-first century to those from after is like comparing apples to oranges. A 2D title from the 1980s is worlds apart from a 3D game from the 2020s, with little ...

Today’s video game consoles are hundreds of dollars more expensive than you’d expect based on historic pricing trends. That’s according to an Ars Technica analysis of decades of pricing data and price ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook In 2025, many of us are thinking about just how expensive it’s getting to be a gamer. Consoles ...