Nintendo could be ditching optical discs with its upcoming console, the NX, for game storage similar to the Nintendo 3DS. Japanese Financial website Money-Link in a report stated that chip ...

According to a new report from Japanese site Money-Link (via Screen Critics), chip manufacturer Macronix is reportedly expecting a revenue increase in the latter half of 2017, thanks to a deal with ...

For roughly two decades, optical disc formats like CD, DVD, Blu-Ray, and others have been the media of choice for game consoles. More than any other company, Nintendo has resisted this trend, sticking ...

Optical discs have ruled console game distribution for decades, but recent trademark filings from Nintendo and a memory supplier report from earlier this year suggest that the company may be shaking ...

Remember blowing into a video game console, and then onto a cartridge, to make them work? Nintendo might bring back cartridges instead of optical discs for the anticipated Nintendo NX, which is ...

It's no major secret that Nintendo's Wii U sales have been through a struggle. The company fought diligently to bounce back from the console's troubled launch, but some analysts have calculated a ...

A newly discovered Nintendo patent details a game system that lacks a disc drive, though whether or not this has anything to do with the upcoming NX remains to be seen. Nintendo filed its application ...

Remember the Nintendo 64? You're forgiven if you don't — the game console is 20 years old as of 2016, and its games look woefully outdated compared to the gorgeous graphics of modern games. Beyond ...