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With the ability to heavily customize the performance and functionality of its various buttons and sticks, the 8BitDo Pro 2 remains one of our favorite third-party controllers. One of our few complaints is the controller’s symmetrical side-by-side joystick layout, which 8BitDo is finally addressing with a new version of its Xbox Ultimate wired controller that also finally goes wireless.The 8BitDo Pro 2 looks more or less like a heavily updated and augmented version of the Super Nintendo’s classic gamepads, which is…

Rare and expensive Nintendo games - If you've got these retro games you've hit the jackpot (Image: GETTY SEGA NINTENDO)Nintendo is arguably the most iconic name in gaming, with the Japanese gaming giant producing numerous all-time classics over the decades. Besides being constant innovators that push the boundaries, Nintendo games tend to hold their value far better in the second hand market than titles released by Sony and Microsoft. But not all games are created equal, and there are some Nintendo games lying around…

Developer Maciej Kobus is a huge fan of Nintendo consoles and has developed a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered modchip for the Nintendo GameCube called the PicoBoot (opens in new tab). This modchip is an initial program loader (IPL) replacement that tells your GameCube to boot into whatever system you like. Of course, the most popular platform chosen by most modders is Swiss (opens in new tab), a homebrew system for the GameCube that can run other emulators.The modchip is run entirely on the Pico, but you will need a secondary…

Reggie Fils-Aimé thinks that Nintendo should be looking more at bringing forward content from older consoles, especially the ones it hasn’t tapped into yet. In an interview with CNET last week, Fils-Aimé was asked about the return of Nintendo’s hugely popular miniature consoles, which came bundled with a number of classic games. The retired executive then moved the conversation into how Nintendo should be leveraging its older games and content in general. “If I were back at Nintendo for a day, I would be much more…