Nintendo’s new Game & Watch handheld proves the company goes its own way

Photo: Nintendo

It’s been a busy week for video game hardware. This week saw the debut of two next-generation platforms, with the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S devices. Each platform is built around new advances like ray-tracing and quick-loading SSDs. Meanwhile, today, Nintendo is releasing... a clock that plays Super Mario Bros. It might seem like strange timing, but it’s also perfectly in keeping with Nintendo’s history: this is a company that almost always goes its own way.

The new Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. is an exceptionally cute piece of hardware. It’s modeled after the classic Game & Watch handheld — the precursor to the Game Boy — with a color scheme inspired by the original Japanese Famicom...

Continue reading…



from The Verge - All Posts https://ift.tt/36s2RKo

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

“Work hard in silence, let your success be your noise"

0 Response to "Nintendo’s new Game & Watch handheld proves the company goes its own way"

Post a Comment

ad

Search Your Job