More than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s R.O.B graced toy shelves, helping usher in an age of video games that is here to stay. For the few of us lucky to own one of these relics, we’ll find that R.O.B’s ...

Sitting in my living room is Nintendo's Robotic Operating Buddy, who has not touched an NES controller in years. My curiousity piqued as to what R.O.B. mods were done, I didn't find much at all, so ...

A fan of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate fighter R.O.B. has succeeded in getting a real-life R.O.B. toy to control its in-game likeness. It's an impressive display that speaks to the missed potential of ...

Update [Fri 20th Jun 2025, 9am]: After a quiet period for amiibo fans, the Nintendo Switch 2 launch brought with it eight new amiibo figures along with 22(!) amiibo cards, and Nintendo is following ...

To help sell people on its new console after the 1983 video game crash, Nintendo branded the NES as a complete “Entertainment System”, which included a robotic accessory that could play along with ...

Too busy playing video games to have a social life? No worries. In 1985, Nintendo introduced R.O.B. — otherwise known as the Robotic Operating Buddy. It was made to play Nintendo with you. In Japan, ...

An employee at Best Buy is currently at risk of losing his job in a desperate bid to prevent a Nintendo Entertainment System Deluxe Set from being recycled. Sharing his story on Reddit, a customer ...

A variety of amiibo figures will be released in September, many are fan-favorite characters from the Super Smash Bros. series. The amiibo figures include Zero Suit Samus, Ganondorf and Bowser Jr. The ...

Secret characters in a kart game are to be expected, but few foresaw a robotic character like this. The Robotic Operating Buddy (known as "R.O.B." to his friends) will be making a special appearance ...