David Beren

One of the best-selling video game consoles of all time, the original PlayStation, or PlayStation One (PS1) as it is best-known today, was a great console for fighting games. Selling more than 102.4 million consoles worldwide, the PS1 was introduced in Japan in December 1994 with a worldwide release the following year. What happened next […]

The arrival of the Sega Genesis in the 1990s heralded the start of the 16-bit era, alongside the Super Nintendo. As these two consoles battled for family room supremacy, Sega saw an opportunity to bring the fighting game into the home and away from the arcade. Released in North America on August 14, 1989, thanks […]

Through the decades of its work, many have considered NASA to be synonymous with space exploration, landing a man on the moon and putting an unmanned vehicle on Mars. The sum of its work is hard to fit into a single sentence as NASA’s list of accomplishments is too long to list here. So, too, […]

As the last home console to use cartridges, the Nintendo 64 has a special place in the history of video game consoles. The 17th best-selling console of all time, it might not sound like the Nintendo 64 was a success, but selling 32.9 million consoles is nothing to ignore. More important is that the Nintendo […]

Of all the home consoles Nintendo has ever released, the Wii U is probably the one they’d like to remember the least. Part of the eighth generation of gaming, the Wii U competed against the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. As Nintendo’s first console to offer HD graphics (1080p), there were high hopes for the […]

Although Microsoft’s second home video game console had some initial hardware trouble after launch (hello red ring of death), it went on to become the ninth best-selling video game console in history. Part of the seventh generation of consoles, the Xbox 360 added a few firsts for Microsoft including “Xbox Live,” which remains a staple […]

The successor to the Xbox 360 was another strong entry into the gaming market from Microsoft. Their third home video game console and part of the eighth generation of gaming was direct competition to the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Wii U, and eventually, the Nintendo Switch. Released in North America on November 22, 2013, the Xbox […]

During its ten-year lifespan, the PlayStation Portable was undoubtedly home to many different types of games. It sold more than 80 million units between 2004 and 2014, which is a testament to the strength of its game library. There’s a good chance if you ever owned a PlayStation Portable (or PSP as it was often […]

When it comes to handheld video game systems, the Game Boy Advance is one of the most memorable names in the gaming industry. Part of the sixth generation of video game consoles, the Game Boy Advance was released in North America on June 11, 2001, and would go on to sell over 81 million units […]

Microsoft’s successor to the popular Xbox 360, the Xbox One represents the third video game console Microsoft has released. Part of the eighth generation of gaming, the Xbox One competed against Sony’s PlayStation 4 along with the Nintendo Wii U and later the Nintendo Switch. A major leap in processing power over the Xbox 360, […]

During its most recent financial reporting, Nintendo revealed that its Switch console has sold a massive 114.33 million units. That’s a big enough number for the Switch to sit firmly as Nintendo’s third best-selling console of all time and the fifth best-selling overall. The Nintendo Switch and its hybrid hardware serve as both a home […]

Like the Nintendo handheld consoles before it, the Nintendo 3DS was a shining example of just how good a portable video game console could be. Originally launched in 2011 as the successor to the Nintendo DS, the 3DS would go on to have multiple iterations that would ship more than 75 million consoles worldwide. Part […]

Nintendo’s third home console, the Nintendo 64, was part of the fifth generation of consoles and enjoyed a solid six years in the market before its successor, the Nintendo GameCube, was released. The last major home console to use cartridges instead of CDs competed against the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn. Selling just shy of […]

Announced in March 2010 and released in North America one year later on March 27, 2011, the Nintendo 3DS was the company’s latest offering in the handheld gaming market. The successor to the Nintendo DS, the 3DS was part of the eighth generation of gaming. Along with more power to run a newer set of […]

Sony’s last great handheld, the PlayStation Vita remains an iconic device even as it never truly captured the imagination of the video game public at large. Beautiful hardware combined with console-quality software made the Vita a true powerhouse of a handheld well before the Nintendo Switch was ever a thing. Unfortunately, the Vita’s lifespan was […]

The Nintendo Wii was introduced in the North American market in November 2006 and sold 101 million consoles during its lifecycle. Hailed as a revolution in video game console history, it would compete against the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as part of the seventh generation of console gaming. The Wii’s success was largely due […]

Best known as the successor to the original Xbox, Microsoft released the Xbox 360 to the world on November 22, 2005. Some 84 million consoles were sold before Microsoft finally pulled the console off store shelves in 2016, a fantastic life cycle of just over 11 years. Part of the seventh generation of video game […]

Little did the world know that Microsoft’s first foray into console gaming with the original Xbox would set them up for such a massive future. Released in 2001, the Xbox would go on to sell 24 million consoles before its lifecycle ended in 2006. During that time, the Xbox would compete in the sixth-generation console […]

Nintendo’s streak of excellent portable consoles continued after the Game Boy with the Nintendo DS. The dual-screen console was never intentionally billed as the successor to the Game Boy, but thanks to backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance games, it was thought as a successor all the same. As the second best-selling console of all […]

A titan among the eighth generation of console gaming, the PlayStation 4 has shipped over 117 million units since its release in 2013 (and counting). That’s enough consoles to put it firmly in fourth place among the best-selling consoles of all time. While it will likely be surpassed by the Nintendo Switch in the near […]

With more than 87 million consoles sold during its lifecycle, the PlayStation 3 was another successful console for Sony. Released in 2006, the system originally saw some challenges thanks to a high price tag and small memory, but after its “Slim” model was introduced, sales picked up significantly. Thanks to its Blu-ray drive, not only […]

Ever since the era of the first-person shooter began, it has been a genre that has been at the forefront of console releases. Often topping “best of” lists, FPS games found a home on PlayStation 2 and went on to help it become the best-selling console of all time. A significant upgrade over the PlayStation […]

If you’re tired of streaming your YouTube playlists for workouts or if your data allowance is tight, using a YouTube to MP3 converter makes perfect sense. Online YouTube converters download high-quality audio from just about any YouTube video. Yes, it can be a bit dicey, but with over a million videos removed from YouTube every […]

Roku devices are among the most popular options for streaming at home, thanks to the intuitive interface and massive app selection. Between television sets through partners like TCL and Hisense or through its own hardware, Roku remains the most popular streaming service around. If it’s streamable, Roku can likely access it through its app store […]