HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike Basketball / NIke The everyday sneakerhead might still regard the classic Air Jordans are the grails of the sneaker collecting culture, but NBA players seem to be stocking up on Nike Kobe‘s to the point that they’re becoming hard to come by in today’s sneaker game. In a new report by ESPN, the Nike Kobe sneaker line has become so in-demand amongst NBA players these days that they’re having a hard time finding pairs in their sizes. The reasoning behind the scarcity is that Nike’s partnership with Kobe’s estate has come to an end, so production of the sneakers have come to a halt and with though negotiations between the two sides are ongoing there’s not guarantee that they’ll work together again. Because of that, the sneaker line of the NBA legend is a...
Source: Alexandre Morin-Laprise / Getty The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or the Super NES, was a groundbreaking game system in its time. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the SNES might be responsible for the explosion of gaming in the US as it helped launch as well as reinforce some of the largest brands in gaming. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System first arrived in the United States on August 23, 1991, in a limited release before getting an official nationwide release date of September 9, 1991. The SNES was Nintendo’s answer to Sega’s 16-bit console, the Sega Genesis. The SNES would sell 23.35 million consoles in the United States and 49 million worldwide thanks to games like Super Mario World, Donkey Kong Country, and more. Thousands of games lived on the console, but we...
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Xbox / Gucci and Xbox Limited Edition Anniversary Set Earlier this week, Xbox and Gucci teased something was on the way. Now we have confirmation. Friday (Nov.12), Xbox unveiled its luxurious limited edition anniversary set it has with Gucci, and it’s niiiiccceeeeee. The two companies decided to join forces to celebrate Xbox’s 20th anniversary and Gucci’s 100th birthday with this Gucci Xbox Bundle. The bundle is a nod to the past, present, and future while celebrating the union between fashion and gaming. It also is designed to promote and celebrate self-expression. The bundle which features Microsoft’s already hard-to-find next-gen console will indeed be limited, with only 100 being produced. Per a press release from Gucci: Related Stories The proj...