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Nintendo Classic Mini - NES Coming on November 11th (30 NES games)
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alf717
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They carry 3DS and Wii U now. So my guess is they will put them up eventually.
Atari Flashbacks and Genesis Minis sell great around the holidays, and the NES and the games included here have WAY more recognition and cultural relevance than those systems and their games. Add in that this is an actual first-party product rather than an outsourced third-party thing, and that it will look much better than competitors since it works through HDMI rather than chintzy RCA cables? It'll sell like mad, easily.
Reposting, got a 50th reply on last page
amazon link for this in US
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IFJBQ1E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
it isn't available yet, hopefully they open it soon
amazon link for this in US
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IFJBQ1E/?tag=neogaf0e-20
it isn't available yet, hopefully they open it soon
They should make it an Amiibo reader instead and sell game collection amiibos that look like cartridges to add more games.
Fushichou187
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I wonder if it has any kind of wifi capability for firmware updates (if needed) ? It'd be a great trojan horse if down the road Nintendo offers different games, or game sets, that could be downloaded to the Mini; you'd still only have the 30 game max limit, but could customize what 30 games that list compromised.
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Goldenroad
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Lupin the Third
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Someone speculates it could be based on the New/3DS' motherboard but getting HDMI out at 1080p seems tricky there too. Maybe they shrank the Wii chipset to get it to run on even lower power and just added the HDMI trappings the Wii U has?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I glazed over the list quite a few times and didn't notice Final Fantasy on there.
Buying. This.
Buying. This.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Bubble Bobble is a Legit System Seller on this for me...but...
My heart will always lie with the Master System's version.
Maybe SEGA should do this too!
Who doesn't want Cool Spot?!
Cool Spot was also released for SNES.
If it's like the Flashback devices, probably a 32bit ARM board.
HDMI output requires a bit more electronics, so it's going to be bigger than the board in the pic.
Then make a premium version that has a slot for those of us who do care. Nintendo doesn't even have to advertise it, and can sell it directly through their own website. I'd pay extra for such a thing, but as it is now, I am not terribly interested in its current incarnation.
I do see how it might interest the general audience as the cheap retro consoles with pre-installed games seem to be fairly popular, but those are not for me.
Joe Shlabotnik
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They're not going to make things specifically for you.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I imagine the cartridge slot flap is just a facade.... but it would be neat if there were something under there. Even a place to store the NES controller would be cool.
Yup. That's what I'm saying. Didn't notice it before.
Yup. That's what I'm saying. Didn't notice it before.
Sega's done it a bunch of times already, just no one paid attention
Not HDMI...don't count!
The thing is is that the build quality on those other mini consoles are trash. When I worked retail, I would see the same thing every holiday.
"Oh hey, I remember this, I'll pick it up since it's a cheap way to relive my childhood"
*2 days later*
"This thing sucks, I want my money back"
Since Nintendo themselves are doing this, I have more faith in it, but a lot of people may be soured from previous attempts.
...This would be incredible! Just go all out for this!
Come on, come on, come on...
I would be fine with proper RGB and sound... But unfortunately...Not HDMI...don't count!
Ah, gotcha.
alf717
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...This would be incredible! Just go all out for this!
Come on, come on, come on...
I know right. Take my money already Amazon US!
MisterXDTV
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Don't think so. This uses the original Wii physical connectors and doesn't seem to have bluetooth or any kind of wireless tecnology receiver built-in
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Username1198
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Cmon Amazon hurry up
RandomExpletive
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Great price, would look pretty cool in our living room... launches right around my birthday, I think this just jumped to the top of the list.
This is weird and out of line with their current philosophy. Oh so now it's totally fine to devalue retro games? Okay so let us collect games in Animal Crossing again, throw in classic games as bonus unlockables in new installments again. Just pull thr trigger already, dump every rom at their disposal onto the eShop and offer them for a few bucks or a flat subscription fee.
MissCauthon
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How much would it cost Nintendo to just re release some original NES's?
Did they say if the flap for games can be opened? I wonder if they'll have a connector in there to release new game bundles via little carts that you can put in there. The game list is nice but it's missing so many good ones. The other Mega Man games (with the MM collection, I guess they probably made a deal just for that one game. But we need MM3 at least), Tetris, Contra, Tecmo Super Bowl, Ice Hockey, RC Pro Am, etc.
I'm guessing there are copyright issues but I'm sure Nintendo can work something out.
I'm guessing there are copyright issues but I'm sure Nintendo can work something out.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It's kind of bittersweet for me that I already own most of these games, and play NES on the regular. I think it'd be fun as hell to get all these games at once. Some people are gonna have a LOT of fun with this collection.
LordOcidax
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Its that official?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
If i were Nintendo I'd put an NFC reader in the slot, and release NES cartridge shaped Amiibos with games on them.
MisterXDTV
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What if the controller cord is too short? any way to extend that proprietary cable?
probably a lot for many reasons, one of them is that many of the original components are not made anymore, the other reason is that they would require to dedicate a factory to make something that is not as in bulk product as a 3DS, so the production costs would make it a lot more elevated
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