Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition announced

[oath2order]

I own an original NES as well, but NES games like The Legend of Zelda, Balloon Fight and others on the NES Classic have mostly held their value. The NES Classic also has HDMI support allowing it to look flawless on LCD televisions and save states allowing you to save at any time in the game.

I once played the original Zelda with save states.

CHRIST. that was hard

 

[JCnator]

Lately, some more news about NES Classic Edition have been spilled from people who were trying the console, such as GameXplain. Here are the details:

• Save state is done by hitting the RESET button, selecting any of the 4 available slots for said game and then pressing down on the Control Pad
• There is a lock feature that will prevent an exisiting save state from being accidentally overwritten
• 3 different display modes: 4:3, CRT and Pixel Perfect
• The emulation of NES games in general is done much better than the Wii U and Wii, by eliminating the unwanted blurriness and darkness of video quality and providing a better sound clarity

What about gamers from the land of rising sun being left out of the goodness that is NES Classic Edition? Fear not! Nintendo has also announced it will release a Famicom Mini in Japan. The differences here is that the hardware exterior will look different, includes two controllers hardwired on the hardware as opposed to just one detachable controller, the UI is slightly altered to accommodate the aesthetic designs of the original hardware, and the lineup had 8 games left out in favor of others that likely made more impact in the Japanese gaming community.

Here's which Famicom games are bundled in Famicom Mini, along with the "exclusive" ones being bolded:

• Donkey Kong
• Mario Bros.
• Pac-Man
• Excitebike
• Balloon Fight
• Ice Climber
• Galaga
• Yie Ar Kung-Fu
• Super Mario Bros.
• The Legend of Zelda
• Atlantis no Nazo
• Gradius
• Ghosts ‘n Goblins
• Solomon’s Key
• Metroid
• Castlevania
• Zelda II – Adventure of Link
• Tsuppari Oozumou
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Ninja Gaiden
• Mega Man 2
• River City Ransom
• Double Dragon II
• Super C
• Final Fantasy III
• Dr. Mario
• Downtown Nekketsu March: Let’s Go to the Great Athletic Meet
• NES Open Tournament Golf
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Kirby’s Adventure

 

[p e p p e r]

Did anyone get it??? It's sold out eveywhere around me, ugh I should have preordered on amazon

 

[JCnator]

Did anyone get it??? It's sold out eveywhere around me, ugh I should have preordered on amazon

You're certainly not alone. It seems like everywhere else in America/Canada is having issues with such scarcity as well. Just like the amiibo fiasco, Nintendo has effectively underproduced NES Classic Edition just to make the product seem more popular in the eyes of consumer. The highest amount of NES Classic Edition units sold per store is about 12, which doesn't bode well if you want to acquire them around November and December.

 

[p e p p e r]

You're certainly not alone. It seems like everywhere else in America/Canada is having issues with such scarcity as well. Just like the amiibo fiasco, Nintendo has effectively underproduced NES Classic Edition just to make the product seem more popular in the eyes of consumer. The highest amount of NES Classic Edition units sold per store is about 12, which doesn't bode well if you want to acquire them around November and December.

ebay prices are $350 fml

 

[Applelicious]

This is awesome and can't wait to get one for myself for nostalgic reason and it will make an awesome decoration for my desk as well. But sadly this little awesome piece of unit is sold out every where this thing reminds me of the amiibo days when amiibo was in high demand.

Cause scalpers are already selling this unit at ebay for around $ 200 to $ 1,000 hope Nintendo makes more supplies for the unit for the holiday season .

 

[JCnator]

It's been a year and half since the last reply. Up until now, the NES Classic Edition was ludicrously difficult to obtain at the original MSRP. And now, Nintendo of America announced via Twitter that they'll start showing up on June 29th 2018!

This time, they'll make sure to produce just as many units than the significantly easier-to-find SNES Classic Edition, if not more. The package will come with only one controller, which won't be sold as a standalone unit.


Source: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/995831060826030080

 

[tiffanistarr]

It's been a year and half since the last reply. Up until now, the NES Classic Edition was ludicrously difficult to obtain at the original MSRP. And now, Nintendo of America announced via Twitter that they'll start showing up on June 29th 2018!

This time, they'll make sure to produce just as many units than the significantly easier-to-find SNES Classic Edition, if not more. The package will come with only one controller, which won't be sold as a standalone unit.


Source: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/995831060826030080

I guess I just got lucky and had the perk of living in a small town because, not only did i get one but I looked at the same NES Classic for months in the game store of the town i lived in