Jul 14, 2016

Nintendo releasing new mini version of its classic NES system with 30 built-in games



Nintendo Co. is doubling down on nostalgia with the introduction of a mini version of its classic Nintendo Entertainment System.

The new mini NES will include 30 built-in games and will connect to modern televisions via HDMI. Alongside the mini NES, Nintendo is releasing new gamepads that will look and feel exactly the same as the ones released with the original NES in 1985. The new pads will work with the new mini NES and also will plug into Wii remotes, meaning they can be used to play classic games on Nintendo’s Wii and Wii U systems.

The original Nintendo Entertainment System, based on the slightly different Japanese Famicom system, was released in the fall of 1985 in the wake of the crash of the Atari 2600 and in the midst of a moribund video-game industry. The NES’s surging success revived the games industry, and moved the centre of games development, especially for home consoles, from North America to Japan.

During the heyday of the NES in the late 80s and early 90s, Nintendo’s core franchises such as Super Mario Bros. and Legend of Zelda became ubiquitous in modern culture inspiring cartoon shows, movies and even cereals.

The announcement of the mini NES, alongside the release of the blockbuster Pokémon GO, shows that Nintendo is wasting little time transitioning from a company that produces games for its own long-term hardware platforms to one that’s attempting to get the most value out of its billion-dollar brands.

“[A] key thing is that for us, [is that] the mobile initiative is itself a part of a larger plan that we have, which is really to expand the reach of Nintendo characters, Nintendo franchises and Nintendo IP,” Bill Trinen, Nintendo’s senior product marketing manager told us in an interview about the company’s Miitomo app in March.

The classic NES is coming on November 11 and will cost US$59.99 and $79.99 in Canada.

A complete list of the games coming with the new NES (h/t The Verge)

• Balloon Fight
• Bubble Bobble
• Castlevania
• Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
• Donkey Kong
• Donkey Kong Jr.
• Double Dragon II: The Revenge
• Dr. Mario
• Excitebike
• Final Fantasy
• Galaga
• Ghosts’N Goblins
• Gradius
• Ice Climber
• Kid Icarus
• Kirby’s Adventure
• Mario Bros.
• Mega Man 2
• Metroid
• Ninja Gaiden
• Pac-Man’
• Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
• StarTropics
• Super C
• Super Mario Bros.
• Super Mario Bros. 2
• Super Mario Bros. 3
• Tecmo Bowl
• The Legend of Zelda
• Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

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Count me f---in IN, this sounds awesome.

 

Jul 14, 2016

Unless it comes with physical cartridges that I have to blow in to make the game work forget this

 

Jul 14, 2016

I heard they're making a 2016 version that comes with an AR-15