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 http://business.financialpost.com/f...system-with-30-built-in-games?__lsa=2fee-3511 Count me f---in IN, this sounds awesome.
Jul 14, 2016 Will cop. Never owned an NES (was #TeamGenesis growing up) but I always played the game at my cousin's crib.
Jul 14, 2016 I'm most hyped for the super mario and mega man games but I'll mess around with some of the others too.
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 Whew this is dope Let me get that mini Super Nintendo next year when this blows up Nintendo stay winning
Jul 14, 2016 Wish it came with duck hunt too but I imagine they didn't wanna include that big a--- gun and people probably would've complained if they included duck hunt without the actual gun. So I get it, oh well, can't really complain about the system+30 games for 60 bux.
Jul 14, 2016 Sheeeeeit. I remember selling my old nes to a friend when I was 6 years old for like 20 bucks. He got a second Nes so I asked him when I was in HS if I could buy back my old one and he said he'd have to ask his brother. His brother said no. Siblings were angry at me for that but oh well. I've kept every system I've had since.
Jul 26, 2016 Sega doing the same thing now too, oh s---! f---in awesome, loved playing sega as a kid. Here are the 80 games that will be included. Full SEGA Mega Drive Games List: Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Alien Storm Altered Beast Arrow Flash Bonanza Bros. Chakan: The Forever Man Columns Columns III ComixZone Crack Down DecapAttack Dr. Robotnik'sMean Bean Machine ESWAT: City Under Siege Eternal Champions Fatal Labyrinth Flicky Gain Ground Golden Axe Golden Axe II Golden Axe III Jewel Master Kid Chameleon Phantasy Star 2 Phantasy Star 3 Ristar Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master Sonic & Knuckles Sonic Spinball Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog II Sonic 3D Blast Sword of Varmilion The Ooze Vectorman Vectorman II Mortal Kombat I Mortal Kombat II Mortal Kombat III Bonus SEGA Arcade / Puzzle games: Adventure in the Park Cross the road Jack's Pea Jewel Magic Curling 2010 Plumbing Contest Wall-Breaking Bubble Master Break a Fireline Mahjong Solitaire Warehouse Keeper Chess Memory Snake Air Hockey Spider Naval Power Mr. Balls Cannon Fight or Lose Bottle Taps Race Bomber Checker Hexagonos Whack-A-Wolf Mirror Mirror Panic Lift Black Sheep Flash Memory Brain Switch Mega Brain Switch Hidden Agenda Dominant Amber Hide and Seek Jura Formula Lost World Sudoku Meatloaf Rotation Mya Master Mind Skeleton Scale T-Rex Memory Match Yawning Triceratops http://www.gamnesia.com/news/sega-i...-throwback-console-a-mini-genesis-with-a-cart
Jul 27, 2016 I'm really excited this is gonna have HDMI support. I already have a good chunk of these games but I'll be buying for the love of the NES.
Jul 27, 2016 bro just buy a raspberry pi and a nes casing for it and put every nes game on it http://lifehacker.com/how-to-turn-your-raspberry-pi-into-a-retro-game-console-498561192 http://www.gearbest.com/mice-keyboards/pp_261728.html?currency=CAD&gclid=CLSn_PL-k84CFc6HaAodXTwFIg you can put every single NES game, SNES game, gameboy/color/advance game, sega master system game, sega genisis game, nintendo 64 game, neo geo game, ps1 game, psp game, etc on a memory card and have them all on the one system for less money than it costs to get the nintendo branded one that just has 30 NES games
Jul 31, 2016 Confirmed you CANNOT play old cartridges on it. It's about the size width wise of the controller.
