Nintendo announces Nintendo Classic Mini: NES, a mini NES with 30 games compatible with modern set ups $59.99 MSRP

[kaylexmorgana]

30 games? All nes and snes games combined would be like 1gb. nty

[goodtofufriday]

2 minutes ago, daniellearmouth said:

Well, given how basically everything comes with a USB-to-mains adapter nowadays, I would assume this was an effort to reduce costs by simply allowing the user to use one they already have.

Most people nowadays have a phone or a tablet that uses a USB-to-mains adapter. Why give them more stuff they don't need?

Sure, there will be the odd one or two that'll be left out in the cold because they don't have one of their own, but they're still cheap enough for a properly built one.

Until you get the guy using a fast charger or multi device charger with high amperage. or someone using a 12v 5a usb brick. They exist and unless nintendo built a sturdy rectifier into this (which I doubt) it wil blow it up.

There are just too many cheap/high rated bricks going around + uninformed consumers to make it practical for nintendo to do this. While there is cost savings on not including it I'm sure the bad PR over blown mini-nes will not help with sales.

[Mira Yurizaki]

1 hour ago, suicidalfranco said:

frankly it should have come with the entire NES repertoire, wouldn't even take 500MB

Yah but 90% of those games aren't even worth archiving.

[Technous285]

So it's a USB-powered device? Then I can use any of the like 5-10 AC-to-USB 5V/1-2A wall wart plugs floating around that came with my phones, tablets and other misc stuff to run the thing, or power it off a spare USB 3.0 port or something.

 

A plain USB cable (probably Mini-USB on the console's end) takes up less space and WASTES LESS materials and space than a conventional power brick, which means they can pack more units in a case and thus more units in a cargo container than they would otherwise if they were forced to bundle a bulky power brick (which is also likely to just be left floating around the house if the owner already has one of the damn things).

 

When the New 3DS/XL was launched, the fact there was no power brick bundled in meant the boxes were MUCH smaller and fit the console much closer, meaning they can pack more units in a single box and thus get more units out to sale a lot faster and cheaper than if they wasted space putting a power brick in with each one.

[VagabondWraith]

Definitely getting one. Some of my favorite games of all time and it's officially made and licensed by Nintendo. Not some knock off brand. 

[Rune]

Nintendo releasing a product I might be interested in? What universe have I crossed into?

[ShadowCaptain]

53 minutes ago, 69ing Rainbow Dash said:

30 games? All nes and snes games combined would be like 1gb. nty

yeah its bullshit 

[Mira Yurizaki]

In seriousness though, Nintendo doesn't own the distribution rights to all the third party games released on their systems anymore. It's like why not every title on their systems is on the Virtual Console.

 

And it's not worth putting it up there only to have some no name who happens to own the IP try and sue.

[suicidalfranco]

7 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

In seriousness though, Nintendo doesn't own the distribution rights to all the third party games released on their systems anymore. It's like why not every title on their systems is on the Virtual Console.

 

And it's not worth putting it up there only to have some no name who happens to own the IP try and sue.

soooo... buy the controller, 3D print the case and set up a raspberry pi to function as it with the entire library of NES games downloaded from coolrom?

[Sparviero]

This was AMDs unannounced console win? Jk

[Mira Yurizaki]

46 minutes ago, suicidalfranco said:

soooo... buy the controller, 3D print the case and set up a raspberry pi to function as it with the entire library of NES games downloaded from coolrom?

Sure, if you want to go that route.

[Misanthrope]

2 hours ago, GoodBytes said:

It has to do with royalties and permission. Many studios closed its doors, or got bought fully or partially by other publishers/studios and that makes things complicated.

 

There's way more than 30 first party NES titles worthy though, that's surely not it (Though I wouldn't put it past Nintendo)

 

But yeah back on topic: Get like 10 USD for a raspberry PI and a cheap usb stick. Back up all your NES and SNES titles using one of the consoles that dump games into ROMS and there you have it.

 

Seriously I wouldn't mind paying Nintendo for their thingie if they were reasonable on the pricing (This hardware isn't worth more than maybe 30 bucks) and games (read above)

[GoodBytes]

3 minutes ago, Misanthrope said:

There's way more than 30 first party NES titles worthy though, that's surely not it (Though I wouldn't put it past Nintendo)

True. Maybe there is an expansion port for more game packs... but all that might eat Virtual Console games sales, which I am sure Nintendo wants to keep and sale on every generation console.

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But yeah back on topic: Get like 10 USD for a raspberry PI and a cheap usb stick. Back up all your NES and SNES titles using one of the consoles that dump games into ROMS and there you have it.

 

Seriously I wouldn't mind paying Nintendo for their thingie if they were reasonable on the pricing (This hardware isn't worth more than maybe 30 bucks) and games (read above)

but then you need to have a genuine original controller.

[Misanthrope]

2 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

True. Maybe there is an expansion port for more game packs... but all that might eat Virtual Console games sales, which I am sure Nintendo wants to keep and sale on every generation console.

but then you need to have a genuine original controller.

Well that's a good pro those are kind of collectible, but tbh I prefer the rounded one on the last NES form factor anyway

[suicidalfranco]

12 minutes ago, GoodBytes said:

True. Maybe there is an expansion port for more game packs... but all that might eat Virtual Console games sales, which I am sure Nintendo wants to keep and sale on every generation console.

but then you need to have a genuine original controller.

you can buy this ones's controller and get an adapter (which already exists)

[SteveGrabowski0]

4 hours ago, AlexGoesHigh said:

Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream

Booo

 

 

[Kozworth]

For just a little bit more money you could build a RetroPie and play way more than just 30 NES games.  It doesn't make sense to buy this if you are someone with any technical know how IMO

[GoodBytes]

New info!

• It has no internet or external storage, so no store to get more games. Still a good deal compared to WiiU Virtual Console NES games (they are 4.99$ US each)
• The NES controller works with the WiiU.

http://www.nintendo.com/nes-classic

http://kotaku.com/the-mini-nes-wont-open-cant-connect-to-the-internet-1783693116

 

I have a feeling that many modder will buy this, and try to either hack it, or stick a mini computer and run an emulator and use the controllers.

 

[WereCat]

Since I barely played any Nintendo games I will look into this.

[Notn4]

I want one just so I could open it up and see what makes it tick, it has to have some sort of OS and internal storage and I don't think Nintendo really put any effort in securing any of it. So hacking one to play all NES games could be possible. Wouldn't be surprised at all if all it was is an ARM board with maybe 64MB of NAND, that would be very easy to work on.

[Belgarathian]

Pokemon Go, and now this? 

 

BRB, buying some stock. 

[SansVarnic]

"I wont buy this", said no one that I know.

 

 

[skywake]

11 hours ago, Technous285 said:

When the New 3DS/XL was launched, the fact there was no power brick bundled in meant the boxes were MUCH smaller and fit the console much closer, meaning they can pack more units in a single box and thus get more units out to sale a lot faster and cheaper than if they wasted space putting a power brick in with each one.

To be perfectly honest I would have preferred my original 3DS had come with a USB cable to charge it rather than the AC adaptor. Preferably with a standard connector on the 3DS end but even if not, just a USB cable so I could charge it anywhere. Firstly because it doesn't matter that it'd be just USB, I usually charge it next to where my phone is anyways. Also because if I'm going somewhere a full AC adaptor for every other device is unnecessary bulk.

 

Even this mini-NES thing. It's probably the sort of thing that'll live under a second TV or something, the fact that it uses USB isn't an issue there IMO. But at the same time it could be pretty cool to take a super compact NES with you when you go on holidays or something. If it's USB powered I'm taking something to charge my phone anyways, so that's one less thing I have to pack.

 

Would it be nice if they also included a power brick? Well sure, I guess. More items in the box for the same price is obviously not a bad thing. But when I get a USB wall plug with a new phone or whatever these days I put it in my bucket of USB wall plugs. It's the same with micro-USB cables and cheapo earbuds. I suspect I'm not the only one. 

[Bleedingyamato]

11 hours ago, Rune said:

Nintendo releasing a product I might be interested in? What universe have I crossed into?

Hyrule?  lol

[Energycore]

Eh.