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GBA-Based Classic NES Series Confirmed For States

Posted by simoniker on from the jig-of-victory dept.

Thanks to IGN for its article revealing that Nintendo has confirmed their Game Boy Advance-based classic NES conversions for U.S. release on June 7th. According to the article: "The collection [already released in Japan as the Famicom Mini Series] will be called [the] Classic NES Series, and will begin as a limited edition NES Game Boy Advance SP as well as a line-up of eight classic games", with the specific titles being Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros., Excitebike, Ice Climber, Xevious, and Bomberman. The piece also notes: "Each game in the series will be priced at $19.99, and will be packaged in a standard Game Boy Advance box featuring the classic artwork of the original game."

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  1. 20 Bucks? by redfiveneo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I would buy all 8 for $20... The prices are a bit steep.

    And they didn't include Punch-Out!....

  2. Re:Petition failures by AvantLegion · · Score: 5, Insightful
    If you don't see a problem in trying to sell games that are as much as 15 years old at near full price (for GBA games) with a straight face... well, something's wrong.

    And in case you're not ousted for a fool yet, your logic falls apart when I point out that nobody's complaining about the collections of Atari or Activision or Intellivision games - which usually bundle anywhere from 5 to 20 games for about $20. Not one game.

    Those collections are doing it right. No complaints. Nintendo is not. Complaints.

    Can you wrap your brain around that?