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Nintendo Is Launching a New, Tiny NES For $60 With 30 Games (engadget.com)

Posted by msmash on from the shiny-new-NES dept.

Nintendo, which has been in the news a lot lately thanks to Pokemon Go, has announced a new console. It's called the Nintendo Classic Mini, and it will ship pre-loaded with 30 games. The upcoming Nintendo Classic Mini will be priced at $60, and an extra NES controller will set you back by $10. The controller can be attached to a Wii remote for use and the Virtual Console on the Wii or Wii U. The console, which comes with an HDMI and USB cable (for power) will ship on November 11. Engadget reports about the titles: The full list includes 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 Ghoblins, 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 and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.HotHardware has more details.

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  1. Re:But will it run... by roninmagus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Shut the fuck up. Running Linux used to not be a given, asshole. It used to be a true accomplishment, and pardon us old guys for appreciating that.

  2. Re:Emulation or real hardware? by kheldan · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Shitty ass emulation.

    You kidding me? The hardware for the NES was so minimal to start with, they probably put it all, with the exception of one big EPROM for the game software, onto one FPGA, including the 6502 processor (which was, as I recall, labeled '2A03', a 40-pin DIP IC). Remember, NES was only 8-bit.

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  3. Overpriced by SumDog · · Score: 1, Insightful

    $60 for what's basically a Raspberry Pi (i.e some custom ARM board) and only 30 games?! The knock-off fake NES consoles from the early 90s they sold in India had like 200 games and cost less than that.

    They should be like $40 and come with 60 ~ 80 roms. The price doesn't seem worth it.

    1. Re:Overpriced by darkain · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It isn't the hardware you're paying for, it is the software licensing rights to the 3rd party companies that made several of the games on this system.