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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. Emulation or real hardware? by NeoGeo64 · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I hope this isn't like the Retron 5, Genesis 4 or NeoGeo X. Shitty ass emulation. Needs to run fucking like a normal console.

  2. Re:video games are for children by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Interesting

    so who cares?

    This guy

  3. Winner by Dan+East · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Powered by standard USB: Win
    Controllers are usable with Wii and Wii U: Win
    Controllers are dirt cheap: Win
    Games are automatically saved at certain points allowing resuming after power off: Win
    NES styling: Win
    HDMI: Win
    Two player support: Win
    Ability to play additional games via cartridge or download: ???

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    Better known as 318230.
  4. Re:video games are for children by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One of my favorite quotes, from C.S. Lewis

    “When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.”