The NES Classic Outsold the PS4, Xbox One, and Switch In June (theverge.com)

After returning to stores in June after a brief stint of sales back in 2016, the NES Classic is topping U.S. sales charts. Market research firm NPD reports that the NES Classic was June's highest unit-selling hardware platform in the U.S., beating the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. "The NES Classic managed to outsell these consoles despite only being on sale for a few days in late June," reports The Verge. From the report: While the NES Classic is priced at $59 compared to more expensive current-generation consoles, it's clearly still in demand 35 years after the original Nintendo Entertainment System debuted in 1983. The NES Classic comes loaded with 30 games including classics like Super Mario Bros., Metroid, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, and Pac-Man. While you can't insert vintage NES cartridges into it, the console supports game saves and connects to TVs via a HDMI cable. Nintendo hasn't revealed whether it now plans to introduce more miniature retro consoles.

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It helps that it's $60 bucks

[rsilvergun]

and that it's been the video game equivalent of unobtainium for over a year now.

Re:It helps that it's $60 bucks

[aardvarkjoe]

Details missing: did you pee before or after the breakfast?

Joke's on you, the answer is "during".

Re:Obligatory reminder

[Opportunist]

This.

It's a convenience item. 60 bucks vs. tinkering and toying with emulators and roms 'til they work. Yes, that's part of the fun for some, for most it's just an inconvenient ordeal necessary to get to the fun. And if you spend more than 3 hours doing it, and if you have at least a halfway decent job, spending 60 bucks is actually cheaper for you since you could have worked those 3 hours and earned more than those 60 bucks if you don't get any joy out of tinkering with it anyway. Hell, depending on your job and how much you like it, you could get enjoyment out of working instead...

This is, by the way, also the reason people buy games instead of copying them. Copy protection, prosecution and whatever else you could field changes jack shit. Back in the days when I was poor, I copied games. Today, I buy them. Not because it's "the right thing to do" or some bullshit, but simply because I want to play the game and not toy with the game to make it work. Yes, that was fun when I was young (and I owe the skills I picked up back then that allows me to do my job today to copy protection, so... thank you, I guess?), but I don't have the time anymore. I want my stuff to work, preferably without having to jump a bunch of hoops first.