@DarthNocturnal Well, it only comes with 30 games, so the more franchises are represented, the better. The quesrion is whether you can buy more games or not. If this is a stand-alone VC machine, it could be great. But it seems it's just limited to NES games anyway.
There's no point to this. Everybody here with an interest in retro games would have these games already on the Virtual Console or still on cartridge. So its just $60 for a plastic box and nothing more.
There's no point to this. Everybody here with an interest in retro games would have these games already on the Virtual Console or still on cartridge. So its just $60 for a plastic box and nothing more.
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It is convenient for those that don't care about getting a Wii U or 3DS for the VC, and for those that the only choice of getting something from the VC is eshop cards.
For me, those cards are damn expensive, so if the mini NES is cheaper, it might be my best shot at those games.
My point is, there is a different story for each person. For some there might be a point.
There's no point to this. Everybody here with an interest in retro games would have these games already on the Virtual Console or still on cartridge. So its just $60 for a plastic box and nothing more.
That's incredibly myopic. I have almost all of the games on it either through cart, VC or both, and i am definitely buying one. Have you not heard of the Atari Flashback systems? The Coleco Flashback? Intellivision Flashback? The Genesis plug-and-play systems? They are all aimed at both the retro collector/enthusiast, as well as the casual gamer interested in checking out some gaming history.
On cartridge compatibility — i won't be surprised if somewhere down the line (assuming this sells well, which it almost certainly will), we'll see additional versions with more/additional games, and eventually a NES-cartridge slot ... remember, it wasn't until after many different versions of the Genesis plug-and-play were released (and were successful) that they added a cartridge slot.
I suspect the only reason this might see more success than any of the other countless micro retro consoles is its shape and official nintendo branding.
I suspect the only reason this might see more success than any of the other countless micro retro consoles is its shape and official nintendo branding.
Also the fact that it has HDMI out unlike most of them. And the fact that the controllers are useful outside of that particular box given that the thing uses Classic Controller connectors. It's fair to assume that if Nintendo was to make a SNES box they'd use the CC connector again. Assuming the NX keeps the VC you can only assume that we'll still be able to use WiiMotes and Classic Controllers on that to. Not to mention the Classic Controllers that people who owned a Wii no doubt collected.
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If the NX is fully backwards compatible, but lacks cartridge ports, this would be a good way to provide access to weirdly-shaped games (GBA, SNES, GCN).
I wish they'll sell it with the dogbone controllers instead. I know the original controller design is iconic, but the remodels were so much more comfortable. It's one of my all-time favorite controller designs to this day.
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