Fancy Some SNES Classic On Your Nintendo Switch? There's A Hack For That

If they had confirmed it was on the way I would be against this morally. But I think Nintendo has made their own bed and particularly if he already owns the SNES classic, good for him!

@RupeeClock
Exactly what I meant to post <3

I’d be all over nes mini and SNES mini packs - I guess the online thing is a nes mini pack of sorts.

Just preordered a NES Mini.
Good times 😎

@Toph6661 Same, if they released NES and SNES Classic Collection on eShop I wouldn't think twice about buying it. I don't have anything to hook up either of the mini consoles to, which is why I like Switch's portability.

If Nintendo released a digital version of the SNES or NES Mini games, Day one purchase for me

They were able to port over the UI because the source is freely open as it used open source licenses, which require they be publicly distributed.

www.nintendo.co.jp/support/oss/index.html

The emulation of games, howeve, is all proprietary.

Would immediately buy a SNES Mini Collection cartridge for the Switch. There were loads of classic compilation packs during the 6th gen era on the PS2 (many JP exclusive) which then got toned down when digital distribution became the norm.

Already have the nes and snes mini but would love this on the switch for free

I really like this generation, but the SNES was the best console of all time IMO.

I would buy the collections in a freaking heartbeat! Ever since the NES and SNES mini consoles were out - I have wanted to just buy those collections on the Switch. SUCH a better idea. Just release retro controllers for those who want the experience.

Downloadable awesome collection of retro games on Switch = Good.

Plug and play classic systems = tolerable.

I already have 4 things plugged into my TV. I don't want a plug and play for every device.

If Nintendo doesn't supply it, then my hopes and dreams of turning the Switch into my ultimate gaming system past and present fall to hackers.

For me the charm of NES and SNES Mini is largely in the miniconsoles themselves, thus my zero interest in what is actually only an interface for ROMS. I don't care about the portability in this case. If I had to hack my Switch, which I won't any time soon, I wouldn't put a NES or SNES Mini into it. It's just like throwing ROMS, but limited to the 30 / 21. Anything further is, again, hacking, so what's the point, people? Just wait until a hacked Switch can run those games and, if you like -I don't-, put them there. I repeat: the point of the minis is the systems themselves.

I was thinking about this a while ago. Nintendo can release Snes Classic and Nes classic games as a package in Eshop.

@SmaggTheSmug I would always go and support them by paying first.... but if there isn’t an option then I won’t feel guilty about using the hack. Already bought a SNES and NES mini

So Nintendolife doesn't support piracy but keeps talking about hacking your Switch/3DS/WiiU?

There's no justification for piracy and people including gaming journalists and writers need to stop assuming there will be no option to buy and play classic games

@Heavyarms55 I agree completely. Love the look of the mini consoles, but i don't have a dedicated space for gaming so can't really be doing with a bunch of extra consoles under the tv. Plus the hybrid nature of switch would just be perfect for these games.

I just hope that ninty plans to do something like this once the mini console sales have slowed right down - either on a cart collection, or including snes games on the online plan.

@canucksfan989 Completely agree. The internet needs more people like you.

I actually would buy the whole set if I could digitally. I would prefer a lower price than the physical classics, but I still feel it's a good price even at the physical price currently. What I most certainly would love, if a physical switch cart had all the SNES games and/or all the NES games. Those I would pre-order as soon as possible even at the physical price of the Classics.

@RupeeClock @Damo

Ahem

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@RupeeClock And site staff should lead by example. It's his site. He made the rules, he should enforce them. If he feels the staff are exempt to this than why should readers be held to standards he clearly doesn't hold himself to?

All I've wanted for many years now is a portable SNES console with a vast library of games (no, those ones where you plug a cart into the top don't count). The n3DS threatened to do that with the NES Virtual Console, but that seems to have kinda... ended with a whimper. Drop packages of games onto Switch in this style though and you'll get my money for sure.

Beautiful!

I would totally buy an NES Classic and SNES Classic pack of games for Switch that booted into the interfaces from the mini consoles, especially since they could then add in additional titles later as DLC for each if they wanted to make money...