Forget Next-Gen, Nintendo's Also Launching A New Console Today

I don't even know what a teraflop is. Still trying to figure out Bits vs bytes actually. I just play games if they look fun. Never cared for the technical mumbo jumbo.

I couldn't get the Series S,
I couldn't get the PS5,
but at least I have a Super Mario Bros Game & Watch.

I think it's a silly console. :-/ The NES version of Super Mario Bros never came out as a Game and Watch. If it was the proper Game and Watch Super Mario Bros game from 1989 (the light blue coloured one) I'd be all over it as it was amazingly fun for a game with calculator graphics! Hell, maybe they could've included a collection of Mario G&W titles on it... That would've been amazing.

And no, it didn't have to be the NES game we've all played to death because it's it's 35th anniversary. After all, Mario 3D All-Stars came out as part of the celebration and SNES All-stars was added to Switch Online etc.

"Teraflop" sounds like a mock term. I was befuddled when I learned that it wasn't.

PlayStation: I got a new Spider-Man AND Demon's Souls on deck!

Nintendo: Oh yeah? How's about this: a new Mario Game & Watch...

PlayStation: ...

Nintendo: ...plus physical Mario Kart and a brand new Zelda.

PlayStation: Alright, not bad. Xbox, what you guys got lined up for the big Black Friday rush?

Xbox: crickets

I prefer to think of it as a better, cheaper Switch Lite, with added benefit of no Joycon drift.

Retro-gen. Let's coin a new term!

@Zeldafan79 Teraflop means a game did really badly.
Well, OB-viously!! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Got my Game & Watch in the last hour. Super cute device, gonna have to investigate the clock (not a fan of its constant click/beep).
I love that (copper?), face plate. Previously in my childhood I had the orange Donkey Kong flip unit. VERY sturdy construction. Wish I still had it to sell. My childhood dream was to have the Cement Factory game. I used to remember seeing the Game & Watch units on display at the newsagents! Fond memories of childhood desires.

Gameplay is key!

This is the best console there is.

@Alpha-2002 Wow thats so rude, Xbox has games this holiday, like

an enhanced Forza Horizon 4,
an enhanced Gears of War 5,
an enhanced Grounded,
Gears Tactics exists I think,
an enhanced Ori and the Will of the Wisps (actually a really good platformer),
an enhanced Sea of Thieves,
an enhanced Tetris Effect,
the list goes on.

@HotGoomba___Rebrand Tis just a joke, my friend.

In Russia there used to be a clone of the original Game&Watch with cartoon wolf instead of Mr. Game&Watch, which was a cult classic because rare and expensive for the day. There also was a rumor that if one gets 1000 points score, the device will show a cartoon (obviously false). I think I'll buy this one, show to someone and say "guys, I got a 1000 score and look what it does after this!"

@Alpha-2002 I was joking too...

@Alpha-2002 Funny because it's sort of true though

Mine just arrived, the screen is tiny, but very crisp. It's a neat little device. Showing Nintendo quality.

In the US I had luck with Best Buy. I checked multiple times overnight and it was still available to purchase.

The buttons are far too low down for this to be anything more than a collectible item. I couldn’t imagine playing on this for more than a few minutes.

Due to arrive today, but will have to wait to Christmas to open!

...uh, Game & Watch has been a series of electronic devices. This is probably the most advanced version of one, but they can only play one game. Technically. I don’t think a console is a term for it, in my opinion.

However, those who are on the fence, just buy it. You know scalpers are going to try and scoop this up. Thankfully, I got mine ordered through Best Buy this morning. Took a little bit, but I got it!

@Alpha-2002 The new xbox looks loads better then ps5, the ps5 doesnt even support VRR lmfao

I would have buyed it if it had Super Mario All Stars + super mario world in it. That would have been sooo good.

@HotGoomba___Rebrand that is rude, so are people saying nintendo dont do new games

Afterall we have re-release of mario kart 8

Re-release of super mario 64, sunshine, galaxy
Re-release of pikmin 3
Re-release of captain toad

These re-releases have nothing on the 3rd party ports of old PC games I already own and played at higher resolution and framerate but it's a truly remarkable experience to pay £50 for a 720p 30fps switch port!!!!!

I'd love a multi screen model with accurate renditions of all game & watch games.

@Doktor-Mandrake Finally, somebody agrees with me!

My friends "i have a High definition console!! Ps5/XboxSX"

Me; "i have a High definition 8K Game & Watch hybride console, with only Mario!!, Take that!

@Zeldafan79 a byte is just a group of 8 bits. Today you learned!

The Mario Drawing Song. Is the best thing about this week.
The slightly not so great thing is that the support page is 404 and I don't know how to turn off the ticking on the clock without just turning off the volume.

Just got a message that my copy has arrived. Can't wait!

Once I block out that I've just paid £50 for SMB, I'm totally loving this. It's almost a bit too small for my big hands and old eyes, but still think that this is a fine little piece of kit.

I totally love how the packaging has been arranged to change from SMB into Ball once you slip the plastic off too, really nicely thought out!

@RupeeClock there was
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Ok I bought one. Here is my review: All that Glitters is not Nintendo:

Sorry to say but in my view It's kinda crap. I knew what I was buying and the limitations of such a device - but even in what it goes for - it's not great at it.

CONS:

• The screen. It's 'ok' but not really. It's not particularly sharp and is I'd guess a 320x240px screen. It's a 2.4inch screen so that makes about a 169ppi count. It's just kinda blurry pixels.
• No Stand (it's a clock and should have one!)
• No Headphone jack.
• The ergonomics. This thing is uncomfortable. I had nostalgia for these things but the single screen variant this is based on is damn uncomfortable (IMO) - sharp corners and a d-pad too low. This is from someone how can enjoy whole games on a Gameboy Micro.

PROS:

• Ultra Light
• Looks nice (except the 'ok' screen)
• good sleep and resume set-up
• USB-C
• d-pad is nice (except for being too low on device)
• clear sound from speakers.

Conclusion: Sending it back if I can. Better way's to play these games portably exist. A shame - collectors only, not great to actually game on. It doesn't seem the labour of love such a tribute should be - it's the bare minimum they could have do. To be honest the packaging is cooler than the contents. This a a 'Nintendo being lazy' product.

It’s a beauty

@brunojenso You have more pros than cons and still it's crap. Shure.

Screen not sharp? We used to play this on 11 inch cathode ray TVs through an RF cable. Screen is plenty sharp.
Downsides for me are no kickstand (I'll be 3D printing one soon I expect) and no 24 hour clock setting.

So, it's an officially released stretched screen Super Mario Bros. Didn't think I'd live to see that level of sloppy.

This looks lovely, but I've bought a PS5 so can't justify this on top just yet. Maybe for Xmas!

Yes, but does it run 60fps?

@BTB20 Just trying to be fair and balance it - but the cons are pretty sever in my view - so on balance - it's crap. Anyway it's just a view - make your own mind up. I'm just trying to balance expectations and do believe Nintendo should have done more.

@riChchestM I disagree - this thing is £50 and screen tech has come on. I like my pixels sharp. Nintendo could have manufactured a 640x480 screen and got the sharpness up to 300dpi. Instead they used a cheap standard screen. Lazy.

@Averagewriter Yeah, there was also Halo Infinite, but we know what happened to that

@brunojenso Cool. Send it back for someone else to enjoy. I personally love it.

This Device is not a Console

Huh. Just popped onto Amazon at random and it was in stock again, already. Prime shipping. Should be a fun trinket to grab idly and play a bit, like the couple tiny arcade machines I have for Joust and Frogger. Looking forward to it!

(All that Best Buy hassle was a waste, and I'm still not sure what was happening...)

@marnelljm That's great - delighted you like it. Hopefully you don't begrudge my view though - since it's the unpopular one.

@HotGoomba___Rebrand Ah, my mistake.

@ShaiHulud Relying on Halo really screwed them over this time...

@brunojenso Thank you for the summary review - helpful.

Am mainly miffed at the lack of a stand.

This is indeed more interesting to me than PS5 or XboxX

@Zeldafan79 "A unit of computing speed equal to one million million (1012) floating-point operations per second." Thanks, Google Dictionary! LOL

Got mine today and the XBox Series X which arrived on launch day has now been consigned to 2nd place...

@Clyde_Radcliffe I 100 percent agree with this. I was thinking about buying one but I never leave home so a watch would be dumb, I’ve played mario 1 and 2 (referring to lost levels) a million times, and honestly, who’s gonna play ball for more than 5 minutes?

I can understand people not wanting to buy this because it really is a collector's item rather than the perfect new way to play Super Mario Bros. It works perfectly well though and all 3 games (or 4 if you count Ball game A and game B as two different games) are fun. I think that anyone who bought this expecting it to be more than what it is probably didn't really understand the product.