Tag: Nes Classic Mini
News The SNES Classic Is The UK's King Of The Micro-Consoles
N64 Mini when, Nintendo?
Prior to the arrival of the Switch, one of the most exciting developments in the world of Nintendo hardware was the NES Classic, a micro-console filled with 8-bit titles that made the company a tidy sum of cash. It was quickly followed by the SNES Classic Edition – not to mention similar products from the likes of
News Hundreds Of Fake NES Mini Consoles Seized By Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce In The US
Estimated street value of $800k
The real NES Classic Mini sold by Nintendo Since the success of the NES Classic Mini, we've seen plenty of knock-off versions released that have no official ties with Nintendo. At a Triangle shopping center in Raleigh, North Carolina recently, an anti-counterfeiting
News NES And SNES Mini Are Still Big Sellers For Nintendo
Retrotastic
Nintendo's year-end financial report has some fascinating tidbits in it, including this line: Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition and Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition recorded total sales of 5.95 million units. It's a shame that the NES and SNES Mini financial year sales are combined, as...
News Combined Sales Of SNES Mini And NES Mini Likely To Surpass Lifetime Wii U Sales
Retro power
If you need to be reminded just how miserable lifetime Wii U hardware sales were, Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad has shared a number of charts on Twitter, comparing Nintendo system sales as of 31st December 2018. Noticeably, the combined sales of the SNES Mini Classic and the NES Mini Classic are expected to surpass Wii U lifetime...
News SNES Mini And NES Mini Combined Global Sales Surpass 10 Million Mark
Retro revival
The SNES and NES Classic Mini have proven to be a huge success for Nintendo since the systems were launched and resulted in many companies trying to emulate this success with their own retro devices. It turns out, both of Nintendo's miniature systems have been so successful, combined global sales have now surpassed 10 million units...
News Sony Responds To Nintendo's Success With Its Very Own PlayStation Classic Mini Console
Anything you can do...
Out of the blue, Sony has revealed the brand new PlayStation Classic - a mini console variant that works in exactly the same way as Nintendo's very own NES and SNES Classic consoles. Yes, just like Nintendo's new creations, this tiny PSone-inspired machine takes the form of the original model, but at 45% the size of the...
News Nintendo Classic Mini Double Pack Releasing In Japan On 15th September
Double the fun!
The NES Classic Mini and SNES Classic Mini have been a roaring success, with sales for both devices temporarily outperforming modern generation video game systems during certain mo
News NES Classic Mini Outsold Modern Video Game Hardware In The Month Of June
Retro power
The idea of Nintendo selling miniaturised versions of its classic gaming hardware is still too good to be true. While there’s been plenty of discussion in recent times about how there should be better support for digital retro libraries on modern devices, clearly there is a huge demand for standalone legacy systems. According to the...
Deals Nintendo UK Store Offer Another Chance To Pick Up a NES Mini
Avoid the scalpers!
The NES Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System (or NES Mini to it's closest friends) was quite the treat when it launched in November 2016. We loved it in our hardware review, with 30 classic games on board rendered in pixel perfect HD, what's not to like? Well, maybe the controller cord length if we are nitpicking! One...
News Nintendo Is Resurrecting The NES Classic Mini And Increasing SNES Classic Inventory
Retro revival
Nintendo has announced that it is putting the NES Classic Mini back into production next year. The company stated that the NES Classic would cease production earlier this year, leading to complaints from fans who hadn't been able to obtain one. As a result, the system's price on the secondary market went through the roof, with units...
News Show Off Your 8-Bit 'Style' With This NES Classic Hoodie
Zip up, plug in and play
If you like walking around town donning a Power Glove for the world to see, then this might well be the item of clothing for you. Merchoid, the videogame merchandise specialist, has unveiled its NES Classic Hoodie to an unsuspecting world; pre-orders are open for shipping in September. Costing £44.99 / €54.99...
News Fake NES Mini Consoles Spotted for Sale On The Web
Buyers beware
Imitations of Nintendo's popular NES Mini have been spotted on a Chinese import site, with packaging that can quite easily catch out consumers. The much sought after console sold out months ago, with fans trying ever since to get their hands on one without paying astronomical prices from scalpers. A new batch seemed to have appeared...
News Doug Bowser Says Nintendo Has Learned A Lot From Demand For NES Mini
Also, VR still not Nintendo's focus
E3 is finally over and it's been a strong showing for Nintendo this year. We've seen lots of interviews coming out of the expo from Nintendo's top brass so far, and now it's the turn of Nintendo's Sales and Marketing head, the perfectly named Doug Bowser. Speaking to TechCrunch he had a few things...
News Check Out This 'Nincade' Upgrade Kit For Famicom Mini and NES Classic Edition
For $29.99, a chance to play with a Bluetooth full-sized controller
It’s not even been a year but the NES Classic Edition and it Japanese equivalent, the Classic Mini Family Computer, have been on quite a wild ride. From the surprise announcement out of the blue, to being sold out from day one, to being hard to find after launch, enduring various...
News AtGames Is Releasing A New Sega Genesis Clone To Rival The NES Classic Mini
85 games, 720p over HDMI and save states
If you've been following the growth of "clone" consoles over the past decade or so then the name AtGames will instantly ring a bell. This company has been producing licensed hardware clones for years, and has periodically updated its Sega Genesis / Mega Drive line with new features and games, but what it has...
Talking Point Nintendo Needs to Learn Lessons From Its NES Mini Mistakes
A simple product turned into a messy saga
Based upon the various decent emulators out there, it's not hard to run NES games. They're 30+ years old, and in this modern era of GPUs and accessible operating systems people are playing 8-bit games on a dizzying range of devices. Some of us, of course, spend decent money for official ROMs from Nintendo,...
News UK Retailer Exploits NES Classic Demand By Asking More Than Three Times The Retail Price
£190 gets you the discontinued console of your dreams
Even before Nintendo discontinued the NES Classic, the value of the micro-console on the secondary market was far greater than its suggested retail price. Scalpers on sites like eBay were demanding astronomical amounts for the system, but prices appeared to have settled down recently, perhaps...
News NES Mini Also Discontinued in Australia
Another one bites the dust
Recently, we have reported that both the NES Classic Edition in North America as well as the Famicom Classic Edition in Japan have been discontinued. Now, a Nintendo of Australia representative has told Vooks that the diminutive system has also been discontinued in Australia. We can confirm that we are no longer...
News Nintendo Has Discontinued The NES Classic Edition in North America
No information available for other regions
Earlier this year there was chatter online around the potential discontinuation of the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe); some retailers in Scandinavia, for example, suggested they'd been told no more stock was coming, but...
News Be Quick And Pick Up A NES Classic Mini Or Nintendo Switch At Best Buy Today
F5 at noon central time, people!
The NES Classic Mini and the Nintendo Switch have both been notoriously difficult to purchase since launch. Whenever restocks come in they usually tend to sell out in a matter of minutes as demand continues to outstrip supply. If you are still hoping to pick up a NES Mini or a Switch without turning to eBay, then...
Hardware Review My Arcade NES Classic Mini Controller
Looks aren't everything
Given how hard it is to actually find a NES Classic Mini right now, it should come as no great shock to also learn that spare controllers for the console are also in very short supply. While Nintendo seems incapable of meeting demand for this clone system and its accessories, third party peripheral makers are having a field...
News You Can Now Use Your Switch Joy-Cons On Your NES Classic Mini
8Bitdo Retro Receiver adds Joy-Con and Switch Pro Controller support
The 8Bitdo Retro Receiver for the NES Classic Mini is an essential purchase as it allows you to game on your console without being tethered by annoying short wires. The device has just become that little bit more desirable thanks to a
It outsold the Wii U…
The NES Classic Edition is a console that hasn't exactly been known for its availability. At launch and through the holiday season, it was notoriously difficult for eager fans to get their hands on the $60 microconsole; stock shortages were quite prevalent. All the same, Nintendo has been doing its best to keep up with demand...
Video Hackers Bring Nintendo 64 To The NES Classic Edition
And Sega 32X, too
When the NES Classic Edition was initially announced as shipping with a preset list of thirty popular games, many scoffed. The selection of titles certainly reads like a who's who of memorable NES classics, but of course, there was always the question of why there wasn't some way to build upon that collection with some sort of...
News Don't Worry, Nintendo Says It Hasn't Stopped NES Mini Production
The tiny dream is still alive
Yesterday we reported that a Scandinavian retailer had prompted concerns around production of the NES Mini Classic, albeit with a cautionary note that Nintendo had recently said restocks were in the works. The NES Mini was a hot ticket item before Christmas and it seems that the demand simply took Nintendo by surprise;...
News Scandinavian Retailer Prompts Concerns Around NES Mini Production
Contradicts Nintendo statement of "working to increase production"
When the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe) was announced it generated plenty of excitement online, and then rapidly sold out in the pre-order phase. It's been possible to get a unit at its proper price...
News Hackers Use Emulator to Make Game Boy, Mega Drive and SNES Games Playable on NES Mini
So it's come to this...
The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe) proved to be a festive hit for Nintendo, with demand for the retro system surprising the big N. Though the tiny little console is emulating a fixed list of 30 games, it's doing so in a typically charming and...
Video Digital Foundry Puts the NES Mini Up Against Retro Rivals
Compared to Analogue NT, the original NES and the Virtual Console
The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe) was a hit in the last Holiday season, even if stock issues meant that not everyone that wanted a system could pick one up. For those that do have a NES Mini, though,...
News Tatsumi Kimishima Apologises for NES Mini Shortages, Cites Delays Procuring Parts
"We are working to increase production"
In Nintendo's financial reports for the first three quarters of the 2016/2017 year it mentioned the sales success of the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition / Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System, which is of course a Famicom Mini in Japan. It didn't highlight the stock issues,...
News New Hack Offers A Full Game Library On Your NES Classic Edition
Legally questionable, of course
A while back we reported on news that a hack had been released which allowed NES Classic Mini owners the ability to edit and add to the 30 games which come pre-loaded on the console out of the box. A new hack has now emerged which goes one better; you can now put the full NES library onto the machine. The process...
Feature The Quest for the Ultimate NES Classic Edition Wireless Controller
8Bitdo NES30 Vs Nyko Miniboss
The NES Classic Edition is a wonderful micro-sized retro-gaming machine; availability issues aside its hard to find much fault with, it apart from the rather short controller cable which comes with the otherwise excellent replica of the original NES controller. At just 30 inches the cable that joins the pad to the...
News Nintendo Switch Will Be Easier To Find Than The NES Classic At Launch, Says Reggie Fils-Aime
3DS also has "long life" ahead of it, apparently
Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aime insists that the stock shortages which so badly impacted the launch of the NES Classic Mini won't be replicated when the Switch arrives this March. Speaking to Wired, Fils-Aime stated that Nintendo has two million consoles earmarked for the first month, and...
News The Fan-Made Famicom Pocket Squeezes Nintendo's 8-bit Wonder Into A Game Boy's Frame
Famicom classics on the go
We recently got our hands on the Famicom Classic Mini and it is truly a thing of beauty. However, it's mighty tempting to sacrifice its innards for the greater good after we watched the video above. The modders over at Kei Studio have seemingly achieved the impossible and ripped out the guts of a Famicom Mini and...
Feature Ten Classic Games Which Would Be Great To Play On The NES Mini
If only there was legit way of adding more games
We really loved getting our hands on the NES Mini back in November last year; this diminutively-sized replica of Nintendo's nostalgic first home console really shows off some of the best games in the NES library. However, after a while even the greatest games in the world may feel a little bit stale,...
News Hackers Apparently Add Additional Games to NES Mini
One modder attempts to sell a hacked unit, that won't end well...
The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition / Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System has been around for a little while, is still no doubt loved by its owners and is still tricky to find in stock. Of course, as it's a game console it's also had modders and...
News Retro-Bit Pitches in With Retro8 Wired and Wireless Controllers Supporting the NES Mini
A ten foot cable on the cheaper option
If the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe) has a big flaw, aside from being out of stock in many places, it's those darn controller cables. Some put forward theories for why the cables are so short, but in reality it's possibly just...
News Snakebyte Announces Range Of Nintendo Switch And NES Classic Mini Accessories
Cleaning cloth! Screen protector! Protective controller nubs!
Accessory and peripheral maker Snakebyte has announced a series of accessories for the Nintendo Switch and NES Classic Mini at this year's CES. Switch accessories include a foldable headset, carry bag, cleaning cloth, screen protector and caps for the system's analog sticks. In the case...
News NES Classic Edition Sold 196,000 Units in US Launch as Pokémon Sun and Moon Set Records
3DS hardware sales also enjoyed a boost in November
November is always a big month in gaming, and this year was no different. The NPD results for the US - which present a limited but still interesting snapshot of the industry - reflect this, though notably revenues for November were down across the board compared to 2015. Nevertheless, there was...
News NES Classic Mini Demand "Greater Than We Anticipated," Admits Reggie Fils-Aime
"Every day there's more going into the retail channel"
The NES Classic Mini has been almost impossible to find since it launched a short time ago, with some North American retailers only getting two or three units per store. Nintendo has been trying to satisfy demand since then but stock is still
News Amazon US Likely To Have NES Classic Mini In Stock Again Soon
Christmas might be saved
The saga surrounding NES Classic Mini stock shortages continues as many have resorted to paying over the odds to scalpers on eBay to secure a unit before Christmas. However it appears from a recent tweet by Amazon US that lucky American customers might get another chance to buy one at MSRP: What we have learnt about these...
News Retro Fighters is Releasing a NES to NES Classic Edition Controller Adapter
Supports two players and various retro options
The NES Mini / Classic Edition is a 'hot' item, as Nintendo admits, and we're running out of time as the big N attempts to meet demand for festive shoppers; it's looking like a long-shot, sadly, but hope remains. In any case, for those still enjoying the system early next year - or who decide to grab...
News Toys 'R' Us Expecting Fresh NES Classic Mini Stock This Weekend
"They will sell very quickly"
Retail giant Toys 'R' Us has revealed that it will be getting more stock of the NES Classic Edition in its North American stores this Sunday. The console has been incredibly hard to find all over the globe, with demand far outstripping supply. Nintendo has stated previously that a steady flow of machines is expected...
News Metroid Developers Reflect on the Development Process of the Original Metroid
Samus was mistakenly named after a Brazilian soccer player
The Metroid series is one of those franchises that has a ravenous and loyal fanbase, but doesn't always have the best of luck. It's been in something of a slump lately, with the middling Metroid Prime: Federation Force being something of an anticlimactic comeback after 2010's Metroid: Other...
News 8Bitdo Is Bringing A Wireless Controller Option To The NES Classic Mini
$39.99, and it ships before Christmas
Fed up of the stupidly short controller cable on the NES Classic Mini? Fear not, because peripheral maker 8bitdo has confirmed today that it is bringing its own wireless control option to the NES Classic Mini. 8Bitdo has already performed the same trick with the standard
News Nintendo UK Promises More NES Classic Mini Stock Before Santa Arrives
Ho Ho Hope there's more than 10 this time
The NES Classic Mini has been a hot ticket this festive season, with demand far outstripping supply all over the world. If you're in the UK and still want to get one before Christmas, then you might want to keep your eye on the Official Nintendo UK store. More stock is promised in December according
Soapbox Nintendo, the NES Mini and Ongoing Stock Problems
Damien and Tom weigh in on the issues, and the possible reasons for them
When it comes to product releases, particularly hardware or accessory related, Nintendo's reputation is currently suffering. After the missteps with amiibo in late 2014 and into the Summer of 2015, this year has seen Nintendo make a mess of the NES Mini launch and, in North...
You win some, you lose some
Nintendo is mediocre (at best) when it comes to meeting demand with hardware and accessories, based on recent history, but it can still enjoy some impressive sales in the busiest shopping periods. Some 'Black Friday' reports and analysis reinforce both points. Starting off with the US market, Adobe released some...
News eBay Feeds The Scalper Within You By Offering Guaranteed Profit On Your NES Classic Mini
Money in the bank?
The NES Classic Mini is one of this year's biggest gaming releases, and is currently very difficult to find in stores at its original price. Hover your mouse over eBay however and you'll notice that there are plenty of consoles up for grabs - but not at the official retail price. eBay scalpers have been
News eBay Reports an Average NES Mini Sale Price of Over $200
"Customers rely on eBay to offer a great selection", apparently
When Nintendo releases a must-have product, quite often a frustrating pattern emerges. There isn't enough stock, fans get annoyed, and scalpers try to charge well over the odds on eBay. It happened very early with the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition (NA) / Nintendo...
News EMiO 'The Edge' Joystick is Incompatible with the NES Mini
Despite the fact it was made for the device
The NES Advantage was easily one of the most memorable peripherals for the NES, bringing arcade like controls and some convenient features, like turbo buttons. Now that the NES Mini is out, it was only a matter of time before third party companies (or maybe even Nintendo itself) got around to releasing a...