Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition retro game console is a $60 replica of the original Nintendo Entertainment System. But you don’t have to buy cartridges to play games (and you couldn’t if you wanted to anyway… it can’t read them). Instead it comes with 30 classic games pre-loaded. The NES Classic Edition was a surprise hit […]
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Nintendo is bringing back the NES Classic June 29th
As promised, Nintendo is bringing the NES Classic Edition back from the dead… for a while, at least. The company says the NES Classic will be available again in North America and Europe starting June 29th, and Nintendo plans to selling the game system through the end of the year. We’ll see how that goes: […]
Nintendo’s NES Classic to return in 2018, SNES Classic shipments to continue
Nintendo has been offering two lines of game consoles for decades: one line of products designed for use in the living room and another that’s designed for handheld use. Now things are starting to get blurry: the Nintendo Switch is a living room console that you can also remove from its dock and use on […]
Nintendo NES Classic Edition mini console is discontinued
Nintendo’s Switch game console is generating a lot of buzz this year, but last year the company launched another hot product: the NES Classic Edition. The tiny game console looked like the original Nintendo Entertainment System from the 90s, but it was small enough to hold in one hand, sold for just $60 and came […]
Nintendo is launching a Famicom Mini retro console for Japan
This November Nintendo’s NES Classic Edition game console will go on sale for $60. It looks like a smaller version of the original Nintendo Entertainment System and comes with a game controller and 30 games pre-loaded. But while the NES may hold a special place in the hearts of Western gamers of a certain age, it […]
Nintendo NES Classic Edition is a $60 retro console coming in November
Nintendo’s working on a next-gen came console that’s expected to launch in 2017. But it turns out that the upcoming Nintendo NX isn’t the next game console from the company. This fall Nintendo is bringing back the Nintendo Entertainment System. Sort of. The NES Classic Edition is a miniature replica of the original console, but it’s designed […]