NES being rereleased

the groutch

don't see the reason for the hype over it, at the end of the day it's still just a fancified plug n' play.

eddhorse

the groutch wrote: »

don't see the reason for the hype over it, at the end of the day it's still just a fancified plug n' play.

Difference is it's got a Nintendo badge though...

*shouts* "Hot cakes, get your hot cakes !!"

um7y1h83ge06nx

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I'll be getting the US version. I can see Nintendo putting the 50hz versions of the games out in PAL regions.

That would be ridiculous but I could see it happening.

If someone can hack this I'm definitely buying. Otherwise I'm sticking with my less cool looking but more functional RetroPie.

The Last Bandit

Unlikely, PAL or NTSC doesn't exist in the HDMI era. One box to rule them all.

Steve X2

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Unlikely, PAL or NTSC doesn't exist in the HDMI era. One box to rule them all.

Emulated 50hz maybe, the horror!!!

shane14

Preordered on smyths now for €64.99

Star Lord

Steve X2 wrote: »

Emulated 50hz maybe, the horror!!!

It's what they did with a lot of Virtual Console releases!!!

60Hz is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDpmVUEjagg

(well, not necessarily harder, as it's the proper speed, so just less laggy!)

Myrddin

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Unlikely, PAL or NTSC doesn't exist in the HDMI era. One box to rule them all.

As the good Lord says, they've done it already on the Wii U

Tomo.Murphy

I'll hold off on jumping in for now. I'll be setting up a retropie SD for my raspberry pi with a view to eventually putting a cab around it. For the time being anyway I can just use that. I'll hold off until Argos/Smyths have a moment of madness and lower the price.

smurf492

Time for Nintendo to do something like this. The selection of games is totally worth the money and gives non retro collectors like us who arent into emulation a way to relive their early years. I'm looking forward to getting this one...

Andrew76

smurf492 wrote: »

Time for Nintendo to do something like this. The selection of games is totally worth the money and gives non retro collectors like us who arent into emulation a way to relive their early years. I'm looking forward to getting this one...

Not to be pedantic but emulation is exactly what you're paying for (same as downloading these games to your 3DS/Wii-U etc). But I get what you're saying - that list of games along with the plug and play nature of the device makes it very attractive to lots of folks.

If this NES thing makes them a bucket load of money then you'd expect a SNES version at some point - but based on how they price SNES games on the e-shop you'd imagine it would be more expensive again.

Tomo.Murphy

I wonder will the scalpers jump all over this like they have with every other popular/limited Nintendo release recently..

Since I have the original NES I don't think I'll bother with this but it looks nice all the same.

o1s1n

Karsini wrote: »

Since I have the original NES I don't think I'll bother with this but it looks nice all the same.

Since I have an original NES with pretty much all those games, a Famicom with an everdrive I think I'll be buying two

In all seriousness though, I don't usually buy two of something but the boxes are so gorgeous I'd love to have one sealed too.

Access

The Last Bandit wrote: »

Hopefully not like this !!

I give it a month before you see ripoffs of this on aliexpress with these innards!

OwaynOTT

o1s1n wrote: »

Since I have an original NES with pretty much all those games, a Famicom with an everdrive I think I'll be buying two

In all seriousness though, I don't usually buy two of something but the boxes are so gorgeous I'd love to have one sealed too.

Can't turn down Nintendo cardboard.

eddhorse

Cheapest place so far :
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/07/guide_where_to_preorder_the_nintendo_nes_classic_mini_in_the_uk

Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System
Amazon UK - £49.99 (with pre-order price guarantee)
GAME - £49.99
Funstock - £49.99
The Game Collection - £49.95
Smyths Toys - £49.99
GameSeek - £49.94
ShopTo - £47.86

Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System Controller
GAME - £7.99
Zavvi - £7.99

Be notified of your interest on the Nintendo store when it arrives:
https://m.store.nintendo.co.uk/ninint/competition.account?comp=NCMNES

Although it looks like a competition webpage.

Lemming

No support after the initial release apparently; link

eddhorse

Lemming wrote: »

No support after the initial release apparently; link

Also :

Update: Nintendo got back to us, and if you were hoping to hook your old Power Pad or R.O.B. the Robot into the Classic Mini we've got some bad news. "The new NES Classic Controller has a different connector than the original NES controllers and accessories, so they are not interchangeable," a spokesperson tells us. So much for that idea.

CiDeRmAn

I don't think anyone, seeing the connectors, thought that old accessories were unable, they've been upfront that this will use Wii style controllers, that plug into the Wiimote.
As for updates, I don't think anyone thought this was going to be updated with new titles.

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

As for updates, I don't think anyone thought this was going to be updated with new titles.

We'll just have to wait and see what our resident solder wizards can do

super_furry

Kind of disappointed now. Thought it would have a cartridge slot or at least get some updates.

um7y1h83ge06nx

You know seeing as this is a standalone machine with a fixed set of games might be a great thing and make them easier to hack. The only additional spend is on controllers.

If Nintendo released one with network connectivity or cartridge slots for additional purchasing they would be placing a big emphasis on security, plus network connectivity could allow for security updates.

o1s1n

I'm a little disappointed that the cartridge door doesn't open

Even if it was just a mock door with a small mock cart inside, it would have added something nice to the unit.

Steve X2

o1s1n wrote: »

I'm a little disappointed that the cartridge door doesn't open

Even if it was just a mock door with a small mock cart inside, it would have added something nice to the unit.

CiDeRmAn

Steve X2 wrote: »

It's as inevitable as night following day.
But let's not forget the WII Mini, unhackable piece of crap.

eddhorse

https://mobile.twitter.com/Raspberry_Pi/status/754992561119457281

DARK-KNIGHT

When is this launching

eddhorse

Preorder on Nintendo store now available.

I like the keychain

Duggy747

That's a damn good collection of games, that's 2 Xmas presents already sorted for my brother and sister as they're games we grew up with.

If it goes well I can see Nintendo doing the same next year for the Snes, hopefully.