nintendo classic mini

[strongbad]

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well this is pretty damn cute 

i have literally zero reason for one with my actual consoles and virtual console but shit i kinda want one
the controller is pretty sick too since it could plug into a wiimote to control VC nes games

hnnng

[C.Mongler]

yeah its cute, but NES emulation has been great for decades sooooo don't really care that much

it'd be more tempting if it came with like a VC voucher or something, but of course, nintendo

[TooB]

I just think they should've included a cart slot and original controller ports to compete with the retrons

A missed opportunity.

On the other hand, I'll buy that controller for my VC  as it will only cost $10

[C.Mongler]

oh yeah the controller is hella dope tho i'll probably get one


now i would be interested in a SNES version of this for sure. i'm more into SNES than NES tho so i'm BIAASSEEDD

[Travis]

best thing nintendo has done in 20 years

[Kalahari Inkantation]

and even so it was done better 15 years ago, competent nes/snes emulation has been possible on any device with a screen for nearly as long as i've been alive

and is this a tacit admission by nintendo that its best years are decades behind it

the only companies known to release these sorts of practically pointless but nostalgia-invoking flashback devices are other washed-up has-beens like these guys: http://www.atgames.us/Retro-Console_c4.htm

honestly this seems really un-nintendo-like, they probably whipped this up in the last week just so that they'd have something on the market for christmas, and i guess low-effort appeals to nostalgia have always been cheap and effective as a strategy for nintendo lol

the controller's neat though i'll give it that

i wonder how absurd the pricing will be for this thing

[Travis]

and even so it was done better 15 years ago, competent nes/snes emulation has been possible on any device with a screen for nearly as long as i've been alive

and is this a tacit admission by nintendo that its best years are decades behind it

the only companies known to release these sorts of practically pointless but nostalgia-invoking flashback devices are other washed-up has-beens like these guys: http://www.atgames.us/Retro-Console_c4.htm

honestly this seems really un-nintendo-like, they probably whipped this up in the last week just so that they'd have something on the market for christmas, and i guess low-effort appeals to nostalgia have always been cheap and effective as a strategy for nintendo lol

the controller's neat though i'll give it that

i wonder how absurd the pricing will be for this thing

its 60 bucks i believe lol

[C.Mongler]

lmao can we start the voting process for 2017 boyah awards i want to nominate that tec post for 'most tec post'

[Travis]

lmao can we start the voting process for 2017 boyah awards i want to nominate that tec post for 'most tec post'

i nominate this one for "most mongler post"

[C.Mongler]

lmao can we start the voting process for 2017 boyah awards i want to nominate that tec post for 'most tec post'

i nominate this one for "most mongler post"

i'd also like to nominate this one for 'most tec post'

[strongbad]

will be stoked if i can buy a standalone controller

also someone on reddit brought up the point that it's called:
"Nintendo Classic Mini: NES"
meaning that
"Nintendo Classic Mini: SNES" and maybe even n64 are totally possible

this is mostly cool so i can have a legit snes vc controller (not a fan of classic controller sadly)

[TooB]

Stand-alone controllers will be available.

$9.99

I'll get one for VC

[strongbad]

Stand-alone controllers will be available.

$9.99

I'll get one for VC

fuk ya
ill take 2

[ME##]

and even so it was done better 15 years ago, competent nes/snes emulation has been possible on any device with a screen for nearly as long as i've been alive

and is this a tacit admission by nintendo that its best years are decades behind it

the only companies known to release these sorts of practically pointless but nostalgia-invoking flashback devices are other washed-up has-beens like these guys: http://www.atgames.us/Retro-Console_c4.htm

honestly this seems really un-nintendo-like, they probably whipped this up in the last week just so that they'd have something on the market for christmas, and i guess low-effort appeals to nostalgia have always been cheap and effective as a strategy for nintendo lol

the controller's neat though i'll give it that

i wonder how absurd the pricing will be for this thing

this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Flashback don't forget about this lol

[C.Mongler]

tech affectionados in their mid 20s aren't the target audience for a device targeted at nostalgic tech-deficiant 40-somethings, weeeeeirrrrrdd