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61-629: [REDACTED] [REDACTED] NES Classic Edition is a dedicated home video game console by Nintendo , that emulates the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and Family Computer (Famicom). Originally launched on November 10, 2016, the console aesthetically is a miniature replica of the NES, and it includes a static library of 30 built-in games from the licensed NES library, supporting save states for all of them. Nintendo produced and sold about 2.3 million NES Classic Editions from launch through April 2017 — with shipments selling out nearly immediately — when Nintendo announced they were discontinuing

122-557: A Super NES Classic Edition a "waking nightmare" and stated the availability would likely be as low as the NES Classic, saying the situation was "because we can't have nice things". GameSpot stated that there was "frustratingly little word" from Nintendo as to when pre-orders would be made available. Nintendo gave no comment about the situation. On August 22, 2017, pre-orders officially opened at several major retailers, causing many of their sites to crash before customers could buy

183-546: A celebration of the launch of the system. Regardless of the model or region, the microconsole included 30 built-in games in all regions. Games that originally had different titles in the PAL regions use their respective American monikers, such as Ninja Gaiden (originally Shadow Warriors ) and Super C (originally Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces ). From the 30 included titles, 22 are common between all regions, while

244-424: A collection or built-in games, dedicated handhelds tend to employ simple VFD or LCD screens although older models often utilized even more primitive arrays of small light bulbs or LED lights to produce calculator-like alphanumerical screens. Dedicated handheld systems typically comprise a screen, a number of control buttons, and a compact body that houses the game engine. Nintendo's Game and Watch series increased

305-638: A game appears on the screen. Examples for this technique are the Magnavox Odyssey , the Coleco Telstar Arcade and the Philips Tele-Game ES 2201 . Developing from earlier non-video electronic game cabinets such as pinball machines , arcade-style video games (whether coin-operated or individually owned) are usually dedicated to a single game or a small selection of built-in games and do not allow for external input in

366-476: A line of their classic arcade games, including Frogger , on "plug and play" dedicated systems. The Pelican VG Pocket was an attempt to make a TV game with a backlit color LCD . Dedicated consoles and handheld electronic games with LCD screens that only have one game are rather distinct devices, but the release of the Pelican VG Pocket has blurred the categorization between the two. Beginning with

427-546: A longer-term strategy to keep consumers demanding Nintendo products. When the Super NES Classic Edition was officially announced in June 2017, Nintendo said it "will produce significantly more units of Super NES Classic Edition than we did of NES Classic Edition" to avoid a similar shortage issue, but reaffirmed that it was not anticipated to be an ongoing product. In December 2018, Fils-Aimé affirmed that both

488-551: A portable Mega Drive with the firecore firmware, with LCD screen and several games built in, but it has no cartridge port and instead has a SD card slot. In 2004, a miniaturized version of the Atari 7800 home consoles was released with 20 built-in games and no cartridge support called Atari Flashback . The dedicated console is actually based on a clone of the NES hardware, but running Atari software. A newer version, Atari Flashback 2 ,

549-417: A stand-up cabinet that holds a video screen, a control deck or attachments for more complex control devices, and a computer or console hidden within that runs the games. First released in the mid-1970s by games such as Mattel Electronics' Mattel Auto Race and Mattel Electronic Football , dedicated handheld video games are considered the precursors of modern handheld game consoles . Devoted to one game or

610-526: A successor to the NES Classic Edition , comes with twenty-one Super NES titles pre-installed, including the first official release of Star Fox 2 . It was first released on September 29, 2017 and was produced until December 2018. The console is distributed in three variations, featuring the unique design of the original systems released in Japan, North America, and Europe respectively. While

671-508: Is a Famiclone , and therefore only provides composite video out. A very limited gold Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer Weekly Shōnen Jump 50th Anniversary Version was developed by M2 and released only in Japan on July 7, 2018. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Shueisha 's Weekly Shōnen Jump manga magazine, the special edition features 20 Famicom games largely based on Shōnen Jump manga properties, including Dragon Ball , Saint Seiya , and Kinnikuman . This edition of

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732-472: Is a dedicated console for emulating 30 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. The console is distributed in two versions; one for Japan, featuring the likeness of the original Family Computer (Famicom), and one for the rest of the world, which looks like the original NES. For the NES version, all of the games are based on their US release, running at 60 Hz and using the names by which they were released in

793-531: Is based on actual Atari hardware, and includes some new built-in games developed by modern hobbyist Atari 2600 programmers, as well as old favorite games. While the new console has no cartridge slot, it is designed so that one can be added, and multiple online tutorials exist detailing this process. In the late 2010s, Nintendo, Konami, Sony, Sega, and SNK released dedicated consoles with built-in games that had been released earlier for their historic video game consoles. Examples of these dedicated consoles include

854-607: The Linux operating system and runs a set of emulators developed by Nintendo's European Research & Development (NERD). These emulators provide the basic compatibility with the Super NES system, and for specific games, chipsets that were included on the cartridges, such as the Super FX chip used for Star Fox . The Super NES Classic Edition includes two controllers with 4.5-foot (1.4 m) cables, addressing complaints about

915-420: The Linux operating system, running a new NES emulation engine developed by Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD). The emulation included limited support for some of the memory management controllers , aka mappers, used in NES cartridges to extend the ability of the console, such as for Super Mario Bros. 3 , though not all known mappers were included with the emulation engine. The emulation engine

976-584: The NES Classic Edition , Super NES Classic Edition , PlayStation Classic , Neo Geo Mini , TurboGrafx-16 Mini , and the Sega Genesis Mini , which usually are miniaturized replicas of their historic consoles. Super NES Classic Edition The Super NES Classic Edition is a dedicated home video game console released by Nintendo , which emulates the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . The console,

1037-552: The Nintendo 64 and 32X , have been successfully made to run on the NES Classic Edition. The NES Classic Edition's very limited stock during its original release in 2016 was one of its main criticisms, with some stores receiving fewer than 10 units at a time. This, coupled with the extremely high demand, prompted internet scalpers to buy as many as they could, so they could resell them with extreme price markups. In

1098-603: The Wii Remote , and be used to play Super NES games on the Wii and Wii U Virtual Console . The Wii's Classic Controller is also compatible with the Super NES Classic Edition. While the NES Classic Edition controller is technically functional with the Super NES Classic Edition, gameplay is impractical in most games due to the absence of the X and Y face buttons and the shoulder buttons. The console uses

1159-777: The 2001 release by Toymax (and later Jakk's Pacific) of the Activision TV Games, there has been a revival of interest in dedicated consoles by nostalgia-driven retrogamers. The subsequent 2002 release of the Atari 10-in-1 system prompted speculation of an Atari revival. In 2002, the Brazilian Sega distributor Tectoy re-released the Master System with numerous games built in. These are not, strictly-speaking, dedicated consoles, however, as they also support cartridge-based games. As of 2006, no new official cartridges were available for sale. Tectoy also released

1220-566: The Famicom version are hardwired into the console like its original counterpart, so they cannot be used in conjunction with the Wii. This version's two controllers are also proportioned to the size of the console to fit into its holding slots on the sides, resulting in them being smaller than their NES counterpart. The microphone on the Player 2 controller is cosmetic and does not work. The console uses

1281-640: The NES Classic Edition in 2018. Nintendo brought renewed shipments of the system on June 29, 2018, with production of the system expected to continue throughout the year. Upon its re-release in June 2018, the NES Classic Mini sold more units than the PS4, Xbox One, and the Nintendo Switch. Combined sales of the NES and SNES Classic editions by September 30, 2018, exceeded 10 million units. On December 13, 2018, Reggie Fils-Aimé affirmed that both

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1342-467: The NES Classic Edition. Consequently, games that originally had different titles in the PAL regions now use their respective American monikers, such as Contra III: The Alien Wars (originally Super Probotector: Alien Rebels ), Star Fox (originally Starwing ) and Kirby Super Star (originally Kirby's Fun Pak ). Additionally, games that were originally not released in the PAL regions, such as Final Fantasy VI , EarthBound and Super Mario RPG: Legend of

1403-476: The NES Classic, IGN ' s Jonathon Dornbush praised the Super NES Classic's features and enjoyability. Eurogamer praised the games library, the selection of border arts, the improved scaling over the NES Classic Mini, and the support of 60 Hz as well as the fact that there are now two controllers with longer cables in the scope of delivery in contrast to the NES Classic Mini. Eurogamer also found

1464-425: The NES and SNES Classic Editions will not be restocked after the holiday season, nor does Nintendo anticipate producing any similar mini-console version of its other home consoles in the future. Shortly after the NES Classic Edition's release, hackers discovered ways to unofficially add up to 700 titles to the system's library, as well as enable emulation support for other consoles. Games from various consoles, such as

1525-423: The NES and SNES Classic Editions would not be restocked after the 2018 holiday season, nor does Nintendo anticipate producing any similar mini-console version of its other home consoles in the near future. Aside from criticism regarding the controller cord being too short as well as minor emulation glitches, especially with sound, the NES Classic Edition has been well-received. One of many "plug-n-play" consoles on

1586-496: The NES and SNES Classic editions by September 30, 2018, exceeded 10 million units. Despite the positive reception, journalists were confused about Nintendo's decision to discontinue the unit as announced in April 2017. Nintendo did not say at launch that the system was meant to be only a limited run, and its messaging for it seemed to suggest it would be a product with a longer production life. The company clarified, when announcing

1647-577: The North American release features an appearance based on the straight-angled grey-and-purple design of the Super NES, the Japan and PAL region releases are modelled after the rounded edge Super Famicom/PAL Super NES design as originally released in these regions. Internally, the console uses an Allwinner R16 system on a chip with four ARM Cortex-A7 central processing units, an ARM Mali 400 MP2 graphics processing unit, and 512 MB of flash storage and 256 MB of DDR3 memory . The same hardware

1708-588: The SNES Classic had sold more than 5 million units. Combined sales of the NES and SNES Classic editions by September 30, 2018 exceeded 10 million units. According to Nintendo, there were no plans for a Nintendo 64 Classic Mini. Doug Bowser , President of Nintendo of America since 2019, said that "Our focus right now is absolutely on our dedicated platforms such as Nintendo Switch Lite and our flagship Nintendo Switch ." Reggie Fils-Aimé said "For us, these were limited time opportunities that were

1769-464: The SNES, to be launched in late 2017, though Nintendo did not confirm this information. While journalists agreed Nintendo would likely be more prepared to produce a larger number of SNES Classic systems, Nintendo's decision with the NES Classic may have influenced consumers to be wary of trying to buy a system produced in low volumes, or give the impression of artificial scarcity with the product as part of

1830-467: The Seven Stars , are included in the PAL edition of the Super NES Classic Edition. From the 21 included titles, 16 are common between all regions, while the five remaining ones are exclusive to either Japan's Super Famicom Mini or the west's SNES Mini respectively. The Super NES Classic Edition was revealed on June 26, 2017, as the successor to the widely-popular NES Classic. Nintendo announced that

1891-609: The Tai Ding internet bot was being used to quickly pre-order systems before humans could get the chance to order them, which was proving successful due to a lack of CAPTCHAs on store websites. Scalpers soon flooded eBay with pre-order listings, some at markups of over 300%. Nintendo of America CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé stated in September 2017 that people should not buy SNES Classic pre-orders from scalpers, and suggested SNES Classics would be readily available. He also stated that

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1952-516: The US, prices were commonly set between $ 200 and $ 500, compared to its launch price of $ 59.99. The separate controller that could be bought without the console suffered the same fate, often being included with the main unit. The limited supply of NES Classic was compared to the situation around Amiibo shortages, which similarly were offered by Nintendo in limited quantity and led to scalping and high resale prices, frustrating fans. When Nintendo announced it

2013-570: The United States. While the Famicom version's interface is only in Japanese, the NES version supports up to eight other languages, but neither affects the language for their games themselves. Internally, the console uses an Allwinner R16 system on a chip with four ARM Cortex-A7 central processing cores and an ARM Mali 400 MP2 graphics processing unit. It includes 512 MB of flash storage and 256 MB of DDR3 memory . For video output,

2074-517: The cancellation, developer Dylan Cuthbert said that Nintendo feared how Star Fox 2 would look compared to similar games on the more advanced PlayStation and Sega Saturn consoles. Players can unlock Star Fox 2 on the SNES Classic upon clearing the first level of Star Fox . Despite the fact that the hardware shells are different, both western editions of the microconsole feature identical software, and all included games are based on their American localizations, running at 60 Hz, similarly to

2135-572: The company was not trying to create artificial scarcity , saying that the issues with pre-orders were "outside our control". Nintendo has also stated that there would be more SNES Classics available on launch day than the entire amount of NES Classics that were shipped in 2016, and that shipments would continue into 2018 unlike originally planned due to high demand. With the Super NES Classic Edition, Nintendo originally said that although they were prepared to produce significantly more Super NES Classics than NES Classics, they would be halting production at

2196-578: The console includes the following games: Within two days, over 110,000 units of the Shōnen Jump Version had been sold. Reviewing for Nintendo Life , Damien McFerran criticized the unchanged design flaws from the Famicom version, along with the quality of selected titles. He did praise the packaging and called the gold casing "utterly gorgeous ". McFerran noted the wide third party licensing put into this release and speculated whether Nintendo would release more third party titles on their services in

2257-470: The console was mistakenly made available for pre-order at Walmart in the United States due to a "technical glitch", and all pre-orders were cancelled on July 26, leading to widespread criticism among the gaming press. PC Magazine called the situation "badly handled by Walmart" and said that the future availability of the console was "not looking good". USGamer called attempting to obtain

2318-473: The discontinuation, that "NES Classic Edition wasn’t intended to be an ongoing, long-term product. However, due to high demand, we did add extra shipments to our original plans." The lack of availability of the unit since launch, with shipments immediately selling out when they reach stores, also suggested Nintendo was not prepared for the demand for the product. Nintendo of America 's CEO Reggie Fils-Aimé later stated that "We just didn't anticipate how incredible

2379-501: The eight remaining ones are exclusive to either Japan or North America/PAL region respectively. The NES Classic Edition was first released on November 10, 2016, in Japan and Australia, and November 11 in North America and Europe. With the limited supply, these initial shipments sold out almost immediately. Nintendo produced about 2.3 million NES Classic Editions over the next five months. By April 13, 2017, Nintendo announced it

2440-597: The emulation of the SNES Classic Mini to be superior to that of the Virtual Console . IGN rated the SNES Classic Mini 8.5 out of 10 points, praising the included games, the image quality, the longer controller cables and the rewind feature. The SNES Mini sold 368,913 units within its first four days on sale in Japan. By the end of October 2017, it had sold more than 2 million units worldwide. By its fiscal year 2017 report, ending March 31, 2018,

2501-578: The end of 2017. Due to overwhelming demand, Nintendo changed their plans, with Reggie Fils-Aimé confirming the continued production of the system throughout 2018 alongside announcing the return of the NES Classic in 2018, which many people were unable to get after scalpers bought masses of them and resold them for much more than their MSRP. Fils-Aimé also discouraged consumers from buying from these scalpers and said there would be plenty stock of both NES and SNES. In May 2018, Nintendo of America announced via Twitter that both consoles would be in stock throughout

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2562-419: The form of ROM cartridges. Although modern arcade games such as Dance Dance Revolution X and Half-Life 2: Survivor do allow external input in the form of memory cards or USB sticks, this functionality usually only allows for saving progress or for providing modified level-data, and does not allow the dedicated machine to access new games. The game or games in a dedicated arcade console are usually housed in

2623-520: The future. Dedicated console Most of the earliest home video game systems were dedicated consoles, most popularly Pong and its many imitators. Unlike almost all later consoles, these systems were typically not computers (in which a CPU is running a piece of software ), but contained a hardwired game logic. In the mid-1970s, ROM cartridge-based systems, beginning with the Fairchild Channel F , had risen to prominence during

2684-710: The hardware and software of the entire game to be within a single controller, with no separate console at all. Some of these are clones of old games, and are produced in China or Southeast Asia (i.e. Power Player Super Joy III ), while others contain licensed games and are distributed in mainstream stores in the West. Of the latter, Jakks Pacific 's line of TV Games is among the most famous, which includes re-releases of many vintage games, from arcade classics to Atari 2600 games, as well as games based on currently-popular characters, such as SpongeBob SquarePants . Konami has also released

2745-581: The market". Following the April 2017 discontinuation, consumers found that several bootleg versions of the NES Classic Edition appeared on third party auction sites, typically produced by Chinese companies. Some of these bootlegs have been found to be near-identical in hardware and software, which could confuse consumers who were looking to purchase a Classic Edition. One of these is called the Mini Game Anniversary Edition Entertainment System, which actually

2806-497: The market, the demand for NES Classic Edition was notably large, with various retailers collectively selling approximately 196,000 units in its first month, remarkably selling out within hours of availability. Nintendo reported 1.5 million units had been sold by the end of 2016. On April 28, 2017, Nintendo revealed that 2.3 million consoles were sold in total. Following the rerelease of the console, Nintendo had sold about 1.3 million additional units through June 30, 2018. Combined sales of

2867-405: The mid and late 1990s . All home video game consoles from the first generation of video game consoles are dedicated to one or a few games, and they can usually be selected with a game switch on the console. Less common, the games can be selected with a cartridge. On these cartridges isn't a program; there are just a few wires that connect electrically a few parts of the intern console hardware that

2928-410: The popularity of dedicated handheld games during 1980s. Dedicated consoles have appeared for fishing games, where the unit's body itself becomes a specialized controller in the form of a rod and reel . Other dedicated consoles have been released with light guns , for hunting, shooting, and even archery games. Rising to popularity in the early 1980s, game watches are electronic wristwatches that allow

2989-459: The product, leading to consumer confusion, and incidents of greatly increased pricing among private sellers. Due to the demand of the NES Classic, and the success of the Super NES Classic Edition console, Nintendo re-introduced a limited run of the NES Classic in June 2018. Production was discontinued again in December 2018. It was well-received for its emulation quality. The NES Classic Edition

3050-427: The response would be", having considered the sales of other similar retro-consoles, but they had to discontinue the unit as "we've got a lot going on right now and we don’t have unlimited resources." According to an April 2017 report by Eurogamer , the discontinuation of the NES Classic was in part to transition the production line to a SNES Classic system designed similarly to the NES Classic but featuring games from

3111-577: The second generation of video game consoles due to the success of the Atari 2600 , though stand-alone systems such as Coleco 's Mini-Arcade series continued to have a smaller presence in the home video game console market until the video game crash of 1983 . Since the Nintendo Entertainment System , ROM cartridge-based consoles had dominated the home market until CD-based consoles such as the PlayStation gained prominence in

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3172-422: The second half of 2018, with the NES Classic returning to stores on June 29. On December 13, 2018, Reggie Fils-Aimé affirmed that both the NES and SNES Classic Editions will not be restocked after the 2018 holiday season, nor does Nintendo anticipate producing any similar mini-console version of its other home consoles in the future. Despite slightly criticizing its library of titles and issues carried over from

3233-448: The short 2.5-foot (0.76 m) ones used for the NES Classic. An anonymous user who previously discovered a means to hack the NES Classic Edition discovered a similar technique to install additional SNES games onto the unit. The microconsole contains 21 built-in games. These include Star Fox 2 , a sequel to Star Fox that had been cancelled near the very end of its development in 1996; while Nintendo had given no official word to

3294-536: The system features an HDMI connection, which puts out 720p at 60 Hz video for all games. The controllers in the NES version of the console feature the Wii Nunchuk 's connector, which allows the controller to be connected to the Wii Remote for use with Virtual Console games on the Wii and Wii U . Accessories for the Wii such as the Classic Controller can also be used. The controllers for

3355-404: The system would come with 21 Super Nintendo games, including the unreleased Star Fox 2 . It was released in North America on September 29, 2017, with a price of $ 79.99. With the release of the NES Classic Edition, Nintendo was strongly criticized for the system's lack of availability for the console, which reached levels of popularity that they had not been fully prepared for. On July 21, 2017,

3416-455: The system, as well as at physical GameStop locations in limited amounts, which also sold out quickly on a first-come, first-served basis. The Target website became "glitched out", removing the items from users' carts, and pre-orders from Walmart were sold out in less than a minute. This led to Nintendo of America being criticized as "inept or underhanded", and that they contributed to a "chaotic" situation. Polygon also confirmed that

3477-554: The wearer to access an included video game that uses the display in the watch's face as its screen. Game watch buttons which originally may have been used for setting hour and minute gain secondary functions in relation to the needs of the game. A dedicated console differs from a handheld TV game (or a "plug and play game") in that the latter integrates the video game console with the game controller . Most modern dedicated home game systems are popularly referred to as "plug and play" because they are based on modern technology which enables

3538-510: Was ceasing production of the unit, with final shipments sent out within the next few days. Nintendo's decision to stop production of the console was met with criticism due to consumer's lack of awareness of the limited availability of the console, as described below. Following the announcement of the Super NES Classic Edition , which served as a counterpart to the NES Classic Edition but for Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) titles, Nintendo announced that it would also resume production of

3599-525: Was discontinuing the NES Classic Edition in April 2017, Nintendo enthusiasts and some outlets such as Polygon and The Verge believed that Nintendo planned on a limited release of the NES classic to drive artificial scarcity and increase sales, but which got out of hand with scalpers and secondary sales which have backfired on them. Nintendo denied these claims, stating that it was limited by its own rate of production with other hardware products, and that "It's definitely not intentional in terms of shorting

3660-575: Was regarded as superior in both visual and audio support when compared to the Virtual Console emulations of NES titles. A 320-page book called Playing with Power: Nintendo NES Classics , published by Prima Games , was released the same day as the console; the book is a guide to some of the games included on the system. Nintendo of America brought back the Nintendo Power Line as an automated phone hotline from November 11 to 13 as

3721-456: Was used in the previous NES Classic Edition product. The system features 720p /60 Hz HDMI display output and two controller ports; two wired SNES controllers are bundled with the system. The controller ports are hidden behind a faux front flap which is designed to appear like the original Super NES controller ports. Similarly to the predecessor's controllers, the Super NES Classic Edition controllers have connectors that can be inserted into

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