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JRPGfan on 14 April 2017
Shadow1980 said:
Damn. Scalpers have jacked up the prices to $300+. I'm definitely not going to be able to get one now.

Launched at 60$ and was overpriced then for what it is.

Now its 300$.... its insane, that people will pay that for it.



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Barkley on 14 April 2017

Prediction: NES mini (Europe) will outsell NES (Europe)



NoirSon on 14 April 2017
Miyamotoo said:
StarOcean said:

Dude, the mini ain't fucking niche. It's always sold out. It sells amazingly, no reason to discontinue it

Its not important product for Nintendo, its mostly used like marketing tool, they were giving 30 NES Mini games and hardware for $60, while they charging $5 for one NES game.

Yeah, but for the number of people that bought some of those NES games at $5 do you think the combined amount equaled the number of people that were able to or would buy the NES Classic mini?

I agree this was likely just a marketing tool, hence why the NES version came out before the Japan one, but after the massive response, NIntendo should be able to see such devices can be  used to help their own business. I know they will come back to this "Classic" device line in the future, but my concern is that they won't do it for a long while or worst, they will cheap out on it in terms of quality let alone games.



DélioPT on 14 April 2017
Soundwave said:
Nintendo should totally offer all 30 games on the NES Classic model available on Switch eShop day 1 when they start offering their online service, lol.

You wish! :D

This decision is probably related to VC.
To be more specific, the games on NES mini might just be the initial batch of VC, in what concerns NES.

 



S.T.A.G.E. on 16 April 2017

I think its obvious Nintendo only dropped the cheap DS and retro Nintendo because they needed to make money for their respective quarters. That was pretty much it. If the switch didnt have a successful launch they would've kept it as a back up. Their consumers would take the bait.



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zygote on 16 April 2017
betacon said:
The pirating on the mini nes and lost sales on the VC would be my guess why they're dropping it.

^This.  Now that they are assured that the Switch is a success and they can get the funds they need from it, the added pump in PR from the NES Classic is no longer needed.  They can now buckle down on making sure the Switch is a sound device, limit piracy, and look to the future.  After they explore more with the Switch, we may see another return of the NES Classic in some form, maybe.



S.T.A.G.E. on 16 April 2017
zygote said:
betacon said:
The pirating on the mini nes and lost sales on the VC would be my guess why they're dropping it.

^This.  Now that they are assured that the Switch is a success and they can get the funds they need from it, the added pump in PR from the NES Classic is no longer needed.  They can now buckle down on making sure the Switch is a sound device, limit piracy, and look to the future.  After they explore more with the Switch, we may see another return of the NES Classic in some form, maybe.

I doubt that had a big impact. I think it was because the Wii U wasnt meeting quarterly requirements and they needed a quick fix to make their quarterly earnings.



zygote on 16 April 2017
S.T.A.G.E. said:
zygote said:

^This.  Now that they are assured that the Switch is a success and they can get the funds they need from it, the added pump in PR from the NES Classic is no longer needed.  They can now buckle down on making sure the Switch is a sound device, limit piracy, and look to the future.  After they explore more with the Switch, we may see another return of the NES Classic in some form, maybe.

I doubt that had a big impact. I think it was because the Wii U wasnt meeting quarterly requirements and they needed a quick fix to make their quarterly earnings.

Oh I agree meeting profit expectations were a part of it, but getting Nintendo's name in the spotlight in some way, reminding consumers of the brand during the Holiday going into the Switch launch after lackluster Wii U adoption was an important step as well.  There are many reasons companies make decisions and wether this particular one was discussed in a board room or not, it suredly is recognized now.  The points for ending it's production is probably just as varied.  In short, these decisions just made sense.