Well didn't the NES get discontinued along time ago. I thought this was the end of Famicom which Nintendo of Japan has maintained far longer then North America did. I mean even when the console was finally discontinued here its not like you could go pick it up in store. I haven't seen an NES in stores since the 64 launched, I know you could still get parts off the online store but I didn't think the hardware remained in circulation.
So the Famicom was actually still in distribution, wow not even the PlayStation lasted that long. However Japanese consoles always live much longer then they do in North America. I mean DreamCast was still getting new games as late as last year.
Well this only helps solidify the idea that Nintendo remains king. I mean their 20-year old product beat out the competitions best (PlayStation) and even today remained selling. The longevity of Nintendo products is a major asset I can go back and waste hours playing many of Nintendo's classics! Of course Virtual Console may impede Nintendo's ability to continue selling SNES/N64 cause honestly when people can get the software for 5-10$ a piece rather then 50-100$ the market begins to evaporate!
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
