Nintendo Announces New, Tiny NES With 30 Classic Games
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Nintendo is not messing around this year when it comes to nostalgia.
On the heels of the launch of the hyper-successful "Pokemon Go," the killer app that has catapulted the company's net value by more than 50 percent, Nintendo announced Thursday that it is releasing a new console – one that looks like a cuter version of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System.
The new NES is a mini version of the 1983 original, and it comes with modern conveniences of an HDMI cable and an AC adapter. Then, on top of this, there 30 games built-in to the console, including beloved titles like "The Legend of Zelda," "Castlevania," "Donkey Kong," and the original "Final Fantasy."
The console's proper name is the Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition, and it's slated to hit store shelves in November – just in time for the holiday shopping season.
The suggested retail price is $60. The console comes with one classic-looking NES controller, and additional controllers will cost $10.
The controllers will also be able to connect to Nintendo Wii remotes, allowing gamers to go full old-school when playing Virtual Console games.
Here is a full list of all the games in the new console:
-- "Balloon Fight"
-- "Bubble Bobble"
-- "Castlevania"
-- "Castlevania II: Simon's Quest"
-- "Donkey Kong"
-- "Donkey Kong Jr."
-- "Doulbe Drago II: The Revenge"
-- "Excitebike"
-- "Final Fantasy"
-- "Galaga"
-- "Ghosts 'N' Goblins"
-- "Gradius"
- "Ice Climber"
-- "Kid Icarus"
-- "Kirby's Adventure"
-- "Mario Bros."
-- "Mega Man 2"
-- "Metroid"
-- "Nina Gaiden"
-- "PAC-MAN"
-- "Punch-Out!!"
-- "StarTropics"
-- "SUPER C"
-- "Super Mario Bros."
-- "Super Mario Bros. 2"
-- "Super Mario Bros. 3"
-- "Tecmo Bowl"
-- "The Legend of Zelda"
-- "Zelda II: The Adventure of Link"