Nintendo announce a mini HDMI NES with 30 games!
Nintendo is having a field day at the moment in the videogame industry with their recent mobile title Pokémon Go which has taken the world by storm and is the most downloaded app to date.
Now, Nintendo of America have announced the NES Classic Edition which will be releasing in the UK and US on November 11th and will include 30 games, which will be pre-installed on the machine. Classic and beloved titles like Super Mario, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda are just a few of 30 great titles included with the system. The hardware is supposedly identical to the original NES in a technical aspect, with the addition of HDMI. It will cost £49.99/$59.99. Though it has also been confirmed that you will not be able to download additional titles at a later date, so the 30 games on the system is all that you’ll get.
The titles includes in the Mini NES are listed below:
- Balloon Fight
- Bubble Bobble
- Castlevania
- Castlevania II
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr
- Double Dragon II
- Dr Mario
- Excitebike
- Final Fantasy
- Galaga
- Ghosts ‘n’ Goblins
- Gradius
- Ice Climber
- Kid Icarus
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Mario Bros
- Mega Man 2
- Metroid
- Ninja 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
- The Legend of Zelda II
The AC adaptor is included with this re-release along with a HDMi cable. Those that require an extra controller the controllers will retail by themselves for $9.99 (UK price yet to be confirmed).
We wanted to give fans of all ages the opportunity to revisit Nintendo’s original system and rediscover why they fell in love with Nintendo in the first place,” said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime. “The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition is ideal for anyone who remembers playing the NES, or who wants to pass on those nostalgic memories to the next generation of gamers.
The NES controller included with the Mini NES system can be used with the Wii or Wii U for the use of Virtual Console titles. Nintendo have done a great job at making it universal across their recent systems and we can’t wait to get our hands on this system. Will you be picking it up? Let us know in the comments section below.