Nintendo Discontinues the NES Classic Edition – IGN
Nintendo Discontinues the NES Classic Edition – IGN
by fastforward23
28 Comments
mannythevericking
My first thought: “It’s twelve days late for an April Fool’s joke, right?”
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Wow. I wasn’t one of the people who wanted an NES Classic but my heart goes out to those who never got one. Hopefully they’ll go on to make an SNES Classic in the future.
NintendoGamer1997
So, Nintendo doesn’t want to make money?
twofivethreetwo
This is a bummer for those still looking. I grabbed one at launch and managed to get my son one earlier when Best Buy had the restock but I feel for those who really want one.
Siendra
Scalpers are going to have a field day.
What the hell went on with this thing behind the scenes? Non-stop supply issues capped off by a sudden discontinuation while there’s still clear demand.
clearrants
But… but… Nintendo was keeping supply constrained to create hype for the system so they could make more money down the line!!
/s
SteveThomas
I’m not convinced they ever made any in the first place.
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This sucks. My girlfriend surprised me with one last week. She managed to get one through that Best Buy fiasco. I still wanted to get an extra OEM controller but they are going for $40 on ebay…
DigitalFirefly
So much for my plan to wait until I can walk into the store and buy one.
alexdude1085
That sucks. I thought the NES Classic was a really cool idea.
Systematicool
I still have not seen one in stores.
Darkurai
Nintendo never actually wanted to support the NES Classic Edition. They made it for a quick buck around Christmas, didn’t expect it to be quite as popular as it was, and they didn’t want to follow through on that popularity because they were busy focusing on Switch
They are all hands on deck right now doing everything they can to make the Switch successful. NES Classic Edition, for all the money it can make them right now, is not long-term sustainable. Consider also that Switch is already having issues staying in stock, so when their actual, sustainable plan for the future is having trouble keeping up with demand, why would they bother using up assembly lines on a quick buck product?
tl;dr: The NES Classic Mini is a toy, and for Nintendo to survive, they need to focus on people buying their games, not their toys.
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PM-ME-HAPPY-THOUGHTS
First I was gonna get it for my parents as a Christmas gift. Then, maybe my dad’s birthday. Okay, maybe just when I can get them one.
Oh, never mind, I guess.
ShyGuy322
I got one at Gamestop yesterday and am willing to part with it at cost if anyone is interested.
$60 plus a $340 shipping fee.
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WHY??
WhiskeyRadio
Dammit now I will never get an additional first-party controller! I’ve actually never seen additional controllers anyway except on launch and when I was in line they had a whopping 2 to sell with the 46 systems the store had received…..
HyliasHero
Well good thing I gave up on that dream a while ago.
DerpyArtist
Good lord these things are gonna coast $800+ on ebay.
RunnersDialZero
This was 100% a stopgap solution to not having The Switch and Zelda out for Christmas. When they knew they needed four more months, they made the decision to make this.
I’m sad that for those who wanted one, these will cost a fortune now, but optimistic that this means there may be VC games coming to Switch sooner than later.
Also, the demand for The Switch definitely means they needed to shift focus.
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cjones528
Wow, that sucks. “Hey, let’s discontinue a product that’s been in high demand for almost 6 months, that’ll go over well with consumers!” Congrats to the 5 or 6 people who were lucky enough to get a hold of one.
somekirbyguy
It sucks, really. They had so much that would’ve sold, if only they made more.
bluekamera
I’m honestly baffled.
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But I don’t want a switch to play old games.
BuddhaBliss
What a shame, but still won’t buy from scalpers. Ever.
Tankmin
*cannot keep the fucking thing on the shelves*
Nintendo: this is making too much sense and money, let’s stop
Ronnie_M
And ’til this day, I STILL haven’t seen one in stores in person. Absolutely ridiculous that they’re already discontinuing it. They failed so hard with their supply and demand
28 Comments
My first thought: “It’s twelve days late for an April Fool’s joke, right?”
Wow. I wasn’t one of the people who wanted an NES Classic but my heart goes out to those who never got one. Hopefully they’ll go on to make an SNES Classic in the future.
So, Nintendo doesn’t want to make money?
This is a bummer for those still looking. I grabbed one at launch and managed to get my son one earlier when Best Buy had the restock but I feel for those who really want one.
Scalpers are going to have a field day.
What the hell went on with this thing behind the scenes? Non-stop supply issues capped off by a sudden discontinuation while there’s still clear demand.
But… but… Nintendo was keeping supply constrained to create hype for the system so they could make more money down the line!!
/s
I’m not convinced they ever made any in the first place.
This sucks. My girlfriend surprised me with one last week. She managed to get one through that Best Buy fiasco. I still wanted to get an extra OEM controller but they are going for $40 on ebay…
So much for my plan to wait until I can walk into the store and buy one.
That sucks. I thought the NES Classic was a really cool idea.
I still have not seen one in stores.
Nintendo never actually wanted to support the NES Classic Edition. They made it for a quick buck around Christmas, didn’t expect it to be quite as popular as it was, and they didn’t want to follow through on that popularity because they were busy focusing on Switch
They are all hands on deck right now doing everything they can to make the Switch successful. NES Classic Edition, for all the money it can make them right now, is not long-term sustainable. Consider also that Switch is already having issues staying in stock, so when their actual, sustainable plan for the future is having trouble keeping up with demand, why would they bother using up assembly lines on a quick buck product?
tl;dr: The NES Classic Mini is a toy, and for Nintendo to survive, they need to focus on people buying their games, not their toys.
[deleted]
First I was gonna get it for my parents as a Christmas gift. Then, maybe my dad’s birthday. Okay, maybe just when I can get them one.
Oh, never mind, I guess.
I got one at Gamestop yesterday and am willing to part with it at cost if anyone is interested.
$60 plus a $340 shipping fee.
WHY??
Dammit now I will never get an additional first-party controller! I’ve actually never seen additional controllers anyway except on launch and when I was in line they had a whopping 2 to sell with the 46 systems the store had received…..
Well good thing I gave up on that dream a while ago.
Good lord these things are gonna coast $800+ on ebay.
This was 100% a stopgap solution to not having The Switch and Zelda out for Christmas. When they knew they needed four more months, they made the decision to make this.
I’m sad that for those who wanted one, these will cost a fortune now, but optimistic that this means there may be VC games coming to Switch sooner than later.
Also, the demand for The Switch definitely means they needed to shift focus.
[deleted]
Wow, that sucks. “Hey, let’s discontinue a product that’s been in high demand for almost 6 months, that’ll go over well with consumers!” Congrats to the 5 or 6 people who were lucky enough to get a hold of one.
It sucks, really. They had so much that would’ve sold, if only they made more.
I’m honestly baffled.
But I don’t want a switch to play old games.
What a shame, but still won’t buy from scalpers. Ever.
*cannot keep the fucking thing on the shelves*
Nintendo: this is making too much sense and money, let’s stop
And ’til this day, I STILL haven’t seen one in stores in person. Absolutely ridiculous that they’re already discontinuing it. They failed so hard with their supply and demand