Nintendo Announces Nintendo Classic Mini: NES
Nintendo, surprising everyone, announced a special edition of the NES called Nintendo Classic Mini: NES, which will be released worldwide on November 11 and will come with 30 preinstalled classic games, such as Super Mario Bros. 3, Mega Man 2 and Castlevania!
The device will be a mini replica of the classic console, will be connected to an HD TV directly, and the package will also include an HDMI cable, a USB cable for power supply (without the adapter, however) and a Nintendo Classic Mini: NES Controller.
The games that will be included in the package are the following:
- Balloon Fight
- BUBBLE BOBBLE
- Castlevania
- Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- DOUBLE DRAGON II: THE REVENGE
- 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!! Featuring Mr. Dream
- 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
Players will be able to connect a second controller to the mini console (sold separately), otherwise they will also have the ability to use a Wii Classic Controller or Classic Controller Pro. Nintendo Classic Mini: NES Controller can even be used in Virtual Console NES games for the Wii U and Wii, with a simple connection to a Wii Remote Controller.
Kotaku contacted Nintendo with some questions, so here a few other things to note:
- No additional games will be available for purchase other than the ones included in the package (i.e. the ones listed above).
- Nintendo Classic Mini: NES will not be able to connect to the internet.
- The console doesn't use physical media for playing games (i.e. cartridges), so you can't use your old games.
- There are no comments regarding similar releases of other old consoles (mini-SNES or mini-N64).
The price of the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES is set at $59.99 for the US market, £50 for the UK market, and it’s expected to cost €59.99 in countries in the European Union.
