Nintendo has announced that, at the request of many hardcore retro gamers, it will be remaking and releasing the historic NES Classic Edition console on June 29, 2018. It is also expected to release the SNES Classic Edition later this year.
If you once owned Nintendo's NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) game console when games first made their appearance in homes, you will surely be thrilled by the news that you will soon have the opportunity to buy a brand new console, almost identical to the old one from your childhood, and which will have all the amazing games you played back then.
A year and a half ago, Nintendo brought back to store shelves the NES Classic Edition game console, a replica of the old NES, a special console designed to emulate 30 classic NES games, including Super Mario Bros., Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Mega Man, PAC-MAN, FINAL FANTASY, Metroid, Mario Bros., Galaga and StarTropics.
Nintendo sold the NES Classic Edition for a few months, until April of last year, when it announced that it would replace it with the Super NES Classic Edition game console, which began production in September 2017. However, in late 2017, the company announced that it would stop production of the SNES Classic Edition.
Now, Nintendo of America has announced on Twitter that it is bringing back both the NES Classic Edition and SNES Classic Edition consoles, which will be available for sale on store shelves or online starting June 29, 2018, priced at $59.99 USD for the NES Classic Edition and $79.99 USD for the SNES Classic Edition.
The box will also include the NES Classic Controller, which Nintendo said works with NES Virtual Console games on the Wii U, an HDMI cable, a power adapter, and 30 pre-installed 8-bit retro games, including Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 3, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Mega Man 2, PAC-MAN, FINAL FANTASY, and Metroid.
Players will also be able to play popular titles like Kirby's Adventure, Castlevania, NINJA GAIDEN, Super Mario Bros. 2, Dr. Mario, Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream, Balloon Fight, Donkey Kong Jr., Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Excitebike, Ice Climber, Kid Icarus, DOUBLE DRAGON II: THE REVENGE, BUBBLE BOBBLE, and TECMO BOWL.
#NESClassic Edition will return to stores on June 29! This system and the #SNESClassic Edition system are expected to be available through the end of the year. https://t.co/LclbG5m4ta pic.twitter.com/1PcXBI5qJC
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) May 14, 2018
