Neither Santa Claus nor the Three Wise Men. No matter how hard you try, this year isn't going to be the year of the Nintendo 64 mini . After seeing the last two Christmases dominated by the Nintendo mini and the Super Nintendo mini, it seems Nintendo has no plans to repeat history this year. This was confirmed by Reggie Fils-Aimé in an interview with Kotaku . The CEO of Nintendo of America stated that they "never rule anything out," but for now, "it's not on our planning horizon," regarding a potential N64 mini.
Retro fashion in mini format
The launch of the NES Mini sparked a frenzy among consumers. This trend even caught Nintendo by surprise, as production of the small console couldn't keep up with the incredible demand, creating a murky resale market that has allowed some to profit handsomely on more than one occasion. Seeing the success of the mini console, Nintendo decided to jump on the bandwagon by releasing an SNES Mini, a product that was actually planned, as Film-Aimé himself has stated, since both consoles served to close the Wii U era and pave the way for the Switch. Just in case there was any doubt that it was a stopgap measure to cover up the poor Wii U experience.
See offer on AmazonBut let's go back to 2018. The next step would be a small Nintendo 64, something that unfortunately is not going to happen. For now. Nintendo recognizes the interest of users for its classic titles, however, invites you to learn about the Nintendo Switch Online monthly subscription service, a service that allows you to play NES games in the form of a virtual console with titles that will be renewed every month. month.
The problem? The service only offers NES games at the moment, and hopefully the next step would be to fill out the catalog with SNES games, not the Nintendo 64.
See offer on AmazonWhat classic console can we give away for Christmas?
Besides the NES mini (whose stock has already been abundantly replenished) and the SNES mini, this year the spotlight will most likely be on the PlayStation Classic , the miniature version of Sony's original PlayStation, which will arrive on the market on December 3rd with a price of 99,99 euros, including two controllers and the following games (which, by the way, will be in English):
- Battle Arena Toshiden
- Cool Boarders 2
- Destruction derby
- Final Fantasy VII
- Grand Theft Auto
- IntelligentQube
- Jump Flash!
- Metal Gear Solid
- Mr. Drills
- Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
- Rayman
- Resident Evil Director's Cut
- Revelations: Person
- Ridge Racer Type 4
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
- Syphon Filter
- Tekken 3
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
- Twisted Metal
- Wild Arms
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