Some successes are unpredictable, and Nintendo's launch of the tiny NES Mini was a complete surprise. The manufacturer never imagined that relaunching its classic console in miniature would generate the buzz it did two years ago, when fans camped outside shopping malls to get their hands on the last units on the shelves. They're still available today, but according to Regiee Fils-Aime's latest statements, the days of these small consoles are numbered.
There will be no more stock of Nintendo Mini
A Nintendo of America executive clarified in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that Nintendo has no plans to restart production of the current Nintendo Mini. This means that the current stock on the market is the only stock that will remain until the console is discontinued.
To be more exact, Fils-Aime says that both consoles will be available this Christmas in stores, but if they are sold out, they will be sold out forever. So it seems that history will not repeat itself. With the NES Mini, Nintendo denied that it was going to manufacture more units, but in the end it succumbed to the lawsuit, and a few months ago the little Nintendo was on sale again, thus accompanying its sister the SNES Mini, the model that still exists. stock.
The resale business
It was all the resale's fault. Once it was known that the stock was quite limited, the fastest decided to get a few extra quarters by reselling the consoles at a much higher price than the original. The demand existed, and the consoles were disappearing from department stores day after day, at the same time that Christmas 2016 was devouring the available stock.
In April, it was revealed that the manufacturer had managed to sell as many as 2,3 million units of its NES Mini worldwide, a number that, although incredibly surprising, was not enough to cover the demand of users, who they kept looking for their unit as if they were zombies. Later the miniature version of the SNES arrived, a model with which they took more precautions, since this time the console was easier to find in stores.
The future is in the monthly subscription
Nintendo does not hide. The manufacturer, through Reggie himself, invites you to subscribe to the Switch Online service, a monthly payment method that allows you to play online with the Nintendo Switch and also distributes monthly games for its retro consoles. The problem in this case is that in the long run the monthly service will be more expensive than the miniature console, it does not allow you to keep the games offered each month and we will need a Nintendo Switch to access the service. Do you already have your Nintendo Classic Mini safely?