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#NintendoLogic

 

[GiantBreadbug]

It was pretty clear this was intended to be a holiday 2016 item and that's it. I don't get the clamor over it either. I see virtually zero value in it unless you just really wanna play a handful old NES games for $60.

 

[Morts]

Haha.

Probably retooling the line for SNES Classic.

 

[moltonasty]

fuckkkkkkkkk

as if it wasn't already hard to find one

 

[Etzer]

It just sold too well. Nintendo got tired of winning.

 

[rackham]

Why support Nintendo at all?

 

[Aaron D.]

Never even saw one on a store shelf.

Sad!

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Fuck off. I didn't even see one on a shelf.

 

[OnPoint]

That's so shortsighted

 

[Protein]

Scalpers are going to open up their own company now.

 

[BronsonLee]

Haha.

Probably retooling the line for SNES Classic.

Could totally see this too tbh

 

[Lothars]

What a shitty thing for them to do, Nintendo continues to show incompetence

 

[Meesh]

Lol!!! Holy fuck... never did find one...

 

[sir_bumble_bee]

I've never even seen one in person before...

 

[ShiftaDeband]

This decision honestly baffles me.

 

[Mariolee]

Did Nintendo make a loss on this or something? I have no idea why they're discontinuing this.

 

[Redd]

That just tells me Nintendo doesn't want my money. I'll be damned if I pay a scalper so I'll spend my money on other things. Maybe some new shoes for spring.

 

[Negator]

I dont understand this company.

 

[jariw]

I wonder if it being hacked has anything to do with this. Ugh. Glad I got one.

I think so. The decision to discontinue the product was known 1.5 months ago in Sweden (the wording at one retailer was something like "Nintendo has decided to...").

It was way too easy to hack the product IMO.

 

[MrBenchmark]

Wow! Guess my launch day GameStop 10 degrees cold morning from 5am till 10am open was worth it.

 

[Pinky]

Glad I was able to grab one, but this is complete bullshit. Why does Nintendo hate money? This thing was selling like hot cakes!

 

[Zedark]

I can't understand it.

The damn thing sells out in minutes, but Nintendo discontinues it because....?????

Because they want you to buy a Switch or a 3DS, where you can pay for VC titles. They make much more money that way, and create an install base for most other titles, so in short they don't want you to buy an NES classic when there is a Switch you should be buying.

This decision suggests to me that VC might be launching within the next couple of weeks, to catch all the sad out-of-luck buyers with Switch VC.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Jesus, I've been trying to buy one just to get the fucking controller.

 

[Oreoleo]

What was the point of this product?

To have something to sell during the holidays and beef up their numbers for the fiscal year.

Now the fiscal year is over and the Switch is released. They don't need it anymore.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

I havent touched mine since Christmas Day but it is nice knowing I have it if I want to use it. The wife uses it and other people are fascinated that it exists at all when they see it.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Good god. Nintendo will forever be Nintendo.

But Wario64 has my thanks. I snagged my NES on Best Buy the night it went in stock. Putting his tweets as an alert is a smart choice.

 

[crimnos]

Welp. Looks like the Retropie was the right call after all. This is stupid as hell.

 

[georly]

My theory is the Virtual Console will be using similar features and layout to the Classics, so keeping classics as a limited series with occasional reprints is probably what they wanted to do all along.

There are use-cases this can serve that VC does not. It's a cheap, durable system. Works great as a gift or a thing to hook up to a kitchen tv or a vacation home where you just kinda wanna play for 5-10 minutes.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Well......


thats the end of that I suppose.

Fuck you Nintendo lol.

 

[xxracerxx]

What a fucking shit move.

 

[The Lamonster]

Cool product, Nintendo. Great job. Best of luck with Switch.

 

[Savitar]

Product regularly sells out quickly and is much in demand. So discontinue it.

Makes sense.

 

[ViolentP]

Awaiting announcement of re-release after listening to consumer demand*.

*Preventing the injection of roms

 

[swarley64]

 

[Killthee]

Making room for SNES Classic this holiday right?!?! Right?!?!

 

[DeathoftheEndless]

Lame. I've got one, but I know a few people who would have liked one also.

 

[sixteen-bit]

lmao

 

[Mushroomer25]

What was the point of this product?

Bump Nintendo sales numbers for Q4 2016 when they lacked any relevant consoles or games to sell other than Pokémon.

This move makes sense if Nintendo intends to put those NES games up for sale in the Switch eShop, or just relaunch the VC in general. No point in competing with themselves.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

It was pretty clear this was intended to be a holiday 2016 item and that's it. I don't get the clamor over it either. I see virtually zero value in it unless you just really wanna play a handful old NES games for $60.

The true irony is that seemingly large amounts of people want one to hack and put a bunch of games on.

If you have no qualms about stealing why not just get a Raspberry Pi or similar from the get-go and avoid the hassle?

 

[Blueblur1]

Wow, that is some bullshit.

 

[Chesskid1]

holy crap

prices are going to SKYROCKET now.

i hope you have one.

 

[Persona7]

Did Nintendo make a loss on this or something? I have no idea why they're discontinuing this.

I am guessing they want to focus on the switch and 3DS going forward. In terms of manufacturing and shipping.

 

[sanstesy]

Nintendo: "Money is overrated!"

 

[GillianSeed79]

Why support Nintendo at all?

I think I'll hold off on a Switch purchase. Only want it for Zelda. I can wait a few years and buy one used. I'm not going to support a company well that actively dislikes its fans.

 

[hao chi]

I love Nintendo but they are so fucking stupid sometimes. I don't even want one, but this is just an idiotic case of leaving money on the table.

 

[SmackAttack]

Well I guess I didn't want one anyway!

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Scalpers are going to open up their own company now.

You joke but they totally could open up their own business to fill the hole Nintendo for some reason can't fill.

 

[bananafactory]

What was the fucking point

No one was able to buy one

 

[djplaeskool]

To raise awareness of Raspberry Pi.

This.
Got one. Thought about it. Thought about it some more. Sold it on ebay. Bought a Pi3. Loaded up RetroPi.

 

[Living the Dream]

To the people saying it's because VC is coming to the Switch; sorry but that makes no sense. The same people who wanted this aren't going to spend $299 + the cost of a game to play an old VC when it could have been had for $60.

Instead life will go on and Nintendo gets nothing.