SNES Mini Classic

TALON1973 · 5 Sep 2017 at 19:45

montymint said:
Argos have them reduced, might be worth a look. The extensions that is.

You know they'll only go up once the console releases

Catalogue number? Is it the Gioteck one for the classic mini?

montymint · 5 Sep 2017 at 21:06

TALON1973 said:
Catalogue number? Is it the Gioteck one for the classic mini?

Yep thats the one. It's the same connection as the NES mini so should work

DELETED_195422 · 9 Sep 2017 at 19:29

I don't waste my time with Nintendo or consoles in general. But, aren't you better off buying this:

Along with this:

...for your PC and save yourself £45/50 in the process.

oldestgregg · 9 Sep 2017 at 21:21

Zatoichi.uK said:
Well unless you want to move the console closer to you it looks like you'll need them. May do myself actually, just.

Thats all we did back in the day. Just moved the console closer to you while you played.

Zatoichi.uK · 9 Sep 2017 at 21:29

oldestgregg said:
Thats all we did back in the day. Just moved the console closer to you while you played.

To be fair, we also used 14" CRTs but that's doesn't mean we have to now.

oldestgregg · 10 Sep 2017 at 20:48

Zatoichi.uK said:
To be fair, we also used 14" CRTs but that's doesn't mean we have to now.

Very true but I think it would add to the nostalgia,sitting closer to the TV.

Raymond Lin · 11 Sep 2017 at 18:17

oldestgregg said:
Very true but I think it would add to the nostalgia,sitting closer to the TV.

I don't think I want to recreate every element of my childhood

14" TV included lol

Fortyseven · 11 Sep 2017 at 21:00

I have one on pre order for a friend who no longer wants it due to buying a Switch.

I will confirm again if he wants it but if not I was planning on cancelling it. Would be willing to put it up here for cost + pnp.

budge1972 · 12 Sep 2017 at 10:27

More NES minis announced
So, good or bad news for the scalpers?
I'm hoping to finally get my hands on one.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-12-nintendo-announces-nes-mini-is-back-in-production

DELETED_195422 · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:11

budge1972 said:
More NES minis announced
So, good or bad news for the scalpers?
I'm hoping to finally get my hands on one.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-12-nintendo-announces-nes-mini-is-back-in-production

Nintendo are such a ****-witted company. The amount of BS they pull is unbelievable. I don't know why anyone even bothers with them.

darkgen · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:33

budge1972 said:
More NES minis announced
So, good or bad news for the scalpers?
I'm hoping to finally get my hands on one.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-12-nintendo-announces-nes-mini-is-back-in-production

Rock_n_Roll said:
Nintendo are such a ****-witted company. The amount of BS they pull is unbelievable. I don't know why anyone even bothers with them.

I don't know. I'm quite happy for the NES re-run as it may mean I can get hold of one. If the side-effect of this activity also bamboozles "scalpers" isn't that a good thing?

x-st · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:35

"Reggie Fils-Aime Says Don't Buy a SNES Classic Mini from Scalpers"

Fils-Aime told the Financial Times (paywall) that, this time around, Nintendo has "dramatically increased" production, and that the early constraints on pre-orders were "outside our control." He went on to say that people who want one shouldn't be tempted to pay over the odds.

"I would strongly urge you not to over-bid on an SNES Classic on any of the auction sites . . . You shouldn't [have to] pay more than $79.99 [£60.55]."

So never fear, when you don't get one it's not Nintendo's fault! ¬.¬

DELETED_195422 · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:45

darkgen said:
I don't know. I'm quite happy for the NES re-run as it may mean I can get hold of one. If the side-effect of this activity also bamboozles "scalpers" isn't that a good thing?

It's good for consumers that wanted one, but it really should'n't have been an issue in the first place. Personally, i'd rather put my money in the bin than give it to a company like Nintendo.

Plainsong · 12 Sep 2017 at 11:52

Why are you in a SNES Mini Classic thread then? Get a grip.

x-st · 12 Sep 2017 at 12:07

Rock_n_Roll said:
Personally, i'd rather put my money in the bin than give it to a company like Nintendo.

Why? Nintendo practically kickstarted videogaming back into life following the Atari crash in the 80's, and whilst they have a very dogmatic approach they don't eat children or anything.

Yungstar 2006 · 12 Sep 2017 at 12:16

@NintendoUK: We’re happy to confirm that we’ll continue to ship stock of #SNESmini to Europe in 2018.

@NintendoUK: We’ll also bring the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES back to Europe next summer. More info will be shared in the future

DELETED_195422 · 12 Sep 2017 at 12:55

x-st said:
Why? Nintendo practically kickstarted videogaming back into life following the Atari crash in the 80's, and whilst they have a very dogmatic approach they don't eat children or anything.

Let's see:

00. Our way or the highway attitude towards developers. It's no wonder 3rd party software has been an issue for years for them.
01. They have an absolute contempt for every region outside the US/JPN.
02. Price fixing in EU.
03. Their anti-consumer practices i.e Region locking most of their systems. (who regions locks a handheld (3DS)? Completely defeats the purpose of it).
04. Amiibos: Physical DLC. or plastic tat as i prefer to call them.
05. Selling inferior games to regions outside US/JPN for years i.e 50Hz games. No optimisation. This ties in with point 1.
06 Their activity towards their fanbase is inexcusable. For example: Suing them for holding a Pokemon party or taking down fan created projects, etc.
07. Creating artificial scarcity for their products.
08. Their Youtube policy of taking a cut of every video fans create (see point 6). No one else does this.
09. No proper account system for their hardware throughout the 7th/8th generation. Everyone else had one.
10. Their games continue to sell at RRP even after years of release.
11. Their general incompetence for everything inbetween i.e No power adaptor bundled with the 3DS XL, the cable length of the NES Mini controllers, plus their greed for generally overpricing their hardware and peripherals. The Switch launch is a good example.

I could go on all day, but i think you get the point.

malachi · 12 Sep 2017 at 13:13

Yungstar 2006 said:
@NintendoUK: We’re happy to confirm that we’ll continue to ship stock of #SNESmini to Europe in 2018.

@NintendoUK: We’ll also bring the Nintendo Classic Mini: NES back to Europe next summer. More info will be shared in the future

So they finally decided to listen their customers but we see if they actually pull it off.

stopper · 12 Sep 2017 at 13:18

Rock_n_Roll said:
I could go on all day, but i think you get the point.

Quite frankly, that list is pure nitpicking.
You could say similar about Sony, and say a lot more about Microshaft.

DELETED_195422 · 12 Sep 2017 at 13:24

stopper said:
Quite frankly, that list is pure nitpicking.
You could say similar about Sony, and say a lot more about Microshaft.

Hence, the reason i've got neither system from them too.

And it's not nitpicking. It's called facts, there is a difference.

SNES Mini Classic

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