So much smoke it's turning the test units yellow.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/rumor/44509/mini-super-nintendo-classic-releasing-in-2017
The NES Classic Mini may have had to die so a SNES Classic may live, according to Eurogamer.
According to sources, the SNES Mini would come out in a similar timeslot to the NES Classic last year, and would include preinstalled games as well. The nature of the bundled games was not discussed.
Development of the SNES unit would likely be handled by Nintendo European Research & Development ("NERD") and is reportedly already underway.
Fishy. I don't see why the NES Classic would "have to" die for this. Surely both gizmos could exist side-by-side. Plus, I thought Nintendo was making a big deal out of the SNES support for the Switch.
Fishy. I don't see why the NES Classic would "have to" die for this. Surely both gizmos could exist side-by-side. Plus, I thought Nintendo was making a big deal out of the SNES support for the Switch.
Seems pretty self-explanatory to me... it isn't like they have unlimited resources. If they already had production pre-scheduled for a SNES Classic on top of the newly launched and highly in demand Switch, then their hands were already tied by the time the NES Classic became such a runaway success. Besides, this is likely part of a bigger plan they've set in motion to test the market for stand alone legacy systems to determine whether or not to continue the current Virtual Console model on Switch... I highly doubt it's coincidental that they've been so quiet about VC games for Switch and have NeoGeo titles on the Switch eShop without the "Virtual Console" label. What would REALLY be fishy is if they ended NES Classic production without something like this in the pipeline.
Maybe I just somehow missed that news... the last I was aware, Nintendo hadn't said a word about VC games on Switch period, let alone pledge support for SNES games. Can you cite a source? If not, are you sure you're not just thinking of the relatively new SNES VC support on the New 3DS?
NES Mini had to die because Nintendo did not want to commit more factory/manufacturing resources to a second one of these systems. Especially since they want to devote most of their resources to making more Switches.
I think the SNES Mini will suffer the same fate as the NES Mini for a long while. But I do think they will begin rotating the availability of the two devices periodically similar to how Disney rotates their classic films on DVD.
