But now we've got Star Fox 2 here so there's incentive for gamers to buy this JUST for that. Unless they've got a VC release waiting in the wings that is the only way to get this game without pirating it. So the demand should be even higher than it was for the NES Classic because as cool as that product was a hardcore gamer wasn't missing out by not being able to get one. This is essentially releasing a limited edition GAME that we can probably safely guess will not be made anywhere close to suitable quantities.
Yes, I was thinking about this news the same way a bit. The NES Classic was a neat little idea but I didn't have much interest in it and still don't. I always figured if there was an SNES Classic then I might be more tempted and I definitely am especially with the news of Star Fox 2.
That said, I'm probably going to pass on this like I did the NES Classic. Ultimately, I already own most of what I'd want to play either originally or through Virtual Console with a couple exceptions. Truthfully, there are some games listed I really have no interest in playing or have become out-dated and hard to get into anymore and there are some I've played too much and am burnt out on. There are about 6 - 7 titles that I'd really want to play or replay again but I can live without paying and fighting to get a copy of the SNES Classic to access them.
But what about Star Fox 2? Going back to games that are out-dated, Star Fox SNES falls in that category a bit. I've tried it a couple times with the SNES copy I own but the bare polygon look makes it hard to get into nor did I find the game that engaging. Star Fox 2 has always looked like more of the same so I don't think it will be some huge loss to my well-being or gaming abilities if I don't ever play it. Moreover, I highly suspect it will become available through other means now that Nintendo is releasing it on the Classic. Sin & Punishment 64 made it to the Wii and then the Wii U VC. Earthbound took forever to re-release but it came out on the Wii U, 3DS and is now being put on this SNES Classic. Xenoblade Chronicles was released with a NEW 3DS version and a Wii U VC for those unable to find copies. Metroid Prime Trilogy was put on the Wii U VC. Nintendo seems to be getting better and better at re-releasing hard to acquire games somehow through virtual services. Mother 1 / Earthbound Beginnings got a surprise release that no one expected or had asked for. Maybe there is a wait before Star Fox 2 gets released to the Switch or 3DS, which isn't unusual, but, again, I'm not in a hurry to play the game right away anyways.
The ironic thing is that after being resistant to the VC through the Wii and most of the Wii U years, the last year or two I've been thinking of just going all-in on the VC service and rebuying as much of my game library as possible on it in order to reduce the amount of systems I need to hook up and play to access different games. Ultimately, I may still need to keep them around for some 3rd party games that are stuck in legal limbo or just aren't being offered on the VC but, as the systems get older and batteries in the cartridges wear out, it might be best to just put as much as I can on one system for ease of access and sell off the physical copies while they are still worth it. I say it is ironic since Nintendo now seems to be moving away from the VC system or at least has been frustratingly mum on it leaving me wondering whether I should bother following through on that plan or not. Instead, it seems to want to go this classic route with re-releasing their games at the moment.