5200Fanatic Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 For only $60 bucks, the profits they were making likely couldn't offset the long-term devaluing of their IP, which only got worse with the hack. I suspect we'll see it again someday, but without a mini UBS port. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Guess I'll keep my 3DS for playing some NES games. And my softmodded PSP for the rest that isn't available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icemanxp300 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Just found this. https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-keep-producing-nintendo-nes-mini-classic?recruiter=708726728 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Just found this. https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-keep-producing-nintendo-nes-mini-classic?recruiter=708726728 Heheh"Not all person's can afford monthly subscriptions." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I had a NES Classic but after the initial thrill wore off, the input lag bothered me too much. I sat down with the NES Classic, PSP with NES emulator, RPi with Retro Pie, and Windows laptop running RetroArch. The NES Classic was the worst of the bunch. I ran it as a screen saver on a monitor for a few weeks, but I didn't play it anymore and after a month passed it along to someone else. For everyone who didn't get a chance to own the NES Classic, there are much better emulation options out there for playing those same NES games. Just sayin' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Oh boy, Change.org. Throwing coins into the mall fountain had a statistically better success rate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I had a NES Classic but after the initial thrill wore off, the input lag bothered me too much. I sat down with the NES Classic, PSP with NES emulator, RPi with Retro Pie, and Windows laptop running RetroArch. The NES Classic was the worst of the bunch. I ran it as a screen saver on a monitor for a few weeks, but I didn't play it anymore and after a month passed it along to someone else. For everyone who didn't get a chance to own the NES Classic, there are much better emulation options out there for playing those same NES games. Just sayin' I use a softmodded Wii which seems to work very well and I don't notice any lag. I was curious about the Mini and would have gotten one at its original price when it was supposedly launched, (I say supposedly because like the Yeti, I've heard of sightings by others but could never confirm it myself) but even before the announcement of its discontinuation I found myself completely disinterested in it anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bratwurst Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I would have liked a pair of the controllers because it's essentially brand new parts that could have refurbished a real NES gamepad, the quality is supposedly very high, or at least to the standard you'd expect of Nintendo*. Unfortunately doesn't look like that's going to happen now. *Nintendo has really cheaped out on manufacturing over the past ten years so they're not what they used to be. Most of the blame having to do with sourcing parts from China almost exclusively now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosystemsearch Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Never, Nintendo hates romz. What do you call the data of Virtual Console games then!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gendou_kun Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I think end the production of the classic mini is an HUGE mistake from Nintendo because the retrogamer scene is bigger everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zookeeper Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 (edited) "Nintendo, the Company That Hated Money" will return after these messages. I guess that 'this year' thing leaves a hole they can drive a delivery truck through. Like 100 copies of the New! NES Classic or some such. And then they cancel that. Edited April 15, 2017 by Zookeeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 "Nintendo, the Company That Hated Money" will return after these messages. For a great low rate you can get online, go to the General and save some time! Stay tuned for the spinoff show, "The Gamers That Know Everything! They carry none of the risk, but have lots of strong opinions!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zookeeper Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Aw, you're no fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoshiChiri Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Just found this. https://www.change.org/p/nintendo-keep-producing-nintendo-nes-mini-classic?recruiter=708726728 Oh geez, really? I might be willing to rant a good bit about this being a bad decision, but that's just dumb. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) I got two. Bought them in a store in Taipei for $90 each. One for me, one for my 23 year old son for his birthday. Mine will probably either stay NIB or go in my RV as a road console. Nice and small. As for ending it, maybe we will see a new one every year. We do get a new Atari FB every year-ish. My concern now is I wish I bought a controller. they are gouging these now too, and they were always on the shelf. I thought these were going to stick around for the Wii since they are compatible (or are they not?). The clones are not getting good reviews... What I really want is a mini SNES with Classic Kong. Edited April 16, 2017 by Zonie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhig1 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Nintendo's biggest design mistake was using a USB port to power it. If they had used a normal AC power supply it wouldn't have been hacked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Nintendo's biggest design mistake was using a USB port to power it. If they had used a normal AC power supply it wouldn't have been hacked. Yeah, it would have... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Nintendo's biggest design mistake was using a USB port to power it. If they had used a normal AC power supply it wouldn't have been hacked.They didn't need to connect the USB to data, they could have made it power-only. We will never know, but I wonder how many actually got hacked? Probably quite few, I would guess. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 They didn't need to connect the USB to data, they could have made it power-only. We will never know, but I wonder how many actually got hacked? Probably quite few, I would guess. Nintendo originally said the USB port would be for power only. I really wonder why they weren't true to their own word. BTW, if one picks up a hacked unit used, does factory reset still return it to virgin configuration? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Nintendo's biggest design mistake was using a USB port to power it. If they had used a normal AC power supply it wouldn't have been hacked. LOL what? Every Nintendo console and handheld gets hacked eventually Might have taken a little longer but that's about it. Edited April 16, 2017 by OldSchoolRetroGamer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 What do you call the data of Virtual Console games then!? I call DRM infested bullshit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 The big N may have simply had 2nd thoughts. Didn't want the NES-mini to steal Switch's thunder. Which doesn't say much for Switch, does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Nintendo originally said the USB port would be for power only. I really wonder why they weren't true to their own word. BTW, if one picks up a hacked unit used, does factory reset still return it to virgin configuration? Fist I hope so. Second is there even a factory reset option. And third good luck finding a used one any time soon for reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godslabrat Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 There is a factory reset function, we verified that a while back. But that was before it was hacked, it doesn't necessarily account for having dicked with the internal memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGQuarterly Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 LOL what? Every Nintendo console and handheld gets hacked eventually Might have taken a little longer but that's about it. Yeah, it would have... Out of curiosity, how would it have been hacked if there was no way to interface with it outside of the controller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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