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Looks like the NES Classic Edition has led AtGames to really up their game with their 2017 lineup of classic gaming plug and plays that have long stagnated without significant innovation from year to year...

Did any of you score one of these over the past day or so? Judging by the forum at AtariAge, one last flurry of shipments went out to retailers. I've really enjoyed mine since launch, but not if it was much more expensive than MSRP. It's a great $60 plug and play, but not a $150 + one.

Forgetting the financial side since we'll never be on the same page there (Although I did look and check out their quarter 3 results, which were pretty impressive like you said), I feel that it's a giant leap to claim that they're targeting the collector's market just because they underestimated...

Sounds like Nintendo is going to produce a SuperNes themed follow-up for Christmas 2017. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-19-sources-nintendo-to-launch-snes-mini-this-year Next to my Atari 2600, that's my favorite game system, so I'll love to see this happen (Not to mention pleasantly...

I don't think you'll ever grasp the complexities of the economics of this industry, Morgan. It is so much more to it than just subtracting the cost to produce a single system (i.e., what Nintendo pays to produce 1001 systems instead of just 1000) from the MSRP, with the difference if it's...

Even if Nintendo said it's being sold for a profit, it's quite possibly a smallish one, and it certainly only exists on a direct cost basis (i.e., ignoring the substantial program cost on a whole, the msrp itself covers the added cost for one more additional Nvidia chipset, one plastic shell...

Tokyo is not gifting Nintendo millions of dollars each year to conduct research & development activities, market their products, pay the CEO, paying the electric company to keep the lights on, the cost the steamship line charges to ship containers of Nintendo product westward, etc. This cost of...

There's no way they're making $40-50 profit off each Switch sold. It retails for $299 and 3rd party estimates place the cost Nintendo pays for each of the components at nearly $260. $40 in no way, shape, or form covers all the indirect costs associated with production, all the R&D expenditures...

On the bright side, AtGames is really upping their game this year with their plug and play line. They'll have an HDMI/BlueTooth equipped high-end option with completely revamped hardware and a new software emulator for both their Sega Genesis and Atari 2600 plug and play consoles. And at least...

We'll see a SuperNes Classic, but not anytime soon since the focus has to be placed squarely on the Switch and its first Christmas. They're not in competition, but it could cause some indirect fallout and would only serve to be a distraction to their core mission in 2017. With a new platform to...

Unless they don't offer an upgrade program, I'm willing to bet that paying the Wii U upgrade fee will still save you money, even if you never load up the Wii U version once. I see little chance that Nintendo will drastically slash Virtual Console prices. I expect to see prices remain...

Absolutely zero chance that they'll start off with a library remotely comparable with what's available on the Wii U today. Unrealistic all the way around. As for upgrading, I wasn't talking about upgrading from the Wii U/3DS. I was responding to your suggestion that Greg, if he's even still...

Sadly though, there could be a 5 year wait for the major 1st party title of your choice to appear on the Switch, with how Nintendo spreads their lineup out so that there's a constant trickle of AAA classic Nintendo content on the Virtual Console. That's one of the big problems with the Virtual...

I don't know if we can really discuss the details, but thanks to a USB port that ended up having more than just the power leads connected like we were led to believe, this didn't end up one of my better predictions... If you missed it, Mario Kart 64 has since appeared on the Wii U Virtual...

If they had only stuck with this, it would've never been an issue. Seen prototype pictures too with C & D labeled as X & Y. Not sure why Nintendo thought at the last minute that Y & B should be the markings for what were destined to be the two most used buttons on games created for a 4 button...

I agree when we're talking 2 button controllers being used for 2 button games. But button customization is important when you're instead using a 4 button controller like a Classic Controller for games originally designed around a 2 button controller. If only Nintendo hadn't been foolish when...

Sadly, this took 1 step backwards compared to their NES emulator on the Wii U's Virtual Console which rather detracts from that option in my eyes. There's no button remapping on the NES Classic Edition. So for instance anyone that prefers to use the Y button to run in Super Mario Brothers and B...

As a follower of these products since I'm a classic gaming fanatic and enjoy seeing these classics escape the vaults to be seen again, that's actually not entirely accurate. These self-contained plug and play consoles that are preloaded with software are actually a mixture of "system on a...

This Nyko controller might be a good match. It's wireless and looks like it might have the home button that is needed to remotely bring up the dashboard. Still have to physically power the system on though (And off unless you just let it time out and automatically shut down after an hour)...

Since an online order went through which I thought would be cancelled, I'll soon have another. I hate to join the dark side, but if prices remain high, I might put it up for auction and let the market dictate what it's worth when it arrives. If not, I'll do the honorable thing and just return...

If it counts, this was my first system launch. :) Anyone else get one yesterday morning?

You also have button remapping options as well, just like other Wii U Virtual Console emulators (A feature the Wii VC didn't have). I've found that handy a few times when I didn't like the defaults. Another benefit is that controller rumble, something Nintendo didn't retain on the Wii Virtual...

Okay, I think I understand now. I assume that you were using a GameCube controller to play them originally on your Wii? A lot of the Wii's lineup of N64 games have appeared in the Wii U's own Virtual Console, with more trickling out every few months (I just need Majora's Mask and Mario Kart 64...

What's keeping you from playing them on your Wii U?

Just to be completely clear, it's the Classic Controller Pro that is compatible. Not the controller that Nintendo labels as the Pro Controller, which is a wireless Wii U specific accessory. That's one of the things that I like with this device. Not only can you use these NES Mini controllers...

Morgan, it's still emulation either way. All that means by being self contained is that if you have 5 NES downloads on your Wii U, you also have 5 instances of the same NES emulator installed as well. It's why homebrewers are able to "inject" other roms into Nintendo's emulators since the Wii...

That just comes with the territory where plug and plays, compilations, and so on are concerned. You take the good with the bad and if the percentage is too much towards the bad side to justify the purchase, you pass it over. But this lineup doesn't really have any stinkers in it though, which...

Compared to $5 a pop on the Wii U, this one is a great deal. I love the official nature of it and the quality that should bring to the table over homebrew solutions, not to mention a controller with versatility that allows me to use it elsewhere on modern Nintendo hardware for classic gaming...

I had similar thoughts about Castlevania III. Besides that omission, the lack of Contra also leaves me puzzled. Super C is fine and all, but why select that one over what people most remember and loved? But NES Contra also has never been on the Virtual Console despite Konami's continued support...

No add-ons have been confirmed. The system doesn't have internet connectivity, the USB port is just for powering the system, and Nintendo has said that no external storage options like SD cards are supported.