Nintendo has announced that they’ll be releasing a mini NES this November, retailing at $60 dollars and pre-loaded with 30 classic titles. It will come with a NES controller with a Wii style plug, no USB ports so you won’t be able to pop in retro USB controllers (although additional controller will retail at $9.99, which is about as much as a off-brand controller would cost so, whatever.) It also has an HDMI out port, allowing you to play games on your new fangled non-cathode ray tube television. At launch, the system will play the following games:
- Balloon Fight
- Bubble Bobble
- Castlevania
- Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Double Dragon II: The Revenge
- Dr. Mario
- Excitebike
- Final Fantasy
- Galaga
- Ghosts ‘n Goblins
- Gradius
- Ice Climber
- Kid Icarus
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Mario Bros.
- Mega Man 2
- Metroid
- Ninja Gaiden
- Pac-Man
- Punch-Out!! Featuring Mr. Dream
- StarTropics
- Super C
- Super Mario Bros.
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Super Mario Bros. 3
- Tecmo Bowl
- The Legend of Zelda
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
There does not appear to be a way to update the system, as it doesn’t accept either flash memory or cartridges.