{"id":338332,"date":"2017-04-14T03:20:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T19:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1476703"},"modified":"2017-04-14T03:20:10","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T19:20:10","slug":"farewell-nes-classic-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/farewell-nes-classic-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell, NES Classic Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nintendo had a bonafide \u2013 and apparent surprise \u2013 hit on its hands with the NES Classic Edition<\/a>. But like all good things, its time is done. This afternoon, the company confirmed with TechCrunch that, \u201cThroughout April, NOA territories will receive the last shipments of Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition systems for this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not definitive language. The company won\u2019t officially confirm that its sunsetting the product, but taken with another comment it offered up separately, this month looks like the last time for the foreseeable future those of us in North America will be able to get our hands on the emulator through standard retail channels.<\/p>\n

\u201cNES Classic Edition wasn\u2019t intended to be an ongoing, long-term product,\u201d Nintendo of America said\u00a0in another statement. \u201cHowever, due to high demand, we did add extra shipments to our original plans.\u201d In other words, consider yourself lucky if you managed to get one the first \u2014 or second \u2014 time around.<\/p>\n

And indeed, the original\u00a0tongue-in-cheek press release<\/a>\u00a0tied to the mini-console points to a limited supply offering aimed at holiday shoppers. Of course, the initial retail bottleneck only served to increase excitement in\u00a0nostalgia-fueled gen Xers\u00a0and production was ramped up with a \u201csteady flow of additional systems through the holiday shopping season and into the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The release did, perhaps, take some of the shine off of the company\u2019s new console, the Switch<\/a>, with its unbeatable price of 30 (mostly) iconic games packed into a $60 machine. But if Nintendo opts to keep the system dead forever, it certainly feels like it\u2019s\u00a0cutting off its nose to spit its mustachioed face here.<\/p>\n

After all, a hit is a hit \u2013 and as it\u2019s happily said with regard to mobile hits like Pokemon Go<\/em> and Super Mario Run<\/em>, anything that brings newfound attention to the company\u2019s IP goes a ways toward driving sales of new titles and systems. (The company sold a heck of a lot more copies of Pok\u00e9mon Sun<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Moon<\/em> than initially anticipated). And the buying frenzy around the Classic almost certainly added to excitement leading up to the Switch\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

Meantime, start scouring those store shelves. \u201cWe encourage anyone interested in obtaining this system to check with retail outlets regarding availability,\u201d the NOA statement reads. \u201cWe understand that it has been difficult for many consumers to find a system, and for that we apologize. We have paid close attention to consumer feedback, and we greatly appreciate the incredible level of consumer interest and support for this product.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, farewell NES Classic Edition. Your life was short, but you burned brightly. And now you will be very expensive on eBay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"\" Nintendo had a bonafide – and apparent surprise – hit on its hands with the NES Classic Edition. But like all good things, its time is done. This afternoon, the company confirmed with TechCrunch that, “Throughout April, NOA territories will receive the last shipments of Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition systems for this year.” It’s not… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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