And it'll be out just in time for the holidays
Riding high on the overnight success of Pokémon Go, Nintendo on Thursday announced yet another move bound to tickle gamers’ nostalgia bones: It’s releasing a slimmed-down version of its classic Nintendo Entertainment System along with dozens of old-school games.
The NES Classic Edition, as it’s called, will be available on Nov. 11 for $59.99 — just in time for this year’s holiday season. It includes games like Castlevania, Mario Bros. and Metroid, among others, as well as a controller made to look just like the original NES pad. An HDMI cable means it’ll work with modern TV sets without any clunky adapters. (Extra controllers will run you another $9.99.)
“We wanted to give fans of all ages the opportunity to revisit Nintendo’s original system and rediscover why they fell in love with Nintendo in the first place,” said Nintendo of America President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime in a statement. “The Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition is ideal for anyone who remembers playing the NES, or who wants to pass on those nostalgic memories to the next generation of gamers.”
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]Here’s the full list of games included with the NES Classic Edition:
- 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™
Long in the doldrums, Nintendo’s stock has gotten a tremendous shot in the arm this week from the success of Pokémon Go, an augmented reality game that, while developed by Google spinoff Niantic, leans heavily on Nintendo intellectual property.