nes classic

The NES Classic will get a re-issue on June 29, Nintendo said tonight. The SNES Classic should also be around throughout the year. Still no word on an N64 Classic.

Nintendo has sold 4 million SNES Classics worldwide, it said today. Its president confirmed that it will bring back NES Classic this year and sell it alongside SNES Classic “as an opportunity to garner interest in Nintendo Switch from those who have not interacted with video games in a long time, or ever.”

The NES Classic was the #2 best-selling console in America in April, right behind the Nintendo Switch, the NPD Group reported today. Yes, that means the $60 mini-console outsold PS4, 3DS, and Xbox One. Good thing they discontinued it, huh?

According to The Wall Street Journal, when asked if there will be a mini SNES like the NES Classic, Nintendo top brass said there was nothing to talk about now.