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04-14-2017 , 01:46 AM

#626

El Kabong

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Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

is there any advantage to having one of those over one of the other retro consoles like retron, pi etc.?

If you just want to play the games then the best option is a pi. Retron 5 is garbage.

Last edited by El Kabong; 04-14-2017 at 01:54 AM.

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04-14-2017 , 09:43 AM

#627

spimp13

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Retro pi3 plus my favorite old school controller FTW.

https://www.gameinstock.com/index.ph...FQWQaQodEu0FiQ

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04-14-2017 , 09:49 AM

#628

Loki

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You must have robot hands if that's your favorite controller.

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04-14-2017 , 10:19 AM

#629

spimp13

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Originally Posted by Noodle Wazlib

You must have robot hands if that's your favorite controller.

Confirmed bot

It's lightweight and I don't have large hands so it fits well.

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04-14-2017 , 11:20 AM

#630

econophile

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Originally Posted by schu_22

Nintendo is discontinuing the NES Mini because gosh, these keep flying off the shelves and we can't keep them in stock. It's exhausting! Let's just call it a day.

lol what a weird decision.

glad i was lucky enough to get one at list price.

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04-14-2017 , 12:55 PM

#631

PocketInfinities

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Most of the included NES Classic games are made by Nintendo (Mario, Zelda, etc), but I wonder what it cost them to license the others (Tecmo Bowl, anything by Konami, etc)? Wild guess - but perhaps that's a reason for the short supply?

From what I've read, we only know that Nintendo is discontinuing the NES for 2017 - so maybe they have plans to bring it back next year?

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04-15-2017 , 02:37 PM

#632

Baltimore Jones

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Friend had a take that margins on digital software are like near infinite whereas margins on pieces of hardware are thin, so NES Classic is cannibalizing Virtual Console sales. This doesn't hold up when you think about it though, because they're largely different audiences (NES Classic seems to often go to 40 year old dudes who haven't touched a console in 25 years and/or only Xbox/PS4, plus gifts, plus people who like the hardware nostalgia) and nobody has a system hooked up at this time where they can buy VC games.

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04-15-2017 , 06:08 PM

#633

grando1.0

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Plus you can't just buy digital games as Christmas gifts

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04-15-2017 , 06:53 PM

#634

Loki

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From what I'm reading about switch sales, a lot of 40 somethings are buying it as the perfect adult portable console.

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04-15-2017 , 07:35 PM

#635

Nicholasp27

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Yeah, if you travel for work you should definitely have a switch if you like gaming

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04-15-2017 , 10:22 PM

#636

Loki

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$33 for a 128gb memory card for the switch

http://deals.kinja.com/snag-a-128gb-...-ni-1794335578

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04-16-2017 , 03:37 AM

#637

T2000

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Picked one of those cards up off of that deal. Delivered in one day.

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04-17-2017 , 03:09 PM

#638

SGT RJ

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Had my first full system freeze - docked or not, no buttons elicited a response. Hard reset worked fine, though. What was odd is that I wasn't even coming out of sleep mode. Ah well. Frankly I expect systems to glitch from time to time, as long as there's a reliable fix I'm not too concerned.

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04-17-2017 , 05:35 PM

#639

spimp13

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Originally Posted by Noodle Wazlib

$33 for a 128gb memory card for the switch

http://deals.kinja.com/snag-a-128gb-...-ni-1794335578

I've been told this one is the nuts if you want to bump higher to 200 gb.

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Ultra.../dp/B00V62XBQQ

They both seem like good prices.

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04-17-2017 , 07:46 PM

#640

Loki

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Gamestop has $500 mk8 bundles on preorder, arrive 5/5

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04-17-2017 , 08:14 PM

#641

Cotton Hill

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The only possible explanation for the NES Classic being discontinued

1. They are somehow worried that it will interfere with the Switch market, which seems stupid as hell

2. More likely they realize they underpriced it and they can't exactly jack up the price now.

Given I think it's #2, I'd expect them to retool it somewhat and rerelease it at a much higher price point, they'll add another 5 games or so, call is the Classic Edition Pro and charge $100 for it.

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04-17-2017 , 08:28 PM

#642

that_pope

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It's like you read my post...

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Originally Posted by that_pope

Maybe they are going to add 10 games to it and doable the price based off of the demand.

But realized that doable = double

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04-18-2017 , 11:27 AM

#643

Kukraprout

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The Wonder Boy remake looks beautiful and is getting good reviews. I was buying it anyway because nostalgia.

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04-18-2017 , 12:56 PM

#644

PocketInfinities

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The re-releasing of the Classic at a higher price point would be (somewhat) consistent with how they've handled the lifespan of the 3DS. That system was released in 2011, but it still costs $200 in 2017 (same price as release day, I think), except now the system isn't simply the 3DS; it's gone from 3DS -> New 3DS -> New 3DS XL.