Nintendo May Release More Mini Consoles in the Future - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 September 2021 / 3,847 Views
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa during a Q&A session at its General Meeting of Shareholders hinted that Nintendo may release more Mini consoles in the future.
"We always want our products to be played by people of all ages, from children to adults," said Furukawa, which was translated by VideoGamesChronicle. "In fact, after being in the video game business for many years, we believe that there is now a very wide range of generations who have adopted Nintendo consoles.
"We will continue to examine the possibility of offering classic content, such as with the NES and Super NES Classic Mini series, as well as our online services, as a way of communicating the appeal of our products to different generations."
Nintendo release the NES Classic Edition (known as Nintendo Classic Mini: NES in Europe and Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer in Japan) in November 2016 and the SNES Classic Edition in September 2017. Both were successful, but have since been discontinued.
A Nintendo 64 Mini console would be next in line, followed by a GameCube Mini. However, it is possible that Nintendo releases a "Mini" version of its different handhelds with games built-in.
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Why didn't they continue to do that over the past few years? We could've had a N64 mini, GameCube mini, and Game Boy mini by now.
While Nintendo seriously underestimated how popular the minis would be, I can see that these things will sell a huge amount quickly, and then they just stop selling.
They probably will do other versions for all the consoles eventually, but they will want to space them out over a number of years to build up the hype...
As someone who has never owned a 64 but has always been curious, I'd love it if they made a Mini out of that one.
It was my first console and was an amazing time to be a gamer. Playing Goldeneye with three of your friends on a sleepover was probably one of the defining gaming moments for kids/teens in North America in the late 90's. The N64 had so much depth when it came to local multiplayer and even fairly late in its life games like Smash Bros came out that instantly became massively loved party hits. I hope that if an N64 mini comes out, that Nintendo can re-capture the multiplayer experiences from those days somehow... maybe online.
An N64 mini is overdue, but Nintendo needs to strike a deal with Microsoft to get the Rare IP back. An N64 mini without Goldeneye, Banjo Kazooie and Perfect Dark would be a big problem. Let's not even mention the less famous Rare hits like Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong 64, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Banjo Tooie that also needs to be rounding out the lineup of games. It cannot be understated how key Rare was for Nintendo during the N64 era. It's the only time in Nintendo's history that I can recall where a second party developer rivaled Nintendo EAD in terms of quality AAA titles.
Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong are Nintendo IP, so they shouldn’t be difficult to get.
n64 and gamecube minis would be cool. But i'd rather just get N64 and GC on Switch online.
Honestly, I have no use for Switch Online/Paywall. Waste of money in my opinion.
I would rather a Physical Cart with a collection from each console.
When are we getting the Mini Virtual Boy?
Mini-GameCube! Oh please, oh PLEASE!
I'd love an N64 mini with a more modern controller. Can't stand the N64 controller, it's so awkward feeling in my hands. Some of my favorite games were on the N64! Better yet would be N64 games on Switch like NES/SNES.
My Guess is that they'll release if they do make N64 & Gamecube mini in May
N64 Mini would be awesome, but the games need enhancements to work in the modern age. 240p with 20fps has aged horribly, it needs a proper upscaler and performance boost.
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