Well that's pretty much bullshit

[wiggy]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/13/nintendo-discontinues-the-nes-classic-edition?read

The fuck?! 

Well I guess I'm not getting one 

[Hesch]

I mean it IS Nintendo. They make a living off their questionable decisions

[TDIRunner]

Yeah, I heard this as well.  It's a shame.  Glad I snatched one up when I did.  In fact, I'm even more glad I never opened it. 

[RealPlumpBox]

Only reason I see is that they just want the games to get bought in the Switch.   They will just put up there VC and sell them there for a shitty inflated price like always.  God the VC is a terrible idea now.

[e_brugal]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/13/nintendo-discontinues-the-nes-classic-edition?read

The fuck?! 

Well I guess I'm not getting one 

Danm, i didn't  get one. I hope to get one of that last shipment

[ShoothimNow]

I hate you all... just caved and spent $100 for one on Craigslist, CIB played once.  Woot... April finds.... lol...

[Too Beaucoup]

Luckily, you can build or buy a Raspberry Pi for like $30-$50 and have hundreds of games from all of the consoles. Why anyone shelled out $60 and sometimes more to scalpers for the Classic, which is just a Pi, in an NES shell... I'll never understand.

[wiggy]

Because it's official Nintendo hardware, not some crappy printed shell with a Pi inside and some random USB controller.

I mean, I understand what you're saying, but they're still not the same.

[TDIRunner]

Because it's official Nintendo hardware, not some crappy printed shell with a Pi inside and some random USB controller.

I mean, I understand what you're saying, but they're still not the same.

Agreed.

I own both a Mini and a Pi.  There are plenty of reasons for owning both.  But I still agree with the statement that there is no reason to pay more than $60.  I refused to pay more than that from the very start, and that will never change.

[ShoothimNow]

I hacked mine already, and put 1308 games on it (tons of hacked roms).  This thing is amazing (just to brag).  Couldn't last a day it seems with the 30 original games.

[Taketheword]

Only Nintendo would discontinue an item which literally can't stay on shelves for more than a few minutes.

[Taketheword]

I'm not defending Nintendo here, but if you look at their sales numbers for BotW, the Switch, and the Classic, Nintendo is actually servicing a LOT of customers. I would assume that they are afraid to bump up their manufacturing to match consumer demand: that has proven to be fatal for many companies. So, my guess is that instead of having 2 half-ass'd (in terms of manufacturing) consoles, Nintendo is cutting their losses and focusing on their Switch.

[TDIRunner]

One thing to keep in mind is that at $60 MSRP, they really aren't making that much money, regardless of how many they are selling.  Their focus really should be on the Switch. 

[Taketheword]

One thing to keep in mind is that at $60 MSRP, they really aren't making that much money, regardless of how many they are selling.  Their focus really should be on the Switch. 

Additionally, the NES Classic isn't expandable. It's a one time sale of $60; however, the Switch has a plethora of accessories, games, VC, etc.

[wiggy]

One thing to keep in mind is that at $60 MSRP, they really aren't making that much money, regardless of how many they are selling.  Their focus really should be on the Switch. 

You can't say that for sure.  They may be making $10 per switch and $20 per NES classic.  It's all a matter of the cost associated with and quantity distributed for each product.