Nintendo is at it again. The company has announced that the SNES Classic Edition is coming on September 29th. In addition, the company announced the price point ($79.99) as well as the library of games it will ship with.
Included with the Classic Edition are one HDMI cable, one USB charging cable with AC adapter as well as two wired controllers. These are perfect for playing multiplayer games. Having two controllers will make it easy for two players to dive into multiplayer action right away.
SNES Classic Edition
The new “retro” console will ship with games including EarthBound, Super Mario World, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.
In addition, Star Fox 2 will be part of the games list, something that’s really amazing. Star Fox 2 was cancelled before it was actually released. This will be the first chance for players to get hands on it as an “official” release, though it’s be out on ROM for a long while. However, players shouldn’t go looking for it immediately either. First gamers will need to work through the original Star Fox before gaining the ability to play the second.
Games that will ship with each unit include:
- Contra III: The Alien Wars
- Donkey Kong Country
- EarthBound
- Final Fantasy III
- F-ZERO
- Kirby Super Star
- Kirby’s Dream Course
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- Mega Man X
- Secret of Mana
- Star Fox
- Star Fox 2
- Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
- Super Castlevania IV
- Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts
- Super Mario Kart
- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
- Super Mario World
- Super Metroid
- Super Punch-Out!!
- Yoshi’s Island
OK but will Nintendo make enough of ’em?
Last year, Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition. However, the units quickly sold out worldwide. Many gamers were unhappy after the company did not make enough units to meet demand. Lastly, Nintendo stopped producing the NES Classic Edition earlier this year for reasons unknown.
As a result of today’s announcement, The Nintendo Facebook page has over four thousand comments about the news. Many writers are concerned about whether or not the company will produce enough units to meet demand as well as the long-term production goals.
Scott Jeslis
Aaarghh this’ll be tempting to get.
William Murphy
I’ve already begged the wife.