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Miniature Nintendo NES Will Not Get More Games, Nintendo Confirms

Few days ago, Nintendo brought the classic NES back to life. Miniature Nintendo NES was announced through a tweet by Nintendo America. It will launch on November 11, 2016. The miniature Nintendo NES is going to come with 30 games and costs $60.

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-Foxtrot2870d ago

Shame. I thought they might have let you download them onto it or something by updates.

Guess it's a pass from me then

Afrokk2870d ago

Yeah. This is a disappointment.

NukaCola2867d ago

Were you expecting anything more than a plug n play system?

Afrokk2867d ago

@NukaCola, Not me, infact almost everyone was expecting some function that'll allow more games on it.

UltimateMaster2867d ago

You can get SD2SNES from stoneage gamer that has all of the SNES games for you to play.
I would have love a Cartridge reader for the NES Mini.

darthv722869d ago

It seems like it might be a pi variant. And with using USB port for power, I'm fairly certain some creative people (we will call them "hackers") will find a way to link that USB to a PC to load more games.

then they will share their knowledge with the world.......!

TWB2868d ago

Thats pretty much bound to happen, and I think Nintendo is full aware of that. Nintendo probably just thought "people download old retro games either way, might as well cash in on the retro and make a novelty item"

And I give them respect for that. Im digging stuff like this, especially when its coming from legit publishers.

maniacmayhem2867d ago

I wonder how big of a hard drive this mini has. I know NES games are not that big but this thing may be just big enough to only fit 30 games.

rainslacker2867d ago (Edited 2867d ago )

Probably. Shame Nintendo isn't making it so you can get games through the VC though. Seems like a no-brainer to have a potential continuous revenue stream for this product. May be redundant for anyone with a Wii or WiiU, but still it's a pretty nifty little console.

Oh well, still might get one if the HDMI port upscales and can be used to modify my existing NES.

@maniac

With 30 games, it could just be a 256MB SRAM chip and still have plenty of room to spare. Heck, that SRAM could house the entire bios and memory architecture of the NES and still have copious room left over.

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Kurt Russell2870d ago

I didn't expect it to in all honesty.

Afrokk2870d ago

Ofcourse. But if they added this feature or atleast working cartridge functionality, it would be so cool.

darthv722869d ago

the cool part would be if they designed the cart door to open and reveal an SD / CF card slot.

MasterCornholio2868d ago

I always thought about owning an NES but in this country they are so hard to get. This is the next best thing for me.

BattleAxe2867d ago

Which Country? Here in Canada, they're still pretty easy to get, and they go for an average of $50 - $100 used.

VTKC2868d ago

I was hoping there was the original cartridge slot somewhere like the mini sega megadrive/genesis one.

BEASELY2868d ago

Please do a Mini-SNES, PLEASE!!!!! Link To The Past and SMW PLEEEEAAAASSSSEEE!!!

Afrokk2868d ago

Haha, Agreed. But they don't have any plans for more mini classic consoles, said Nintendo rep.

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The MSI Claw Gaming Handheld Sees Another Game Performance Boost Through New BIOS and MSI Center M

MSI is proud to announce that its gaming handheld, Claw, has achieved a significant performance increase of up to 30% through a new BIOS and MSI Center M update. Furthermore, the new BIOS and MSI Center M enable Claw to smoothly play all of the top 100 po

purple1012h ago(Edited 2h ago)

is this the one with the switch2 chip inside.?

this is Intels first try at the format

probs not though, as it's $799. so not good for switch actually

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac1d ago (Edited 1d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai14h ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19725h ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

-Foxtrot4h ago

@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19725h ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel22h ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz3h ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay3h ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

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Naughty Dog Boss Neil Druckmann Says AI Will 'Revolutionize' Development

Druckmann claims the tech could 'push the boundaries of storytelling in games.'

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Jin_Sakai13h ago

I’m more interested in what else he said.

“Neil Druckmann says new Naughty Dog title could ‘redefine mainstream perceptions of gaming’

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H99h ago

It will be something like "we erased gameplay all together it's just a movie now"

purple1018h ago

every time naughty dog make a game, you play it and get the feeling "this is not possible'

from the boulder running towards you in crash, on ps1,
to the massive open world of jak and daxter, on ps2,
to the QuickTime events sequences of uncharted on ps3/4

and now we will see what they do with ps5,

H97h ago

Press X for doubt at "PS5"

-Foxtrot5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Arrogant asshole who sniffs his own farts bigs up next game…sounds like typical PR to me

You know what I find interesting? Almost every site reporting this as the main title where the REAL interesting bit of the interview is Neil praising AI and saying it will be used to help push story, characters, dialogue and more.

It’s super shitty to big up AI especially when it comes to story telling and other creative elements.

senorfartcushion5h ago

Just because someone says this type of stuff, it doesn't mean that it's guaranteed to be good news.

You can say this about microtransactions. MXTs revolutionised the gaming industry.

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Levii_925h ago

Geez how full of themselves are these guys.

Einhander19725h ago

He also said it has "ethical issues we need to address" but of course that doesn't get the clicks.

CrimsonWing695h ago

I’m all for it. Cuts the time to make a game. Look, Hellblade 2 took 5 years to make, if AI can do that in half the time, as a consumer, I support it.

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