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Rumor: NES Classic Ceasing Production, Hackers to Blame?

The NES Classic is reportedly ceasing production. But why? Is it the Switch? Is it hackers? Is it possibly not even true?

MRMagoo1233051d ago

I don't even get why they hacked it to run more rooms when you can just lay them all on any old junky pc you don't even need a good pc a gts 450 will work perfectly fine and I'm sure you can go even weaker really.

MRMagoo1233051d ago

roms * jeez I hate auto correct

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WheatBread3050d ago

You don't even need a video card. They run fine on integrated graphics.

MRMagoo1233050d ago

hmmmmmmm I didn't know 😂 the most sh!t pc I have at home has a gts 450 which I put together with spare junk from my pc shop.

SegaGamer3050d ago

If people are hacking this thing then they are really stupid. It's going to be a rare item to find in a few years. By hacking it, the value of it will shrink considerably. If you want to stick your roms on something, then it's better to stick to one of the many known pieces of technology that is capable of playing them.

FBNS3050d ago

What's gonna be worth more an nes with 60 games or an nes with 700, plus genesis, snes, gameboy, gba, neo-geo... You get the idea.... Hacking does absolutely nothing to the integrity of the hardware... Maybe understand what actually is going on with the programming side. You'd also be pretty dumb to think otherwise since you think people are pretty stupid to modify their own equipment.

SegaGamer3049d ago

Anything that is tampered with will lose it's value, that is just how it is. In 10, 20, 30 years, a hacked version of this thing will cost a lot less than one in it's original condition.

FBNS3049d ago

That's working moded systems still fetch a higher price then typical used system. The only way original is worth it in the long run is if you've never opened the package. Also, Ben's probable mods of systems go for almost $1000 a pop... They're highly modified to the point system boards are modified.... Still technically a hack..

xX1NORM1Xx3050d ago

I highly doubt its because of hackers anyone can make a nes emulator out of a rasberry pi for cheaper before the mini even exsisted

Double_O_Revan3050d ago

While I agree and doubt that hackers would be the reason, I also never doubt Nintendo's Extreme level of stubbornness.

Tetsujin3050d ago

I don't blame the hackers, I blame the scalpers. Buy a hard to find item for $60, sell it for $300+ = profit. Nintendo swears they didn't believe this would take off like it did (yeah, right), and just means they really don't know their own fanbase. My concern is how are they planning on handling the Switch if the same thing occurs.

InKnight7s3050d ago

60 bucks for classic console works with hdmi well sell like a cupcake, it price of a game and whenever gamers spent 2 months to 4 without a great game to buy they will buy this sooner or later everybody will get it if Nintendo keept it. But yeah its Nintotendo nothing right with their desicions.

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Absolutely Beautiful Sega Genesis Games

The three most beautiful sights in this world are: 1) your spouse on your wedding day 2) the birth of your first child 3) a walkthrough for Ecco the Dolphin in some long forgotten scrawl.

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Babadook72h ago

Have to install a few of these on my Apple TV.

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Nintendo Switch 2 Console review - Worthy Successor with Issues

"Nintendo Switch 2 is a safe and solid follow-up in many respects but it has its issues, including the Virtual Game Card system and an aging UI."

- Stuart Cullen, TechStomper

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Chilliersplash9h ago

Not sure what games you're playing to average 5 to 6 hours battery. Mariokart World and Zelda gets 2 and a half hours max.

gold_drake6h ago

not sure if its a successor or an upgrade.

and theres no way u get 5 hours.

1nsomniac11m ago(Edited 6m ago)

Yea don’t think id get 6 hours in sleep mode!

I think there’s a lot of internal software issues with the battery management.

Sleep mode kills the battery almost as quick as playing games does. Playing switch 1 games seems to kill the battery faster than playing switch 2 games for the most part. Even playing a very, very basic switch 1 game seems to drain the battery much faster than I would expect it to.

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Undead Citadel Reaches PlayStation VR2 Next Week

Undead Citadel, a medieval-era VR action game, arrives next week on PlayStation VR2.

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Abnor_Mal17h ago

Is this game one of those every time you die the enemy location is shuffled?