SNES Mini Announcement

FlyingTomahawk

This whole "release too few to keep the price up" crap is not very motivating.
The price is not reasonable at all and you have 1 million customers who pre-order but you only produce 10% of it so that people fight over it or others buying it for $80 only to sell for $150 later on ebay.
For less then $80 i can get a RPi3 with case and all what I need. And not only play 21 games but more than 1000 if I want.

The only thing that interest me about that SNES mini is the UI. How will it look like and can it be converted to ES.

MrJordaaany

@FlyingTomahawk Yeah I'm not disputing Pi vs Nintendo classic consoles at all. Pi is clearly superior. But what Nintendo is doing is a good way to support the purchase of older games while being delivered on an easy to use platform. Especially from a company notoriously against emulation, this is a good way to support a more legal way of obtaining older games (bar the Nintendo E-shop).

I do agree with the artificial scarcity part. That's some BS from Nintendo's end and is one of those 'just why' decisions they keep making. Clearly there is a large demand for them so why they wouldn't pump them out and make lots of money and satisfy their consumers is beyond me. The market they created to get your hands on a NES mini was terrible.

It's shit what happened to the NES mini, and we can only hope they continue to produce the SNES mini past December this time around.

And yes, can't wait to see the ES theme version of SNES mini come out of this :)

herb_fargus

@MrJordaaany the only time I will ever buy anything from Nintendo ever again is if I can purchase a rom for use on any emulator on any device I own. Until then, I'm no longer giving them any of my Money.

MrJordaaany

@herb_fargus Yeah I think that's a totally fine standpoint to have, but alas I think that's only possible for them in a 'perfect world'. Until then this is as close as it will probably get.

Danorak1981

I was quite excited to see this because I think it's a cool idea. Had I not have stumbled across the Pi, then I'd have been up for this. The bundled 21 games are pretty cool-Zelda and Metroid can sell here in the UK, cart only for upwards of £50, boxed ones in to the hundreds, so this would have been a no-brainer for me as I could never have competed with eBay pricing (it's what drove me to the Pi in the first place). Disappointed it's the US edition not the Euro/Jap console, but hey.

I do think Nintendo are missing a trick though: I think they kind see themselves on a bit of a pedestal. I mentioned in a post a fair while back that actually, if Nintendo had a ROM store or something like that, I'd happily pay for games. It'd be really cool to be able to browse a store, download a ROM with the original manual bundled in and some cool box art or something like that and have an official, legal way to download what you want. Kinda' adds to the childhood 'save and spend' nostalgia. You could cater to a bigger market then, rather than porting classics to a virtual store so you can only play them with the latest console. Those people out there who then can't afford/don't want to shell out every couple of years for a console have a way to legally enjoy and download ROMS without having to worry about neither competing on eBay for the originals or spending a tonne on a console.

PetroRie

Nah, not interested. I stick to the Pi. Many people who're getting this are the ones who couldn't figure out how to setup the Pi. This entire NES/SNES mini stuff is WAY over hyped.

Danorak1981

But what about the people who really can't can't figure out a Pi? It may be way over-hyped, but for many that don't have the knowledge to sort out an RPi, then this is ideal. May even be that they have the knowledge, but this is a simple plug 'n play that they never have to update or modify so is more appealing. I know my way around my Pi enough to get what I want out of it. Had it not been for the discovery of the Pi, then I'd have been after one of these. Different people, different needs!

PetroRie

@Danorak1981 There are tons of video tutorials on Youtube, all you have to do is follow along. You really don't have to be a genius to follow a couple steps, it's not that hard. Some people do want to figure things out while others are lazy and will blame it on RetroPie itself. Most of the options are optional, all you need to do is install the image file onto the SD and you're ready.

If the NES and SNES mini had the entire rom collection I think it would be worth it, but the SNES mini has only 21 games lol. If you get a Rpi3 you can play even other systems, get the entire rom collection(s), use cheats, multiplayer, use kodi to stream movies/tvshows/live tv in HD, use any controller you like.

It's funny how some Youtubers are saying f**ck emulation and the RPi3... do they even realize that the NES and SNES mini are basically emulators too? lol.

BTW; the SNES mini doesn't even have Super Mario All-Stars and DKC2 and DKC3. Thats a big boooooo lol. IMHO they really had to include them.

spruce_m00se

I may get one of these, just for the nice case, maybe just cram a pi into it.
I stumbled upon retropie when I couldnt get a NES mini, I'm glad that I stumbled on it.

Darksavior

@PetroRie Oh, you'll notice the hypocrisy from retro youtubers bashing the pi3 but praising emulator boxes of any kind. I've tried to have reasonable discussions with them but they either ignore me or start bashing it for stupid problems. Like one fat youtuber that shall go nameless, starts complaining his pi overheats inside a cart.

At least two others that have discussed the nes mini and/or the snes mini usually have to point out to basically "shutup", they know you can get a pi and do more, but they want Views and Likes for reading the box contents.

PetroRie

@Darksavior Haha couldn't agree more with your post! I've seen some clips in which they do a comparison, but they zoom in so much that it's basically a pixel comparison. I mean, like dude, it's not even noticeable when you zoom in yet if you're sitting a couple meters from your TV playing. Like who cares right? All we want is to play some retro games and have fun.

Omnija

@Darksavior Who would of known that reading a "box content" would of been more exciting then showing people "the little computer that can". Yet alone something or anything more knowledgeable....

obsidianspider

How long until they all look like this?

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lilbud

@obsidianspider I give it a few years, my grandparents radio is a dark shade of yellow after about 6 years.

Riverstorm

Ooops...I missed you already had a thread about 5 hours earlier yesterday, you're on top of the news! :)

felleg

Expect many new RetroPie users in 2018.

lilbud

@felleg Yeah

But I would personally like to thank Nintendo, because of the low NES Mini numbers, we got so many new RetroPie users in 2017.

felleg

@lilbud Exactly. I am one of them! When I initially heard about the Raspberry Pi, I thought it was a gimmick not worth looking at, but the RetroPie project changed my mind and opened the door on an exciting DIY world. Obviously, I heard about RetroPie when I failed to get the NES classic. I am not excited about the blood bath that will take place on the Amazon pre-order page, but I am excited at the prospect of doubling the number of active members in our community. :)

lilbud

@felleg I heard about RetroPie back in 2014, I saw the page on Lifehacker about Retropie and making your own $35 retro game system. That got me to get a Pi and start tinkering. Though, at this point, I've probably put a hell of a lot more than $35 in to Retropie

Danorak1981

@PetroRie said in SNES Mini Announcement:

@Danorak1981 There are tons of video tutorials on Youtube, all you have to do is follow along. You really don't have to be a genius to follow a couple steps, it's not that hard. Some people do want to figure things out while others are lazy and will blame it on RetroPie itself. Most of the options are optional, all you need to do is install the image file onto the SD and you're ready.

@PetroRie But it is for some. You can't just pigeon hole everyone, thats just as narrow-minded as the people who slate RPi for emulation. Just because people choose the SNES over the RPi, doesn't mean they're lazy, and equally it doesn't then mean they're all about slating the Pi either. You have a negative take on it because you know you can get more for your money. But not everybody is fussed about that-and technically, they are then acquiring the games legally. How many people with these 'entire' collections, have a hard copy of everything they own?

At the end of the day, it's a choice. For some, people who don't have the inclination or skills to get into the RPi, then although a touch on the pricey side, the SNES is ideal. Had I not have owned a Pi already, I'd be in that category.