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Posted: Jun 22 2010 05:23 pm

Grover wrote:

The market for NES games wouldn't be viable. There aren't enough functioning NES consoles or physically compatible hardware out there.

Incorrect.

There are the Retro Duo and FC Twin, both of which play NES (and SNES) carts, both of which are still produced. The FC Twin has sold 1.3 million units to date, the sales figures for the Retro Duo, but are probably comparable. Both are still in production.

Also, working NES consoles are very easy to come by. A working NES console, without games, goes for roughly $25 on eBay. It's not exactly some super exciting collector's item. Anyone who wants one can get one.

The Famicom is even EASIER to get. The NES was produced until 1995 in America. The Famicom was produced until 2003 in Japan.

If Nintendo produced a new NES cartridge, especially one that was limited to 1000-5000 copies, it would sell. Hell, they could even charge a premium price for it and it would sell. Well, assuming it was good.

Posted: Jun 23 2010 12:44 pm

Grover wrote:

The market for NES games wouldn't be viable. There aren't enough functioning NES consoles or physically compatible hardware out there.

You don't need to get an old school NES to enjoy NES games! I'm tempted to get a portible NES at Game Craze near me. That or they have the Super NES, NES, Genesis and Master Syster (the one before the Genesis) for eighty bucks...

Posted: Jun 23 2010 04:34 pm

It might be pretty cool to write an artical about this game.

Posted: Jun 23 2010 05:24 pm

True, but it's not like Nintendo couldn't ride the 80's rape wave and re-release new NES units. Considering they can run on one chip now, they'd be cheap as shit to produce, and if you mark them up to 50-75 bucks, who's NOT going to buy one? Not to mention that it's not like a ton of old NES games went into the trash. I can go to Bookmans, the local game/book resale place, and have my pic. Put it this way, if they did the above, I'd buy another one just for the Hell of it, and because my current NES is pretty ugly.