Last month, the gaming world saw the portable reissue of two of Nintendo’s best-loved ’80s consoles: the gray NES Classic Mini (the United States/European version) and the red-and-white Japan exclusive, the Famicom Mini. Originally priced at around US$60 and 6,000 yen for the NES and Famicom, respectively, both plug-and-play consoles come with 30 best-selling games and a buttload of nostalgia.
When the NES Classic and Famicom Mini consoles were released last month, hard-core retro gamers and Nintendo newbies all over the world instantly pounced on these babies, with game shops reportedly running out of stock on the day of release. Thanks to several local chain stores that smartly pre-ordered units, some of us in the Philippines were lucky enough to enjoy a same-day NES release as our Western peers.
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