SNES Classic Edition Consoles Should be Easier to Find

A rumor was floating around back in April that Nintendo has its eyes on making a SNES Classic Edition console later in 2017. At the time the NES Classic edition console was out and selling as fast as people could lay hands on them, then Nintendo discontinued the NES Classic Edition. When the announcement that the NES Classic was canceled turned up Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime said the cancellation was two fold, one because he said the console was only supposed to be available during the holiday season and two because the company didn’t have unlimited resources.

The good news is if you never got hands on the NES Classic Edition a new retro console has been announced. This time out Nintendo will make a SNES Classic Edition console and promises to make significantly more of them reports Forbes. Perhaps this means that supply will meet demand and gamers won’t have to resort to buying via scalpers for significantly higher than MSRP.

SNS Classic Edition consoles will launch September 29 for $79.99. Nintendo is promising more supply than the previous console, but isn’t promising a new supply after 2017. That means that again, the console is only meant for the holiday season of 2017.

Nintendo says that the short production period for the console is because it needs to focus its limited resources on the Switch and 3DS production. The SNES Classic Edition is simply “a special recognition for fans.” Nintendo isn’t saying how many consoles it is building. SNES Classic Edition will get cables that are two feet longer on its controllers than the NES Classic offered and it ships with two controllers. It comes with 21 games installed including classics like Super Mario World, Super Metroid, Zelda: A Link to the Past, and Super Mario Kart.