Is SNES Classic Edition Next for Nintendo?
The NES Classic Edition has been an overwhelming success. It’s pretty much selling out everywhere, and stores couldn’t hang on to it for the holiday season. Since Nintendo released its own official retro mini-console based on the NES, it begs the question. Will a SNES Classic Edition come next. Per a report by PC Mag.com, there’s speculation it might soon become a reality.
Per the report, the Twitter account @trademark_bot actually logged a trademark that was filed by Nintendo for a Super Famicom controller image. It’s unknown why Nintendo filed the trademark. Some suspect it could just be a way to renew the protection for the SNES controller design. However, it could be Nintendo thinking about an idea to revisit the Super Nintendo, much like the NES with the NES Classic Edition. You can check out the tweet below.
The NES Classic Edition is a great idea, and it’s obviously been successful. So, hopefully that opens the door for both an NES Classic Edition 2 or the SNES Classic Edition. Imagine releasing a retro mini-SNES that features Mega Man X, Super Mario World, Final Fantasy IV, Final Fantasy VI, Secret of Mana, Star Fox, Mario Kart, Kirby’s Dreamland 3 and Donkey Kong Country. That would be pretty spectacular.
The NES Classic Edition has already been released, but good luck finding it for now.
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December 27, 2016 @ 8:55 pm
Oh, how I love these classics! They both created and re-invented the world of imaginative gaming for all! Long live Nintendo!!!!
December 28, 2016 @ 4:13 am
The selection of games on the NES Classic is pretty good, covering the best from first and third parties. My main concern would be if they can nail that lineup once again on the SNES (and somehow whittle the list down to 30). Example: if Chrono Trigger isn’t on it but Mystic Quest is, that’s the kind of tone-deaf thing that will make folks rage.
Unfortunately, they can never make an N64 Classic because half of the N64’s most popular games came from Rare.
January 4, 2017 @ 1:59 am
There’s no reason to believe they couldn’t find a good medium for a hypothetical SNES Classic.