{"id":50224,"date":"2017-11-02T06:49:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T06:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=50224"},"modified":"2017-11-02T06:49:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T06:49:20","slug":"nintendo-says-it-has-sold-over-2-million-snes-classics-since-september-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/technology\/console\/nintendo-says-it-has-sold-over-2-million-snes-classics-since-september-launch.html","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo says it has sold over 2 million SNES Classics since September launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nintendo says it has sold over 2 million SNES Classics since September launch<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Nintendo says it has sold over 2 million SNES Classics since September launch:- Nintendo has announced that it has sold over two million SNES Classic Editions since the device launched on September 29th. The news comes from a slide deck presented by Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima, accompanying Nintendo\u2019s recently published quarterly earnings report.<\/span><\/p>\n

Retailing for $99 CAD, the SNES Classic is a retro miniature console pre-loaded with 21 classic Super Nintendo Entertainment System games, including Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past.<\/span><\/p>\n

The system has been notoriously difficult to get, selling out within minutes whenever restocked at stores or online. That said, retailers like Best Buy have received weekly shipments, albeit those containing limited quantities. Nintendo promised \u201cdramatically increased\u201d production of the hot item, and while the system does still sell out quickly, there certainly seems to have been an increase in supply \u2014 at least compared to last year\u2019s NES Classic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The latter system released in November and sold out immediately, with few \u2014 if any \u2014 restocks taking place in the following months. Nintendo then announced in May that the system was discontinued, disappointing many fans who were never able to get one during this time.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, Nintendo confirmed in September that the system will be sold once again in summer 2018. In the new presentation, Kimishima took the opportunity to reaffirm Nintendo\u2019s commitment to re-releasing the system next year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Outside of hardware, the Japanese gaming giant also estimated that two million copies of Super Mario Odyssey have been sold since the system released exclusively on the Nintendo Switch last Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the mobile front, Nintendo said that while Super Mario Run has reached 200 million downloads, the game has \u201cnot yet reached an acceptable profit point.\u201d The game originally launched on iOS devices last December, offering the first three levels for free and the rest of the game locked behind a $13.99 price tag. The game later came to Android in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Nintendo says it has \u201clearned a lot in terms of game development and deployment\u201d from the experience of making Super Mario Run.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nintendo says its second mobile effort, Fire Emblem Heroes, has fared better, saying the game is \u201con track to meet our overall business objectives, including our profit objectives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking to the the future, Nintendo pointed towards the continued success of the Switch. The company revealed in its quarterly earnings report that it has sold nearly eight million units of the system since its launch in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/mobilesyrup.com\/2017\/10\/31\/nintendo-snes-classic-worldwide-sales\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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