re: SNES Classic production to ramp up and continue into 2018

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I agree that I probably wouldn't touch much on the NES. Nostalgia is fine but I can't fathom any of them being that fun now.

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I'd maybe play River City Ransom, Final Fantasy, and a few others again, but that's it.

(Bayou Billy? Yeah that's not coming on a Classic device anytime soon.)

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The SNES offerings..............I'm down, for sure. If only for Mana, Earthbound, and Super Metroid. I'd even play Super Mario World again.

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You might be, but 90% of buyers will treat it like the NES. Honestly, I work with some nerds (software) who are into this and I asked them that exact question. They just "want" it, they don't actually want to play it. It fits two population, nerds who have game rooms and own every game console ever, and keep them forever, and hipster/"trendy folks" who love the retro aesthetic. Neither wants to actually play the dang thing.

All the while, I'd love to play Secret of Mana on the Switch. At least the original, if not the Collection (JP only), if not the 3D remake.

I'd buy 5-8 of the SNES classic games as VC, but I absolutely refuse to buy another damn device. F Nintendo for dropping any VC strategy they had for the Switch.

I already know their play: Focus on Releasing Classics for VC access, then release 2-3 select titles that you only get while you pay their online subscription for the Switch. That's all the VC we'll get. And to me, that's going to be their single worst decision.