Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime had an interview this week where he made clear the fate the NES Classic and SNES Classic. Both of these systems<\/b>
\nNintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime had an interview this week where he made clear the fate the NES Classic and SNES Classic. Both of these systems come with a pre-set number of games, and at first appeared to be limited to those games alone. This week, Fils-Aime put to bed rumors that either one of the consoles would have a path to attaining additional games at any point in the future. And there\u2019s more sorta bad news, too.
\u201cThere\u2019s no ability for add-on content with our classic consoles, so when you purchase the console it\u2019s coming with that set roster of content,\u201d said Fils-Aime. \u201cWe worked very hard, both for the NES Classic and the SNES Classic, to really have the best games that defined that generation. We\u2019ve said that the current systems are the extent of our classic program.\u201d
Fils-Aime went on to note that Nintendo will continue to release content through Nintendo Switch Online. Through this internet-based program, users will be able to attain \u201cnew\u201d classic content in the future. Fils-Aime suggested that the recent release of Ninja Gaiden, Wario\u2019s Woods, and Adventures of Lolo were good examples of NES generation content that\u2019ll continue to appear for the newest Nintendo gaming system. \u201cWe look at that as the main way that consumers will be able to experience that legacy content,\u201d said Fils-Aime.
No additional games will be added to the SNES Classic or NES Classic. If you hadn\u2019t heard any of the rumors over the last couple of years, you might have already been aware of this fact. The extra-bad news for gamers of the future is the next bit of news, also delivered by Fils-Aime in the same interview delivered this week with The Hollywood Reporter.
\u201cWe\u2019ve also been clear that, at least from an Americas perspective, these products are going to be available through the holiday season and once they sell out, they\u2019re gone,\u201d said Fils-Aime. \u201cAnd that\u2019s it.\u201d Such a hardware-based tragedy has never taken place at any point in the history of gaming, of that you can be sure. What you might want to hold onto for dear life is the hidden bit of hope in Fils-Aime\u2019s statement.
The part where he says \u201cat least from an Americas perspective,\u201d is interesting. Could Nintendo continue to create other Classic consoles in other regions? Could we be able to import systems like the European variant of the SNES Classic, or the Japan-based Nintendo Classic Mini: Family Computer? Cross your fingers and your Famicons, ladies and gentlemen \u2013 great things COULD be happening, you\u2019ve just got to dream it.<\/p>\n