The Super Famicom Mini Has Games That The Super NES Classic Doesn’t

Nintendo announced the Super NES Classic, and as expected Japan will have their own version in the form of the Super Famicom Mini. The system launches in Japan on October 5th and contains many of the same games that western consumers will find pre-installed on their console’s on September 29th. There’s a few notable changes which are detailed, below.

• Super Mario World 
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• The Legend of the Mystical Ninja
• Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• Super Soccer
• Contra III: The Alien Wars
• Super Mario Kart 
• Star Fox 
• Secret of Mana 
• Mega Man X 
• Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem 
• Super Metroid 
• Final Fantasy VI 
• Super Street Fighter II 
• Donkey Kong Country 
• Yoshi’s Island 
• Panel de Pon 
• Super Mario RPG 
• Kirby Super Star 
• Star Fox 2

Bold = Only on the Super Famicom Mini

Super Famicom Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL Pre-Orders Open For Japan

Nintendo Japan has announced that the special edition Super Famicom New Nintendo 3DS XL is available for pre-order. The Super Famicom Edition New 3DS XL costs 21,600 yen and 514 yen for shipping. You’ll have until April 27 at 11:59 AM JST to put in a pre-order. Included in the box is The Super Famicom Edition New 3DS XL hardware, theme download code, a stylus, a 4GB micro SDHC memory card, AR cards, easy start guide, user manual, and warranty certificate. 

A Super Famicom New 3DS XL Is Coming To Japan

During the Nintendo Direct for Japan, Nintendo announced a Super Famicom (Super Nintendo for those outside of Japan) New 3DS XL is coming to Japan. According to the pictures, the 3DS comes with the monochrome color scheme based on the controller for the system. The back of the 3DS includes fake power, reset, and eject buttons, as well as the "Nintendo Super Famicom" logo. The new 3DS will cost 20,000 yen and will only be realized i Japan. A Release date is not known at this time. Why does Japan get all of the cool stuff ? Hope something like this comes to the west. What do you think of this Super Famicom New 3DS XL ? 

Wanna Play Classic Games? Then The Retron 5 Is For You

The Retron 5 plays NES, SNES, Famicom, Super Famicom, Genesis, Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance. The system has HDMI ports so set up is easy. No more try to use your old consoles with new Tv’s or looking on eBay to try and find a working NES. Watch there trailer below.