NES and SNES Classic consoles to stop being sold, Nintendo confirms

The NES and SNES classic are about to be killed off – and will not be coming back, Nintendo has confirmed. The tiny consoles had become beloved for their miniature recreations of Nintendo's classic systems, available at a relatively limited price. As soon as they came out they were hugely popular, and spurred a growth of classic consoles that also included the new PlayStation Classic. But that popularity led the consoles to quickly sell out, amid confusion about how many the company had produced and whether more would arrive. Now Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime has confirmed that there is only a limited number of those consoles being made, and that when they are sold out no more will be made. There will also be no more Classic versions of other consoles created, he suggested.