Retro NES gaming system returning to shelves next year

Nintendo says the retro version of one of its iconic video game platforms is making a comeback in 2019. The 8-bit NES Classic went on sale last year selling 1.5 million units, but the Japanese gaming firm shocked fans by mysteriously pulling the plug on production in April. The company now says its NES Classic Edition will now return next summer due to popular demand. Nintendo says the retro version of one of its iconic video game platforms will return to stores next year. The Japanese announced in April that it had ended production of the nostalgic NES classic, re-released in November 2016 and selling around 1.5 million units The Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, was an 8-bit home video game console initially released in Japan as the Family Computer, or Famicom, on July 15, 1983.