What's stopping Nintendo/Sega/Atari/whoever from rereleasing consoles? I don't mean those little things with built in games you can get at Wal Mart. I mean honest to god consoles with original design and specs. They'd make a killing, and it would probably pop the "retro bubble"

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Anonymous Wed Feb 26 19:58:34 2014 No.1433530 [Reply] [Original]

What's stopping Nintendo/Sega/Atari/whoever from rereleasing consoles? I don't mean those little things with built in games you can get at Wal Mart. I mean honest to god consoles with original design and specs.
They'd make a killing, and it would probably pop the "retro bubble"

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 20:01:04 2014 No.1433536 >>1433530 >They'd make a killing no they wouldn't. if they would they'd be doing it already.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 20:02:34 2014 No.1433540 I´d love that, but honestly I dont think it will ever happen.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 20:03:04 2014 No.1433545 >>1433536 >>1433540 What's the problem then?

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 20:04:34 2014 No.1433548

Would you pay like $100 for a brand new NES? Actually it's getting to the point where many people actually would but I'm sure a lot of the components are actually out of production. It would be interesting for someone to calculate how much a brand new NES or SNES would cost in components.

Really, it's much much more profitable to do the whole "virtual console" thing that's really taking off, especially with paying for stuff that doesn't actually exist... Just one more way to contractually bind make things easier for their customers.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 20:11:05 2014 No.1433560 >>1433545 >What's the problem then? the problem is they wouldn't make money doing this.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 20:11:05 2014 No.1433562

>>1433548
>Really, it's much much more profitable to do the whole "virtual console" thing

this
Not to mention, that in order to manufacture the NES parts, they'd have to work with foreign pig Chinese factories. Whereas on virtual console, they only need pure Nippon programmers.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:04:35 2014 No.1433707

It would be pretty cool if for example Nintendo did a reprint run of the 10 most famous NES games or so, for a limited time. If course they'd have to label them as reprints for obvious reasons, but they could even become collector pieces on their own. Pipe dreams though

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:08:53 2014 No.1433715 nobody gives a shit about that complete (financial) failure of a wii U. and you think theyd make something with an ancient console frankly nobody (the majority) gives a damn about?

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:10:23 2014 No.1433724

>>1433548
I remember hearing about the "Nintendo Revolution" and how it would be backwards compatable

i got all excited about it
but no

you repurchase all the games you already own
such bologna

it mean emulation was/is an easy option so it feels like a rip off

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:13:53 2014 No.1433734

>>1433530

Hey guys what if:

>We all get 3D Printers
>You know, like the ones /k/ uses to build guns
>And download the blueprints
>And make our own Consoles
>And games
>And make 9001 Repro carts of Earthbound to destroy the Resellers
>In our collective garages

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:15:53 2014 No.1433738 >>1433530 I wish they would do a limited run of new consoles and some new games

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:16:54 2014 No.1433742 >>1433562 >they'd have to work with the Chinese You mean like how they are now? Fun fact: It's all made in china.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:19:53 2014 No.1433751
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>>1433724
Yeah the retrode should be Wii compatible. That would fulfill their moral obligation (of having said "backward compatible" - even if they produced their own with NES and SNES slots/controller ports.

>>1433707
pic related - you already missed that chance by like 15 years

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:25:53 2014 No.1433765 they did it with the neo-geo gold.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:49:23 2014 No.1433820
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>>1433548
>Really, it's much much more profitable to do the whole "virtual console" thing

Yeah, because securing materials and production facilities for outdated technology, manufacturing the product, shipping it, and advertising it, is a much better idea than selling a ROM for $5.00.

>>1433536

This. Use your heads, guys.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:50:53 2014 No.1433823 File: 35 KB, 296x442, DISAPPOINTING.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1433820 This came off as me mocking your position when I was in fact agreeing with it. My bad. nb.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 21:58:53 2014 No.1433843

>>1433536
>>1433820

I wouldn't underestimate a Japanese video game company's ability to ignore what American and European consumers want.

Nintendo could outsource the NES to a clone manufacturer and release it near Christmas and it would turn a profit.

However, it could backfire because it might outsell Wii U games.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 22:51:28 2014 No.1433960

Technically Atari did with the flashback 1-4, the 2 and 2+ even copy the hardware of the 2600 almost perfectly. A true hardware re-release using identical components probably wont ever happen though there's not enough money to be made making all those chips when everything could be miniaturized and crammed into a single chip like the flashback 2 and 2+

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 23:13:28 2014 No.1433997 [SPOILER]

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I feel like Sega would benefit more than Nintendo. If they re-released a console such as the Dreamcast in a limited quantity (around 500) they could make some sort of profit.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 23:21:58 2014 No.1434018
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>>1433530
>What's stopping Nintendo/Sega/Atari/whoever from rereleasing consoles?

Well, the Colecovision at least is built entirely from off-the-shelf parts that are either still made or have modern equivalents. You very well could build one from scratch if you were so inclined.

I know of one group that has been trying to get something like that off the ground: http://www.colecovision.dk/cv2.htm

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 23:37:59 2014 No.1434057 >>1433530 Because as retarded as they might be they're not that retarded. Also it's a conspiracy between Resellers, Big Vidya and the Illuminati to keep second had prices high.

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 23:47:59 2014 No.1434083 >>1433997 how? every time i hit a flea market i find different ones from $10 console only to $35 with cables, 2 controllers, and a game. There's an abundance of them that no one wants

>>	Anonymous Wed Feb 26 23:51:29 2014 No.1434091 They'd have to release a bunch of games too.

Anonymous Wed Feb 26 23:57:17 2014 No.1434108

They could do good if they made a handheld system that you could plug in to a dock that looks like a SNES to play games on your television. We live in the On-The-Go generation, they need things they can take with them. Home consoles can't work on their own.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 00:53:19 2014 No.1434203 >>1433536 Actually they do and they are Sega in particular despite most of the crap we get in NA

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 00:56:19 2014 No.1434206 >>1434108 Yeah. Something like the Neo Geo X which was a huge success.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:01:49 2014 No.1434219 >>1434206 The hype for Neo Geo X was pretty big, had the company making it really put in the effort then I'm sure it would have done much better

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:07:49 2014 No.1434227
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>>1433530
I'm sure they would do good with the fat neck beards who got lucky and had some kids from some poor sap of a woman.
they can post pics of them playing it and be all like "showing the kids how real games are hurr durr..."
and they can breath in the comments such as 'parenting done right"

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:12:19 2014 No.1434231 >>1433548 > The fuck are you doing?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:12:49 2014 No.1434235 >>1434203 >Implying there are new Sega consoles being produced anywhere other than Brazil, which is a strange strange place for video games.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:13:49 2014 No.1434238 >>1434231 Strikeout

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:14:50 2014 No.1434239 >>1433734 >Assuming 3d Printers will reproduce PCB boards with all the wires, data and resistors.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:15:49 2014 No.1434240 >>1434239 That's a very valid concern, I'm sure the free market will fix it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:17:49 2014 No.1434246 >>1434235 Sega actually licenses clone consoles. Even in the US and Europe. You won't find them at game stores, but places that carry "not a real console" shit like the Ouya may have them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:19:19 2014 No.1434251 >>1434246 some game stores carry them, they used to carry a lot more of the plug and play stuff based off the genesis versions of games

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:19:19 2014 No.1434252

Better question is, why does Sega and Atari do it but not Nintendo? I've seen an Atari console with dozens of games built in, I've seen a Genesis console with a couple of games built in plus a cartridge slots, not to mention the numerous plug and plays for other consoles. I mean, sure Nintendo hasn't been relevant in the home console market since the mid-90s, but they still make consoles at least.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:23:19 2014 No.1434263 >>1434252 >>1434252 >Nintendo hasn't been relevant in the home console market since the mid-90s >implying anyways they have VC so thats their form of rereleasing titles and makes more money than trying to push hardware

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:31:45 2014 No.1434274

>>1434263
To the mass market, the N64 was the kiddy box with DUH HUH collectathons. The GameCube was a purple lunchbox with no games, much less GTA. The Wii was the console with Wii Sports and a phallic controller, made even moreso with the rubber "case". The Wii U is a console designed explicitly for Nintendo's own niche, with abysmal third party games. Oh, and the Wii U's games are already on the 3DS.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:34:45 2014 No.1434278 >>1434274 The Wii was/is immensely popular and is a home console The fuck are you on son?

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:34:45 2014 No.1434279

>>1433734
>We all get 3D Printers
which cost like a grand each
>You know, like the ones /k/ uses to build guns
lel, 3d printed guns are throwaways. Throwaways that cost ten times more than just buying one privately (at least for freedom loving Americans anyways)
>And download the blueprints
you mean make the blueprints
>And make our own Consoles
>And games
I'd like to see you print a romchip.
>And make 9001 Repro carts of Earthbound to destroy the Resellers
not a bad idea, and one that is actually already being done. Though it's far more cost effective to just build a repro from a donor cart. Even buying blank boards is cheaper than using a 3d printer.

Its a nice idea though, I've always wanted to make an entire console+games. preferably something like a retron 5's where it works with other systems too, except I'd rather it be an exact clone than an emulator.
When I figure it out I'll make sure to let you guy's know.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:37:45 2014 No.1434281 >>1434278 he's right though. Most people bought the Wii for Wii sports, hence bringing in the casuals

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:39:45 2014 No.1434283

>>1434278
You mean was. At launch, this thing could never be found in stock at most stores, this was the must have console of the year. However, the Wii's popularity slowly faded away, not to mention the Wii having a rather poor selection of first party games even compared to the GameCube. GameCube had Custom Robo, Chibi Robo, F-Zero GX, Fire Emblem, and a whole bunch more just from Nintendo. Wii just Mario and Zelda, and more Mario, another Mario game, and the worst Zelda game yet. It had Punch-Out though, so that counts for something.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:39:45 2014 No.1434284 >>1434281 Casuals were brought in with arcades lets not act like they never existed Nintendo has always been pushing consoles forward to act like they've done nothing is a joke

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:41:46 2014 No.1434287 >>1434283 I think you're underestimating the Wii's library.

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:42:15 2014 No.1434289
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>>1434283
Wii had a Fire Emblem as well. The only major Nintendo franchises that were present on the Gamecube that weren't on the Wii were Star Fox and F-Zero.

You have no fucking clue what you're talking about, do you?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:43:15 2014 No.1434290 >>1434289 Doesn't matter. Shining Force was better.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:44:15 2014 No.1434292 >>1434290 Nice non-sequitur. That had nothing to do with the conversation.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:48:16 2014 No.1434298 >>1434284 >casuals >having the patience for arcades

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:51:47 2014 No.1434302 No they wouldn't you idiot. Nerds don't constitute the majority of consumers. Most console purchasers are middle-aged parents buying shovelware so their children will stop nagging them.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 01:55:16 2014 No.1434307 >>1434281 >casuals >implying a successful console is only successful if it's successful with the right kind of people. You seem to have gotten lost, my friend. The other video game board is that way.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:00:16 2014 No.1434314 >>1434239 you can actually print those with a normal printer i've seen kits of "print your own PCB" before it might actually be in that mini maker show, if i'm not mistaken

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:04:16 2014 No.1434317 >>1434314 same guy, here's the vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxRNQbEGwm4 and as it turns out, you just print on plastic sheeting, which is transferred to the copper

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:06:16 2014 No.1434319 >>1434279 If you're going to call somebody out on his ignorance, you should probably make sure that your own information isn't five years out of date first.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:16:46 2014 No.1434326 >>1434317 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWnfnt2rNO0 less annoying more in-depth version

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:19:16 2014 No.1434337
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>>1434278

wii craze was short lived, 360 and ps3 both took sales from each other and they both sold 80 mil each, wii was 100 mil

wii u isn't doing as well because it did not keep the casual audience

wii was a small speed bump in nintendo's path towards bankruptcy that began with this

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:22:46 2014 No.1434340

>>1433734
>>1434279
guys, this made me think. i know obviously right now the technology isn't really there or practical to pull off this kind of shit, but what about way later after this stuff gets more advanced and cheaper? could we actually just print all the consoles and games we want in our collections? would collecting even be fun anymore?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:22:46 2014 No.1434341 >>1434337 Eh, kinda. The Virtual boy was more of an outlier. Aside from it, there has never been a single unprofitable Nintendo console, Wii U excluded since it's only just been released in the past year.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:23:16 2014 No.1434346 >>1434319 And which info would that be.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:25:46 2014 No.1434349 >>1434337 >wii craze was short lived not really considering the high sales of Just Dance, Disney Infinity and Skylanders of the past few years

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:27:46 2014 No.1434352 >>1434349 >Disney Infinity and Skylanders You realize those are multiplats and sell FAR more copies on the 360 than the Wii and Wii U?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:29:46 2014 No.1434357 >>1434340 if you're a purist, yes. if you collect to play, maybe. but if anything, when we advance to that point of technological mastery, most retro consoles and games would either be lost, destroyed, or in a museum all the more reason to start now

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 02:51:06 2014 No.1434387

>>1434346
>price of 3D printers stated to be around three to four times what they actually cost
>capabilities of 3D printers grossly understated
>implications that you can't find 3D printer files for console shells and carts, when such files are readily available on the internet
Pretty much the only correct part about that post is that you would still have to purchase ROM chips.

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 03:16:35 2014 No.1434424

Why would any of the major video game manufacturers produce any consoles when they can charge you an arm and a leg for shit that they should give away for nearly free.

I have a 3DS and enjoy it, but Nintendo really fucking sucks with their online distribution. They never discount their own games, the retro games are way over priced, and the selection is really fucking small.

It is a shame, because Nintendo had really good ideas with with the WiiU and 3DS, but they have to become more like Valve or GoG and just say "Fuck it we are going to cater to online purchases, and have price points that are really family friendly."

Nintendo could be Steam for millions of families, but they refuse to utilize it. Fuck, imagine if they just put a little effort into their old Roms, and released them with some accessible level editors.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 03:39:23 2014 No.1434441 >>1434235 You can buy a brand new Sega Genesis* for 30 dollars at Family Dollar in the US. *for real, it's 100% licensed.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 03:47:53 2014 No.1434452 >>1434441 except the sound is garbage

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 03:49:53 2014 No.1434456 >>1433530 >They'd make a killing No, they would not. Why in the world of fuck would any normal consumer buy a retro console?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 03:52:23 2014 No.1434460 >>1434456 Nostalgia If Nintendo did a whole "The Nintendo is back!" campaign with systems, boxes, and commercials they would end up making money. Especially if it was a Christmas item, and doubly more so if it 2-3 new games were released.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:01:23 2014 No.1434470 >>1434460 >buy nes games on a console you already own >buy brand new console, 20 dollar NES games uh

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:11:23 2014 No.1434479 >>1434307 says the guy who brought up the Wii on /vr/

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:28:23 2014 No.1434501

>>1434219
They originally intended on doing that but realised the $800 price tag required would make it even more of a failure.

>>1434279
I'm confused. I thought the guy was joking but you seem to be taking it seriously.

>>1434314
That sort of etching was being done decades ago and has nothing to do with 3D printers.

>>1434340
The technology is available now. You can print any chips used in consoles up through the 4th generation. The equipment is available but it's very expensive to buy and run. It won't be cost effective for a long long time.
People still collect old coins, stamps, baseball cards, paintings, whatever even though these things can be and have been reproduced with incredible accuracy. I don't see why people who enjoy collecting games would find it any less enjoyable when those can be accurately reproduced.

>>1434387
Not who you're replying to but if you claim a 3D printer costs $250-$333 and can print a console case you're full of it. You can maybe find and print a model of a NES keychain on $333 printer. And it will look like shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:43:23 2014 No.1434527 >>1434501 see >>1434317

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:48:23 2014 No.1434536 >>1434235 >Implying Brazil is special in any way other than Olympics.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:51:53 2014 No.1434540 >>1433530 Because kids think that graphics mean everything and wouldn't want systems like the NES because the "graphics suck" compared to consoles of today

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 04:54:23 2014 No.1434545

>>1434527
See what? It's a video about etching a PCB. Like people have been doing for decades. If there's something more then just say what it is. I'm not going to watch the whole video just to find out you never heard of etching a board or something and think this is something new.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 05:06:12 2014 No.1434553 >>1434545 i corrected myself you thick toolbag

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 08:21:25 2014 No.1434776

The only reason to want new old consoles is for updated tech support, like Component, RGB, HDMI, digital audio & output filtering. And brand new 1st party controllers. Aside from that, there is no point. The profit margins would to minimal and they'd never re-release old titles because the licensing & production costs would be too great.

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 10:57:35 2014 No.1434954
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>>1434246
>>1434441
>>1434536
>Not understanding that without Brazil's strange laws re:importation of video game consoles, there would be no AtGames pumping out so many Genesis clones they trickle out everywhere.

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 11:36:36 2014 No.1435029

>>1434536
There are massive Tarrifs in Brazil under the guise of protecting domestic video game markets, really it's all going into a corrupt official's bank account.

Additionally very few people are in a position to even safely own a current gen system as it makes you a prime target for burglary.

This is why Sega and Nintendo license out a ton of master system reproductions and famiclones in South America. They're cheap as hell to produce. It's also why those kiosks in malls that sell them don't get shut down. They're licensed products, just they'll never admit it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 11:42:06 2014 No.1435039 File: 120 KB, 1500x998, 8110BmOG16L._SL1500_.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] By the way, did anyone get one of these? I hear the compatibility is decent but sound quality is utter garbage.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 13:08:42 2014 No.1435156 >>1435039 Avoid like the plague. The sound is bad enough that it makes the Genesis's already tinny sound and music sound like rusty nails on a chalkboard.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 14:09:58 2014 No.1435260 File: 139 KB, 320x320, 1393528192149.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1435156 >tinny Guess you never owned a real Genesis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-KsaGBUVz4

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 15:10:03 2014 No.1435378 >>1435260 I guess "tinny" isn't the right word for it, but there was just something about the Genesis's sound chip that made everything sound robotic and industrial.

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 15:14:02 2014 No.1435392

>>1434470

Yes. Do you not understand the concept of nostalgia? Or how people might like the NES as a gift for small children? Or how people can be massive faggots about the aesthetics of systems or controllers?

People bought Super Mario All Stars in the box for the Wii when it was literally just a ROM on a disc.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 15:16:32 2014 No.1435395 >>1434540 hipsters Dads little kids

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 15:17:02 2014 No.1435403 >>1435378 >robotic and industrial. Much better thank you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 15:41:32 2014 No.1435451 >>1434278 This. Don't GAF about the Wii U, but the original Wii kicks ass. It's got dat brawl, dat Skyward Sword, dat Okami, all dat good shit, nomesayin'?

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 15:46:52 2014 No.1435463 >>1434278 Is the Wii still a chick magnet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLTbVSHkngg Anonymous Thu Feb 27 16:14:52 2014 No.1435520 [SPOILER]

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>>1434340

In the year 21XX, all the Resellers have been neutralized thanks to the efforts of a /vr/ trooper named, "Anonymous". Using his 3D Printer, he has been able to end the reseller monopoly on old vidya and prevent the Hipsters from going berzerk

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 16:17:52 2014 No.1435526 > What's stopping Nintendo/Sega/Atari/whoever from rereleasing consoles? You mean besides massive overhead and miniscule demand? Nothing I guess.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 16:46:52 2014 No.1435586 >>1435526 They could just use off the self hardware and cycle accurate emulation.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 16:55:22 2014 No.1435608 >>1434441 >all the more reason to start now [citation needed]

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 16:55:22 2014 No.1435609 >>1435586 But that's what they're actually doing.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 17:01:52 2014 No.1435628 >>1434954 >Being Brazilian >Being special. As in olympics.

Anonymous Thu Feb 27 18:09:40 2014 No.1435758

>>1434387
Not him but I'd expect to pay about a grand for one that's capable of printing a console shell in once piece. Also /k/ will tell you, and give physical evidence, that printed guns are shit, and literally do cost 10 times as much as many guns in the US.
So I'd say that guy knows his shit.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 18:14:27 2014 No.1435769 >>1435758 Well, that 1k monies wouldn't look so bad after you sell off a couple repro shells on the intertubes.

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 22:16:09 2014 No.1436137 >>1435769 >a couple repro shells If you sell them for $500 each it pays for itself right there. huehuehue

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 22:57:39 2014 No.1436217 >>1434479 >I have no idea what the Wii Virtual Console is

>>	Anonymous Thu Feb 27 23:52:52 2014 No.1436314 >>1433765 Which is the biggest piece of shit you'll ever try to use.

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 28 02:24:07 2014 No.1436539 >>1436217 >I pay for ROMS! I can project too

>>	Anonymous Fri Feb 28 16:00:46 2014 No.1437439 >>1436137 No I mean you'd have it paid back in maybe 1 year, dummy.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 1 04:11:33 2014 No.1438619 >>1437439 It doesn't matter how long it takes to sell a couple shells you still only sell two, dummy.

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 1 11:15:15 2014 No.1439029 File: 41 KB, 315x329, full+dummy.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1438619 >Implying you wouldn't sell at least a few dozen brand new shells (especially SNES top halves) in 1-2 years, dummy

>>	Anonymous Sat Mar 1 11:34:26 2014 No.1439051 >>1438619 How do you function in the real world being this stupid?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 00:58:05 2014 No.1440501 >>1439051 This isn' the real world, this is 4chan.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 01:47:40 2014 No.1440570 File: 441 KB, 1800x1800, Flashback.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1434456

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 02:02:12 2014 No.1440589
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>>1433536
>no they wouldn't. if they would they'd be doing it already.
So are you implying that if something old school, like this, was fancied up and put back on shelves in extremely limited quantities... people wouldn't buy it? They wouldn't sell out?

Have you been paying attention the the world this last 5 years?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Duck-Tales-Remastered-GOLD-CART-150-MADE-NES-Nintendo-LIMITED-EDITION-CAPCOM-/121276237871?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1c3ca0882f

Capcom was also swamped with people begging for them to sell these, and they refused.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 02:03:11 2014 No.1440590 >>1433530 Because parts aren't being made anymore? Thats what I've heard when they stopped offering repair services for these older consoles.

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 02:49:29 2014 No.1440645

>>1434337
>wii u isn't doing as well because it did not keep the casual audience

I'd say Wii U's issue with not selling is they didn't really do anything to let them know it was a brand new console as opposed to some upgrade like Wii Motion Plus. Some of my family members even bought Wii U games mistaking them for Wii ones for Christmas before. I don't even think the Wii U had many ads on TV compared to the heavy amount the Wii had.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 03:02:28 2014 No.1440662 >>1435451 >Okami You mean a game for the PS2 that's considered to be the best on the PS3?

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 03:05:28 2014 No.1440663

>>1440589
I wonder, did Capcom have to jump through hoops with Nintendo, considering they are using Nintendo hardware to boost sales for a multiplatform game? Or did the NES cartridge patent expire? Even so, most NES games were produced by Nintendo themselves, so maybe Nintendo would have a say on that.

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 11:00:27 2014 No.1441092

>>1433530
Everything seems to be marketed on 'Nostalgia" these days. That will eventually die off.

Everyone who buys one of these will 99% likely have an HD tv, meaning no RCA inputs anymore. They will have to run the system through the RF mod, which is the shittiest quality you can get. I shudder to think if they rereleased an HD NES

>30th Anniversary NES with HDMI GRAPHICS and STEREO Sound!!!!!!

no way

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 12:13:12 2014 No.1441194 >>1440570 I'd buy one these if it actually had the games I want. And no, it's very hard to find Atari cartridges where I live.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 12:15:42 2014 No.1441198 >>1441092 I've personally never seen a TV that lacks composite video input. Some even double up one of the component video plugs to allow composite video.

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 12:37:42 2014 No.1441251 [DELETED]

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Compatible with Nintendo, SEGA Genesis, and Super Nintendo cartridges, the Hyperkin Retron 3 video game console allows you to play some of the classic childhood games. Each gaming platform has two original controller ports in this Hyperkin gaming system, enabling you to play the games without any hassles. Connect other devices conveniently to this video game console, as it has S-video and composite AV outputs. The X and Y buttons of this Hyperkin gaming system act as turbo buttons, giving you a rich gaming experience.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 13:02:09 2014 No.1441303 >>1441251 It's awesome! I'll play some Virtua Racing and Yoshi's Island on this incredible gaming platform!

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 13:07:09 2014 No.1441317

Honestly its looking like the Retron 5 is going to be better than that idea to begin with if its anywhere near as good as the info they've let out says it is. 100 bucks, hdmi out, proper picture quality even on non crt tvs, bluetooth controllers as well as original controller ports, etc. Man I really want them to finally release it so I can see whether or not they actually deliver. I'm so scared after how bad the NeoGeo X Gold ended up being a shitty emulator with glorious repro controllers.

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 13:25:09 2014 No.1441353

Hey, guise, what about:

>a system that is basically computer a with a shit-ton of emulators and enough hard drive* space to store all the games you want with Component/RGB output

Wouldn't that be great?

*And by hard drive I mean in one of those solid-state flash memory things so no slowdown

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 13:35:55 2014 No.1441381

>>1435039
Even if this your last resort to getting a working Genesis, for the love of god try to buy original/third party WIRED Sega Genesis control pads. The wireless ones that come with the system operate on fucking INFRARED. As in, you have to keep it pointed at the console at all times or else it ain't gonna work.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 15:04:12 2014 No.1441548 >>1439029 I didn't imply anything. I simply pointed out that a couple is two. >>1439051 It's easy because most of the rest of the world agrees to be stupid and accept that a couple is two.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 15:37:13 2014 No.1441625 >>1441353 And it would have an Expansion port so that you could put a variety of cartridge slots on it if you wanted.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 15:43:42 2014 No.1441631 >>1441625 >what is an HTPC all you would have to do really is develop a method of interfacing cartridges via the PCI slots

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 16:33:39 2014 No.1441724

>>1441092
>HD tv, meaning no RCA inputs
I bet even your TV has at least potato RCA inputs

>>1441317
>if its anywhere near as good as the info they've let out says it is
Yeah it's totally great. That's why they have to shill it everywhere they can. Also looks like PS4 will be retro by the time it's released.

>>1441353
Are you being serious?

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 16:46:08 2014 No.1441751

>>1441353
You mean a computer with a solid state drive? Why would we have to imagine what already exists? You could even make a small form factor one for likely under 500 bucks that would be suitable for displaying in an entertainment system if you used a 750. The most expensive part would be an ssd with a large storage capacity.

>>1441724
Calm down that cynicism there anon, I'm already beung cautiously optimistic about it and I don't trust anything from the retron people. I'm refering to the play tests that some websites have had that seemed really positive. If those are true to the quality then what I'm saying is that it would be an amazing retro system that fits the OP better than any licensed repros from the companies themselves would likely be and likely at a better price. If it ends up shit it ends up shit and a lot of us still won't buy it like the other retrons

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 16:49:38 2014 No.1441760 >>1441092 I have rarely ever seen a modern tv without rca inputs. Also, why would you be so against hdmi and stereo sound if it came from Nintendo themselves? That just seems silly.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 16:54:56 2014 No.1441770 >>1441631 >>1441724 >>1441751 Of course I know about HTPCs and the like, I just mean one that is designed for retro-gaming purposes only and for being affordable. You dig?

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 17:33:58 2014 No.1441873 >>1441770 HTPC's are pretty affordable, though I can see them being somewhat out of the ball park for retro usage only (300 dollars vs 100 for an Ouya/30 for a RB pie/w/e the fuck SoC computer you want to use)

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 18:15:15 2014 No.1441983 >>1440590 Nintendo stopped making Famicom and Super Famicom parts in 2007 because they were running low on the parts to repair them. >http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jAJfrC1k8lDKLOCGJu4VonjOYxBg

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 18:25:15 2014 No.1442017

>>1440589
>Capcom was also swamped with people begging for them to sell these, and they refused.
>swamped
>begging
>150 MADE
>250 guys who went HOLY SHIT LOOK AT THIS OMG THE 80S WERE SO AWESOME I'LL TOTALLY BUY THIS CAPCOM PLEASE
>would never end up buying it

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 18:27:15 2014 No.1442021 >>1440662 i heard the ps3 version was really bad and removed content

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 18:39:03 2014 No.1442060

>>1433530
What is the benefit of spending money to manufacture a console so people can play games from back in the day when they can just use digital distribution and emulation, like Virtual Console, to have people re-pay for games they already own

And you don't have to spend money on manufacturing an NES at all

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 19:49:04 2014 No.1442247
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>>1442017
>all the collectors and hipsters in the world make up 250 people
>those 250 people are the reason why selling old games and consoles at outrageous prices is such a good business right now
>these 250 people are the reason so many resellers are spending their time going to flea markets and garage sales daily
>these 250 people are the reason why /vr/ exists

Sure, I see nothing wrong with that logic.

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 19:55:34 2014 No.1442261
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>>1442060
>What is the benefit of spending money to manufacture a console so people can play games from back in the day when they can just use digital distribution and emulation, like Virtual Console, to have people re-pay for games they already own
>And you don't have to spend money on manufacturing an NES at all

What is the benefit of manufacturing old/classic car parts when people can clearly buy better/more modern cars in this day and age?

Also I don't think re-manufacturing an NES would cost very much. The plastic components can be made for whatever it costs to make kids toys/lunch boxes of the same size. And as far as the electronic parts go, those could easily be the size of a thimble now, given that digital watches are more complicated then an NES.

>>	Anonymous Sun Mar 2 20:00:34 2014 No.1442270 I wish Dreamcast 2 was just a linux box with a perfectly coded Dreamcast emulator that was capable of rendering Dreamcast games with 16xQAA and 16x Anisotropic but leaves textures and pixels at nearest rendering with zero filtering.

Anonymous Sun Mar 2 20:02:34 2014 No.1442274
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>>1442261
So basically what you want is this

It's available from 3rd party manufacturers

It just doesn't look like an nes, that's all other than that it's good

http://www.amazon.com/SNES-NES-Video-System-Nintendo-Super/dp/B000R2I68O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393808502&sr=8-1&keywords=fc+twin

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