Nintendo is discontinuing the NES Classic

The NES Classic, Nintendo's throwback revival to its first home gaming console, is being discontinued by Nintendo.

Nintendo announced today that its NES Classic mini console, which features a handful of built-in classic Nintendo games, will have its final shipments to retailers this month.

Nintendo of America [NOA] gave us this statement today:

This statement only refers to NES Classics in the Nintendo of America territories. It's still unclear what this means for the mini console in the rest of the world.

The NES Classic has been very difficult to find in stores and online since its launch in November last year. Retailers did not receive enough NES Classics to keep up with the demand and the console has been sold out almost everywhere since day one. This, obviously, has made some people pretty angry. Read more...