Reggie Fils-Aime Says Nintendo Launched 2 Classic Consoles to Sustain Business During Wii U Slump
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Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 23
Reggie Fils-Aime Says Nintendo Launched 2 Classic Consoles to Sustain Business During Wii U Slump
3 articles · Updated · Nintendo Everything · May 23
Reggie Fils-Aime said Nintendo released the NES Classic in 2016 and SNES Classic in 2017 to keep sales flowing while the Wii U was "on life support."
30 built-in games helped make the NES Classic a hit, giving Nintendo a high-volume holiday product after Wii U sales plunged following the console's first year.
Fils-Aime said Nintendo also cut the low-interest 8GB Wii U model from retailers and worked more closely with indie developers to manage the downturn.
Nintendo never extended the mini-console line to systems like the N64 or Game Boy, a move the report says became less necessary after the Switch's breakout success.
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