Nintendo to launch a new Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. console this November

Harsky · Sep 4, 2020

I feel like Nintendo missed a trick by not using this as an ultimate "Game & Watch Collection" and port all the Gameboy G&W Gallery games.

Also why use Ball with Mario head game instead of an actual Game and Watch Super Mario Bros game?

https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Mario_Bros._(Game_&_Watch)

brapfarmer · Sep 4, 2020

Wonder if this is going to be like the mini nes where people will just add more games to it.

limpbiz411 · Sep 4, 2020

i wonder if this was the rumored gameboy classic

Sakitoshi · Sep 4, 2020

between this and mario 3d all stars, scalpels must be having a field day.

Kwyjor · Sep 4, 2020

LightBeam said:
I'll get it for sure. I'm too young and I've never experienced any G&W before, I wasn't even born

You do realize this is practically nothing like an actual G&W, right? If you want something like that, you should check out those Tiger Electronics rereleases that were announced a while back. Granted, Nintendo did have a slightly superior product - but not by much.

cashboxz01 said:
The NES Classic and SNES Classic were made to be hacked, literally. The code included a message from the devs.

This message? I'd say it's more "expected to be hacked" and not so much "made to be hacked".

It was like a gift from Nintendo, and put a gold standard on SoC retro emulation.

It's better than a lot of other Famiclones, probably, but people still found tons and tons of stuff to complain about. The noise channel emulation, for instance.

Silent_Gunner · Sep 4, 2020

As a collectible for display on a shelf, this looks alright, but not amazing like a particular Batman figure I saw at GameStop where he's holding a sword atop a trophy mount. Now THAT's badass!

WiiHomebrew+Snes · Sep 4, 2020

Kwyjor said:
Granted, Nintendo did have a slightly superior product - but not by much.

Build quality wise, Nintendo is noticeably better but not by much. Game quality wise, Nintendo hits it out of the park. Of course playing just ball isnt the best but stuff like octopus, greenhouse, Donkey Kong, chef... is a lot more playable today then most of the tiger games.

cashboxz01 · Sep 4, 2020

Kwyjor said:
It's better than a lot of other Famiclones, probably, but people still found tons and tons of stuff to complain about. The noise channel emulation, for instance.

At the heart it's just a motherboard similar to a stripped down raspberry pi. They packaged everything nicely into a high quality case, and included 2 high quality controllers and a decent UI. I mean, it's either:

SNES Classic SoC Package with Nintendo Seal of Quality or
Putting together a raspberry pi with a case and questionable source of USB gamepads or
The FPGA route, which is hella expensive and most people won't be able to source games for it.

AFAIK Nintendo has never been about perfection, and is just about making their games good quality and fun to play, an overall enjoyable experience. That's what this G&W will most likely bring to the table.

HarveyHouston · Sep 4, 2020

New Switch rumored, and we get this. 100% hackable! :hrth:

peteruk · Sep 4, 2020

I can see that not many are excited for this one but I certainly am

We just got our confirmation on the pre order

ciaomao · Sep 4, 2020

it would look so cool beside my two ball reissues from 2010....and the other 30+ g&w. do we have the preorder link for other eu stores?

GuyInDogSuit · Sep 4, 2020

I find it odd that this video clearly shows screen tearing. Hmmm.

Brayton1-7 said:
Get this to the Site & Scene News! Also, AC Adapter not included? Do you think it'll use USB-C or the 3DS's proprietary connecter?

Per the preview website, specs and whatnot:

Name: Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
Package contents: Game & Watch system + 30cm USB Cable type C-A
Size: Height 67mm, Length 112mm, Depth 12.5mm
Weight: .15 lbs
Internal battery: Lithium Ion
Play time: Approx. 8 hours
Charging time: Approx. 3.5 hours

They are also not officially offering pre-order info from the site as of yet because it hasn't been approved by the FCC. :wtf:

Source

ciaomao said:
it would look so cool beside my two ball reissues from 2010....and the other 30+ g&w. do we have the preorder link for other eu stores?

Try the UK Nintendo online store. Even from the EU regional selector page, it still directs to the UK site. /shrug
If worse comes to worst, you could potentially pre-order it from a US or other UK retailer. The only caveat being the shipping costs (though the weight isn't much of an issue there, it's customs and regulatory fees as well as distance). Another thing to consider is that non-Japan residents won't be able to import it from Japan. Odd.

wartutor · Sep 4, 2020

Xbox/Playstation: "lets give them next gen consoles in november

Nintendo: "heres a game & watch"

Lmao but seriously im definitly gettin me one of these

Bladexdsl · Sep 4, 2020

HarvHouHacker said:
New Switch rumored, and we get this. 100% hackable!

is it though?

Brayton1-7 · Sep 4, 2020

Why would they attach data pins to this one's USB-C cable? It also has no wireless of any kind. How do you plan on being able to hack it? I guess if you took it apart, maybe.

ciaomao · Sep 4, 2020

Hey what the f....k!!! Out of stock after one day?!?! That sux. Nintendo, this makes me sad.

Bladexdsl · Sep 4, 2020

scalpers bought them all

FreePlayFlorida · Sep 4, 2020

ordered mine yesterday, whilst its nothing new, its neat and will look nice sitting next to my collection of original G&W, and handhelds, and for the price I think its a fair price, and if down the road can add other games then great

peteruk · Sep 4, 2020

Just pre ordered a 2nd unit from elsewhere

So that's 1 to play about with and 1 to put away to appreciate in value

Bladexdsl · Sep 4, 2020

you mean one to sell on ebay when the price is high enough

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