Nintendo Officially Unveils the SNES Classic Edition, Releases on September 29th

One of the most heavily rumored products from Nintendo has finally been unveiled as they have officially announced the Super Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition. Unveiled via Twitter just a short while ago, it is set to be released on September 29th.

Aside from the NES and the SNES Classic Editions being about the same size, the SNES version will have an additional controller packed in. The SNES Classic Edition will come with 21 games which of course includes A Link to the Past. Nintendo of Europe has also unveiled the Super Famicom-designed Classic Edition which can be seen in the gallery below.

Aside from the Zelda SNES classic, the other games coming to this Classic Edition include:

  • Contra III: The Alien Wars
  • Donkey Kong Country
  • EarthBound
  • Final Fantasy III
  • F-ZERO
  • Kirby Super Star
  • Kirby’s Dream Course
  • Mega Man X
  • Secret of Mana
  • Star Fox
  • Star Fox 2 (Never-Before-Released)
  • Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting
  • Super Castlevania IV
  • Super Ghouls ’n Ghosts
  • Super Mario Kart
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  • Super Mario World
  • Super Metroid
  • Super Punch-Out!!
  • Yoshi’s Island

Also be sure to check out Nintendo of America’s 90s homage website for the SNES Classic Edition. According to this site, there is currently no retailer info to unveil at this time. The SNES Classic Edition will retail for $79.99 USD and does not have a price yet for the Europe market.

What do you think of this news? Will you be picking yourself up a SNES Classic Edition? Let us know in the comments below!

Source: Nintendo (America, Europe)

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