<s>
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dedicated	B-Device
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
that	O
emulates	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
produced	O
and	O
sold	O
about	O
2.3	O
million	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Editions	I-Application
from	O
November	O
2016	O
through	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
shipments	O
selling	O
out	O
nearly	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
demand	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
console	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
re-introduced	O
a	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
on	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
for	O
emulating	O
30	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internally	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
uses	O
an	O
Allwinner	B-Architecture
R16	O
system	B-Architecture
on	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
chip	I-Architecture
with	O
four	O
ARM	B-Application
Cortex-A7	I-Application
central	O
processing	O
cores	O
and	O
an	O
ARM	O
Mali	B-General_Concept
400	O
MP2	O
graphics	O
processing	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
512	O
MB	O
of	O
flash	B-Device
storage	I-Device
and	O
256	O
MB	O
of	O
DDR3	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
video	O
output	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
features	O
an	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
connection	O
,	O
which	O
puts	O
out	O
720p	O
at	O
60Hz	O
video	O
for	O
all	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	O
in	O
the	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
feature	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Nunchuk	O
's	O
connector	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
controller	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Accessories	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
such	O
as	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
may	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controllers	O
for	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
are	O
hardwired	O
into	O
the	O
console	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Famicom	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
uses	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
running	O
a	O
new	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
emulation	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
European	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
NERD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulation	O
included	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
memory	B-General_Concept
management	I-General_Concept
controllers	I-General_Concept
,	O
aka	O
mappers	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
NES	O
cartridges	O
to	O
extend	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
though	O
not	O
all	O
known	O
mappers	O
were	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
emulation	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
emulation	O
engine	O
was	O
well-received	O
by	O
critics	O
and	O
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
superior	O
in	O
both	O
visual	O
and	O
audio	O
support	O
when	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
NES	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
emulation	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U.alt	O
=	O
|300x300pxMenu	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Classic	O
Mini	O
:	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
Systemalt	O
=	O
|300x300pxMenu	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Classic	O
Mini	O
:	O
Family	O
ComputerA	O
320-page	O
book	O
called	O
Playing	O
with	O
Power	O
:	O
Nintendo	O
NES	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Prima	O
Games	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
;	O
the	O
book	O
is	O
a	O
guide	O
to	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
originally	O
had	O
different	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
use	O
their	O
respective	O
American	O
monikers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ninja	B-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
Shadow	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
)	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
C	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
Probotector	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
Forces	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2016	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
November	O
11	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
produced	O
about	O
2.3	O
million	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Editions	I-Application
over	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
which	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
counterpart	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
but	O
for	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
resume	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
re-release	O
in	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
units	O
than	O
the	O
PS4	O
,	O
Xbox	O
One	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
editions	I-Application
by	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
exceeded	O
10	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
affirmed	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Editions	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
restocked	O
after	O
the	O
2018	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
Nintendo	O
anticipate	O
producing	O
any	O
similar	O
mini-console	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
criticism	O
regarding	O
the	O
controller	O
cord	O
being	O
too	O
short	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
minor	O
emulation	O
glitches	O
,	O
especially	O
with	O
sound	O
,	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
has	O
been	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
many	O
"	O
plug-n-play	O
"	O
consoles	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
notably	O
large	O
,	O
with	O
various	O
retailers	O
collectively	O
selling	O
approximately	O
196,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
,	O
remarkably	O
selling	O
out	O
within	O
hours	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combined	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
editions	I-Application
by	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
exceeded	O
10million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
clarified	O
,	O
when	O
announcing	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
that	O
"	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
n’t	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
ongoing	O
,	O
long-term	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
April	O
2017	O
report	O
by	O
Eurogamer	O
,	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
was	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
transition	O
the	O
production	O
line	O
to	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
Classic	O
system	O
designed	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
but	O
featuring	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
,	O
to	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
,	O
though	O
Nintendo	O
did	O
not	O
confirm	O
this	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
journalists	O
agreed	O
an	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
would	O
be	O
a	O
more	O
enticing	O
product	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
more	O
prepared	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
larger	O
number	O
of	O
systems	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
decision	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
may	O
have	O
influenced	O
consumers	O
to	O
be	O
wary	O
of	O
trying	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
system	O
produced	O
in	O
low	O
volumes	O
,	O
or	O
give	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
artificial	O
scarcity	O
with	O
the	O
product	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
longer-term	O
strategy	O
to	O
keep	O
consumers	O
demanding	O
Nintendo	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
said	O
it	O
"	O
will	O
produce	O
significantly	O
more	O
units	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
than	O
we	O
did	O
of	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
"	O
to	O
avoid	O
a	O
similar	O
shortage	O
issue	O
,	O
but	O
reaffirmed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
anticipated	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
ongoing	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2018	O
,	O
Fils-Aimé	O
affirmed	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Editions	I-Application
will	O
not	O
be	O
restocked	O
after	O
the	O
holiday	O
season	O
,	O
nor	O
does	O
Nintendo	O
anticipate	O
producing	O
any	O
similar	O
mini-console	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
other	O
home	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
hackers	O
discovered	O
ways	O
to	O
unofficially	O
add	O
up	O
to	O
700	O
titles	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
library	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
enable	O
emulation	O
support	O
for	O
other	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
from	O
various	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
and	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
have	O
been	O
successfully	O
made	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
's	O
very	O
limited	O
stock	O
during	O
its	O
original	O
release	O
in	O
2016	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
main	O
criticisms	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
stores	O
receiving	O
fewer	O
than	O
10	O
units	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
limited	O
supply	O
of	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
situation	O
around	O
Amiibo	B-Device
shortages	O
,	O
which	O
similarly	O
were	O
offered	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
in	O
limited	O
quantity	O
and	O
led	O
to	O
scalping	O
and	O
high	O
resale	O
prices	O
,	O
frustrating	O
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
it	O
was	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
enthusiasts	O
and	O
some	O
outlets	O
such	O
as	O
Polygon	O
and	O
The	O
Verge	O
believed	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
planned	O
on	O
a	O
limited	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
classic	I-Application
to	O
drive	O
artificial	O
scarcity	O
and	O
increase	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
got	O
out	O
of	O
hand	O
with	O
scalpers	O
and	O
secondary	O
sales	O
which	O
have	O
backfired	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
April	O
2017	O
discontinuation	O
,	O
consumers	O
found	O
that	O
several	O
bootleg	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
appeared	O
on	O
third	O
party	O
auction	O
sites	O
,	O
typically	O
produced	O
by	O
Chinese	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Captain	B-Application
Tsubasa	I-Application
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
