<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-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
released	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
emulates	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
,	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
comes	O
with	O
twenty-one	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
titles	O
pre-installed	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
first	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
release	O
features	O
an	O
appearance	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
straight-angled	O
grey-and-purple	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Japan	O
and	O
PAL	O
region	O
releases	O
are	O
modelled	O
after	O
the	O
rounded	O
edge	O
Super	O
Famicom/PAL	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
design	O
as	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
these	O
regions	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
units	O
,	O
an	O
ARM	O
Mali	B-General_Concept
400	O
MP2	O
graphics	O
processing	O
unit	O
,	O
and	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>
The	O
same	O
hardware	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
features	O
720p/60	O
Hz	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
display	O
output	O
and	O
two	O
controller	O
ports	O
;	O
two	O
wired	O
SNES	B-Application
controllers	O
are	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
ports	O
are	O
hidden	O
behind	O
a	O
faux	O
front	O
flap	O
which	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
appear	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
controller	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
to	O
the	O
predecessor	O
's	O
controllers	O
,	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
controllers	O
have	O
connectors	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
inserted	O
into	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
and	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
games	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
controller	O
is	O
technically	O
functional	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
gameplay	O
is	O
impractical	O
in	O
most	O
games	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
the	O
X	O
and	O
Y	O
face	O
buttons	O
and	O
the	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
uses	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
runs	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
emulators	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
European	O
Research	O
&	O
Development	O
(	O
NERD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
emulators	O
provide	O
the	O
basic	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
system	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
specific	O
games	O
,	O
chipsets	O
that	O
were	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
cartridges	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
FX	I-Device
chip	I-Device
used	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
includes	O
two	O
controllers	O
with	O
cables	O
,	O
addressing	O
complaints	O
about	O
the	O
short	O
ones	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anonymous	O
user	O
who	O
previously	O
discovered	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
hack	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
discovered	O
a	O
similar	O
hacking	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
additional	O
SNES	B-Application
games	O
onto	O
the	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
that	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
near	O
the	O
very	O
end	O
of	O
its	O
development	O
in	O
1996	O
;	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
had	O
given	O
no	O
official	O
word	O
to	O
the	O
cancellation	O
,	O
developer	O
Dylan	O
Cuthbert	O
said	O
that	O
Nintendo	O
feared	O
how	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
would	O
look	O
compared	O
to	O
similar	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
more	O
advanced	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
unlock	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
upon	O
clearing	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
hardware	O
shells	O
are	O
different	O
,	O
both	O
western	O
editions	O
of	O
the	O
microconsole	O
feature	O
identical	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
included	O
games	O
are	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
American	O
localizations	O
,	O
running	O
at	O
60Hz	O
,	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consequently	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
originally	O
had	O
different	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
now	O
use	O
their	O
respective	O
American	O
monikers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Contra	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Wars	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
Super	B-Application
Probotector	I-Application
:	I-Application
Alien	I-Application
Rebels	I-Application
)	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Fox	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
Starwing	B-Application
)	O
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Star	I-Application
(	O
originally	O
Kirby	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fun	I-Application
Pak	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
regions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
EarthBound	B-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
RPG	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Seven	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
are	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
21	O
included	O
titles	O
,	O
16	O
are	O
common	O
between	O
all	O
regions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
five	O
remaining	O
ones	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
either	O
Japan	O
's	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
Mini	O
or	O
the	O
west	O
's	O
SNES	B-Application
Mini	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
Copyright	O
NA/PAL	O
JapanContra	O
III	O
:	O
The	O
Alien	O
WarsKonamiDonkey	O
Kong	O
CountryNintendoEarthBoundNintendoF-ZeroNintendoFinal	O
Fantasy	O
VISquare	O
EnixFire	O
Emblem	O
:	O
Mystery	O
of	O
the	O
EmblemNintendoKirby	O
Super	O
StarNintendoKirby	O
's	O
Dream	O
CourseNintendoKonamiNintendoMega	O
Man	O
XCapcomPanel	O
de	O
PonNintendoSecret	O
of	O
ManaSquare	O
EnixStar	O
FoxNintendoStar	O
Fox	O
2NintendoStreet	O
Fighter	O
II	O
Turbo	O
:	O
Hyper	O
FightingCapcomSuper	O
Castlevania	O
IVKonamiSuper	O
Ghouls	O
'	O
n	O
GhostsCapcomSuper	O
Mario	O
KartNintendoSuper	O
Mario	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
:	O
Legend	O
of	O
the	O
Seven	O
StarsNintendoSuper	O
Mario	O
WorldNintendoSuper	O
MetroidNintendoSuper	O
Punch-Out	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
on	O
June	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
widely-popular	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
come	O
with	O
21	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
games	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
unreleased	O
Star	B-Device
Fox	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
was	O
strongly	O
criticized	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
availability	O
for	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
which	O
reached	O
levels	O
of	O
popularity	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
fully	O
prepared	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
USGamer	O
called	O
attempting	O
to	O
obtain	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
a	O
"	O
waking	O
nightmare	O
"	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
availability	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
as	O
low	O
as	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
situation	O
was	O
"	O
because	O
we	O
ca	O
n't	O
have	O
nice	O
things	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
also	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
Tai	O
Ding	O
internet	B-Protocol
bot	I-Protocol
was	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
quickly	O
pre-order	O
systems	O
before	O
humans	O
could	O
get	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
order	O
them	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
proving	O
successful	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
CAPTCHAs	O
on	O
store	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scalpers	O
soon	O
flooded	O
eBay	B-Application
with	O
pre-order	O
listings	O
,	O
some	O
at	O
markups	O
of	O
over	O
300%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
CEO	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
stated	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
that	O
people	O
should	O
not	O
buy	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
pre-orders	O
from	O
scalpers	O
,	O
and	O
suggested	O
SNES	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
would	O
be	O
readily	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
has	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
more	O
SNES	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
available	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
than	O
the	O
entire	O
amount	O
of	O
NES	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
that	O
were	O
shipped	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
shipments	O
would	O
continue	O
into	O
2018	O
unlike	O
originally	O
planned	O
due	O
to	O
high	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
Classic	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
originally	O
said	O
that	O
although	O
they	O
were	O
prepared	O
to	O
produce	O
significantly	O
more	O
Super	B-Application
NES	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
than	O
NES	B-Application
Classics	I-Application
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
halting	O
production	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
overwhelming	O
demand	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
changed	O
their	O
plans	O
,	O
with	O
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
confirming	O
the	O
continued	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
throughout	O
2018	O
alongside	O
announcing	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
many	O
people	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
get	O
after	O
scalpers	O
bought	O
masses	O
of	O
them	O
and	O
resold	O
them	O
for	O
much	O
more	O
than	O
their	O
MSRP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fils-Aimé	O
also	O
discouraged	O
consumers	O
from	O
buying	O
from	O
these	O
scalpers	O
and	O
said	O
there	O
would	O
be	O
plenty	O
stock	O
of	O
both	O
NES	O
and	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
announced	O
via	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
both	O
consoles	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
stock	O
throughout	O
the	O
second	O
half	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
returning	O
to	O
stores	O
on	O
June	O
29	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
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
slightly	O
criticizing	O
its	O
library	O
of	O
titles	O
and	O
issues	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
,	O
IGN'''s	O
Jonathon	O
Dornbush	O
praised	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
's	O
features	O
and	O
enjoyability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
games	O
library	O
,	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
border	O
arts	O
,	O
the	O
improved	O
scaling	O
over	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
support	O
of	O
60	O
Hz	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
now	O
two	O
controllers	O
with	O
longer	O
cables	O
in	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
delivery	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
emulation	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
to	O
be	O
superior	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
rated	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
Mini	I-Application
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
points	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
included	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
image	O
quality	O
,	O
the	O
longer	O
controller	O
cables	O
and	O
the	O
rewind	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
Mini	O
sold	O
368,913	O
units	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
its	O
fiscal	O
year	O
2017	O
report	O
,	O
ending	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
5	O
million	O
units	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>
Doug	O
Bowser	O
,	O
current	O
President	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
Our	O
focus	O
right	O
now	O
is	O
absolutely	O
on	O
our	O
dedicated	B-Device
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Device
Switch	I-Device
Lite	I-Device
and	O
our	O
flagship	O
Nintendo	O
Switch.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Reggie	O
Fils-Aimé	O
said	O
"	O
For	O
us	O
,	O
these	O
were	O
limited	O
time	O
opportunities	O
that	O
were	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
us	O
as	O
a	O
business	O
to	O
bridge	O
from	O
the	O
conclusion	O
of	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
as	O
a	O
hardware	O
system	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
was	O
the	O
very	O
strategic	O
reason	O
we	O
launched	O
the	O
NES	B-Application
Classic	I-Application
system.	O
"	O
</s>
