The RetroBeat: Hey Nintendo, remember those cool mini-consoles?

In 2016, Nintendo released the NES Classic Edition, a miniature version of its first hit console. It could connect to modern TVs via HDMI and play 30 built-in games. It was a giant hit, so much so that Nintendo had to make more of them than it ever planned on producing and even give the SNES its own plug-and-play adaptation. Today, for seemingly no reason at all, it looks like Nintendo has no interest in the mini-console market.

And that’s a bummer.