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NES Classic Edition
The NES Classic Edition is a palm-sized NES with 30 games built in, released in Japan and Australia on 10 November 2016 and in North America and Europe the next day. Japan's version is the Famicom Mini.
- First released
- 2016
- Made by
- Nintendo
- Type
- Dedicated console
Overview
The NES Classic Edition is a palm-sized NES with 30 games built in, released in Japan and Australia on 10 November 2016 and in North America and Europe the next day. Japan's version is the Famicom Mini.
It has HDMI out, save states and one NES Classic controller with a very short cable. It sold out everywhere at launch and Nintendo brought it back in 2018.
Specifications
- Manufacturer
- Nintendo
- Type
- Dedicated console
- Model numbers
- CLV-001 (North America)
- Released
- Japan and Australia 10 November 2016; North America and Europe 11 November 2016
- Launch price
- US$59.99
- Games
- 30 built in
- In the box
- Console, NES Classic controller, HDMI cable, USB cable
- Colours
- Grey
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Sources
- Wikipedia overview and specifications
- NES Classic Edition with controller.jpg DemonDays64 CC BY 4.0
- NES Classic Edition front right corner view.jpg DemonDays64 CC BY 4.0
The overview is adapted from Wikipedia and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.
Checked October 2026.
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