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Re:Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console by Tomte on Thursday July 14, 2016 @09:07AM (#12093376)
Including a compatible cartridge reader? Of course that's a lot of effort and costs, making the price point untenable.

The beautiful thing about his console is that for the price of a new Nintendo game you're getting the console and 30 games, without any hassle (swapping cartridges etc.).

It's certainly a compromise, but a very enticing one.

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Re:Nintendo re-releases NES as mini console by mikejmoffitt on Thursday July 14, 2016 @01:58PM (#12095960)
The NES cartridge's pin pitch is nonstandard, and making a new slot for it is actually a very expensive endeavor. You can get "close" with standard parts, but the resulting tolerance is extremely low.
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