Nintendo say goodbye to NES - N64, SNES and Gameboy next!

[HEXUS]

Finally, after 22 years, Nintendo have made the decision to withdraw their support for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

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[Funkstar]

22years!

Even Bang & Olufsen don't support their equipment past 20 years.

[Steven W]

22years!

Even Bang & Olufsen don't support their equipment past 20 years.

Yeah, they deserve a medal for that. My NES has been broken for years, I would have got it fixed if I'd have known.

[Funkstar]

Although it would probably be cheaper to get another on eBay than to send it off for repair

[moogle]

Yeah, they deserve a medal for that. My NES has been broken for years, I would have got it fixed if I'd have known.

still going strong

dooo dooo doo doo doo doooo!
<3 mario bros

[UltraMagnus]

Yeah, they deserve a medal for that. My NES has been broken for years, I would have got it fixed if I'd have known.

you still have time to get it repaired.

personally, i have always been more of a sega fanboy myself, although its good to know of my n64 does go wrong i can get it repaired i guess, even though it hasn't been used in years.

i never realised that cartridge based consoles could go wrong though... suppose ageing capacitors could be the main problem

[Funkstar]

Tarnish/corrosion of the connector is a big problem. Also the loading mechanism for the NES has a habit of breaking. Remember, thats the one you slide the cart in, then push the spring loaded holder town to engadge

[Agent]

This is only in Japan. The rest of the world had NES support dropped in 2002 IIRC.