I was just thinking that there is a huge market for people that want a game system but don't want to spend a lot of money. The system would basically have the graphical power of a 3DS, but be a home console. They could re-release some of their best games on it. Ideally use cartridges again (fuck yeah). The games would focus on story a lot more, etc.

What do you guys think? If the price is right (around $80 bucks probably) I would buy the shit out of that.

Nah, as much nostalgia as I have for some older NES games I'm not really interested in seeing remakes of them.

@Cloudenvy: What about new games?

I really cannot see that catching on, considering we have the online stores to buy old games built into our current gen consoles.

@Cabbage_TheMan: What's the point if it's entirely new games? if it has the graphical power of a 3DS just release them on the 3DS.

@Cloudenvy: The idea is that it would be way way cheaper than the 3DS because you don't have to make it with a touch screen, 3D, or super compact.

No. We have the old NES. A new one wouldn't be the same.

Isn't this what the Bob's Game guy is doing.

what you're talking about is basically a Wii (except for the cartridge thing)

-NES style controls (wiimote on the side) with some other options

-3DS-like (simple) graphics

-"pure" gameplay-focused game

-wide variety of classic games available

-ultra low-budget

@Cabbage_TheMan: Not interested then, the touchscreen (which you don't have to use) could lead to streamlining of UI for the better, 3D in 2D games is super neat and I don't really mind how compact handhelds are.

I would buy it, if developers supported it. I feel like this would be Nintendo's domain. I wonder how they could get it to work in tandem with 3DS. Maybe it could support similar games or even the same games as much as possible.

...or you could sell a 3DS with a peripheral that lets you plug it into the TV and play it like a console.

For NES games and other older games, use an emulator or take the less shady route and buy them on the Wii. Me, I prefer my emulators. Way more options and I can use whichever controller I wish.

I didn't like the NES as much as I would like to see it return. I think most of the games were bad by today standards, and had really basic plots. Not Ninja Gaiden though. 
 
But I would be for a less powerful hardware more third party friendly.

Why do we need a new console? Why not just release new NES consoles as is... since there's a crazy large back catalog of cheap used games, and there are people still making new games for this 26 year old system.

Like... Battle Kid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzmvefrl5w

Speaking of which, I still have my NES plugged in... and I haven't beaten Battle Kid yet... hmmm.

@oldjack327 said:

Why do we need a new console? Why not just release new NES consoles as is... since there's a crazy large back catalog of cheap used games, and there are people still making new games for this 26 year old system.

Like... Battle Kid!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQzmvefrl5w

Speaking of which, I still have my NES plugged in... and I haven't beaten Battle Kid yet... hmmm.

I would buy that too! I had no idea people were making games for the NES still. Can you get Battle Kid in cartridge form?

@Cabbage_TheMan: That's the only way they're selling it.

http://www.retrousb.com/product_info.php?products_id=86