Nintendo Cites Improved New 3DS Specs as Reason for SNES-Exclusives

nintendo 3ds 03-12-16-1

Nintendo previously confirmed that Super NES games were finally coming to the Nintendo 3DS eShop – however, the company said that only New Nintendo 3DS owners would be able to play them.

This confused quite a few people, leading them to wonder why only the New 3DS could play the classic, yet hardly demanding, games. Nintendo has issued a statement to Game Informer, in which they claim only the New 3DS CPU can handle the games at their expectations:

“As previously announced, New Nintendo 3DS has an improved CPU, which enables Super NES games to run on the system with quality results,” said a Nintendo representative to the website. “The Super NES games also include Perfect-Pixel mode, which allows players to see their games in their original TV resolution and aspect resolution.”

This is definitely a clear-cut response, however it will probably only further confuse and or anger fans, considering emulation for classic games at higher fidelity is readily available on a multitude of devices, including smartphones (Editor’s Note: It’s worth mentioning SNES games purchased on the Wii U must be re-purchased on the New Nintendo 3DS).


About

Owner and Publisher at Niche Gamer and Nicchiban. Outlaw fighting for a better game industry.


Where'd our comments go? Subscribe to become a member to get commenting access and true free speech!
"}; /* ]]> */ --> "}; /* ]]> */ --> \r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","isUserRated":"0","version":"7.6.33","wc_post_id":"77435","isCookiesEnabled":"1","loadLastCommentId":"0","dataFilterCallbacks":[],"phraseFilters":[],"scrollSize":"32","url":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","customAjaxUrl":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpdiscuz\/utils\/ajax\/wpdiscuz-ajax.php","bubbleUpdateUrl":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-json\/wpdiscuz\/v1\/update","restNonce":"33b66c9335","is_rate_editable":"0","menu_icon":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpdiscuz\/assets\/img\/plugin-icon\/wpdiscuz-svg.svg","menu_icon_hover":"https:\/\/nichegamer.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wpdiscuz\/assets\/img\/plugin-icon\/wpdiscuz-svg_hover.svg","is_email_field_required":"1"}; var wpdiscuzUCObj = {"msgConfirmDeleteComment":"Are you sure you want to delete this comment?","msgConfirmCancelSubscription":"Are you sure you want to cancel this subscription?","msgConfirmCancelFollow":"Are you sure you want to cancel this follow?","additionalTab":"0"}; /* ]]> */ -->