There’s been a paradigm shift, and everyone is racing to catch up. Who knows? That number might double by the following month. A Nintendo game from only 30 years ago might fetch over a million dollars at auction. What was once a niche community of hobbyists, exchanging old boxes and cartridges for modest profits, is now one of the core battlefields of the investment boom. Records are being shattered almost daily. It simply isn’t meant to compete against these significantly more advanced consoles so much as complement Nintendo’s current properties and bring the joy of classics to a whole new generation.The video game collecting industry is white-hot right now. Sure, we could compare Nintendo Game & Watch to Nintendo's current flagship, the Switch, PlayStation’s latest and greatest release, the PlayStation 5, or the Xbox Series X-but, frankly, that would be unfair to the Game & Watch. From the black and gold box design, the red and gold retro frame, and even the titles chosen, its inception is meant to celebrate the long-running success of the Nintendo family. edition is that it’s a nostalgic, collectible, and fun handheld gaming device that’s a throwback to an older era of gaming. The appeal of the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. It would be doing it a disservice to compare the Nintendo Game & Watch to the more complex consoles. It caters to long-time Nintendo lovers and collectors, more than anything else. Intentionally stylized black and gold packaging, which resembles the retro feel of the 1980s Game & Watch classic titles, is a familiar and warm return to an era.įor anyone looking to bring the Game & Watch home, they should be aware that while it brings the three included classic titles to life in a fun, exciting way, the Game & Watch doesn't add anything new to the Nintendo family.
It’s a special edition release-and it feels like it. What better way to celebrate both of their birthdays than by bringing both titles together for a self-contained wombo-combo celebrating their 40th and 35th anniversaries respectively? I put the handheld to the test for three weeks.įrom the moment you pick up and pop open the box, the design oozes old-school cool and nostalgia. It was in the 1980s when Nintendo truly established itself in the competitive video gaming market, solidifying their household name with the release of the Game & Watch in 1980 and later Super Mario Brothers in 1985. While Nintendo may be one of the most popular gaming companies today, dominating the 2020 market with their Switch sales, Nintendo’s origins are a bit more humble-and celebrated, with the release of the newly minted Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. Keep reading for the full product review.
so our reviewer could put it to the test. We purchased the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
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