The adorably tiny, $60 NES Classic Edition is officially a collector's item at this point: Nintendo halted production as of April, and has no plans to make more in the future.
Nintendo
Bummer!
Other than going to places like eBay, where you'll pay a premium for the system, there's another strong option for buying something similar to the NES Classic Edition without actually getting it: It's called the RetroN 1 HD.
Try to ignore the dumb name for a second while you take a gander at this attractive little box:
Hyperkin
Pretty fresh, right?
Not bad, right? Here's the kicker: It costs just $39.99, and it can play every single NES game. Here's the deal.
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