Returning to the stores in June, Nintendo’s NES Classic game console—a miniaturized version of the 1985 original—outsold the PlayStation, XBox One and its own Switch to rule the hardware charts.
“The NES Classic was June 2018’s highest unit-selling hardware platform, while the PlayStation 4 led the market in dollar sales,” wrote Mat Piscatella, an analyst with the NPD Group. “This is the first time a Nintendo Entertainment System console has led in monthly unit sales since NPD tracking began in 1995.”
Granted, it’s only $60 (at least when you can find it) with dozens of free games, but that’s not bad for a 33-year design. Now, about that credit-card sized Gameboy Classic everyone’s dreaming of…
NES Classic [Amazon link]