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SNES Classic Edition has been confirmed for Australia and New Zealand
Tue, 27th Jun 2017
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Nintendo has announced that it will be selling the highly sought-after SNES Classic Edition later this year in Australia and New Zealand.  Nintendo Australia confirmed via a press release that the SNES Classic Edition is out on September 30th, 2017 for those of us living over in Australia and New Zealand. It will go for a price of $119.95 AUD. According to a listing on Mighty Ape, the New Zealand price will be $139.99 NZD.  The console comes with two controllers so you can have two-player action out of the box. It also has an HDMI cable as well as a USB Power cable. The package is rounded off with 21 pre-installed video games. The list can be seen below.

  • Contra 3: The Alien Wars
  • Donkey Kong Country
  • EarthBound
  • Final Fantasy 3
  • F-ZERO
  • Kirby Super Star
  • Kirby's Dream Course
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
  • Mega Man X
  • Secret of Mana
  • Star Fox
  • Star Fox 2
  • Street Fighter 2 Turbo: Hyper Fighting
  • Super Castlevania 4
  • Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
  • Super Mario Kart
  • Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
  • Super Mario World
  • Super Metroid
  • Super Punch-Out!!
  • Yoshi's Island

Probably the most exciting game in the collection is the previously unreleased Star Fox 2. This is the first time that Nintendo fans will be able to officially play the game. The game was cancelled back in the '90s, but now you can play it over 20 years later.