Nintendo has been playing the nostalgia game recently with the release of the scarce but highly valued NES Classic Edition, as well as the upcoming follow-up system, SNES Classic Edition, which sold out its pre-orders within an hour. Of course, it would be good business for Nintendo to continue riding the classics train, and according to a recent trademark filing, the Nintendo 64 could get the same treatment.

NeoGAF user Rosti revealed Nintendo has recently filed trademarks for several of its controllers, including the NES, the SNES, the Switch, and the Nintendo 64 on the European Union Intellectual Property Office website. The controllers were filed under goods and services, which points to a physical version of the controllers being the crux of the patents. Before the NES and SNES Classic Editions announcements, similar trademarks were found, leading to further speculation a Nintendo 64 version of the Classic Edition is on its way.

Granted, the filing could be for the future development of the Switch, as the upcoming Virtual Console for the system could allow for revamped controllers to be used. Regardless, Nintendo fans would be ecstatic to get their hands on a plug-and-play version of the console that introduced classics like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Super Mario 64.

While the NES and SNES Classic Editions sold well, hopefully Nintendo will take a different approach to production with the possible Nintendo 64 Classic, as the current SNES models are being scalped online for extreme prices. Nintendo apparently tried to remedy the shortage of NES consoles by creating a Super Famicom Mini in Japan, thus giving two versions of the SNES generation, as well as upping overall production. However, no numbers have shown the difference in available units between the NES and SNES systems.

Posted: Jul 20, 2017 6:41 pm
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