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Nintendo’s sought-after NES Classic Mini is back for sale online – but there’s a catch
Players can only buy the console if they splash out on a bundle of games
SUPER Mario fans are jumping for joy over news Nintendo's Classic Mini edition is back on sale in the UK.
is selling the popular games console even though it is no longer being produced by Nintendo - but there is one big catch.
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The popular site is only selling the NES as part of much bigger, more expensive bundles, with the cheapest costing £105.
That deal includes the NES, a Legend of Zelda puzzle, a Mario piranha plant puppet, and three pieces of artwork, ,
There are plenty of other deals available, but they'll all cost upward of £100 with the most expensive costing £170.
A statement from ThinkGeek explains: “We're very excited to have received this last allotment of NES Classic Editions, and we want them to land in the hands of true fans and not resellers.
“We also need to be able to be profitable on the products we sell. So, we've limited them to one per customer and packaged them with a number of our best-selling Nintendo-themed products.
“Fans have reacted very positively to our Nintendo Switch packages, and we believe we will see a similar reaction to these collections.”
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