SNES Edition New Nintendo 3DS XL Is Gorgeous, But Sadly Only Coming To This Region

Nintendo is all about the Super Nintendo nostalgia this year – pre-orders for the SNES Classic […]

September 5, 2017, 2:05pm

Nintendo is all about the Super Nintendo nostalgia this year – pre-orders for the SNES Classic edition just went up (and, of course, sold out within minutes), but thankfully there’s another option for folks who want to bring back those warm, fuzzy early-90s feelings.

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Nintendo’s UK branch has announced a special SNES edition of the New Nintendo 3DS XL is on the way. Check out a first glimpse, below:

Introducing the New Nintendo #3DS XL – Super Nintendo Entertainment System Edition, coming to store shelves on 13/10! #NintendoGC pic.twitter.com/45YNDK1nNm
— Nintendo UK (@NintendoUK) August 22, 2017

Sadly, the SNES New 3DS XL is a European exclusive, and it’s likely to stay that way. Nintendo previously released a Japanese Super Famicom edition of the New 3DS XL, making this essentially a re-used design (the European SNES was more-or-less identical to the Super Famicom). Of course, the American SNES had a unique boxy purple-and-grey look, so doing a SNES 3DS here would require a totally new design. Maybe Nintendo will go ahead and do that, but I have my doubts.

But hey, if you’re European this is actually a pretty good alternative to the SNES Classic Edition. It isn’t just about the system’s looks – the New Nintendo 3DS XL can play SNES games (unlike the basic model 3DS). Here’s the full list of SNES classics available through the New 3DS Virtual Console.