Classic Nintendo Titles Go On Sale For The First Time Ever

Have you been meaning to play classic Nintendo titles like Donkey Kong or Punch-Out? Well, today is your lucky day as a whole swath of Nintendo’s classic arcade line-up is being sold at the e-shop for a 30% discount. 

Major Takeaways:

• A handful of classic NES titles are available for sale on the Nintendo e-shop.
• The games are at a 30% discount for the first time ever

These titles range from Donkey Kong to Mario Bros to Pinball and Ice Climber. The full list of games is written as follows: 

• Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 
• Arcade Archives Donkey Kong Jr. 
• Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 3
• Arcade Archives Mario Bros
• Arcade Archives Super Mario Bros
• Arcade Archives Punch-Out!!
• Arcade Archives Super Punch-Out!!
• Arcade Archives Excitebike
• Arcade Archives Ice Climber
• Arcade Archives Pinball
• Arcade Archives VS Balloon Fight
• Arcade Archives VS Wrecking Crew
• Arcade Archives Clu Clu Land
• Arcade Archives Sky Skipper
• Arcade Archives Urban Champion
• Arcade Archives Golf
• Arcade Archives VS Baseball
• Arcade Archives VS Tennis 
• Arcade Archives Vs Mah-Jong
• Arcade Archives Soccer 

 All of these games are currently available on the Nintendo e-shop for $5.59 each. 

Most of these games are literal classics in the gaming medium, with titles like Punch-Out!!, Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros are important cornerstones of gaming history.

While the Donkey Kong and Punch-Out!! series are currently stuck in limbo, Mario has been having a ball with two incredible modern releases back-to-back. From Super Mario Odyssey to Bowser’s Fury.

Nintendo has also been revisiting their past franchises lately with Metroid fans finally getting some love with Metroid Dread and Pikmin 4 in development. 

Fans are also eagerly awaiting any news regarding the not-yet-shown Metroid Prime 4 as well as the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom which is due next year. 

Nintendo as a company is infamous for having games that never go on sale, so this will be coming off as a surprise to many. Is this good to see? Hell yes! Is it something we can expect to see more from Nintendo in the future? Absolutely not.