I was interested in getting all three of these consoles, but I'm confused as why the NT Mini is twice the price of the other two consoles. Is there something I'm missing as to why the price is as high as it is?
Posted Jun 20, 2019, 8:29 PM UTC
I think it's far more than double now that you can't buy it through Analogue anymore.
It's a lot more than that now, because it's no longer produced. They're selling for thousands on eBay.
They didn't make nearly as many.
-Aluminum shell body as opposed to plastic
-Dual Analog and HDMI A/V outputs as opposed to HDMI only
Those were the two big reasons. Now of course they sell for $1000+ on eBay. I'd like to see another NT released with a plastic body and HDMI only to reduce costs. I'd also like to see Analogue Interactive's DAC become available.
I think there were also R&D costs that were factored in. I believe the NT Mini was Analogue's first FPGA console (the original NT used salvaged NES/Famicom systems), and required a lot of development. Analogue also said that the amount of testing they needed to do on each unit of the NT Mini was insane, which explains why they no longer make them.
Analogue started out selling a consolized wooden case neo geo mvs. Then came the analogue nt, an Nes solution partially using original Nes parts. After that it was the fpga based nt mini. Analogue started out as a niche boutique style seller. They caught a lot of guff for selling a nearly $500 Nes. They moved away from that high priced market and had the plastic super nt made. They stopped making the Nt Mini and it's very possible it's never made again. The original retail price is a bargain compared to what they go for now. New $2-3k. Used $1000-$1800
I think others answered the question so I just wanted to chime in and say that if you are looking for an FPGA NES the RetoUSB AVS is a FANTASTIC machine. It's not as fully featured as the Analogue devices but it's still 100% worth the money.