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8 Amazing Custom Nintendo Consoles

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Yesterday, Nintendo announced a partnership with publisher DeNA to bring its catalog of gaming IPs to mobile platforms. Mobile gaming is here to stay and every game maker is trying to find a way to capitalize of its wide reaching audience. But, consoles are still here to stay, especially for Nintendo. Topping off all of this news, Iwata also confirmed that the company is in the process of developing a new “dedicated game platform” that it has code-named “NX.” While we don’t have any more information to share about the new machine, we figured it was the perfect opportunity to look back at Nintendo consoles of years past and some of the amazing fan creations to come out of them.

How can you go wrong with a Ninja Entertainment System?

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