Nintendo’s 10 Biggest Failures EVER

10. Stopping Sales Of The NES Classic

After the failure of the Wii U, Nintendo rushed out the Switch as soon as they could. Despite the fact the company only worked on it for two years, the Switch became the fastest-selling console in Nintendo's history.

However, the Switch could have come out earlier. Although it was released in March 2017, it was supposed to be available for Christmas 2016. Nintendo didn't want to lose potential sales during the busiest time of the year so they released a mini-version of the NES with 30 games pre-installed that November. The NES Classic did extremely well, selling 3.6 million units in 18 months.

The console seemed like a dream for the nostalgic fans but it had some problems. The controller cord was too short, there were some emulation glitches, and the sound was a bit iffy on certain games. Fans assumed Nintendo would fix these errors with a patch and develop updates for the console so consumers could download new games.

But once the Switch was released, Nintendo decided to fully concentrate on it, abandoning development on the NES Classic. Fans were so outraged, Nintendo decided to reproduce the NES Classic in June 2018. Sadly, development stopped again six months later.