Sure thing. Let’s dive into this—though, I gotta admit, I’m not totally sure where we’re going, but that’s part of the fun, right?
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So, Analogue’s at it again. They’re rehashing that old Nintendo 64, calling it the Analogue 3D now—yeah, they switched the name from Analogue 64, if you can believe it. But hey, here’s the twist: they’re a bit late to the party… again. Says they’ll start shipping in “late August.” Honestly, is anyone surprised? Not really.
Apparently, they dropped this news bomb on social media, blaming some “tariff changes last week.” Like, what even are tariff changes, and why do they always show up right when stuff’s supposed to get exciting? But the good vibe is, Analogue says they’ll cover those extra costs—so your preorder price stays put. Gotta respect that, right?
But, for those who signed up early, this might not be the best news. Seems like some are getting antsy, considering you can cancel for a refund. But who’d wanna back out now after tossing away 250 bucks already? Might as well ride the wave till the end since prices could shoot up anyway. Who knows?
Throwing things into perspective, Analogue teased us with this back in 2023, said they’d ship in Q1 2025. Then bam, March rolled around, and they’re like, “Sorry, folks. Gotta delay till July.” No juicy reasons then, and now? More waiting till August. Feels like we’re part of some lengthy saga.
And the new console? It’s looking to nudge that old, wheezy N64 out of your living room. Promises to play all your dusty cartridges, no matter where they’re from—USA, Europe, Japan, you name it. The styling? It’s got that modern touch, plus 4K HDMI. Speaking of which, have you ever tried describing the sound of HDMI cables being plugged in? It’s kinda like, hmm, metallic whispers? Anyway, where was I?
Oh, and yeah, the cool part: they’ve got original-style controller ports too. Blast from the past. No emulation trickery here, nope. It’s all about this fancy FPGA tech doing magic at a transistor level. Makes you wonder if the engineers dance around transistor fires chanting incantations. Nah, probably not.
Just so you know, it won’t run any, um, borrowed ROMs. Strictly cartridge business here. And while all that sounds dandy, until it shows up on someone’s doorstep, it’s still just wishful thinking. Hey, if you’ve seen Analogue’s past work (Game Boy junkies, holla at me), you might trust them. Or maybe not! Either way, I’ll be over here watching, seeing if they hit that next deadline.
One last thing: if you want more news and rambles like this, follow some hardware folks on Google News. Who knows, maybe they’ll drop more late-breaking shenanigans into your feed.
