Former Nintendo exec confirms NES and SNES Classics were made to sustain the company's business during Wii U's dark days (opens in new tab)

According to former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, the NES and SNES Classics were specifically made to help the company out during the end of the Wii U years. This may have been something that many have concluded on their own. That said, we haven’t heard about Nintendo comment on this in an official capacity. Nintendo was not in...