Ars Technica reports [arstechnica.com] that Nintendo, citing "high demand," has decided to cease production of its NES Classic Edition [wikipedia.org] game console, also known as the NES Classic Mini. According to the story,
The fact that the miniature unit could be hacked to run any number of NES ROMs (or even to run Linux) may have had something to do with that surge of interest.
previously:
Famicom Classic Mini Console Sold 263k Units in Japan [soylentnews.org]
Nintendo to Bring $60 "Retro" Video Gaming Console to U.S. Market [soylentnews.org]