cryptoadam
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Pretty sure Reggie said in an interview recently that the minis were more of a thing to fill between WiiU and Switch and that there were no plans for N64 mini and all effort would be going into Nintendo online. Then again, it is exec talk, so you can probably expect one to be announced next week!
I think Nintendo sees a N64 mini as not such a great product. Its going to be expensive in comparison to the NES/SNES. 100$ is still a lot and a bit out of impulse buy territory. The controlers are probably more expensive then NES/SNES controllers, especially if you add in rumble packs.
Then you have the game issue, since more the iconic games are locked behind licensing issues. Goldeneye, rare games, WWE/WCW games etc...
And then the simple fact that the N64 wasn't a huge hit and those early 3D games don't hold up as well (as seen with the PS Classic) and it has more chance to fail then succeed.
I think holding off and seeing how Sony does in the 32 bit nostalgia generation might be a good move. Especially with Smash launching, everyone knows that Smash would of been a big game on the N64 classic. Since Ultimate has all the characters and stages anyways it takes the shine off Smash 64.