Fans recently spotted what looked to be a clear indication of what was being planned in 2018 to follow the SNES Classic Mini.
On Nintendo.co.uk there is a handy list of 19 online game manuals for the Nintendo 64, which has sparked a lot of debate around a N64 Mini hitting the market.
This number of games listed are similar to the number of titles that have been found loaded onto the NES Classic Mini and Super Nintendo.
The list also includes a lot of fan favourites, with Super Mario 64, Mario Kart 64, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Donkey Kong 64 among the selection.
However, while fans are hoping this is the next big piece of evidence to support the launch of a Mini N64, another explanation has been found.
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It’s apparently a list of N64 games released on the Wii U Virtual Console in Europe.
This would suggest that this latest piece of news is just a coincidence, although there has been others listings found in the past that still back an eventual N64 Mini launch.
Nintendo filed a patent relating to the controller of the Nintendo 64 back in July.
The Japanese games giant filed trademarks for the Switch, as well as the NES and SNES controllers in Europe.
Last December, Nintendo in Japan filed a trademark for the SNES controller, ahead of the announcement of a SNES Classic Mini.
A similar trademark for the NES controller was also filed ahead of the reveal of the NES Classic Mini.
Recent NPD results have revealed just how fruitful it can be for Nintendo to have a better level of stock in its release month.
NPD analyst Mat Piscatella has confirmed that the Super Nintendo was the highest selling hardware platform in September.
To put that into perspective, it means that the little retro console with limited stock managed to beat the Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One in the United States.
Here is the list of 19 Nintendo 64 games the Nintendo.co.uk website has manuals for:
• 1080° Snowboarding
• Bomberman 64
• Donkey Kong 64
• Excitebike 64
• F-Zero X
• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Mario Golf
• Mario Kart 64
• Mario Party 2
• Mario Tennis
• Paper Mario
• Pokémon Snap
• Sin and Punishment
• Star Fox 64
• Super Mario 64
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• Wave Race 64
• Yoshi’s Story