Of course.

Of course, the day after my NES arrived in the mail, Nintendo announced this.  What are the odds they would choose to reveal the Classic the day after I got an old school version?  The whole thing has a conspiratorial air to it.

At first, I was quite upset.  HDMI out is a big deal.  But then I realized the lack of flexibility of this device.  No Contra, no Batman, a highly-sanitized version of Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (Who the hell is Mr. Dream??), and only 1 instance of Mega Man.  The 30 games included with the Classic are top-notch, but there are many other games I'd like to play on the NES, which I can probably acquire relatively easily.  I think I made the right choice.

At minimum, the announcement of the Classic makes me realize I'm not alone when succumbing to video game nostalgia.  I just take more initiative than most people in actuating on it.