Why Wasn't Tetris on NES Classic?
Tetris wasn't on the NES Classic likely due to licensing issues. Ownership of the game has changed hands a few times.
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I've read that the rights to Tetris are quite complicated and Nintendo might not have been able to secure them for the NES Classic.
Just a wild guess, but maybe they wanted to include some less obvious choices on the NES Classic?
Nintendo probably ran into licensing problems with Tetris, which is a shame because it's such an iconic game!
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