Analogue Super Nt+ preorder: date, time and price
The Analogue Super Nt+ preorder opens on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 8am PDT, which is 11am Eastern, 4pm in the UK and 15:00 UTC (8:30pm in India). The Mega Sg+, the Genesis and Mega Drive twin, goes on sale at the same moment. Both product pages on Analogue's site list the price as $219.99 and say shipping is expected in December 2026.
Analogue announced the pair on October 16, 2026. Time Extension, which covered the reveal, framed it as an unexpected refresh of consoles that originally arrived in 2017 and 2018 and were discontinued in 2022. Analogue's own announcement line was short: "Nearly a decade later, they return." No exact ship date has been given; press coverage of the announcement says Analogue plans to share it in the coming weeks.
What the Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ actually are
Both are FPGA consoles: instead of running a software emulator, the chip is configured to behave like the original hardware. Analogue's pages list an Altera Cyclone V FPGA in each unit and describe the pitch as "Rock solid. No emulation. Purpose-built 1080p for 2D gaming. Zero lag. Total accuracy." The Super Nt+ plays Super Nintendo and Super Famicom cartridges, region free, with more than 2,200 titles named on its page. The Mega Sg+ plays Genesis, Mega Drive and Master System cartridges.
Video leaves over HDMI at NTSC 480p, 720p and 1080p or PAL 576p, 720p and 1080p, with 48kHz, 16-bit audio. Picture options include 8:7, 4:3 and 1:1 aspect ratios, HQ2x to HQ4x scaling and scanline controls with a depth setting from 0 to 255. Each console has an SD card slot for FAT16 or FAT32 cards, and the menu offers startup actions and NTSC to PAL switching.
“Super Nt+ does not support openFPGA.”
What is new compared with the original Super Nt and Mega Sg
The headline change is wireless. Both consoles now have built-in Bluetooth and 2.4GHz radios with a dedicated pairing button and two player LEDs, so 8BitDo pads connect without a dongle. A wired controller takes priority over a wireless one when both are present, and player one's controller can switch the console on and off. Power moves to USB-C, with a 30W GaN supply in the box, and a USB-A port is reserved for Analogue's DAC or for charging pads, not for wired USB controllers.
Analogue also lists a reworked industrial design, operating system and packaging, and says the FPGA design was engineered in-house from scratch, per Time Extension. Cartridges are hot-swappable: you quit to the menu, pull the cartridge, and insert another without powering down. Dimensions are 5.2 by 6.5 by 1.6 inches for the Super Nt+ and 6.6 by 5.4 by 1.8 inches for the Mega Sg+.
The $219.99 price, and what it does not include
At $219.99 each the consoles cost $20 more than the originals, which coverage of the October 2022 final run priced at $199.99. Nothing else comes in the box to offset that: the Super Nt+ ships with an HDMI cable, a USB-C cable, the power supply and two cartridge cleaners, and the Mega Sg+ adds a Master System cartridge adapter and a Sega CD spacer. The Analogue pages are explicit that no game is bundled, whereas the first Super Nt included Super Turrican Director's Cut.
Controllers are extra. The 8BitDo SN30 for the Super Nt+ and the M30 for the Mega Sg+ are each $29.99, so a console plus one pad lands near $250 before tax and shipping. Those are US dollar prices only; the pages we checked list no other currencies. Variants are Classic, SF and Black for the Super Nt+, and USA, EU and JP for the Mega Sg+.
What the Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ do not do
Analogue is unusually blunt about the limits. The Super Nt+ page states: "Super Nt+ does not support openFPGA." That means no community cores, unlike the company's Pocket handheld. Both pages also rule out save states, overclocking, screenshots and 4K output, features found on Analogue's newer Analogue 3D. Readers in the Time Extension comments noted the same thing: the resolution ceiling is still 1080p.
Compatibility has edges too. The Mega Sg+ plays Sega CD and Mega CD only if you own an original Sega CD or Mega CD unit, and Game Gear, My Card and Mark III or SG-1000 titles need adapters sold separately. The Mega Sg+ page also lists the library as both "2,180+" and "2,200+" titles, so treat that count as approximate.
FPGA versus emulation: why Analogue says this matters
An emulator is a program that imitates old hardware on a general-purpose processor, which means timing quirks have to be approximated in software. An FPGA is a chip whose internal wiring can be reconfigured, so Analogue can describe the original console's logic in hardware instead. That is the basis for the "no emulation" and "zero lag" claims on both product pages, and it is why the company sells these as accuracy-first machines rather than as flexible retro boxes.
The trade-off is the list of exclusions above. A closed, purpose-built design is easier to keep accurate and simple to use, and it is exactly why there is no openFPGA, no save states and no overclocking. Whether that is a feature or a limit depends on what you want from a $219.99 console: a plug-in-and-play cartridge machine, or a platform you can extend.
Who should wait for the preorder and who should skip it
If you already own an original Super Nt or Mega Sg, the upgrades are convenience: no wireless dongle, USB-C power, hot-swapping and the new menu. That may not justify $219.99 unless you want to sell the old unit. If you have never owned one, this is a new chance to buy: Time Extension says the originals were discontinued in 2022, and the 2022 run was billed at the time as final.
If you want openFPGA, save states or 4K, this is the wrong product and the company says so itself. Preorders open at 8am PDT on Monday and December shipping means orders placed now are Christmas-adjacent at best, so check the confirmed ship date when Analogue publishes it before assuming a gift will arrive in time.
Frequently asked
When is the Analogue Super Nt+ preorder?
The Analogue Super Nt+ preorder opens Monday, October 19, 2026 at 8am PDT, according to Analogue's product page and Time Extension. That is 11am Eastern, 4pm in the UK, 15:00 UTC and 8:30pm in India. The Mega Sg+ opens at the same time. Analogue lists shipping as December 2026 and has not given an exact date, so the preorder is a reservation rather than a delivery promise for the holidays.
How much does the Analogue Super Nt+ cost?
The Super Nt+ costs $219.99, the same as the Mega Sg+, according to Analogue's product pages and Notebookcheck. The original Super Nt and Mega Sg sold for $199.99 in October 2022, so the new price is $20 higher. Controllers are extra: the 8BitDo SN30 for the Super Nt+ is $29.99. Only US dollar pricing was visible on the pages we checked, and tax and shipping are added at checkout.
When does the Analogue Super Nt+ ship?
Analogue says the Super Nt+ and Mega Sg+ ship in December 2026. No exact date has been announced, and press coverage of the announcement says Analogue will share more detail in the coming weeks. Because preorders open October 19 and shipping is expected two months later, anyone buying as a gift should wait for the confirmed date before relying on arrival before a holiday.
What is different between the Super Nt+ and the original Super Nt?
The Super Nt+ adds built-in Bluetooth and 2.4GHz wireless for up to two players, USB-C power, a USB-A port for Analogue's DAC or charging pads, hot-swappable cartridges, power on and off from the controller, and a reworked design and operating system. It keeps the FPGA approach and 1080p HDMI output. It also drops the bundled game: the original shipped with Super Turrican Director's Cut and the Super Nt+ includes none.
Does the Analogue Super Nt+ support openFPGA?
No. Analogue's Super Nt+ page states that it does not support openFPGA, which is the framework that lets the Analogue Pocket run community-made cores. The Mega Sg+ page makes the same exclusion. Both also list no save states, no overclocking, no screenshots and no 4K output. They are built to play original cartridges accurately at up to 1080p, not to be general-purpose retro platforms.
Does the Mega Sg+ play Master System and Sega CD games?
The Mega Sg+ plays Genesis, Mega Drive and Master System cartridges, and ships with a Master System cartridge adapter. Sega CD and Mega CD games work only if you also own an original Sega CD or Mega CD unit, and the box includes a Sega CD spacer for that setup. Game Gear, My Card and Mark III or SG-1000 titles need separate adapters, which Analogue sells apart from the console.