Alleged images of the Super Nintendo Revolution are making rounds in social media and Facebook at a time when Nintendo Co., Ltd., is failing to meet sales targets for its portable game console Nintendo 3DS and unsure whether the iPad-like console WiiU will find the same success as the Wii.

Talks about a Super Nintendo Revolution may not be surprising as Japan's consumer electronics giant may have to resurrect successful formulas of the past in order to recover from slumping sales.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video gme console released between the 1990 and 1993. The SNES was a global success, selling 49.1 million units despite competition from Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive console. Overwhelming sales of the $199 SNES allowed Nintendo to reassert itself as the leader of the console market.

Amid the growing popularity of gaming via apps in tablets and smartphones and social networks, Nintendo has tried to stop the bleeding by slashing prices and launching new software titles.

And now there's the Super Nintendo Revolution, a revamped and futuristic version of the SNES. The console now has a wireless controller and USB port and the bulky cartridges replaced by downloadable games over the Internet.

However, authors of the alleged leaked images have confirmed that they are only concept-art. "This is a concept art with the idea of ​​reviving the Super Nintendo in all its glory, but with current additions to make it more practical, but not so much," according to the ClaymanBlog

"Anyway, for fun we spent debating features a console that, unfortunately, will NEVER exist. It is simply a concept."

But believe the expression 'never say never'. The SNES continues to retained following among fans even though the consoles are no longer available in the marketplace. It has continued to thrive through console emulation and in the second hand market.

Releasing a Super Nintendo Revolution might just work for Nintendo.