Gameboy Micro

[taro-chan]

What the...
Completely unexpected from Nintendo... I seriously thought it would be all about the DS. That thing looks so tiny, I'll probably step on it and break it by accident.

So many different Gameboys... ugh

Does that also mean they will continue GBA support?

http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/615/615160p1.html?fromint=1

[Cryptic_Soul]

yea i dunno why nintendo it doing this.........DS came out just recently

[wanted]

Pointless....definitely not consider if I was in the market for handheld.
Should be cheap if it only plays old games, reminds me of GB pocket.

[d_jedi]

And the advantage over the GBA is...

...

what?


"Because of its diminutive size and industrial-hip look, Game Boy Micro immediately identifies the person playing it as a trendsetter with discriminating style."

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[felix]

Here's another link :
http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/615/615202p1.html

[felix]

And the advantage over the GBA is...

...

what?

"The LCD screen is far, far more bright and vibrant than the GBA SP system, more in line with the backlight technology of the Nintendo DS system. GBA games are definitely much more vivid in light and color on the device, and text is completely legible even at the slightly smaller size."

[sleepyguy]

Unless it comes out at like $50 then it's a dead end... Big N better have something else up it's sleeve...

[sfu_lifer]

Actually I think i'm gonna get one of these and sell of my SP. I don't really use it to do any link ups to the GC anymore and the SP screen leaves a lot to be desire. I wouldn't mind carrying around one of these.

[_pOtEnZa_]

nice little unit
http://pocketmedia.ign.com/pocket/image/article/615/615202/hands-on-game-boy-micro-20050517002049934.jpg

[Headhunter]

Nintendo isn't even beating a dead horse anymore, it's playing with its rotting corpse...

[Jump]

^Agree completely! They're just trying to mush their 'Game & Watch' design into the GBAs.

[Carnage]

"The LCD screen is far, far more bright and vibrant than the GBA SP system, more in line with the backlight technology of the Nintendo DS system. GBA games are definitely much more vivid in light and color on the device, and text is completely legible even at the slightly smaller size."

Was the GBA the one that originally shiped with a screen without a backlight at all? The one that was really hard to see? I keep remember people complaining about those.

How many gameboys have been released in the last few years? It's too hard to keep track of them.

[Fantaz]

GBA SP is still the best design. The clam shell style protects the screen and buttons.

[goldenegg]

If the screen is at least as good as the DS, I'll get one for sure! It's the perfect compliment for my PSP as it's the only way to get portable 2D gaming. I sold my GBA SP a long time ago as the screen was such a pain to look at.

[_pOtEnZa_]

GBA SP is still the best design. The clam shell style protects the screen and buttons.

i second that totally, that micro gonna get the screen scratche in no time, exept if the release a nice ULTRA slim cover for it..

[jordan23]

isn't the sp small enough already? :razz:

[mogwai]

this one has a headphone jack, better/adjustable screen, extra small design, lithium-ion battery

and its plays every Gameboy game to date (not the DS game though) I think its cool and keep in mind the GBA SP has sold more than any other system in any part of the world, yes even the mighty PS2 despite being released 8 months later.

anyways, nothing special or innovative here, but its still nice to have a really small, cheaper, portable gaming device around.

[trunkzz]

the screen is smaller, isn't it

read somewhere it was 2 inches compared to the sp's 2.9 :-\ gonna have to quint to play the games now

[goldenegg]

its plays every Gameboy game to date (not the DS game though)

People still seem to think the DS is part of the Gameboy line of products. It isn't. It's called the Nintendo DS, not Gameboy DS.

[Spare-Flair]

http://img274.echo.cx/img274/1619/gbmicro3lv.jpg

What this would rock for is if they crammed it into an NES controller casing (it would fit) and then loaded the cart full of NES roms.

[Sgt_Strider]

The design looks alright to me, but I think Nintendo needs to come out with something big to keep the PSP at bay. I still think the DS is a joke and not really that portable. Nintendo better come out with something big soon or else they'll end up like Sega. In fact, with the way things are going, Nintendo seems to be following Sega's path...

[P__S__2]

yup it does look like NES controller.

[Cruel_Angel]

SP may be a good design, but this thing is freakin tiny!!! 4x2x0.7

I'm so gona get this.

[Fantaz]

Well, they said it's going to have interchangable faceplates so I bet they're going to do an NES one.

[One369]

maybe this one will come with a mp3 player?? That would be amazing :)

[Fantaz]

Nintendo has announced a while back that they will release an adapter that will allow you to play MP3s and MPEG-4 videos off memory cards for around $50. So then Gameboy Micro could also be considered a very tiny media player.

[thedon]

no mp3 that i've heard of but if they package it with the play-yan for cheap i think it would do pretty well.... heck i might get it too since i already have every gameboy so far

[P__S__2]

I agree with you on that point..

[CSR]

GOOD....coming out in fall.. means mroe comptition for PSP = PSP price drop WOOT!

[trunkzz]

i wouldn't consider the gba competition for psp, not even close

[mahjongmaniac]

kinda pointless IMO...

but maybe nintendo's trying to counterattack the competition against sony's PSP...

[Majinvegeta]

kinda pointless IMO...

but maybe nintendo's trying to counterattack the competition against sony's PSP...

I agree,

but I just dont get what the heck Nintendo is doing :S Like really, why not just make a newer version of DS with the addons, its pointless to go back and improve something thats becoming obsolete.

And if the DS already has the features that this new tiny console is giving away for OLD games, why not just get a freaking DS and be able to play old and new games that are still pouring in for this console?

Seriously, its just a freakin marketing scheme...unless you cant afford a DS and really need something cheap and dont mind oldy games..I dont see why you would buy it.

[Spare-Flair]

This would be great with a NES controller faceplate. Even better if you could mod it into an actual NES controller and you probably could as it looks like half the size. Then fill a cart full of roms.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/post-26-1116397695.jpg

[elty]

no one understand wtf is Nintendo thinking....

Ditch the PS project with Sony
WTF is about that red VB thing?
Go with expensive ROM instead of CD with N64
Then late make 64DD which is about useless.
Finally GC make some sense, but too much has been lost.
No one understand why Nintendo will release the DS too, but apperantly it is not bad

I think it will be more interesting to have a DS Micro

[Ojam]

no one understand wtf is Nintendo thinking....

Ditch the PS project with Sony
WTF is about that red VB thing?
Go with expensive ROM instead of CD with N64
Then late make 64DD which is about useless.
Finally GC make some sense, but too much has been lost.
No one understand why Nintendo will release the DS too, but apperantly it is not bad

I think it will be more interesting to have a DS Micro

They are thinking they are continuing to make money on hardware AND games while the other two only make money on games. What people don't seem to get is Nintendo doesn't have to be Number one in sales as long as they are making Money and the other two are loosing. The Micro? It’s marketing, that’s all anything is, people will buy it, and Nintendo will make money off of it. Yes it is competition for the PSP (and DS), just like Trains are competition for airlines, just because one is more advanced then the other doesn't mean they won’t compete against each other.

[nfnx]

oh gosh... nintendo is off the market..... their recycling their only unit of success... sony will eventually end nintendos reign in the handheld world...

too many gameboys...

[WiZZLa]

Damn that's small. Too small for a kid IMO, they would probably lose it.

[ElvishMerchant]

It's all a numbers game. By having yet another GBA extention on the market, they can claim even more handheld units sold each fiscal period. People WILL buy this and Nintendo WILL make piles of money from it. The GBA isn't going anywhere for at least a year. If I had to guess (based on E3 Revolution info & speculation)... the Next-gen Gameboy will probably launch fall 2006, be everything the PSP is but with build-in flash memory (or hard drive), WiFi connectivity (possibly with online content storage), Multimedia enabled (better support for more formats than PSP), AND be "new-definition backwards compatible" with emulated Gameboy/Color, GBA, & most likely NES/SNES/N64... most likely even shared accounts with the Revolution (i.e. you buy "Earthbound" for Revolution, you can also play it on the new Gameboy. This is just speculation, but after what they've revealed so far, it's not hard guess at what they most likely have planned next. The main reason it hasn't been done yet, is that the market isn't ready for a system to their standards (long battery, etc.) to be priced at $200 or less (CDN) and Nintendo knows better than to release a $300 handheld.

[thedon]

cool its even smaller than i expected

nintendo hasn't stopped producing gba games so theres no reason they wouldn't revise there hardware.... it probably won't cost anymore ne ways.

the psp is cool and all but its big and expensive, totally different market... and even then, the psp is by no means dominating the market and by the looks of it probably never will

[taro-chan]

It's all a numbers game. By having yet another GBA extention on the market, they can claim even more handheld units sold each fiscal period. People WILL buy this and Nintendo WILL make piles of money from it. The GBA isn't going anywhere for at least a year. If I had to guess (based on E3 Revolution info & speculation)... the Next-gen Gameboy will probably launch fall 2006, be everything the PSP is but with build-in flash memory (or hard drive), WiFi connectivity (possibly with online content storage), Multimedia enabled (better support for more formats than PSP), AND be "new-definition backwards compatible" with emulated Gameboy/Color, GBA, & most likely NES/SNES/N64... most likely even shared accounts with the Revolution (i.e. you buy "Earthbound" for Revolution, you can also play it on the new Gameboy. This is just speculation, but after what they've revealed so far, it's not hard guess at what they most likely have planned next. The main reason it hasn't been done yet, is that the market isn't ready for a system to their standards (long battery, etc.) to be priced at $200 or less (CDN) and Nintendo knows better than to release a $300 handheld.
Yup, that's what I've been thinking about as well. It would make the most sense right about now. DS isn't really the next gen gameboy, I think. It was just a temporary thing to retain partial market share during the PSP and next gen gameboy development. Too many rumours about Nintendo and no one really knows what's going on. They've always been like that and will continue to be. This gameboy, will indeed have sales.

Honestly, I would rather have one of theses Micro's over a PSP. The simple reason is that I can have access to all my GBA/GB games and flash memory. Granted, the PSP has better visuals, it is larger and the games are expensive. Gameboy is indeed a cheaper alternative. Did we all forget what the point of the hand held was? To lower the cost of games and hardware while on the road. With the PSP, every accessory is so expensive.

It's a matter of costs and PSP costs too much.

[Cruel_Angel]

oh gosh... nintendo is off the market..... their recycling their only unit of success... sony will eventually end nintendos reign in the handheld world...

too many gameboys...


I totally disagree! DS is doing better than PSP, world wide. And heck gameboy is like the best selling console world wide, you can't go anywhere without seeing somebody playing a SP. Now with Micro, not only does it have alot of cool factor, but it's probably gona be cheep like under 150 CDN. With 700+ games backing it up, this thing is gona do alot of damage. The "gameboy" fanchise isn't broken, sales are still huge, games are still great, so why make a new gameboy to compete with PSP? DS is already outselling it, besides that I think DS and gameboy can co-exist. PSP has some searous work to do to catch up to the success of Nintendos portable success. PSP didn't sell out on day one. To get any of PSP's "cool" functions you gotta get at least a 512 card which will draw you back another 100 bucks, to add to the 299/350 you paid for the unit, plus games, your shelling a hell of alot to play a portable system. Micro is such a good idea, they took the gameboy and made it cooler, this sucker is gona sell huge.

[mark_in_2k]

DS is doing better than PSP, world wide.
Let's not forget that a huge portion of the world has yet to see an official release of the PSP, so you're comparisons in terms of units sold is a moot point. Oh, and the DS has been out longer.

What would make for a more intereting comparison would be to look at the sales of the DS just up to, and after the launch of the PSP.

[taro-chan]

What would make for a more intereting comparison would be to look at the sales of the DS just up to, and after the launch of the PSP.
Another interesting comparison would be to compare the amount of returned defective PSPs were returned and therefore reducing the amount of store stock.

"Sold out" has a new meaning.

[_pOtEnZa_]

They are thinking they are continuing to make money on hardware AND games while the other two only make money on games. What people don't seem to get is Nintendo doesn't have to be Number one in sales as long as they are making Money and the other two are loosing. The Micro? It’s marketing, that’s all anything is, people will buy it, and Nintendo will make money off of it. Yes it is competition for the PSP (and DS), just like Trains are competition for airlines, just because one is more advanced then the other doesn't mean they won’t compete against each other.

totally agree, nintendo never had and probably never will have a quartly net loss, they had their problem but good old pokemon came to their rescue and saved them

[Supra_KL]

maybe this one will come with a mp3 player?? That would be amazing :)

Would a GBA Flash card work?

[thedon]

Let's not forget that a huge portion of the world has yet to see an official release of the PSP, so you're comparisons in terms of units sold is a moot point. Oh, and the DS has been out longer.

What would make for a more intereting comparison would be to look at the sales of the DS just up to, and after the launch of the PSP.

yup but in japan they were released at about the same time so if u look at weekly sales in japan the psp is still not doing quite as good.... next month would be a better comparison for north america sales since all the psp hype should be gone by then

psp is no doubt a better system but right now its expensive and has no must have games...... apparently nintendogs is a large reason ds is doing so good in japan

[poppa]

totally agree, nintendo never had and probably never will have a quartly net loss, they had their problem but good old pokemon came to their rescue and saved them

Actually, Nintendo did post a netloss because of low sales of Gamecube here (http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news004_20031004.html) . Honestly, they've done well in the handheld market, but what the heck are they doing in the console business!? The average age of a gamer is 29 (or somewhere around there), and they design/market their product towards the younger crowd. They have lost touch with their fan base...

[Cruel_Angel]

What would make for a more intereting comparison would be to look at the sales of the DS just up to, and after the launch of the PSP.


When I talk about the numbers, the numbers are done from the North American Market, and the Japanese Market. And DS is still winning in both. Nintendogs has majorly boosted DS sales in japan.

[trunkzz]

http://img273.echo.cx/img273/4831/83029658743426316rw.jpg
http://img273.echo.cx/img273/7763/68338411738846163kw.jpg

[WiZZLa]

I find myself liking it a little more, but that could be because it's very reminiscent of an old NES controller. :confused:

[lithiumli]

wow that's really small, but it doesn't really look that nice

[Jump]

Guess it depends if you have a use for it or not too. I mean if you have a GBA SP then why get this? But like others mentioned, it all boils down to price. If this mini is gonna be below $50 then it's going to totally dominate the market. Too bad Squeenix is only making the FF3 port for DS and now GBA.

[sfu_lifer]

Guess it depends if you have a use for it or not too. I mean if you have a GBA SP then why get this? But like others mentioned, it all boils down to price. If this mini is gonna be below $50 then it's going to totally dominate the market. Too bad Squeenix is only making the FF3 port for DS and now GBA.
I'm getting one because of the backlit screen. The SP's screen, frankly sucks. And once I put a screen protector on this baby, i'm just chucking it in my pocket.

[Squeeky]

Nintendo really dropped the ball by not including mp3 oR movie playback on the thinG. I know you can buy the extra adapter, but that's BS. If it was built in with a little SD slot, this thing would rock!

[biosh]

This would be great with a NES controller faceplate. Even better if you could mod it into an actual NES controller and you probably could as it looks like half the size. Then fill a cart full of roms.

http://www.macrossworld.com/mwf/uploads/post-26-1116397695.jpg

That's a giant's hand they have modelling it!

When I checked the specs, it's dimensions were not significantly smaller than the SP - plus as has been mentioned you lose the folding capabilty, which is not only stylish and ergonomic for adjusting viewing angle, but it also protects the screen.

I don't get the need for this particular form factor either - now, if it was really small and had enough flash memory that you could onload the cartridge through a cable dock then leave it behind - well, that might be something...

;)

[Ojam]

Actually, Nintendo did post a netloss because of low sales of Gamecube here (http://it.asia1.com.sg/newsdaily/news004_20031004.html) . Honestly, they've done well in the handheld market, but what the heck are they doing in the console business!? The average age of a gamer is 29 (or somewhere around there), and they design/market their product towards the younger crowd. They have lost touch with their fan base...

They still made a profit over all though from their operating activities, and the reason they had the loss in the first place was because of systematic risk rather then anything they could help.

[sfu_lifer]

That's a giant's hand they have modelling it!

When I checked the specs, it's dimensions were not significantly smaller than the SP - plus as has been mentioned you lose the folding capabilty, which is not only stylish and ergonomic for adjusting viewing angle, but it also protects the screen.

I don't get the need for this particular form factor either - now, if it was really small and had enough flash memory that you could onload the cartridge through a cable dock then leave it behind - well, that might be something...

;)
It's smaller than the PSP's screen :)
As for Nintendo losing cash, that was one of the few quarters they actually lost and their handheld couldn't sustain the Gamecube's losses. I've been hearing great things since that quarter.
Opposite of Sony at the moment. Their PS2 is making a killing with their overpriced/sub-quality hardware sales and losing money on the PSP :D

[biosh]

Gameboy Micro: 4" x 2" x 0.7"

Gameboy SP: 3.3" x 3.23" x 0.97"

[dr4gon7]

psp is doing bad cause sony said they wont replace dead pixle PSP's they just said "It happen's" which is pretty dumb.

[plisk3n]

Hey guys, I got back from E3 and just wanted to add my 2 cents. I got to handle this thing up close, and its REAL tiny. This thing reminds me of my older 8xxx series Nokia cellphone. The screen itself is extremely clear and crisp.

I thought I would swear off the GBA since I got the PSP, but Nintendo keeps pulling me back in. This is definitely a cool gadget to own even if you already have a GBA SP. They're in totally different leagues.

Here are my personal pics that I've taken of this unit:

http://img289.echo.cx/img289/315/dsc036763go.th.jpg (http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc036763go.jpg)
http://img289.echo.cx/img289/873/dsc036799jk.th.jpg (http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc036799jk.jpg)
http://img289.echo.cx/img289/3295/dsc040208xo.th.jpg (http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc040208xo.jpg)
http://img289.echo.cx/img289/8727/dsc040228aa.th.jpg (http://img289.echo.cx/my.php?image=dsc040228aa.jpg)

Click on the picture for bigger versions!

[Agent_J]

nice pics plisk3n :) any chance you got some more pics of the models from the 1st pic or any other models from E3 :cheesygri ?

[felix]

Was the GBA the one that originally shiped with a screen without a backlight at all? The one that was really hard to see? I keep remember people complaining about those.

Yes, that's the last system without built in lighting. It went like this :

Game & Watch series -- varies
Original GameBoy -- black & white (well, actually green & yellow :D )
GameBoy Pocket -- black & white (much better quality LCD than above)
Indiglo GameBoy Pocket (japan only) -- same as above but with Timex Indiglo backlit technology
Gameboy Color -- first colour LCD screen!
GameBoy Advance -- larger screen, higher resolution and more colours than above
Gameboy SP -- same screen as above, with frontlit
Gameboy Micro -- smaller screen than above, with backlit
Nintendo DS -- two screens, with backlit


GBA SP is still the best design. The clam shell style protects the screen and buttons.
I agree! :)

[taro-chan]

It's smaller than the PSP's screen :)
As for Nintendo losing cash, that was one of the few quarters they actually lost and their handheld couldn't sustain the Gamecube's losses. I've been hearing great things since that quarter.
Opposite of Sony at the moment. Their PS2 is making a killing with their overpriced/sub-quality hardware sales and losing money on the PSP :D

Here is the article:
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05/26/news_6126572.html

and another one:
http://cube.ign.com/articles/619/619396p1.html

[plisk3n]

nice pics plisk3n :) any chance you got some more pics of the models from the 1st pic or any other models from E3 :cheesygri ?

Oh yeah, I have a ton of booth babe pictures. Maybe I should make a new topic so we don't derail this thread?

[Fantaz]

plisk3n, what were you doing at E3?

[plisk3n]

plisk3n, what were you doing at E3?

What else can I do there? Checking out booth babes, taking lots of pictures, getting free stuff and playing games!

I have a friend who is in the "industry" and was able to get me passes for the show. :)

[sfu_lifer]

What else can I do there? Checking out booth babes, taking lots of pictures, getting free stuff and playing games!

I have a friend who is in the "industry" and was able to get me passes for the show. :)
I think I echo everyone here when I say: Please post booth babes pics.

[FboyZ]

Yeah, you can count on my vote for the booth babes!! :D

[plisk3n]

LOL, ok I just posted up my personal E3 babe's gallery.

http://forums.redflagdeals.com/showthread.php?t=165565

Enjoy!

[Fantaz]

Bah, who cares about booth babes. Go watch some porn.

How much did your plane ticket cost?

[plisk3n]

Bah, who cares about booth babes. Go watch some porn.

How much did your plane ticket cost?

Bah, who cares about sex when you have your hand right? :D

The plane ticket was $470 round trip.

[MMMMMike]

Was looking for a case for my Gameboy Micro and came across this old thread.
Neat to see what people had to say about Nintendo a year ago.

So, anyone seen cases or covers for the Gameboy Micro?

Not much on eBay at all.

Thanks,
Mike