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Gameboy Advance SP Released Today in North America
Txiasaeia writes "The latest version of Nintendo's venerable Gameboy has been released today in North America. The Gameboy Advance SP builds upon its predecessor by adding a front lit display, and a foldable design in order to protect the screen. Also, instead of using AA batteries to power the device, it uses a
Lithium-Ion battery. Other than that, the basic architecture of the system remains the same as the original Gameboy Advance. Most online retailers' first shipment has been sold out, but my local Walmart had plenty of copies.
Check out this Gamespy review." I snagged one at lunch today. The screen is vastly improved from the original GBA. Now the only question is how many Pokemon I can collect ;) (And yes Hemos, we got you one too ;)
When is the Gamecube device to let you play GBA games on the Gamecube coming out? That would be worth purchasing, especially if it let you play games as if you had 2 GBAs linked.
Job? I don't have time to get a job! Who will sit around and bitch about being broke and unemployed then?
These features should had all been in the original GBA release. It's a nice addition to a already good gaming system, but I can't help but think I wasted money on the original release.
Gameboy is the last refuge of new, quality 2-D gaming. Am I the only one that misses spirites? I remember thinking someday we'd have anime quality 2-D games, now I guess I'll never see animation quality Street Fighter IX in an arcade. =/
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this is probably very good for nintendo since the gamecube doesn't seem to be competeing as strong in the console market. sony may snag a lot of the share with PS's but there is basically no competition at all for gameboys.
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The headphone jack was too large to physically fit into the case. The headphone adapter is on sale now at Nintendo's site here in the US, or at stores probably Monday/Tuesday with the new Zelda game.
This thing is so small, the volume dial was too large. Went with a slider. No headphone jack should come as no surprise.
BTW, I got mine earlier this week. very nice battery life out of it.
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I must have missed the CNN story where the cybernetic clones of Sam Walton burst into recording studios and game developer offices and started executing people at random until the content met their specifications.
If, by force, you mean they refuse to sell content that a large portion of their clintelle, (particularly those in the Bible Belt South where Wal-Mart has their primary stronghold) might find offensive then get over yourself.
They also don't sell the finest porno mags but I'm not going to boycott them because they don't sell what I want.
Here's where someone says, "but Wal-Mart is a huge soul-crushing corporation" to which I say there is nothing that Wal-Mart sells that I can't get elsewhere.
That's not saying I love Wal-Mart..I personally dislike them because when they come into town they are the equivalent of retail MOAB which has killed many downtown areas in small towns all across the country..but they don't have shock troops running around forcing content providers to change their plans..
...If you really wanted one of these units. Like the last GBA release, there is no region lockout on the games or the hardware. No reason not to buy early. The big advantage is being the envy of every geek who sees you playing it on the subway.
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I read up on the afterburner and it sounds like a major pain in the rear to install without smudges or other annoyances. Getting it installed isn't all that cheap. Considering the SP is $99 I would say afterburner is going to have declining sales for a long while.
Buy some fucking rechargable AA's, you coward.
It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
executing people at random until the content met their specifications.
In many areas, Wal-Mart has a geographic monopoly on trading factory-wrapped video games for cash (no Gamestop/Babbage's, no Best Buy, no Circuit City, no Meijer, no Kmart, etc). Thus, if publishers can't sell at Wal-Mart, they can't sell at all. And if the publishers don't sell, the developers dont eat. And if the developers don't eat, they die.
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That's been happening for a long time now. in fact since the time of the original gameboy, once it went to the smaller retail packaging, they've not included gamelink cable or headphones.
They also went on the cheap with games, not providing their clamshell cases with the cartridge, which is annoying (dispite that the gamepacks are damn rugged to start with)
The headphone jack was too large to physically fit into the case.
what the hell kind of reason is that? it's not like they went:
'ok, here's how big this thing is gonna be and any features that don't fit get left out.'
come on, they left it out so they can sell you the adapter.
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