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Special Famicom Edition GBA Revealed

Posted by simoniker on from the potent-geek-toy dept.

Tim Grube writes "Gaming Horizon is running a story announcing that Nintendo of Japan has revealed a special edition GameBoy Advance SP to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Famicom/NES. A total of 1000 will be made and will not be available for sale. Instead, they will be given away as part of a lottery if you purchase certain GBA games." IGN Pocket has more information, including a good picture of the unit, which sports the original maroon and white Famicom colors.

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  1. pure genius. by andrew_dupont · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Great marketing strategy--giving GBAs to those who already have them.

    (Yeah, yeah, I know. Collector's item and whatnot.)

    I rather like the ugly little unit, actually. Bit of a nostalgia kick that only the Japanese can appreciate.