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Japan Gets NES Conversions For GBA, Limited Xboxes

Posted by simoniker on from the all-creatures-small-and-great dept.

Thanks to Planet GameCube for its news that Nintendo has announced a series of 10 re-releases of classic NES games for the GameBoy Advance in Japan. The titles include Super Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, and Pacman, and will be released alongside a Famicom Edition GBA SP, previously only available in a slightly modified, limited edition. Elswhere, orthancstone writes "Gamespot is reporting that Microsoft is releasing two new limited-edition Xboxes in Japan, an Anniversary Edition in 'pure white', and another in 'Kasumi blue'. The blue Xbox will be limited to 5000 consoles, and will come bundled with Dead Or Alive Online, while the white Xbox will be limited to 1000 consoles, and will only be available online."

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  1. And there was a great smacking of foreheads... by bedurndurn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microsoft: You know that thing you guys don't want? Now it's available in three collectable colors!

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  2. Yay for Microsoft! by p-p-pom · · Score: 2, Funny

    Selling 6,000 units (5,000 blue + 1,000 white) seems quite an ambitious goal... if they manage to do that in the space of one month, that would represent already 50% of their sales (based on the most recent figures I could find at http://m-create.com/jpn/s_ranking.html). Wow!

  3. 6000 le Xboxes? by scot4875 · · Score: 2, Funny

    6000 limited edition Xboxes? Isn't that enough to just about double their Japanese user base?

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