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Next-gen Game Boy to Hit Stores This Year?

Posted by Zonk on from the could-be dept.

Jason writes "CNN's always enjoyable Game Over column has an interesting story up about Nintendo's plans to launch its next generation Game Boy in 2005, as opposed to the expected 2006 release. The column predicts official word on the new GBA will come during Satoru Iwata's keynote at GDC. As yet, no features are known, but author Chris Morris speculates this could just be an incremental step, rather than a full-fledged generational leap."

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  1. Re:Risky.. by Babbster · · Score: 2, Funny

    Um, yeah, no. The GBA has exactly TWO flavors: GBA and GBA SP. And, since the SP has no additional gameplay benefits apart from the screen lighting (no big deal if you play the GBA without trouble), it's nowhere close being a forced upgrade situation. It would be like getting all over Nintendo for releasing the Gameboy Pocket whose only advantage over the original Gameboy was a smaller form factor.

  2. Must control wallet of death by Aerion · · Score: 4, Funny

    I already have a SP and DS. If Nintendo expects me to buy their next system, too, they're going to have to give it some really nice features, and a really promising game lineup.

    Or make it shiny.