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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. Why would this be a surprise? by Babbster · · Score: 2, Informative

    It was announced very early on that the DS was NOT meant to be a replacement for the GBA - reading between the lines indicates that it was intended almost solely to be a way for Nintendo to maintain their handheld hegemony in the face of the imminent release of the PSP. That being the case, it should be no surprise to anyone that Nintendo has another handheld in the pipeline. Again, they as much as said so when the DS was announced.

  2. Read the Full GBA Report Here by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Kotaku has the analyst's entire report. Check it out for all the nitty-gritty.