The Gameboy Micro Reviewed

Advtg writes "Ars Technica has a great review of the Gameboy Micro, which is now shipping in North America. The thing is amazingly small, but it looks as though worries about the screen being too small and too dim aren't true. But will it sell? From the review: 'You'd think at this point the portable market would just be saturated with Nintendo products, and the Micro carries a price tag of US$99.99. For just US$30 more you can get a DS, and for US$20 less you can get an SP with the newly brightened screen. It occupies somewhat of an awkward place in terms of price point and features.'"

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Re:The biggest selling point

[CastrTroy]

Too many people want to cast off the shackles of childhood, and are afraid to do something that makes them seem even a little immature. These people are the ones that end up having less fun in their lives. Many people ended up saying that the GC was too childish, and because of this, endep up missing out on great games like Resident Evil 4 and Metroid Prime. If the GC looks childish because it's small and square, then I want a childish system. Because it's a lot easier to take over to a friends house than that massive XBox, with the original massive controllers. Even the XBox 360 is a huge, I thought they learned the first time that nobody wants a 7 pound console.