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Nintendo Releases 32-bit Handheld Device

Posted by Hemos on from the the-uber-game-boy dept.

Mad Browser writes "Nintendo announced a new handheld game device that runs on a 32-bit ARM processor. Supposedly available in Japan in August 2000 and the US next Christmas, this thing can also connect to a cell phone to do email and Web browsing. Check out Nintendo's press release here and some other info here. "

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  1. Re:Backlight by Brain00666 · · Score: 4

    Nintendo has repeatedly shied away from including backlights for two main reasons. 1) They consume an enormous ammount of power. Remember the 6 AAs it took to run the Game Gear and they only lasted a few hours, and weighed a ton. The new Gameboy runs for 20 hrs with 2 AAs and the reflective LCD they use only needs a minimal ammount of light. 2) Backlights are yet another part that can break, and if it burns out, youre left with a $100 paperweight.