Author Topic: Game Boy Micro (Read 35873 times)

StrikerObi · « **Reply #50 on:** June 07, 2005, 01:34:34 PM »

It plays GB and GBC games, from what we've heard. Nintendo just doesn't want to stress that fact.

jasonditz · « **Reply #51 on:** June 07, 2005, 01:38:03 PM »

Since it supposedly costs more than the SP to make I'd guess the more likely scenario is to see it hit at $69.99 and the SP taking an immediate price drop to $49.99... any remaining original model GBAs could then be stuck in discount bins for $20 or something just to get rid of them.

NWR_Lindy · « **Reply #52 on:** June 09, 2005, 05:59:35 PM »

I would assume that it would play whatever the GBA SP can play. It's a shrunken GBA SP, so I'd think it could do everything that piece of hardware can do.

BTW this thing is CRAZY small and the screen looks amazing. First thing out of my mouth when I saw it was, "There's no way you'll be able to see what you're doing on that small screen." However, when you see the screen in person you'll realize that because of its sharpness (which is awesome, it makes the GBA and DS screens look like crap) everything is totally readable.

vudu · « **Reply #53 on:** June 27, 2005, 12:03:20 PM »

There's a new interview with Reggie over at 1UP.

Nothing new for the most part. However, there was one interesting this he said about the GBM.

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The retailers have been all over [the Game Boy Micro]. You know, they know their consumers about as well as we do, and the belief is that it's going to be the hot Christmas item this year. Especially when we announce the pricing.

Reggie hints at a low price point for the GBM.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #54 on:** June 27, 2005, 12:05:15 PM »

If it's 60 bucks or less at launch I won't be able to resist it...

Spak-Spang · « **Reply #55 on:** June 27, 2005, 02:14:50 PM »

If it is anything below $75 I won't be able to resist. Right now I have dedicated myself to start getting more GBA games. In fact I am putting off almost all Gamecube purchases to collect GBA games and DS games. If the GBM is priced low enough I will get it for my Birthday or Christmas or sooner.

Does anyone know if it has the wireless adapter built in, because that would be cool.

Pale · « **Reply #56 on:** June 28, 2005, 05:22:14 AM »

Guys who have actually seen one, does it have the port and clips to use the GCN Link cable?

stevey · « **Reply #57 on:** June 28, 2005, 04:02:48 PM »

I buy it if I find a good face plate zelda or metroid will do look like nintendo fighting the x1.5 with the gbm. big vs. small who will win I wonder?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿??

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #58 on:** June 28, 2005, 07:25:19 PM »

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Originally posted by: Pale
Guys who have actually seen one, does it have the port and clips to use the GCN Link cable?

I haven't seen one in person, but I'm gonna answer this question for you. There will be a little 'dongle'
attachment that will allow you to connect to all the GBA/SP accessories.

Pale · « **Reply #59 on:** June 29, 2005, 03:31:21 AM »

Haha, i remember reading that now. Thanks for reminding me

Flames_of_chaos · « **Reply #60 on:** June 29, 2005, 01:30:23 PM »

I hope they include the dongle with the GBM.

31 Flavas · « **Reply #61 on:** July 04, 2005, 11:47:02 PM »

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Originally posted by: McBacon
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Oh my sweet jesus... you have no idea how much I want that face plate. Does anyone remember the SNES controller stickers that were distributed in Nintendo Power before? The same thing could to be done for Micro; it would be so awesome.

vudu · « **Reply #62 on:** July 15, 2005, 09:36:58 AM »

1up.com has a new article up entitled GBA's Last Stand. It's pretty average. They just go on about how the GBA is a dying platform and 95% of the games that will be released from now until it finally dies will be for little kids.

However, they mention that GB and GBC games will not play in the Game Boy Micro.

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The Micro also lacks support for [Game Boy and Game Boy Color] games even though it bears the name Game Boy. Reportedly, [Nintendo] fears that having the larger format cartridges sticking out of the slim machine would compromise its "sex appeal."

They're incompetent, but they further support the notion that the GBM won't be able to play Tetris DX. How sad.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #63 on:** July 15, 2005, 10:26:14 AM »

Iup's a buncha idiots so it wouldn't surprise me if they just pulled that one for the shock value.

TMW · « **Reply #64 on:** July 15, 2005, 11:10:44 AM »

Wait...so which is it? Can it play GB/C games, or can't it?

Inquiring minds want to know!

vudu · « **Reply #65 on:** July 15, 2005, 11:43:57 AM »

This sounds like a job for The Planet GameCube Mail Bag!

IceCold · « **Reply #66 on:** July 15, 2005, 08:17:28 PM »

"This sounds like a job for The Planet GameCube Mail Bag! "

I think Rick already answered this; it has GB/C compatibility but Nintendo doesn't want to emphasize this

Ian Sane · « **Reply #67 on:** July 16, 2005, 09:04:36 AM »

"it has GB/C compatibility but Nintendo doesn't want to emphasize this"

Why don't they want to emphasize that? That's a GOOD thing and there's a misconception that the feature is absent. They could easily kill that negative misconception. Sometimes I just have no idea what this company is thinking. Of course this is the company that thought yet another GBA was a good idea so I guess this is minor in comparison.

Deguello · « **Reply #68 on:** July 16, 2005, 09:26:45 AM »

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Sometimes I just have no idea what this company is thinking.

Profit, maybe?

Ian Sane · « **Reply #69 on:** July 16, 2005, 09:27:52 AM »

What does profit have to do with "hiding" a positive feature that some media outlets are reporting is absent?

Deguello · « **Reply #70 on:** July 16, 2005, 09:40:23 AM »

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What does profit have to do with "hiding" a positive feature that some media outlets are reporting is absent?

Does it matter Ian? Really. Anybody who cares about Backwards compatibility probably already has a GBA in some form. And if they really do care, hell, they'll swing by here and see that it does. And if they still don't know, hell, they'll be pleasantly surprised when they read the reviews, then. You act as if this tiny niggling factoid will destroy the GB Micro because the media will be all up in arms to crucify Nintendo.

Really Ian, why do you even care?

Berto2K · « **Reply #71 on:** July 16, 2005, 10:23:14 AM »

Ian...shutup.,...seriously. Your spouting the same thing over and over inevery thread and post just with different words. But its all sums up to: Nintendo is dumb, Nintendo is dead.

I'll tell anyone in the world. I want a GBA Micro just for no reason at all. I like little gadgety stuff like most people my age. As far as GB/GBC game usage, thats all fine and dandy if it in there or not. I have my original gb still. I have 2 gba, and and sp. The GBM is designed to appeal to people who haven't been into handheld gaming before. Those people will not have any GB or GBC games anyways so it isn't an issue. Now, if they happen to find out that it will play the older games, they may or maynot buy one. It doesn't matter. Nintendo has already made their money off those games when they were originally sold. With the micro they are brining in money from new sources, and their new games.

SgtShiversBen · « **Reply #72 on:** July 16, 2005, 10:44:57 AM »

Also....the people that they're marketing this to (the casual gamers) probably don't even know where they can get old Gameboy games.

KDR_11k · « **Reply #73 on:** July 16, 2005, 10:48:04 AM »

Perhaps Nintendo doesn't feel like correcting every dipshit on the internet posting lies about them?

Ian Sane · « **Reply #74 on:** July 16, 2005, 08:22:18 PM »

"Really Ian, why do you even care?"

I just seems weird. That's all.

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