so much for it come with a play-yen, might as well buy a ds for that price

Are they crazy? $100? What's the point? And they're going to be confusing consumers. Now there's three versions of the GBA and the DS. And, seriously, come on Nintendo, $100? That's just a joke right? I don't even think you can play multiplayer with it. You're supposed to spur additional sales of games with this cool redesign at a reduced price, not try to act like you have a new console being released. It has a smaller screen and can't play multi, but it costs more than an SP. What do you get? It looks cool. It's slick, but $100 is just stupid.

*sob* Why, Nintendo? WHY did you have to release another variation of your hardware?? This is going to take my Game Boy count to twenty-one, and I just can't STAND odd numbers.

And you most certainly can play multiplayer with Micro. I'm sure of it.

This is mainly just for gadget freaks anyway, you know, the kind who get new cell phones every three months. I know I'm gonna get one eventually, but certainly not for 100 smackers.

This is almost as outrageous as Zelda being pushed back to April.

$100 = Un-Satin

Goddammit, can we add the word "satin" to PGC newspeak please? =P

Pros: It's cool looking, it has the headphone out on the player, it's smaller, apparently has a better, albeit smaller screen compared to the SP. The word is that it is easier to hold for bigger hands than the SP, can anyone confirm this?
Cons: It isn't backwards compatible with Original or Color, it's $99 for no new features besides better aesthetics, no clamshell design to protect the screen.

So, if you already have an SP, which in my opinion is good looking itself, why would you buy a Micro?

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I was really excited about the Gameboy Micro. I wanted one to carry around with me. I loved the pocket size and the idea I could easily buy one game and play it wherever I go until I beat it, and then switch games.

However, price was a big factor in buying the system. Nintendo stated that their pricing would make the system fly off the shelves...I was hoping and expecting $75.00 US at the very most. And I had my fingers crossed Nintendo would do something crazy like $59.99.

At this price I would buy a new DS so that my wife can play multiplayer games with me, or I could share multiplayer DS with my friends. At this price I won't be buying one.

Perhaps Nintendo will read the negative opinions and change the price. Perhaps this announcement was a public relations test...but I highly doubt it. The fact is Nintendo is probably paying a pretty penny to shrink the Gameboy hardware and a pretty penny for that durable and bright screen.

Oh well, Nintendo you lost a purchase from me. I guess you can afford it because my money is still going to Mario Kart, Mario & Luigi 2, and hopefully Mario Brothers DS this year.

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I don't know about you, but my DS doesn't fit in my pocket. Well, I can cram it in there but it's very uncomfortable. GB Micro would fit nicely, so I can actually take it anywhere, and play some Wario Ware when I need to kill time. Also, SP is too big to be comfortable in my pocket too, and the screen makes the colour look washed out. I really want to see a Gameboy Micro in person.

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So not only are the releasing another GBA variation that no one asked for but they're charging a ridiculous amount for it. At $100 the only people who are going to buy this are total saps. The only thing the Micro really has going for it is the size. The SP is cheaper and the DS plays, you know, DS games.

I would not be surprised if they thing bombs. The market really isn't asking for a more expensive variation of a system that is going to be pretty much obsolete by the end of the year.

With this brainfart and Zelda being delayed I'm anticipating a pretty lousy year for Nintendo financially.

I've learned never to underestimate what the general public will buy. This thing might not be the average gamer's cup of tea (since from a utilitarian perspective it doesn't make a lot of sense), but it's got to have an amazing per-unit margin and if you can sell the tragically hip on the idea that it's "in", you could make a mint. Like all those people that bought PSPs at launch and never seem to buy any software for it... its more a status thing.

I can get two Gamecubes or one Gamecube with a Gameboy player and one bargain bin game for that price!

Another variation noone wanted? N-Gage QD?

Didn't this gameboy Micro cost Nintendo next to nothing to make ($25-35)? I was really hoping for a price inbetween $49.99 - $64.99, that would have been the magic price pioint.

I think they are gonna use this new pricing as a way to minimize the financial losses suffered by not releasing Zelda: TP this christmas (this fiscal year even). Saddly I think it will still sell alot of units even though at that price they should have built the play-yan into the micro.

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I've learned never to underestimate what the general public will buy. This thing might not be the average gamer's cup of tea (since from a utilitarian perspective it doesn't make a lot of sense), but it's got to have an amazing per-unit margin and if you can sell the tragically hip on the idea that it's "in", you could make a mint. Like all those people that bought PSPs at launch and never seem to buy any software for it... its more a status thing.

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I'm worry because if this is ceap in nintendo mind than the rev might not be so cheep and I hate saving money. This is not going to sell to hardcore gamer or fanboy like us this will sell to a lot of non-gamer/ women but then they already have gotting a ds for nintendogs so then the ds and micro will be fighting each other than the psp and xbox360.

Wow, can't say that I saw this one coming. GBA Micro is hot - at E3 I was drooling all over it. If anybody wants an indication of its size, find somebody that has a Nokia cellphone like this one:

Nokia 2116i

Turn this phone on its side, hold it like you would a GameBoy, and voila. It's exactly that size. It's tiny and the screen is super-sharp, startlingly so actually.

Still, $100? Damn. I'm a gadget freak so I'll buy one (I'm one of those guys that has a PSP but hasn't bought games for it for months), but I'll readily admit that it's overpriced for what you're getting. It has definitely slipped down my list of purchases though, that's for sure.

I have to agree with an above poster, if this is Nintendo's idea of low priced that makes Revolution even more scary price wise . I remember at E3 how Iwata said we would be shocked by how low the price was, um I'm shocked but not because of how low the price is! That is pathetic when a 16 bit handheld sells for the same price as a gamecube!

That is pathetic when a 16 bit handheld sells for the same price as a gamecube!

Heh, EB was selling the XBox at 100€ in Leipzig (would have been a good deal if the XBox was useful for something) and the GC goes for 49€ at Karstadt.

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Psychonauts is not an XBox exclusive and I don't need Forza, I already have Burnout 2.

Yes, who needs apples when you have oranges!

To actually answer your question, then, since you don't like my previous examples:
Panzer Dragoon, JSRF, Jade Empire, Stranger's Wrath, Ninja Gaiden, DOA series, Shenmue 2 (exclusive in America), Conker, Halo 2, and the MechAssaults are all great games... and those are just the exclusives that I've played. That doesn't count the fact that, generally speaking, it has the best versions of all the multi-console games.

Look, hate on the console all you want - like I said, I can't stand to even look at the PS2 in all its jaggy glory. But to suggest that any of console (except maybe the PSP) doesn't offer anything worthwhile is beyond asinine. Even the Virtual Boy had some gems.

Yes, who needs apples when you have oranges!

I who doesn't like either apples or oranges (both figuratively and literally, I don't like apples that much, hate oranges, hate Burnout 2 and don't think I'd like Forza).

Tht's a nice list of exclusives, how likely is it to see the older half of those in stores now? There's loads of older games for the PS2 I'd like to have but that aren't sold anymore. I don't think the same is true for the GC, it has so few must-have titles I managed to get them all the first time 'round. From the games you listed I'd probably get all (if I can find them!) except for Halo 2, I hated Halo 1 enough already. And Mech Assault, if it's as pricey as reports suggest.
Besides, DoA 2 seems to be available for the PS2 as well, just with weaker graphics than DoA:U. But I guess it's time to get a few non-fighting games, last few titles I bought were King of Fighters, Tekken 5, Naruto 3 for GC and Jump Super Stars... And I can't even block effectively in any game! Guess that means I should forget about Ninja Gaiden, too.

Well, you could always order online - I'm sure that many sites have international shipping and you'll be sure to get those games.

Not really. Games that are out of production this long are usually out of stock at online shops.

Have you tried Froogle?

I doubt many people here know about it (I posted something about it in the Amazing Deals thread a long, long time ago), but it's a great site. It's a tool that searches for products for sale, including games. It also searches for used games on ebay and other sites.

You just type the name of the game in, then click "Sort: Price Low to High". Then, skip a few pages to get past the guides for the game, and then you will see the actual game. The site searches through thousands of stores online, and gives you the results. Those games will almost certainly be there, so why don't you try? You can actually still get Eternal Darkness if you search on it (although many used), and it's cheap too.

The only setback is that many sites only ship to NA, but I know that quite a few also ship internationally, so you can find out if you want.

And, you could always try EBay too.

I'll see if there's a european version of that, even if the stores ship internationally there's still the region lockout.

Or, like, Ebay maybe? I hear people sell their old games there sometimes.

Yeah I know about ebay. Still, a 100 Euro investment to expand my possible catalogue of games by 7?

Meh, the X360 is so close, I think I'll wait at least until that is released and the demand for the old XBox hits rock bottom. Should drive the price even lower.