Game Boy Micro

SiNXation 05-17-2005

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* Launch is slated for this Fall.
* Silver in color for now, expect all sorts of rainbow-flavored variations.
* Dimensions: 4 inches wide by 2 inches tall and 0.7 inches thick.
* Weight: 2.8 ounces (80 paper clips’ worth of weight).
* Processor: Same as GBA SP.
* Form factor: “Gleaming shoulder and start/select buttons that literally shine”, removable and customizable face plate.
* Screen: 2-inches, backlit and the “best Game Boy screen ever” with adjustable brightness controls for use indoors or outdoors.
* Marketing angle: “We’re making the gorgeous Game Boy Micro for image-conscious folks who love video games, the ones who want the look of their system to be as cool as the games they play on it” according to George Harrison, Nintendo of America Sr. VP of marketing. It’s clear that they’re going after the kids who are too cool to carry around an obvious gaming device but who don’t mind carrying something that looks like the cell phone that they’re already carrying.
* Accessories: built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery; supports standard headphones.
* Software: the Game Boy Advance has nearly 700 titles available, all of which will be playable on the Game Boy Micro.

Hsoolien

Good ald nintendo, rereleasing yet another version of the same basic system (why not do this with the DS...)

I mean we had....
GB, GB pocket, GB Colr (first upgrade), GBA (second Upgrade), GBASP, GBDS.. now GB Micro, wait that does not follow the trend...

BonitaPajarita

Dude this one is sweet! But I agree w/ Hoos a lil bit on this one...some of these features could have been intergraded with the other ones.

Nintendo commin' back with a vengence! :cathode

I love the old skool...gotta love the Nintendo.

Dream

Remember that bit about the Game Boy Micro rolling out in a bunch of funky colors? Blue and red — not all that funky. Lime green? Slightly higher funk factor. Peep after the jump for some seemingly Hanafuda-themed models that start to get a bit more craaaaazy whilst at the same time evoking that old skool retro feel. Funky!