Game Boy Micro Announced 96
The Nintendo press conference this afternoon revealed the new Game Boy Advanced format: the Game boy Micro. The new handheld will play all GBA titles, and is only slightly larger than an iPod. From the article: "The sporty, silver metal Game Boy Micro measures a mere 4 inches wide, 2 inches tall and 0.7 inches deep, allowing it to sit comfortably alongside today's hippest technological gadgets. It weighs an astonishing 2.8 ounces, or about the weight of 80 paper clips. Yet Game Boy Micro has the same processing power and plays the same games as Game Boy Advance SP models, complete with standard face controls and gleaming shoulder and Start/Select buttons that literally shine." Photo available from the AP.
Going Out on a Limb Here... (Score:3, Informative)
Seriously, for me, the SP is about as small as I can stand handgrip-wise. I know this Micro returns to the GBA formfactor, but why? The SP seems to be the right balance of size, heft, and comfort. And screen visibility/legibility.
GTRacer
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Re:Best gameboy (Score:3, Informative)
You can buy a Majesco Wireless Link cable for GBA, it's not Wi-fi though.
Nice (Score:2, Informative)
iPod Mini (Score:5, Informative)
Re:It's not really new, is it? (Score:5, Informative)
GB Micro: 4" wide, 0.7" thick
GBA SP: 3.2" wide, ~0.9" thick
It's not smaller, as far as your hands are concerned. It's wider. A little thinner, but really not much (maybe not even, I'm not sure those numbers are the 'unfolded' numbers). Smaller than the original GBA's 5.7", but still wider than the GBA SP.
Re:Tiny goodness (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Going Out on a Limb Here... (Score:3, Informative)
In case my explanation is failing, here's an attempt at ASCII art to display the idea:
Crappy Good
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Re:Tiny goodness (Score:3, Informative)
And the GBA SP has a rechargable battery, so that's nothing new.