Limited-Edition, Coffin-Sealed Boktai GBA

Thanks to an anonymous reader for pointing to Gamespot's coverage of the limited-edition GameBoy Advance SP set to be released alongside Konami's light-sensing portable title Boktai this July in Japan. And since the game is about vampires, it makes sense that the Boktai red and black two-tone GBA hardware should come in.. a coffin carrying-case? Neat. As long as your new GBA doesn't crumble into dust on contact with sunlight, it can join the myriad other limited-edition Japanese GameBoy Advances.

Crumble in sunlight? That's easy!

[SHEENmaster]

Just give it half of my daily intake of caffeine! Sunlight is a complete bitch...

Re:Gayboy Advances?

[standsolid]

Or perhaps he means gameboy Advance... dumass troll

At least it's not gaudy... the GBA anyways...

[Man In Black]

After all, 10 or 15 years from now if you still have the machine, at least you won't be wondering why the hell you bought one that was practically devoted to a single game (which still hasn't proven itself mind you). I pity the fools who bought the Pikachu N64.

The coffin case is another matter entirely...

--Zero

*frown*

[th3space]

I want this game...and I want this gameboy...and I want the case. I want to move to japan so I don't keep getting screwed out of cool, completely unnecessary stuff that has no additional worth outside of it's 'neat' factor. Oh well, at least I can get the game soon.

True definition of gimmick?

[antin]

Is it just me or does the sun-light sensor in this game seem not like an innovation, but rather a gimmick to end all gimmicks?

Maybe a light sensor would have been ok, at least that gives you the option of playing indoors - but a game that requires you to go outside? More than that, from what I have read about it it seems that the more sunlight the better. In other words it isn't something that adds depth to the game, by requiring you to think about whether you need to be in the light/dark - rather the more

Nintendo and Konami collaborating

[cgenman]

"Gameboy Advance is our gift to the world," said Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo's lead designer. "Players have to frolic outside under the sun to enjoy our creation. Sitting next to gardens, ignoring hidden bushes and other secret areas, players wile away the hours of the day outside squinting at their machines as if contemplating the mysterious role of magic and technology in their futures. Striking the necessary balance between sunlight and glare is like balancing the blinding joys of your family with the

American Limited Edition GBA

[May Kasahara]

The Japanese aren't having all the fun ;) The NYC Pokemon Center store (somewhere between the Jewelry District and Rockefeller Center) sells their own limited-edition GBA [beckett.com] which is Pikachu and Pichu themed.