****the new gameboy sp****

[mariofan]

how nice is the new gameboy advance sp? man its so cooool - looks just like a mini portable dvd player... mmmmm

the uk website for it rocks too check it out!
gameboy advance sp website (http://www.nintendo-europe.com/gameboyadvancesp/)

mariofan

:m:

[ahmed]

i saw its commercial a few weeks ago.. its techinal specs and the way it looks is just impressive :).. a nice site too :beam:

[hojo]

took them long enough to include a backlight!

looks awesome, i'll be gettin me one'a them soon enough

[eilsoe]

what's the pricetag for one of these babies? :)

[Aislin]

129cdn, probably like, 89-99usd

[UncleGuito]

$99.99 US

[hojo]

like the original gameboy advance, it'll come out, like guito said, at around $100 but will go down after a month or two to about the current price of the gba which is near $70

[Aislin]

and the original gba will drop even lower, cause it has to. LoL. who would buy gba over gbasp.

I guess that's a 'while supplies last' situation, though.

[SureShot]

I dont htink you are going to see the GBASP drop in price anytime soon - but you are right about the original GBA it will drop.

The new design is great, very nice. I was playing one yesterday in Wal-Mart (perks of having a friend that works there, taking stuff out of the box :) ) and it feels soooooo nice. Only problem is they are 149.99 in Canada and I cannot afford one right now.

[hojo]

heh, yeah

some local stores are offering "trade in your gba and get a discount on your gbasp" which is a really good idea. kinda stupid for them though, like aislin said, who wants a gba over a gbasp?

[lostinbeta]

I read on ign.com that GBASP is not meant to replace GBA. I will see if I can find that article again.

[!*@&]

it is really really amzaing
never seen something like it
it is very impressive and fantastic

[lostinbeta]

http://pocket.ign.com/articles/381/381613p1.html


The device will retail for $99 in the US, but it will not replace the current Game Boy Advance system.

[Aislin]

i didn't go to the link, but the quote doesn't make sense.

When they made PSOne they stopped production of PS, because the new (better) version replaced it.

Of course GBASP is made to replace GBA

[hojo]

yeah, how is gbasp not going to replace gba? its a better version with more features and the same functionality as the original

[lostinbeta]

I think there are some things that GBA can do that GBASP can't or something. I read that in another article there, but I can't seem to find it.

[hojo]

the only thing i can think of that would be singled out on gba would be the connectivity to gamecube, but im pretty sure thats on gbasp also

[Aislin]

Probably it can't read Gameboy//Gameboy color and whatnot games. Maybe that the difference? Other than that, there's no headphone jack like on GBA, and i think if they wanna do the GBA//GC connectivity launch thing well, they're gonna make it be ALL gba's, including the new one. That's for sure.

[lostinbeta]

Ok, here is the article with the differences and similarities.

http://pocket.ign.com/articles/382/382062p1.html

[hojo]

wow, i like where the port is now for accessories

i see two problems now:

1) the port connecting to the gc will hang at the bottom instead of the top which is good and bad. good because i think it just looks better there. bad because you cant use magnifiers and other accessories that affect the screen (like lights, which you dont need beccuase its backlite)

2) the batterys rechargable, but like it says in the article, if something goes wrong with it, you have to send it to nintendo for fixing

[Aislin]

oh, it is gb compatible. nvm.

[mdipi]

i heard that by the end of this year/beging of next year the next gen gb will be out. like to replace GBA and GBAsp so i am going to sit on SP till prices drop a bit and if news comes in that time maybe even wait for the next gen. one.

[Aislin]

interesting news, dippy.
A new xbox is coming out the end of this year, a lot cheaper, I hear.
A LOT, lol.

I don't think they'd release a new GB so soon, it seems sort of... contradicting. I don't know. I guess we'll see.

[hojo]

theres a new phone/gaming device called the n-gage. it's totally sweet, they're putting titles like sonic the hedgehog, tomb raider, and monkey ball on it.

it'll let you play online and submit high scores, download new levels, and many other things, much like xbox live. also acts as an mp3 player, and its primary function - a cell phone.

http://www.onrelease.org/images/n_gage_large.jpg

[lostinbeta]

www.n-gage.com

[Aislin]

Phones are getting huge! HOLY MOLY!

I mean, compare that new-age one to this old-age one!
http://java.sun.com/features/1998/10/images/ericsson/cell.phone.jpg



aw man, LIB shrunk down the huge picture, so now my joke doesn't make sense.

[lostinbeta]

I didn't shrink it down. I thought hojo did.

[hojo]

which? the n-gage picture?

[Aislin]

Oh, I thought you would have, Shane, since it was so humongous. My mistake.

Yes, the n-gage one, hojo.

[hojo]

yep, i did. it was way too big.

cant wait until that comes out, if its cheap enough, alot of people'll have em and it'll make multiplayer very very sweet.

its about the size of a gba, little bit heavier.

[Aislin]

I've never been a real pay-to-play fan, and paying to download low quality games, and paying to activate, and paying a monthly fee, and paying extra when i use it too long, etc. It's not worth it to me.

[SureShot]

Ok - here goes.

The GBA and GBASP have the EXACT same capabilities except the new one has a light and is shaped differently. ALL GAMES from previous Gameboys work both of the new systems. Also - there is a head phone jack on the GBASP but it's in the back and shaped differently than the original so if you already have one, it wont work. The new ones give you stero sound through your head set.

There is not going to be a new GBA out until the end of next year - if it happens that soon. It's all on weather sony or M$ decide to come out with one that will determin how fast the next Gameboy comes out. But I guarentee you it wont be this year or early next.

As for a new Xbox - that's kind of misleading. They are attmepting to make a new style of Xbox, a smaller one but it to will have all the same capabilies as the older one. The one out now is HUGE and they are looking at ways of making it smaller and not loosing so much money on each unit sold.

All the Major Systems are expected to launch their new systems at the end of 2005 or at the begining of 2006 - at least that's the news that's been going around.

[lostinbeta]

The GBA and GBASP have the EXACT same capabilities except the new one has a light and is shaped differently. ALL GAMES from previous Gameboys work both of the new systems. Also - there is a head phone jack on the GBASP but it's in the back and shaped differently than the original so if you already have one, it wont work. The new ones give you stero sound through your head set.

According to that article I posted, you need a headphone jack adapter to use headphones on the GBASP.

Also, not all games work. The Tilt Kirby or whatever game won't work because of the way the game goes in.

[Aislin]

*laughs* Tilt Kirby.

Anyways -
PS3 is indeed due out 05//06. The big-man up in Sony says he's got big online plans for it. He want you to have your own virtual life in it.

The article was in an old OPM I have, from like...a year or so ago. I'll find it sometime for you guys.

[SureShot]

Oh true - i should have said that - the tilt games wont but they are the only ones. As for the head phone adapter - you can buy one but you can also just buy a new one.

Check this link out http://www.planetgamecube.com/hardware.cfm?action=profile&id=192

[lostinbeta]

Sorry... "Kirby's Tilt 'n Tumble"

[gimmesomemore!!]

im getting on for my birthday in april, yea!! can't wait!!! btw, they look so cool. I really wanted a gamboy advance.....i was so close to buying one....glad i waited :love:

[SureShot]

I'm just pawning mine off to my girlfriend so I can justify getting a new one when I have some cash :)

[gimmesomemore!!]

I just saw the commercial. Tony hawk looks SO BADA**! that's the first game im getting. can't wait. Driving to cali so i'll have something to do.