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The GameBoy Advance is the latest in the never-ending line of GameBoy productions. With a slightly en-larged screen, 32-bit colour, a GameGear shape design the question must be asked: 'How much longer will Nintendo keep using cartridges???'
Nintendo have recently finnished producing games on carts with the end of the N64. Finnished maybe, but never forgotten! While other consoles were rushing out to find the latest technology, just to compete with them, Nintendo were sticking with the basics and what has worked best. They did enrole in a CD system with plans of the highly-anticipated 64 DD. But that never even reached the shelves over here, and the Japanese gamers were just as happy to stick with their cartridges as nothing seemes 'extra special' on this new machine.
So CD's have proved to be a failure for Nintendo in the past, but hopefully that won't effect the future, starting with possibly their best ever console to date in the GameCube.
Ninendo have now found that they can only go so far with the technology of cartridges at a larger scale, and now feel that the time is right for CD's to be their next step forward. But the latest GameBoy model is still using the good old carts, and no plans have been suggested of the use of an alternative source, like CD's. Is the time approaching for a similar change to take effect on the GameBoy??
Surely Nintendo can't expect to stick with the clunky carts forever?? Although they are more suitable for gaming in some ways more than others. It seems that any type of CD can now be copied and sold for a cheaper price, meaning the big companies lose money. Look at the chippable Playstation for example, and how the sales of the console rose whie the games sales were reduced. All due to piracy! Cartridges on the other hand cannot be copied and also allow you to store and save memory/game data on them. Saving you the need to pay extra just for a memory card.
But what would Nintendo's other alternative's be??? You can store great amounts of information on CD's, meaning the games and it's graphics could be a lot better. But you would also require a memory card for saving game data which would require the size of the GameBoy to be increased. The size would also be effected due to the size of CD's. Unless they used CD's sized similar to those of the GameCube, the GameBoy would require to be more rounded, odd-looking and may not appeal to youunger people.
What about Mini-Discs?? They're small, compact, and you can store loads on just one disc (the equivalent of 4 CD's, 320 minutes). They're also shaped like floppy discs and could slot in easily. The only problem would be that you would also require to save your info. on a memory card, which could also effect the size of the console. But at least it can store loads of info., which would be good for the next GameBoy, as it's likely to be 64-bit.
The only other option I can think of is MP3! But this would involve you spending hours downloading massive 64-bit adventures, all for free! This would be good for you but terrible for the developers. They'd be getting nothing from it, except customer satisfaction. Or they'd create a system that allows you to pay for the games you download, or up-load them from your PC using discs you can buy. They'd somehow come up with a way of making you pay though! Nintendo may aim their products mainly at kids, but even kids have to pay for games.
I still think that Mini-Discs with a memory card would be the best alternative to cartridges. Who knows what will happen to GameBoys in the future?? I still think that a 64-bit GameBoy would be fantastic! A no.1 for all N64 fans!! I will be writing an idea for a GameBoy soon, and it'll be appearing in the lonely Game Ideas forum.
Nintendo have recently finnished producing games on carts with the end of the N64. Finnished maybe, but never forgotten! While other consoles were rushing out to find the latest technology, just to compete with them, Nintendo were sticking with the basics and what has worked best. They did enrole in a CD system with plans of the highly-anticipated 64 DD. But that never even reached the shelves over here, and the Japanese gamers were just as happy to stick with their cartridges as nothing seemes 'extra special' on this new machine.
So CD's have proved to be a failure for Nintendo in the past, but hopefully that won't effect the future, starting with possibly their best ever console to date in the GameCube.
Ninendo have now found that they can only go so far with the technology of cartridges at a larger scale, and now feel that the time is right for CD's to be their next step forward. But the latest GameBoy model is still using the good old carts, and no plans have been suggested of the use of an alternative source, like CD's. Is the time approaching for a similar change to take effect on the GameBoy??
Surely Nintendo can't expect to stick with the clunky carts forever?? Although they are more suitable for gaming in some ways more than others. It seems that any type of CD can now be copied and sold for a cheaper price, meaning the big companies lose money. Look at the chippable Playstation for example, and how the sales of the console rose whie the games sales were reduced. All due to piracy! Cartridges on the other hand cannot be copied and also allow you to store and save memory/game data on them. Saving you the need to pay extra just for a memory card.
But what would Nintendo's other alternative's be??? You can store great amounts of information on CD's, meaning the games and it's graphics could be a lot better. But you would also require a memory card for saving game data which would require the size of the GameBoy to be increased. The size would also be effected due to the size of CD's. Unless they used CD's sized similar to those of the GameCube, the GameBoy would require to be more rounded, odd-looking and may not appeal to youunger people.
What about Mini-Discs?? They're small, compact, and you can store loads on just one disc (the equivalent of 4 CD's, 320 minutes). They're also shaped like floppy discs and could slot in easily. The only problem would be that you would also require to save your info. on a memory card, which could also effect the size of the console. But at least it can store loads of info., which would be good for the next GameBoy, as it's likely to be 64-bit.
The only other option I can think of is MP3! But this would involve you spending hours downloading massive 64-bit adventures, all for free! This would be good for you but terrible for the developers. They'd be getting nothing from it, except customer satisfaction. Or they'd create a system that allows you to pay for the games you download, or up-load them from your PC using discs you can buy. They'd somehow come up with a way of making you pay though! Nintendo may aim their products mainly at kids, but even kids have to pay for games.
I still think that Mini-Discs with a memory card would be the best alternative to cartridges. Who knows what will happen to GameBoys in the future?? I still think that a 64-bit GameBoy would be fantastic! A no.1 for all N64 fans!! I will be writing an idea for a GameBoy soon, and it'll be appearing in the lonely Game Ideas forum.
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The GameBoy Advance is the latest in the never-ending line of GameBoy productions. With a slightly en-larged screen, 32-bit colour, a GameGear shape design the question must be asked: 'How much longer will Nintendo keep using cartridges???'
Nintendo have recently finnished producing games on carts with the end of the N64. Finnished maybe, but never forgotten! While other consoles were rushing out to find the latest technology, just to compete with them, Nintendo were sticking with the basics and what has worked best. They did enrole in a CD system with plans of the highly-anticipated 64 DD. But that never even reached the shelves over here, and the Japanese gamers were just as happy to stick with their cartridges as nothing seemes 'extra special' on this new machine.
So CD's have proved to be a failure for Nintendo in the past, but hopefully that won't effect the future, starting with possibly their best ever console to date in the GameCube.
Ninendo have now found that they can only go so far with the technology of cartridges at a larger scale, and now feel that the time is right for CD's to be their next step forward. But the latest GameBoy model is still using the good old carts, and no plans have been suggested of the use of an alternative source, like CD's. Is the time approaching for a similar change to take effect on the GameBoy??
Surely Nintendo can't expect to stick with the clunky carts forever?? Although they are more suitable for gaming in some ways more than others. It seems that any type of CD can now be copied and sold for a cheaper price, meaning the big companies lose money. Look at the chippable Playstation for example, and how the sales of the console rose whie the games sales were reduced. All due to piracy! Cartridges on the other hand cannot be copied and also allow you to store and save memory/game data on them. Saving you the need to pay extra just for a memory card.
But what would Nintendo's other alternative's be??? You can store great amounts of information on CD's, meaning the games and it's graphics could be a lot better. But you would also require a memory card for saving game data which would require the size of the GameBoy to be increased. The size would also be effected due to the size of CD's. Unless they used CD's sized similar to those of the GameCube, the GameBoy would require to be more rounded, odd-looking and may not appeal to youunger people.
What about Mini-Discs?? They're small, compact, and you can store loads on just one disc (the equivalent of 4 CD's, 320 minutes). They're also shaped like floppy discs and could slot in easily. The only problem would be that you would also require to save your info. on a memory card, which could also effect the size of the console. But at least it can store loads of info., which would be good for the next GameBoy, as it's likely to be 64-bit.
The only other option I can think of is MP3! But this would involve you spending hours downloading massive 64-bit adventures, all for free! This would be good for you but terrible for the developers. They'd be getting nothing from it, except customer satisfaction. Or they'd create a system that allows you to pay for the games you download, or up-load them from your PC using discs you can buy. They'd somehow come up with a way of making you pay though! Nintendo may aim their products mainly at kids, but even kids have to pay for games.
I still think that Mini-Discs with a memory card would be the best alternative to cartridges. Who knows what will happen to GameBoys in the future?? I still think that a 64-bit GameBoy would be fantastic! A no.1 for all N64 fans!! I will be writing an idea for a GameBoy soon, and it'll be appearing in the lonely Game Ideas forum.
Nintendo have recently finnished producing games on carts with the end of the N64. Finnished maybe, but never forgotten! While other consoles were rushing out to find the latest technology, just to compete with them, Nintendo were sticking with the basics and what has worked best. They did enrole in a CD system with plans of the highly-anticipated 64 DD. But that never even reached the shelves over here, and the Japanese gamers were just as happy to stick with their cartridges as nothing seemes 'extra special' on this new machine.
So CD's have proved to be a failure for Nintendo in the past, but hopefully that won't effect the future, starting with possibly their best ever console to date in the GameCube.
Ninendo have now found that they can only go so far with the technology of cartridges at a larger scale, and now feel that the time is right for CD's to be their next step forward. But the latest GameBoy model is still using the good old carts, and no plans have been suggested of the use of an alternative source, like CD's. Is the time approaching for a similar change to take effect on the GameBoy??
Surely Nintendo can't expect to stick with the clunky carts forever?? Although they are more suitable for gaming in some ways more than others. It seems that any type of CD can now be copied and sold for a cheaper price, meaning the big companies lose money. Look at the chippable Playstation for example, and how the sales of the console rose whie the games sales were reduced. All due to piracy! Cartridges on the other hand cannot be copied and also allow you to store and save memory/game data on them. Saving you the need to pay extra just for a memory card.
But what would Nintendo's other alternative's be??? You can store great amounts of information on CD's, meaning the games and it's graphics could be a lot better. But you would also require a memory card for saving game data which would require the size of the GameBoy to be increased. The size would also be effected due to the size of CD's. Unless they used CD's sized similar to those of the GameCube, the GameBoy would require to be more rounded, odd-looking and may not appeal to youunger people.
What about Mini-Discs?? They're small, compact, and you can store loads on just one disc (the equivalent of 4 CD's, 320 minutes). They're also shaped like floppy discs and could slot in easily. The only problem would be that you would also require to save your info. on a memory card, which could also effect the size of the console. But at least it can store loads of info., which would be good for the next GameBoy, as it's likely to be 64-bit.
The only other option I can think of is MP3! But this would involve you spending hours downloading massive 64-bit adventures, all for free! This would be good for you but terrible for the developers. They'd be getting nothing from it, except customer satisfaction. Or they'd create a system that allows you to pay for the games you download, or up-load them from your PC using discs you can buy. They'd somehow come up with a way of making you pay though! Nintendo may aim their products mainly at kids, but even kids have to pay for games.
I still think that Mini-Discs with a memory card would be the best alternative to cartridges. Who knows what will happen to GameBoys in the future?? I still think that a 64-bit GameBoy would be fantastic! A no.1 for all N64 fans!! I will be writing an idea for a GameBoy soon, and it'll be appearing in the lonely Game Ideas forum.
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