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Nintendo of America today revealed the price and launch software for Game Boy Advance. Drum roll, please ...
The new handheld, available in Arctic (white), Glacier (translucent blue) and Indigo (violet), goes on sale on June 11 for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $99.95, while new game software will retail for between $29.95 and $39.95.
Launch titles are:
Super Mario Advance (Nintendo)
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Nintendo)
Army Men Advance (3DO)
High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (3DO)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Activision)
Dodge Ball Advance (Atlus)
Fire Pro Wrestling (BAM)
Top Gear GT Championship (Kemco)
Tweety and the Magic Jewel (Kemco)
Fortress (Majesco)
Iridion 3-D (Majesco)
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Majesco)
ChuChu Rocket! (Sega)
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (Midway)
Rayman (Ubi Soft)
More than 60 exclusive Game Boy Advance titles are expected by Christmas, and Nintendo says that most software made for the other Game Boy systems are compatible with the new hardware.
The Japan market, which gets the GBA on March 21, will have 25 titles available at launch, up from the previously announced 10. Nintendo hopes to ship 24 million units of the Game Boy Advance worldwide by the end of March 2002.
~ www.dailyradar.com
Well as we expected the GBA will cost about £100 but I am a bit shocked about the £40 games! I don't know what to think about that, I hope we see some price drops before the UK release date...but what are the chances of that! I am glad to see that all previous GBC games will work with the GBA well 99% of them anyway!
Your Thoughts?
The Game
The new handheld, available in Arctic (white), Glacier (translucent blue) and Indigo (violet), goes on sale on June 11 for a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $99.95, while new game software will retail for between $29.95 and $39.95.
Launch titles are:
Super Mario Advance (Nintendo)
F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (Nintendo)
Army Men Advance (3DO)
High Heat Major League Baseball 2002 (3DO)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (Activision)
Dodge Ball Advance (Atlus)
Fire Pro Wrestling (BAM)
Top Gear GT Championship (Kemco)
Tweety and the Magic Jewel (Kemco)
Fortress (Majesco)
Iridion 3-D (Majesco)
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (Majesco)
ChuChu Rocket! (Sega)
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2 (Midway)
Rayman (Ubi Soft)
More than 60 exclusive Game Boy Advance titles are expected by Christmas, and Nintendo says that most software made for the other Game Boy systems are compatible with the new hardware.
The Japan market, which gets the GBA on March 21, will have 25 titles available at launch, up from the previously announced 10. Nintendo hopes to ship 24 million units of the Game Boy Advance worldwide by the end of March 2002.
~ www.dailyradar.com
Well as we expected the GBA will cost about £100 but I am a bit shocked about the £40 games! I don't know what to think about that, I hope we see some price drops before the UK release date...but what are the chances of that! I am glad to see that all previous GBC games will work with the GBA well 99% of them anyway!
Your Thoughts?
The Game
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I myself, have pre-ordered one from Japan since I don't fancy waiting a month or two more. Not only that, I'm going on Holiday at the end of April and need something to curb my fear of flying.
As far as I am aware, there won't be a territorial lock-out. There wasn't with the GameBoy, so with any luck, Nintendo won't bother with the Gameboy Advance.
As for games prices, I'll be importing from the US - plain and simple. It works out cheaper and as always, they're bound to get the decent titles before we will.
I'm excited about this new handheld, having never owned a handheld before, the opportunity to witness the second coming of the SNES, is simply too good to pass up.
-S
As far as I am aware, there won't be a territorial lock-out. There wasn't with the GameBoy, so with any luck, Nintendo won't bother with the Gameboy Advance.
As for games prices, I'll be importing from the US - plain and simple. It works out cheaper and as always, they're bound to get the decent titles before we will.
I'm excited about this new handheld, having never owned a handheld before, the opportunity to witness the second coming of the SNES, is simply too good to pass up.
-S
Nintendo wont be that stupid!!! Will they??
The price of the system if £100 here, is about what I'd expect, considering that the GBC is still £65.
But £30-£40 for games is way, way too much!
£25 should be the maximum.
But £30-£40 for games is way, way too much!
£25 should be the maximum.
Remember what I said about the games costing atleast £30!
Nintendo have realised that the GBA is a popular franchise and are planning to release games for £30 - £40!
Some of which you can pick up for £5 as 10 YEAR OLD SNES GAMES!
Nintendo are simply trying to milk as much money as they can out of us. My Verdict?
The GBA is the PS2 of handhelds!
Nintendo have realised that the GBA is a popular franchise and are planning to release games for £30 - £40!
Some of which you can pick up for £5 as 10 YEAR OLD SNES GAMES!
Nintendo are simply trying to milk as much money as they can out of us. My Verdict?
The GBA is the PS2 of handhelds!
Go bye your DC games if you don;t want it! True nintedendo fans know what i mean.
Nintendo wont do that! Definetely less then £32 for MarioKartAdv. on the GBA!!! if not then import is beggening, I want to import the console if UNIVERSAL but I will not get MKA intil available here.
I dont mind paying £100 for the machine itself but wouldnt pay £40 for a game, thats just absurd!!
Oh shut up the GBA is worth every penny 100 quid seems fair but i'm betting it'll mainly be 30 quid.
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