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As importers would have us believe, The GBA will have NO regional disturbance, but after asking Nintendo of the US I got this answer:
Hi J***,
Most game systems that have a built-in screen will work universally, but I don't know about the Game Boy Advance. It's designed so that it can be connected to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE system. Due to different broadcast standards in different countries, the NINTENDO GAMECUBE systems will no be universally compatible. This means that the Game Boy Advance may need to be different in the different countries to be compatible with the different versions of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Ultimately, I recommend that you wait until the Game Boy Advance is available locally before you buy one. This is the only way you can be sure that all of your video game products will be completely compatible.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Mike Chandler
I still feel it will have no region's like its others, the GB and GBC, but it has got me worried, tony should be able to help as SR will have one in less then 2 weeks!
What do you feel about this?
Hi J***,
Most game systems that have a built-in screen will work universally, but I don't know about the Game Boy Advance. It's designed so that it can be connected to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE system. Due to different broadcast standards in different countries, the NINTENDO GAMECUBE systems will no be universally compatible. This means that the Game Boy Advance may need to be different in the different countries to be compatible with the different versions of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Ultimately, I recommend that you wait until the Game Boy Advance is available locally before you buy one. This is the only way you can be sure that all of your video game products will be completely compatible.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Mike Chandler
I still feel it will have no region's like its others, the GB and GBC, but it has got me worried, tony should be able to help as SR will have one in less then 2 weeks!
What do you feel about this?
I'm 95% sure you'll be able to play GBA games from all over the world on any countries version.
I'm just not sure whether it will be compatable with the UK Gamecube.
Rem. What I've said is not a guarantee!
I'm just not sure whether it will be compatable with the UK Gamecube.
Rem. What I've said is not a guarantee!
Yes but my dads friend is going to Japan in April and has asked if he could get me one, will I be able to play the GB games on it?
I don't care when it comes. You know NOW whterh you are going to get one! I am, I want Mario and Zelda Mario Kart Wai Wai (if it comes out) and many others. I think the GBA will be the best and most innovaite system of the year. It is great and certainly SR will have a great time playing on it. I just hope that it is universal, not because SR will lost a few sales but because we can get to play games from the States that don't make it over here like some baseball games and also we might get a couple of JAP titles with an english language setting.
The Game
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I thought this may be the case as I said in www.codejunkies.com /cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi
However that may be a way of making more money out of you!
If Nintendo price the GBA at £100 to match the $100 (which I hope it's not) then they'll make more money if you buy it here!
So I'd wait til a friends imported one then take a look for yourself.
However that may be a way of making more money out of you!
If Nintendo price the GBA at £100 to match the $100 (which I hope it's not) then they'll make more money if you buy it here!
So I'd wait til a friends imported one then take a look for yourself.
As importers would have us believe, The GBA will have NO regional disturbance, but after asking Nintendo of the US I got this answer:
Hi J***,
Most game systems that have a built-in screen will work universally, but I don't know about the Game Boy Advance. It's designed so that it can be connected to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE system. Due to different broadcast standards in different countries, the NINTENDO GAMECUBE systems will no be universally compatible. This means that the Game Boy Advance may need to be different in the different countries to be compatible with the different versions of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Ultimately, I recommend that you wait until the Game Boy Advance is available locally before you buy one. This is the only way you can be sure that all of your video game products will be completely compatible.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Mike Chandler
I still feel it will have no region's like its others, the GB and GBC, but it has got me worried, tony should be able to help as SR will have one in less then 2 weeks!
What do you feel about this?
Hi J***,
Most game systems that have a built-in screen will work universally, but I don't know about the Game Boy Advance. It's designed so that it can be connected to the NINTENDO GAMECUBE system. Due to different broadcast standards in different countries, the NINTENDO GAMECUBE systems will no be universally compatible. This means that the Game Boy Advance may need to be different in the different countries to be compatible with the different versions of the NINTENDO GAMECUBE. Ultimately, I recommend that you wait until the Game Boy Advance is available locally before you buy one. This is the only way you can be sure that all of your video game products will be completely compatible.
Nintendo of America Inc.
Mike Chandler
I still feel it will have no region's like its others, the GB and GBC, but it has got me worried, tony should be able to help as SR will have one in less then 2 weeks!
What do you feel about this?