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http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/28/comm...ming/index.htm

New Game Boy to be announced. Inside the above link:

-New Game Boy to be released before end of 2005
-$99 price point
-SP price drop to $49
-Announcement as early as March 10

EDIT: http://news.spong.com/detail/news.asp?prid=8385 (don't now how reliabe Sprong is, I've never heard of it.)

This seems very unlikely and at $99. BS IMO, maybe in holiday of season of 2006 but not 2005.

eh, i think that would be a dumb move, especially since they havent sold as many DSes as they can, if they announced March 10th that another one were to come out then they would be shooting sales in the foot. Besides this is cnn, what the hell do they know about games

I would be pretty happy if the next gameboy was closer to a psp in graphics and the size of an sp. It does seem a little weird that they would release this SO QUICKLY right after the DS.

As for the DS being a completely different system comment....Does anyone feel that it is that much different than a gameboy??? I think it is obviously a little different but not by leaps and bounds.

I think no matter what happens, the next 2 years are going to be incredibly intresting to say the least in the video game industry.

Maybe this is why Nintendo insisted the DS was NOT the next GameBoy.

This is speculation only, and from a guy who expected the Japanese PSP to miss it's December launch (and US release to be pushed back to November '05 Link). I wouldn't put too much stock into this. (Although he did nail the PSTwo release).

Originally Posted by PsyClerk Maybe this is why Nintendo insisted the DS was NOT the next GameBoy.

I know that but to launch within a year of each other doesnt make sense. Nintendo doesnt cram their game releases, they spread them out through the year to try and prevent droughts so why would they release the next game boy when the best DS titles are supposed to be coming out? Thats competing with themselves and others.(think ubisoft releasing beyond good and evil and prince a persia in the 4th Q with 1000 other games)

It' just seems like Nintendo needs to actually put some games out for the DS before they decide that we should drop another $100-$150 on another handheld.

Originally Posted by Chris in Cali It' just seems like Nintendo needs to actually put some games out for the DS before they decide that we should drop another $100-$150 on another handheld.

It is still a bit early...Titles will start to arrive but I have to admit it does seem like there are NO games for the system. I think the only game I am looking foward to RIGHT now is Castlevania....which should be amazing.

I can't wait for E3 to see if this is true.

Originally Posted by jkam It is still a bit early...Titles will start to arrive but I have to admit it does seem like there are NO games for the system. I think the only game I am looking foward to RIGHT now is Castlevania....which should be amazing.

I'm thinking that all the games that have been announced for the DS are pretty much the games that will be the entire DS's life cycle, that's why Nintendo's holding out on them for so long. Giving us one or two games a month. If all this is true, I'm throwing all my support over to Sony, or any other company because this is bullshit.

I hope this is true, I didn't like the DS at all.

Unless the DS has the ability to play these new Gameboy games, I'm going to be very disappointed. I'll probably be selling my DS, because if that happens, it'll be doomed.

Now, if it can play these new Gameboy games, it'll still be useful, even if DS is shitcanned. This'll be the only way that current DS owners aren't getting screwed over by this whole thing.

Seeing as the article is riddled with inaccuracies (DS games on flash? No, the save area is flash, you idiot) I find it very hard to accept its veracity. This move would put Nintendo in the position of supporting three handheld platforms simultaneously. Unlikely, to say the least.

I'd be much more inclined to believe a price drop on the DS than a new GameBoy appearing this year. There was a time when GBA titles were scarce and publishers kept producing GBC games instead since that is where the numbers were with the compatible GBA only contributing to that base.

Originally Posted by dafoomie Unless the DS has the ability to play these new Gameboy games, I'm going to be very disappointed. I'll probably be selling my DS, because if that happens, it'll be doomed. Now, if it can play these new Gameboy games, it'll still be useful, even if DS is shitcanned. This'll be the only way that current DS owners aren't getting screwed over by this whole thing.

If the DS could play the new Gameboy games, then why would Nintendo release a new Gameboy?

Originally Posted by epobirs This move would put Nintendo in the position of supporting three handheld platforms simultaneously. Unlikely, to say the least.

The thing is that the GBA would be pretty close to dead by then, so support would pretty much be for the DS, and GBE or whatever it will be called.

i doubt they will release it that soon and if they do im sure its not going to have many substantial improvements over the sp. it will probably still be a 2d system. but who cares im gettin a psp

This is the whole third pillar thing. Nintendo never once said the DS was the next Gameboy. If it was, they would have marketed it as Gameboy DS, not Nintendo DS.

This was their plan all along - to release a successor to the GBA to compete directly with the PSP. Nintendo wants you to own all three. The DS can't be replicated, so it's meant to be an entirely different platform and separate from both the GB line and the console line. They've never once contradicted that or said otherwise. And yes - it plays GBA games, because they need more of a selling point on the DS. Let's face it, it's been out since November and barely has 10 games. So that's pretty negligable.

People whine too much. DS < PSP graphics, then when a new system comes out to directly compete with the PSP, they bitch some more...

Wow.

What if the rumors that the next gameboy is supposed to be a portable gamecube (or equivalent) are true?

Maybe it'd be able to play gamecube discs instead of old gameboy/GBA games, thus leaving a market for the DS/Gba?

A fanboy can dream........*sigh*

Originally Posted by Chris in Cali The thing is that the GBA would be pretty close to dead by then, so support would pretty much be for the DS, and GBE or whatever it will be called.

Have you looked at the number for sales of GBA hardware and software sales. That system is nowhere near dead. The decrease in the cost of mask ROM capacity will let the better developers extract a lot more from the system than has been seen previously. Kingdom Hearts is a good example. That, combined with a lower average price for new games, will easily get another strong year from the platform. I'd expect mid 2006 to be the soonest for a new GameBoy with features designed in conjunction with that of their next platform. I think they still believe strongly in the connectivity idea and will try again with stronger execution. Wireless handheld/console communications would be a big step.