GBA Micro $99.99?

Well since it's going to be "New".. I just can't see it being less then SP. Well, unless they give the SP a big price drop ($50?) and make the Micro like $80. GBA (orginal) run for $40 now? I think so. But if the SP & GBA are too close in price ($10 in this case)..then the GBA itself.. could get a price drop?? Well no, that seem's a little odd. Unless of course SP goes to $60 and then the 3 versions of a Gameboy Advance go $40 -> $60 -> $80. That would make some sense. I just hope they don't make this exceed $100, simply because it's not like it's a "Better" version. (Right?..?) It's just like the SP, just a different model (smaller).

But then again, games like Mario Party 5 are still $50 with Mario Party 6 being out (For close to a year now I believe..?). So who knows, Nintendo always confused me with it's prices.

Changing this topic around sorta..The Micro is supposed to be out in December, right? Soo...what's everyones forecast of prices for Christmas season. I think the Gamecube may get a price cut (since it's the last Christmas for a Gamecube--AND Xbox 360 will be out too!).
Either an $80 Gamecube, or have it stay at $100 but make an awesome bundle this year. Like 2 games + 2 wavebirds?? But that doesn't matter, lol. I hope to see the Micro no more then $100. As for the DS, it would have been out for a year now..sooo MAYBE we might get a price drop..? $150 + decent bundle or maybe $130 for the system itself.

Bah who knows lol
 
I can't see any point in buying the Micro whatsoever, except to have it in a collection. I saw it firsthand at E3, and it's even smaller than I had imagined. It's like one of thos keychain LCD games. Why anyone would want to play on the Micro rather than the SP, I do not know.

Also, more kids than adults play Game Boy, at least from what I have observed. I know kids who have trouble holding onto their GBA games, so how are the parents going to react when the kids "misplace" the Micro due to its size?
 
[quote name='lilboo']
But then again, games like Mario Party 5 are still $50 with Mario Party 6 being out (For close to a year now I believe..?). So who knows, Nintendo always confused me with it's prices.
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I believe your thinking of 4 and 5. 6 was not released yet. Mario Golf just dropped recently and it's been out for nearly 2 years. Their first and second party software is the most popular and tends to take a ridiculous amount of time to drop. (with exceptions like Eternal Darkness... got that for < $5 at Toys R' Us)

Their hardware, however, tends to drop in price pretty quickly. I'm hoping for an $80 price point as well, but it will probably end up being $100.
 
Mario Golf dropped when all the Player's Choice games (except SSBM) were reduced from $30 to $20 last fall. The first party software sells well, so there's no need to cut the price if the games are still moving units.

As for the Mario Party games, I know that MP5 is still $50 despite the fact that MP6 has been out for over 6 months, and I know that right before MP6 came out, MP4 was still $50.
 
Yeah read this like a week ago and talk about a ripoff. Smaller screen, smaller buttons, and most likely harder to play. it's also really old pointless tech that doesn't even play past GB games.

I would have bought one only for school if it were $50, this, no way rather just buy a DS.
 
When I first saw the unit in person, I told myself that I'd buy it if it was announced at 49.99.

I stick by that judgement...if anything just the novelty factor alone would be worth it, and to catch up on some great GBA games that I missed out on after selling my SP.

Although all those great games have a lot of text, I don't know how they would fare on the Micro.
 
[quote name='Matt Young']I can't see any point in buying the Micro whatsoever, except to have it in a collection. I saw it firsthand at E3, and it's even smaller than I had imagined. It's like one of thos keychain LCD games. Why anyone would want to play on the Micro rather than the SP, I do not know.

Also, more kids than adults play Game Boy, at least from what I have observed. I know kids who have trouble holding onto their GBA games, so how are the parents going to react when the kids "misplace" the Micro due to its size?[/QUOTE]

I think one of the reasons I may get it is because it is so small. I take my DS and PSP out when I know I will use them. The micro may be good to just carry all the time and get a quick game in when possible.
 
I hope it is cheap, my SP is crapping out.

There is now a massive amount of dust under the screen, and the L button is failing.

GBA and SP are great systems, but the L+R buttons wear out easily and the seal around the screen only lasts a few months.
 
Yeah, i get to pay MORE money for something that is actually smaller, with a smaller screen, and harder to play with than what I already have. Good move Nintendo. Way to allocate those development resources into the right place.
 
I like Nintendo's philosophy, if it makes money, milk it. I can't wait for the 25th version of GBA and more importantly for the revolution Mario party 12.
 
man i was hoping for $50
peopel already have a gba, gba sp, and the ds to play gba games, and nintendo said the market for teh gba micro is for ages from 10 to 13. no 13 year old has $100 and if they do, they already own a gba or gba sp or even the ds
 
[quote name='dreamvsps2']man i was hoping for $50
peopel already have a gba, gba sp, and the ds to play gba games, and nintendo said the market for teh gba micro is for ages from 10 to 13. no 13 year old has $100 and if they do, they already own a gba or gba sp or even the ds[/QUOTE]

When did they give that age range for the mico? I spefically remember the rep saying that it was aimed towards "image conscious consumers" and 10-13 year olds don't exactly fit that demographic. I've always seen the system aimed more towards the 16 and up "ipod" crowd.
 
As I predicted, Nintendo is looking for something to fill in a gap in their product line without a new platform. They've never been in a hurry to introduce new GB platforms when there is no real competition in the sub-$100 category and a new Pokemon entry could do huge business on a ten year old platform. If somebody offered a competent challenge in that price range things would be different but that has yet to happen.
 
Don't forget you can play gba games on gamecube too lol

Yeah if it's more then $50, then they really need to check themselves. Like, if they DO make a fuss and act like it's expensive and charge $100 for it...lol like, why would you pay $100, when $50 more gets you literally 2 handhelds? (DS of course!) It's just silly lol
 
Actually now that I think of it--it'd may be worth little bit more then $50 if it can offer a feature (NOT size) that the SP doesn't have. Like how the SP has a backlight & rechargable battery compared to the GBA; which does not. See GBA -> GBA SP was an actual upgrade. SP -> Micro is just a size thing.. (that we know of)
 
I was all for the Micro after Reggie showed it during the Nintendo press coference, but 100 bones is just a bit too rich for my blood.
 
[quote name='sansfreud']I believe your thinking of 4 and 5. 6 was not released yet. Mario Golf just dropped recently and it's been out for nearly 2 years.[/QUOTE]

Mario Party 6 came out over 6 months ago. It's Mario Party 7 which has yet to come out, but will be released this November. However, Mario Party 4, 5, and 6 are all $50 still. Mario Golf was placed on the Player's Choice list a while ago, though - I bought that one about 5 months ago for $5.
 
I don't see why Nintendo is waisting R&D on this, but the brightside is that it is more portable and concealable than any other handheld. You could probably bring it to work (school for the younger crowd) and not get caught with it. Girls will also find it appealing because it takes up much less pocket/purse room. At a price point of $80 - $100, Nintendo should consider themselves very lucky to sell a million units.

In response to lilboo - It's "added features" are a much cleaner picture and adjustable brightness. It also is more acceptable to non-Nintendo brand headphones. No big deal in my opinion.
 
There is absolutely no way they could release the micro at $50. That thing has a better quality screen than even the DS, albeit smaller. It's also more expensive to manufacture hardware of similar quality smaller. These will cost them much more to make than the SP. The main reason they made the micro was a gesture showing that they weren't abandoning the GBA for the DS.
 
With a 2" screen I'm not paying a cent over $55. It's a shitty, ugly little GBA, which is old hardware now, and I've already bought the GBA, GBA sp, and now the DS. I'm sorry, but there's no way it's costing Nintendo that much money to make these things.
 
Reggie was interviewed on G4 and he said the target demographic was 11-16 year olds. The technological advantage the Micro has over the SP is that it is backlit (SP is frontlit), the brightness is adjustable and the screen is sharper. I'm willing to go $59.99, but if Nintendo prices and markets this as The Next Big Thing instead of The GBA You Can Play In Class, I hope they take a bath on it.
 
It SHOULD still have room to hook up to your GameCube...right? That tiny thing would look really awkward with the GCN cable coming from it lol
 
Wow. Surprise, surprise that CAG is outraged at the potential price of the Micro.

This is going for the iPod Mini crowd and will most likely do great. Most 12 year old's aren't going to have to worry about finding $80-$100 because it'll be a holiday present. I'm sure plenty of college students will go for one because it really is made for them: cellphone in one pocket, Micro in another. I'm sure it may be harder to play (though I tried it at E3 and had no problems reading text on it... and it was, as far as I could tell, more comfortable than the SP with medium-sized hands), but notice how crazy people go over the iPod Mini and small cellphones. Both have smaller screens and smaller keypads but are plenty usable and are hot sellers.

It's a luxury item for the "image-conscious consumer," plain and simple. That doesn't include hardcore gamers on this site that care about the games only. For people who were hoping for a PSP killer, perhaps Nintendo realized that they didn't need to show it yet because the PSP hasn't set the world on fire outside of hardcore gamers. In that case, it's better for Nintendo to wait and see whether or not they should go disc-based, how big of a system, etc. Quit being so offended and realize that Nintendo's going to sell a ton of these to whomever they're targeting.

Besides, my bet is SP down to $60, Micro at $80, and DS at $130. As far as I know, the original GBA has been all but discontinued.
 
I didn't buy an SP because I knew there would be a better advance in a few years. I held off on DS since there were rumors flying around. When I saw the Micro I jumped for joy. I did not reilize it had a smaller screen though.

If it's $100 I wont bother

$80-$60, I'll try it out at the store, see if i like it, if not, finally buy an SP (which will definately get a price drop)
 
[quote name='Chris in Cali']With a 2" screen I'm not paying a cent over $55. It's a shitty, ugly little GBA, which is old hardware now, and I've already bought the GBA, GBA sp, and now the DS. I'm sorry, but there's no way it's Nintendo that much money to make these things.[/QUOTE]

It's a shitty version of what you have now, but you'd still pay $55 for it?

Does the micro have a cartridge slot on the top or bottom? If it's on the top, then the best reason to buy it is Kirby Tilt n' Tumble!
 
[quote name='PenguinMaster']It's a shitty version of what you have now, but you'd still pay $55 for it?

Does the micro have a cartridge slot on the top or bottom? If it's on the top, then the best reason to buy it is Kirby Tilt n' Tumble![/QUOTE]


Yes, $55 is the highest price Chris Hashemi is willing to pay for shit.
 
[quote name='PenguinMaster']It's a shitty version of what you have now, but you'd still pay $55 for it?

Does the micro have a cartridge slot on the top or bottom? If it's on the top, then the best reason to buy it is Kirby Tilt n' Tumble![/QUOTE]

I'm pretty sure that it only plays gba games, one of the reasons they can make it so small is that they took out an entire processor (the gb/color one)

As someone said before, this is definitely out to appeal to the ipod mini crowd. If apple can have 4 different versions of the ipod, why can't the gba have 3 different versions?
 
A $100 price wouldn't surprise me, this is from the same company that charged $29.99 for their Player's Choice games and charged $14.99 for a 1/2 MB memory card when the competition had a 8MB card for $34.99 and later $24.99 (before the 2MB 251 Memory Card for GC). And the worst of all IMO, the $19.99 NES Classic GBA games when other companies like Sega and Namco put 3 - 5 of their games on 1 cartridge.

I wasn't really considering the Micro but at $49.99, I might have changed my mind and bought it but no way I would pay more than that ($60 - $80) let alone $99.99!
 
Meh, I still think it is cool as hell. I'd be tempted at $80 but no way at $100. My iPod mini has shown me the appeal of small electronics.
 
[quote name='crazyboxer12']is it official the price is gonna be $100??? If not, then there might be a chance that the price when they sell would be $50[/QUOTE]

Hey newbie why don't you READ the thread before posting on it. It's not that long.

Nintendo offically said the price will be between $80 and $150, so where the fuck does $50 fit in there?
 
I'd like to see the SP drop to $50. I never saw what the big deal was when it went to $79.99. Its just not that much, only enough to get a Nintendo game (which made them more $$).
 
[quote name='David85']Yeah read this like a week ago and talk about a ripoff. Smaller screen, smaller buttons, and most likely harder to play. it's also really old pointless tech that doesn't even play past GB games.

I would have bought one only for school if it were $50, this, no way rather just buy a DS.[/QUOTE]

Man that sucks. That is a bigger deal than the price IMO.
 
Yeah, it's $1oo, we think, for a smaller screen, and it can't play past GB game, so what is making it cost so much. I think it's cool looking and would love it if the screen was the same size and played MP3s. Then it would be a huge hit, but for what you get for the price it's way too much.
 
Nintendo confirmed that it CAN play past GB games.

The rumor that it couldn't was an exagerated quote take out of context by a gamefaqs board and spread around the internet.

And in my opinion, nintendo.com is a more reliable source for Nintendo info than gamefaqs.com.
 
Well, if it can play old GB and GB Color games, I may consider buying it. I like the orientation of the D-Pad and buttons (wide like the original GBA, Game Gear) and I like the backlit screen. I would probably wait till the price drops though. I have only see one game for the DS that I am REALLY interested in (Castlevania) so I can see myself trading for the GBA Micro or waiting for the price to come down.
 
It's a pretty scary day when GameFAQs boards are the source of anything. Outside of the FAQs themselves and maybe some reviews, I can't imagine why anyone would visit that site anymore. There are plenty of better online gaming boards to choose from.
 
[quote name='Quackzilla']Nintendo confirmed that it CAN play past GB games.

The rumor that it couldn't was an exagerated quote take out of context by a gamefaqs board and spread around the internet.

And in my opinion, nintendo.com is a more reliable source for Nintendo info than gamefaqs.com.[/QUOTE]

When did Nintendo confirm this?
 
Will someone take a GBA game screenshot (from IGN or wherever), and reduce it in size so I can see exactly how small the games will look on Micro.
 
$99? No way. I'll buy the thing for $50, tops...and even that's stretching it.

Don't get me wrong, the Micro is wonderful (considering that I want it when I own THREE SPs, one GBA, and a DS), but why bother when I can play my GBA games on my already-great DS screen?

But since I'm such a weak little man, I will buy it at $50. The thing is so tiny, and tiny things...err, electronic things...are good.
 
You guys are forgetting something... Nintendo is very likely to bundle the Play-Yan cart with the GBA Micro, if that's the case a $100'ish price tag seems reasonable.

(To the uninformed the Play-Yan is a cart which takes SD cards and allows you to play music and video on the GBA/SP and DS, oh and Nintendo are even releasing some simple games on the net which you can download for free and stick on the SD card to play).

Edit - Links for Play-Yan: IGN Feature, Lik-Sang Product Page, Nintendo Play-Yan Site (Japanese).

p.s YoshiFan1 - The 59 block GC memory cards were 4MB in size so actually they worked out cheaper...
Oh and as the 256 is 4 times the size of the 59 block card, therefore the 256 memory card is 16MB in size.

:)
 
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