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- chris4404, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Game Boy is doing just fine and Nintendo will continue to produce systems and games. PSP sales just passed the 2 Million Unit mark, which might seem like alot but if you take into account the Nintendo DS is past the 6 Million mark and is available in Europe. PSP is just to much money for a portable system IMO.
- SkeletaLlama, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The DS has been outselling the PSP in every market it has entered. Including becoming the fastest selling console in European game history. In addition, sales of the GameBoy line have continued to be strong and have not fallen since the launch of the DS as many analysts were predicting. I believe that Nintendo will continue the GameBoy line as a kid marketed handheld and also continue to produce innovative handhelds like the DS to market toward non gamers.
As for the PSP, this will be a short-lived system ( a shame because it could have been great), and there will be no follow-up to it from Sony. I also doubt that M$ will try to enter the handheld market for a long time to come (they will eventually). - Twasi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I bet there will be another gameboy, and they don't need to follow in the PSP's footsteps seeing as the DS absolutely destroyed it in sales.
- G-RaZoR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yeah Nintendo has said the DS won't replace the Gameboy. I personally think, the next gameboy will play gamecube games.... Nintendo is bound to have a direct PSP competitor.
- lavar78, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1The GBA SP is still the best handheld on the market. Neither the PSP nor the DS can match its portability (pocket-ability), durability, battery life, and price. It's still an excellent system and, if you sort through all of the crap, it has a ton of great games.
- Swampthing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Such a laughable article. They obviously forgot that Nintendo even announced they were working on the successor to the GBA SP back when the DS was first announced... and they made if VERY clear that that DS is not the next iteration of Gameboy. Nintendo will sit back, watch how the PSP collapses on itself, and step back in to take over with a new GBA.
Honestly, I love my PSP and my DS, but neither system has nearly the amount of quality games available for the GBA. Months go by without me buying a single game on either of the two new systems... very sad indeed. - Satertek, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't get why graphics are such a big deal to people. Yes they look awesome, but only at first. Eventually you'll get used to the improved graphics, and it will become ho-hum and normal. The first time I played HL2, I was blown away, now its normal to me and playing HL1 dosn't seem like a huge step back anymore.
Gameplay > Graphics
Always. - brownstone, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I don't know what setup *your* original Game Boy has, but mind blurs up when things get moving.
Except for Dr. Franken, which used a deliberately jerky animation system to ease the blur off. - Dragular, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"...the family of systems that began with a blurry two-inch screen in four shades of green"
BLURRY? Use an alcohol wipe and clean that thing off.. that's still the sharpest screen in the history of portable gaming. Hell I still dig it out in the name of Tetris every now and then. Just doesn't feel right on the GBA... - pixelpuncher, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Game Boy is here to stay... I find the PSP is interesting because most people play old Nintendo games on them anyways. There needs to be more support into hacking Nintendo's hardware for the home brew crew. Other than that it's a great system for kids and adults.
- Zane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nintendo will most likely make a new Gameboy machine, considering the DS is doing really well and has some great games on it, I'd be surprised if they didn't keep the Gameboy series going.
- Zane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0ReyBrujo, you say more infactual statements than the article does...
Microsoft does not get positive money from the Xbox, even with software licenses. Nintendo does not lose money from selling the Gamecube or DS, if they did, they'd lose tons of money because their software does not sell nearly as much as Sony's or Microsoft's (other than Mario and Zelda). - Mexrocker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Gameboy isn't going away anytime soon, to me, it seems like the PSP really isn't all that great. I prefer my DS and GBA because of the gameplay. I've tried out a few games for the PSP, but the DS games are way better. So for now, DS is and GBA are staying
- Z3r02007, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think what keeps the GB going is that the games are simple, fun, and not to expencive.
- Zane, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0brownstone: I agree, the gameplay was pretty blurry. But I busted out my Gameboy Pocket the other day, and Link's Awakening still plays good :D
- Tsuroerusu, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0THERE WILL BE ANOTHER GAMEBOY! ;)
It's called GameBoy Evolution, I think Nintendo will tell us something about it on next year's E3 ;) - tanxadillo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I doubt something that has out sold every other hand held and console will die at the hands of another graphically better hand held. I'm beginning to hate 1up.com and it's pessimistic mood against Nintendo. Hasn't the Gameboy conquered every other handheld that was graphically better? Why is the PSP different?
- ReyBrujo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Geez... many incorrect facts... don't know where to begin...
"After 16 years on top, is it game over for Game Boy?"
No, there will be another GB after Micro. Nintendo didn't name NDS as GBDS to keep GB history clean if DS was a failure. It is most likely GBA 2 will arrive in 2007 (2006 had NDS been overwhelmed by PSP). Note that the original article talks about GBA end, not GB end.
"PSP sales just passed the 2 Million Unit mark, which might seem like alot but if you take into account the Nintendo DS is past the 6 Million mark and is available in Europe."
No, no, no. NDS last week reached 2,686,358 units. PSP sold 1,542,781 (http://www.gamersmark.com/news/2005/07/1/6423). You are talking about shipping figures, which is not the same.
"Since its 1989 debut, the family of systems that began with a blurry two-inch screen in four shades of green has somehow dominated the market in defiance of technologically superior competitors."
That is because of Nintendo motto: Gameplay is more important than technology. I would refer you to a friend' site, http://www.freelunchdesign.com and download Icy Tower. Have you noticed that neither Sony nor Microsoft have a charismatic pet?
PS3 will be more expensive than XBOX360 and Revolution, no doubt. Note that, while Microsoft loses money for every XBOX, their balance is positive due their software licenses. While Nintendo loses money selling DS and GC, they more than make it up thanks to extremely strong software sales. However, Sony loses money for every PS2 and PSP they sell, and their revenues for the entertainment sector (TVs, DVDs, etc) continue falling. They need PS3 at a high price because they won't be able to stand heavy loses as they are doing now with their second generation.
The article does in fact state GBA is stronger than never.
GB Micro aims to steal PSP consumers by bringing a small, portable and cheap media reproducer. Hard to believe, but it is the silver bullet against the werewolf. - lavar78, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Are you sure Nintendo loses money selling GameCubes?
- ReyBrujo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Blah, stupid mockup. The GamerSmark link is fine, just remove the trailing ) from the URL.
PSP is a good console, mind you. But Sony did two mistakes: it is expensive as the Atari Lynx and the Neo Geo Pocket, and battery life is the clue, explanation of why the GB W&B console buried the Game Gear. - quastor, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This story was published on July 14th. Oh, and it was also on the digg main page the same day. Marked as dupe.
- the_mole1314, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Until the PSP comes out at under $100 and isn't as easy to break, yes, the GB is dead. Gamers need to realize that they arn't the only ones out there playing games, and their huge budget dosen't carry over to other consumers.
Plus, look at the sales stats to see that Sony is losing in the handheld wars so far. - jediboytj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0the nintendo DS is one of the best handheld gaming devices ever... im still waiting for more games to be released to start to show its true potential...
- solidus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I just found my bottle green original Gameboy. Ahh, the memories.
- PhaseDMA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nintendo can't compete? Must be why they make money, and the best 1st party games...
Maybe I should tell my mom that lossing money is actually a good thing. She would still have her own business.
Nintendo pushed out the DS to go head to head with the PSP... The system is killing the PSP (by killing I mean anything short of not winning).
The fact is people know "GameBoy". "GameBoy" is more powerful then "Nintendo" or any other company or system name out there or to come.
If Nintendo slapped "GameBoy" on a hand held that downright sucked I wouldn't be suprised if it kill what ever the other hand held system out there was at the time.
People see "GameBoy" and they have a very good idea what to expect. More so they expect more then what the previous system had. When people see the PSP name... They have one of two reactions -
Mom - What the hell is this thing?
Child - Hmmm I wonder what this system is all about...
Plus Nintendo has that entire insane level of loyalty (or fanboys. You take your pick). - shade73, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0hey maybe gameboy will do something really revolutionary and make the damn accursed thing to where I can hold it and play it!!! Smaller != Better. If they'd re-release the first game boy shell with the new game boy hardware I'd be great! I get 'nintendo thumb' after like 20 minutes on the SP, and it was just as bad on the advance.
- manjy90, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I'm 99.99995% sure there's going to be another game boy. Why would Nintendo not continue to highest selling system in video game history? Nintendo's crazy, but not that crazy.
- Amigaice, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0That new Nintendog game is going to sell a lot of DSs My daughter and son played it in Wal*Mart and loved it. Nintendo knows what kids want.
- ReyBrujo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Geez, this happens when you don't sleep enough :P I am sorry for the confusion. Worldwide, Nintendo DS sold 5.2 million units (I thought he was speaking about sales in Japan).
"Nintendo does not lose money from selling the Gamecube or DS, if they did, they'd lose tons of money because their software does not sell nearly as much as Sony's or Microsoft's (other than Mario and Zelda)."
I haven't found any source claiming that each GC and DS Nintendo sells produces profit, but neither loss. As for amount of money, the share they get for each sold game depends on the licensing. Nintendo licenses many games, but also produces in-house software (as you said, Mario, Zelda, Metroid, etc, etc). The profit in these games are higher than if they were just licensed, thus selling a million units of a licensed game may be not as good as selling a hundred thousand units of a produced game.
In any case, sorry for the confusion. - vanlandw, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The Game Boy is doing fine...i'm not much of a cynic but I'm getting really sick of these "NINTENDO/XBOX/SONY IS DONE" and the like. Nintendo is doing fine even though they are not number one.
- bnolsen, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0In June I went by a GameStop and saw that the "PrePlay" GBA's selling for $19.99
So I picked one up. A couple days later I got Pokemon Sapphire & Golden Sun. Both games are extreme high quality, pretty amazing at their depth.
I'm honestly surprised the new gameboy micro isn't a match with the PSP, providing similar technologicaly capability (higher res screen, more powerful processor allowing real time 3d and some form of analog controller). Perhaps that will be coming next year to be released hand in hand with the Revolution. - isoprophlex, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0given.
- ModernTenshi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I would say that GB line is just in a sort of stall for the moment. It is a nice little system, but I prefer my DS because I can play the latest games on it, as well as my old GBA games (I don't really care that it can't play my old GBC and GB games, as I haven't played those in years anyway). I would love to have a PSP, but I think the DS is much more fun to play. I mean, I can't chat with others on the PSP as easily as I can on my DS. It was great talking with around 7 other people on my DS while waiting for Episode III to start. And when Nintendo debuts Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, I think sales of the DS will go even higher. It'll be great to play games with others around the world, FOR FREE, and on a handheld system no less.
- Kirin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Not sure if anyone will still read this but I'll give it a try anyway :) Swampthing, the Virtual Boy didn't play the previous generation's games, it also didn't play games of the same general style. It was a completely gimmick driven beast and while yes, the DS IS filled to the gills with gimmicks, it also plays the previous generations games (a clear mark of a replacement), not to mention a majority of the games being released since launch have been GBA styled games.
As for Nintendo innovating Lavar, you're partially right. Ocarina, like Mario 64 was an immense step forward for those franchise, and quite possibly two of the greatest games ever made. But since then, with Majora's Mask AND Wind Waker, other than the graphical overhaul there was very little to innovate over that first big jump. Nintendo just ended up doing what they always did, make a leap and milk it for sequel after sequel. As for Metroid (and Star Fox, and F-Zero, and a few others) Nintendo aren't the ones doing the innovations, they're licensing their franchises out left and right and other people are doing the work for them. It's not the big N at all. - Swampthing, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Kirin... you have no idea what you are talking about. Yes, Nintendo has released previous Gameboy versions that were not intended to be the next iteration. Perhaps you forgot about Virtua Boy? That was not meant to replace the Gameboy. The DS is merely another sidestep, an experiment if you will, and in some ways it is doing very well, but the creativity that it takes to produce a game that takes full advantage of the DS capabilties is rare. Right now, FEEL THE MAGIC and KIRBY'S CANVAS CURSE are the only real games that I think make the system shine.
- ReyBrujo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0My wishlist: Nanostray should arrive tomorrow. Preordered Lunar Dragon Song, Metroid Prime Hunter and Lost in Blue from Amazon. Riviera, Advance Wars DS and Trace Memory from Buy.com. Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones, Sword of Mana and Final Fantasy Tactics soon from Amazon.
You cannot target public who usually have a notebook or a handheld as Sony did. They did the jump too fast. I bet the next GBA will have a wide screen, just a PSP has now. - Pooavenger, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This is retarted. PSP has done NOTHING to make it a better portable system.
- poopstewart, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I own a fairly decent PC (specs good enough to run today's games at medium detail w/ a good frame rate), Xbox, PS2 and GBA. Also owned a PSP but traded it in because I just didn't see any games, nor did I see enough games on the horizon, to keep it.
I play games for a fair portion of my week, probably 20 hours or more. Let me say that I've gotten some of the most satisfying gaming hours out of my GBA. Why? Because it's mobile. Yes, the PSP is mobile. It's also over $200 and has crap for a game selection.
The GBA has a solid game list, awesome battery life, freaking phenomenal backlit screen (blows many other devices I have away), and is easy to just pick up and play. If I want to play for two minutes or two hours, it's easy to do so. - digit9, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Honestly, I love my PSP and my DS, but neither system has nearly the amount of quality games available for the GBA"
Swamp is right. There just aren't enough quality games out there for the PSP at least. My PSP is running an SNES emulator and that's about the only reason I pick the thing up any more....we need more games!! - Miyamoto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nintendo makes the best handhelds. There consoles don't get as much ad space so it tends to be pushed back but still great games. Someone commented on Nintendo fanboys. I don't think there are that many fanboys here, it is just that the masses believe in Nintendo. If Nintendo was as hopeless as some say they would have never lasted as long as they had. Just think of all the things they have done over the years with innovating games.
- PhaseDMA, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Imagine my shock as I rolled my eyes at the promo for the game while at GameStop - Then the guy at the store said he was looking foward to it.
This after he had displayed competence in all things GameBoy.
hmmmm... Maybe I should take it serious and at least look into it. - veter, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0This article is missing something HUGE. The DS plays GBA games...The DS is more of a continuation of the Gameboy with a different name. This whole three system thing nintendo was talking about was just PR garbage. The next GameBoy or whatever they choose to call their next portable venture will replace the DS.
So, if you take into consideration that the DS is the next gen GameBoy, then clearly the GB isn't dead/dying (only the title is). - o0nac0o, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Right... gameboy is coming to an end eh'? Ok whatever. This just sounds like a Sony Fanboys dream where PSP will one day reign supreme.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN. - Darthmario, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0***** that I love my Game Boy!
- Denjira, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Holy crap.. this is filled with Nintendo fanboy comments..
I lost interest in the Nintendo games years ago, I did buy the Nintendo DS, just to be dissapointed.. it seems Nintendo is aiming towards a certain group of consumers, as they cannot compete with the large Sony and Microsoft.
I see it this way, Nintendo is much more enjoyable to children, the games are much more appropriate for them, they're simple and fun. While Sony releases the PSP, packed the ability to do almost anything (Ok, no touchscreen, props there Nintendo) Sony is making a bad decision in trying to stop Homebrew applications, but with the release of the browser, it gave me another reason not to unpack my DS at the bottom of a storage box.
For gaming though, my PSP isn't really used much for that as there aren't enough good games for it out there yet.
Not to offend any Nintendo Fanboys though... still.. my computer pwns the gaming. - lavar78, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0"Innovative? No offense but you're kidding right? Nintendo has been living off their franchises for two generations straight now. They do little to forward their own genres as Mario Sunshine showed VERY well"
You're right about Mario Sunshine. However, you picked the one franchise of the Big Three where they haven't really innovated in a while. The Zelda and Metroid series have been nothing if not innovative over the years. - prax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0gbob lives!
Game Boy is the best. I don't care for DS or PSP... sure, both offer better tech, but I want simple, fun entertainment without extreme prices or funky shaped systems. - m.sandstorm, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0:sigh: It's been a fun 16 years, and look forward to 16 more! Where others have failed the GB has succeeded.
My only dissapointment with the GBA was the fact that Earthbound was never released in the US. That was a good game. Let my Earthbound gooooo! - tanxadillo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Actually, ReyBrujo. Nintendo gains money after every Nintendo Gamecube, DS, etc. product sold. That's why they're the only gaming company with a profit.
- Nocturnal, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0I just think the DS flopped in so many ways. I hope Nintendo gets their act together and does not go the Sega route.
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