Anybody check out the GB Advance SP demo units?

[Queasy]

I cruised by EB during lunch to see if they had gotten the new Xbox exhibition disk and noticed they had a non-working demo unit of the GB Advance SP. I picked it up to see how it would fit in my hands and holy hand-cramps Batman! I realize they are trying to go small with this thing but trying to hold onto it while pressing the d-pad, the two face buttons, and the two shoulder buttons was uncomfortable. I can tell that my hands will start hurting within 5 minutes of play.

I think I just may do the Afterburner mod for my GB Advanced and skip the SP.

 

[blurredvision]

By the comparison pictures floating around out there, I also thought it looked quite small. I'm 6'4" myself, so needless to say my hands aren't that small either. But most of the previews on the major sites say it's completely comfortable even though the size of the thing is small.

Thanks for the impressions. I wasn't going to buy the thing anyways, but was wondering myself how it was.

 

[Queasy]

For reference, I am 6'2 and my hands are big enough to palm a basketball.

 

[rgwalt]

Nintendo isn't marketing the units for people that are 6'+... They are marketing the units for the younger crowd. I bet they are the perfect size for the kids. I won't be buying one though, unless they are really sweet.

Ryan

 

[alm99]

Aren't they about the same width as 3.5 floppy stacked together(2 or so)?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
Nintendo isn't marketing the units for people that are 6'+... They are marketing the units for the younger crowd. I bet they are the perfect size for the kids. I won't be buying one though, unless they are really sweet.

Ryan

Oh, they're not? Link

If these are kids Nintendo will be facing child pr0n charges 😀

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: alm99
Aren't they about the same width as 3.5 floppy stacked together(2 or so)?

That sounds about right based off the demo unit I saw today. Would have been nicer if it was wider.