why are GBA's so cheap now?

[spanky]

is nintendo gonna kill them off or something? it's not like they have competition (except from the old school GB's)... whats the deal?

 

[WhiteWonder]

i dunno, i think they are ganna make a back-lit one or something.

 

[spanky]

<< i dunno, i think they are ganna make a back-lit one or something. >>



why didn't those pricks do that in the first place! man when i got mine, i figured "color" must eminate some light right? WRONG! ARGH!!! time to ebay mine and save up for the new one

 

[dionx]

maybe as a reason to get a gamecube so they can be used in conjunction.

heh. i just realized nintendo should sell a $249 gamecube/GBA bundle or something. i'm sure that will bring some more competition for xbox and ps2 as consumers seem to get 2 things for the $300 or under price tag.

 

[pillage2001]

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<< i dunno, i think they are ganna make a back-lit one or something. >>



why didn't those pricks do that in the first place! man when i got mine, i figured "color" must eminate some light right? WRONG! ARGH!!! time to ebay mine and save up for the new one >>



You won't want to spend your whole life charging batteries every 2 or so hours of playing.

 

[ThisIsMatt]

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<< i dunno, i think they are ganna make a back-lit one or something. >>



why didn't those pricks do that in the first place! man when i got mine, i figured "color" must eminate some light right? WRONG! ARGH!!! time to ebay mine and save up for the new one >>

But...lcd doesn't emit light

 

[spanky]

<< You won't want to spend your whole life charging batteries every 2 or so hours of playing. >>



u should be able to hook up ur gameboy to a generator powered by a hamster in a wheel chasing a bud.

 

[b0mbrman]

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<< You won't want to spend your whole life charging batteries every 2 or so hours of playing. >>



u should be able to hook up ur gameboy to a generator powered by a hamster in a wheel chasing a bud. >>


Heh...

 

[Nefrodite]

i dunno, i think they are ganna make a back-lit one or something.



thats why i held off, figured they would get around to it. they are still working on the design obviously, their last price cut was due to some "improvements"...its only a matter of time b4 they get enuph power savings and stuff to pull off gba lighted edition

 

[pillage2001]

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<< You won't want to spend your whole life charging batteries every 2 or so hours of playing. >>



u should be able to hook up ur gameboy to a generator powered by a hamster in a wheel chasing a bud. >>



Think of those four legged furballs.

 

[RossMAN]

I'm going to hold out in buying a GBA even though they dropped $70 from an initial $129 frenzy to $59 now.

Rumor has it a better GBA is in the works.

 

[ViRGE]

I'm suprised to see that Nintendo is bothering with a better GBA. With no competition, it's not like they need to improve to get good buisness. Besides, they're about to hit a tech wall; you can't do "effective" 3D in that kind of space, and with as good of 2D as they've done, I have to ask how they can top themselves.:Q

 

[mrCide]

heh, battery reduces just as much as if you had a worm light on. just a stupid decision by them.

i picked one up for $40+ship from overstock so who cares can't complain

 

[spanky]

<< Think of those four legged furballs. >>



stop it... u're making me hungry.

 

[fr]

The MSRP debuted at $99.99 with many places selling it for $89.99. Now most places have it for $59-69.99 because Game Boy Color has been discontinued and they dropped the GBA to hit the same price point.

 

[gwlam12]

i was wondering this myself.

 

[Nefrodite]

I'm suprised to see that Nintendo is bothering with a better GBA. With no competition, it's not like they need to improve to get good buisness. Besides, they're about to hit a tech wall; you can't do "effective" 3D in that kind of space, and with as good of 2D as they've done, I have to ask how they can top themselves.

how about a slightly bigger screen with that backlight

 

[Yzzim]

I highly doubt Nintendo will come out with a back-lit GBA for a while now. Frankly, I don't have a problem with the GBA's screen at all. Granted the first batch of games were dark but the second batch fixed them by being a little brighter. If you're looking to play your GBA in complete darkness why not try Afterburner which lites up your screen quite nicely. Should be available this May.

 

[Zim Hosein]

<< stop it... u're making me hungry. >>



:Q

 

[trmiv]

WOW, I had no idea they were so cheap now, I think I might have to pick one up.

 

[The_Dude8]

guess the demand for the GBA dies down. was anyone able to order the afterburner from portable monopoly today?

 

[Nefrodite]

I highly doubt Nintendo will come out with a back-lit GBA for a while now. Frankly, I don't have a problem with the GBA's screen at all.


err, but the lighted screen would be killer, would finally make the damn thing perfect. no having to carry around a bs light, no having to crack open your gba to install a hack and with other improvements probably no battery hit at all

 

[trmiv]

So where is the cheapest place to get one online right now?

 

[yellowplastic]

Some guy made a portable PSX using the LCD screen from a Casio handheld TV and the guts of a PSOne.

It had 3 hours of battery life and it ran off CD's.

Surely if a single guy can do all that by his lonesome, Sony can do much better.

In other words, handheld gaming has NOT hit a technology wall by a long shot.

 

[ViRGE]

yellowplastic, what kind of batteries did it use though?