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Although Nintendo has pledged to show off something of its next-generation plans at the expo, it has remained coy about exactly how much will be on display - and now sources close to the company have revealed that no Revolution hardware or specs will be discussed, with the console appearing only as a video of next-gen footage....

....The new GBA, however, is categorically not the "GBA2", Nintendo's genuine next-generation handheld console. The system is expected to be an update to the existing GBA hardware, perhaps sporting built-in wireless networking and the Play-Yan adapter for playing downloadable games and videos, both of which have up until now been separate components.

I told you so
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Firefox

how do you think the madden series is so rich? they add a few new characters. maybe a new play or two and BOOM millions more sold

do you even watch or play football?

el_cínico

Honestly, who needs a third iteration of the same console?

People who don't own the first two.

DayLahs

do you even watch or play football?

I watch it sometimes like the super bowl and playoffs.

But whats your point?
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Firefox

I watch it sometimes like the super bowl and playoffs.

But whats your point?

Firefox

how do you think the madden series is so rich? they add a few new characters. maybe a new play or two and BOOM millions more sold

that's my point. Dont talk about something you dont know about. madden doesnt add a few players nor a play or two to the game, but if you knew about football you'd know this.

one time could you please make sense in a post here.

DayLahs

that's my point. Dont talk about something you dont know about. madden doesnt add a few players nor a play or two to the game, but if you knew about football you'd know this.

one time could you please make sense in a post here.

If they were fair to their consumers they would add a update option that lets people with a internet connection download all the new players and content.

But they rather us pay 50 bucks for that.
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Firefox

If they were fair to their consumers they would add a update option that lets people with a internet connection download all the new players and content.

But they rather us pay 50 bucks for that.

and we all know everyone with a gamecube can get downloadable content


please continue.

CONGRATUATIONS NINTENDO welcome to the business of taking a original item and adding little garbage here and there and selling it for big bucks.

woot???
multimedia support and wifi is not garbage...
nononononooooo firefox you're very wrong... it's really cool they are supporting their base in anticipation of the revolution.

They did right not to burry revolution in E3 and showing something different at the same time. economy PSP There are no reports of any new sdk but there will be for sure since wifi is now an option so perhaps even system capabilities might change.

i'm looking forward to see what's new
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Firefox

so instead of making something like gba2

they will add updates to the current gba and resell and make more money for a product that basically is barely upgraded.

CONGRATUATIONS NINTENDO welcome to the business of taking a original item and adding little garbage here and there and selling it for big bucks.

how do you think the madden series is so rich? they add a few new characters. maybe a new play or two and BOOM millions more sold

Gj nintendno for not even being bothered to make a system.

btw goodjob on doing nothing on the ds and letting it rot.

Pathetic if you ask me.

guess what, The psp will be doing the same thing...deal with it
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guess what, The psp will be doing the same thing...deal with it

Sony wont be releasing another handheld for a few years

Unlike Nintendo who releases them constantly.
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Firefox

Sony wont be releasing another handheld for a few years

Unlike Nintendo who releases them constantly.

1989 Introduced Game Boy in Japan, the first portable, hand-held game system with interchangeable game cartridges. Tetris on the Game Boy was released worldwide.


1998 Nintendo introduced Game Boy Color and innovative devices Game Boy Camera and Printer, bringing new life to the longest-running hit in the history of interactive entertainment. Game Boy Color systems were cased in two brand new colours: purple and clear purple.With the release of Banjo-Kazooie for Nintendo 64, new characters were added to the ever-growing list of popular Nintendo characters. And the most anticipated video game ever, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64, was released, setting new standards and breaking pre-order records for any video game to date.

2000 The Nintendo Game Boy became the most popular selling console ever as sales surpassed the 100,000,000th mark. Meanwhile, the Pokémon franchise continued to be a world-wide phenomenon as Nintendo celebrated its success with a limited edition release of Pikachu Nintendo 64. The N64 expanded its library of instant classics with hits such as The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, Ridge Racer 64 and Mario Tennis.

2001 Game Boy Advance launched on 21st March in Japan, 11th June in US and 22nd June across Europe, it established its mark as the fastest selling consoles ever. 500,000 units were sold within the first week in Europe. Game Boy Advance launch successes included first-party favourites such as Super Mario Advance, F-Zero: Maximum Velocity and kurukuru kururin.

2003 GBA SP
2004 DS

http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/corporate/index.jsp

in 15 years Nintendo released 5 Handhelds.....

Rocksteady

GBA SP was in March of 2003. Don't know about Europe for you Olmer, but I know for a fact it was 2003.

Oh and you forgot Game Boy Pocket.

yeah i got this of the nintendo official site... and they failed to mention the pocket and the official release date of the SP.. so i just took my best shot at it

Firefox

Sony wont be releasing another handheld for a few years

Unlike Nintendo who releases them constantly.

You're contradicting yourself.

Gj nintendno for not even being bothered to make a system.

Also:

btw goodjob on doing nothing on the ds and letting it rot.

Am I the only one who finds this statement funny and severly misguided?

If you can't form a coherent argument Firefox or spell correctly. Then don't.

Firefox

Sony wont be releasing another handheld for a few years

Unlike Nintendo who releases them constantly.

you're an idiot
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burning_phoneix

WOW!NINTENDO SPENT 6 MONTHS OF THE DS'S 6 YEAR LIFESPAN ON NOTHING
Nintendo spent those six months on very good things.

A)Outselling Sony
B)Launching in Europe faster
C)Announced Online plans.
D)Announced lots of games (Advance Wars DS,Animal Crossing DS,Mario Kart DS, Another Code,Odama, Nintendogs, Meteos,New Super Mario bros.,Electroplankton....this is off the top of my head)
E)Made sure there system didn't need updates in the first place.

Firefox

They outsold sony because they had a 6 month lead......
Sony hasn't launched in europe
Sony HAS ONLINE not plans but HAS ACTUAL ONLINE GAMES.....
Sony has announced and LAUNCHED lots of games too alot more than ninteno's launch
Sony's system runs fine now but updates will make it even better.

Whats wrong with updates? you get better stuff and more options.

1)hmm outselling because it had released earlier...where have I seen that before? oh yea the PS2.
2)that sounds like sony's fault, not nintendos
3)hmm...okay...not really any that are outstanding though
4)ooo...it launched more, how many of them were actually great besides lumines (cause lumines does rock).
5)okay, then why all of the bitching with the UPDATING of the GBA SP? Wouldn't that get us better stuff and more options?

Rocksteady

GBA SP was in March of 2003. Don't know about Europe for you Olmer, but I know for a fact it was 2003.

Oh and you forgot Game Boy Pocket.

Not to mention the Gameboy Light in '98:




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zig

I have the display of signatures turned off because it is a dumb concept and you are dumb if you have one.

DayLahs

that's my point. Dont talk about something you dont know about. madden doesnt add a few players nor a play or two to the game, but if you knew about football you'd know this.

one time could you please make sense in a post here.

I do play football. I watch football every sunday. I follow football regularly.

Madden 2006 will be the same redone bullcrap that they released in 2005. 2005 was a small improvement on 2004. An updated roster, one or two new game mechanics, upgrade the graphics. That is basically all they do. I hate Madden, and I am getting sick of the same trash each year.

Firefox

They outsold sony because they had a 6 month lead......
Sony hasn't launched in europe
Sony HAS ONLINE not plans but HAS ACTUAL ONLINE GAMES.....
Sony has announced and LAUNCHED lots of games too alot more than ninteno's launch
Sony's system runs fine now but updates will make it even better.

And yet it's still selling less. Obviously, this doesn't mean anything, not that any of your points were valid because Sony hasn't announced like, any games. And Sony not launching in Europe was the guys point.

Oh, and any pre-E3 news like this is just a load of BS. Whether or not it's true, it's purely speculation with no basis.
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any pre-E3 news like this is just a load of BS. Whether or not it's true, it's purely speculation with no basis.

these are not news. It's an anouncement of the news that will be presented in E3.
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Pojo

The GBASP + is, hands down, the worst idea in the history of video games. Nobody, and I mean nobody, will buy the thing when they can play it and more on the DS.

Nintendo will not make a GBASP+. Got it? It's a stupid decision financially for them.

I agree Pojo....but I also agree with shard, this is Nintendo were talking about....


Still a bad move though...
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