GBA News and Announcements - Page 5

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GBA:
November 3, 2003 Fairly Oddparents: Breakin' da Rules (THQ)
November 3, 2003 Fire Emblem (Nintendo)
November 3, 2003 Operation Armored Liberty (Majesco Inc.)
November 4, 2003 Brother Bear (Disney Interactive)
November 4, 2003 Cat in the Hat (Vivendi Universal)
November 4, 2003 FIFA Soccer 2004 (Electronic Arts)
November 4, 2003 Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (Electronic Arts)
November 4, 2003 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 (Electronic Arts)
November 4, 2003 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Sacred Cards (Konami)
November 11, 2003 American Idol (Codemasters)
November 11, 2003 CT Special Forces (Hip Interactive)
November 11, 2003 Corvette (TDK Mediactive)
November 11, 2003 Crash Nitro Kart (Vivendi Universal)
November 11, 2003 Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (Natsume)
November 11, 2003 Looney Tunes: Back in Action (Electronic Arts)
November 11, 2003 Onimusha Tactics (Capcom)
November 11, 2003 SSX 3 (Electronic Arts)
November 11, 2003 The Hobbit (Sierra Entertainment)
November 12, 2003 Spy Muppets: License to Croak (TK Mediactive)
November 13, 2003 Gekido Advance (Destination Software)
November 17, 2003 Digimon Racing (Bandai)
November 17, 2003 James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing (Electronic Arts)
November 17, 2003 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (Nintendo)
November 17, 2003 Ultimate Card Games (Telegames)
November 18, 2003 Bey Blade Ultimate Blader Jam (Atari)
November 18, 2003 Cima: The Enemy (Natsume)
November 18, 2003 Double Dragon Advance (Atlus)
November 18, 2003 Mucha Lucha: Mascaritas of the Lost Code (Ubisoft)
November 18, 2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Atari)
November 24, 2003 Medal of Honor: Infiltrator (Electronic Arts)
November 24, 2003 Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon (THQ)
November 25, 2003 Kien (Destination Software
November 25, 2003 StreetJam Basketball (Destination Software)
November 25, 2003 Wade Hixton's Counter Punch (Destination Software)
November 28, 2003 Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed (Destination Software)
November 30, 2003 Ozzy & Drix (Midway)
November 30, 2003 SimCity 2000 (Electronic Arts)
November 30, 2003 Super Duper Sumos (Midway)

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09.26.03


Satoru Iwata, has made a brilliant speech revealing a GBA Accessory.


Current President of Nintendo made a speech at TGS (Tokyo Game Show), announcing that Wireless Multiplayer Gaming is coming soon to the Nintendo GameBoy Advance. The Device is to be bundled with Highly Anticapated Titles, Pokemon Fire Red and Pokemon Leaf Green, which are scheduled for release Early 2004. The device will allow upto five gamers to access multiplayer gaming, from even a few meters apart.

We'll have more on this later.

Posted by: Webmaster Karthik

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Holloywood thinks they are rich?


11.26.03


The Gameboy Advance is the hottest selling product in entertainment.


Hollywood studios are banking in big time with movies like Lord of the Rings: Return of the King and The Last Samurai, which are expected to be huge. But no movie -- or movie studio -- will macth the might of the Nintendo Game Boy Advanced! That's right, you are reading this right, Nintendo's little machine, is now the little machine that could! Nintendo's profits are ranking above $1.5 Billion American dollars. That is including GBA consoles and games. George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications, even goes on to say "Game Boy Advance is the envy of the entertainment world,", and he says "Not only does our 'studio' boast a library of more than 550 titles, but these hits get played over and over again." Game Boy games drive hardware sales up, games like Donkey Kong and Final Fantasy, and many more have aided in this recent success. Also, if you would like to see how much the GBA has sold incomparareson with this year, last year the GBA sold 7 million units. Now the little machine that could has sold nearly 9 million, and Nokia thinks they can take Nintendo down? That's funny! They should think again.

Despite the economy, and the state its in, the GBA have sold off the shelves, and much thanks goes to the new Game Boy Advanced SP released in March. The GBA and the GCN are the only consoles that have shown a increase in system sales compared with 2002. Nintendo sold 400,000 units in October alone, and that's 100,000 units more the any other console!

And people thought Nintendo would go the way of Sega? Heh, Nintendo is way to powerful to back out now, and even though they need to work out their home console market, the handheld market alone could keep Nintendo going for a long while. So, again, it looks like Nintendo's future is brighter then it seems!

Posted By: Allen

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November 24, 2003 - Nintendo has brought forth some Game Boy Advance related sales figures for this holiday season. According to the company, hardware and games for the Game Boy Advance are projected to exceed $1.5 billion in revenue in the United States. Nintendo notes that this is a sales figure beyond the domestic estimates for any Hollywood studio.

"Game Boy Advance is the envy of the entertainment world," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "Not only does our 'studio' boast a library of more than 550 titles, but these hits get played over and over again."
In 2002, about 7 million Game Boy Advance units were sold in the United States. This year, it is expected to reach nearly 9 million. Sales of Game Boy Advance have flourished, thanks in part to the March release of Game Boy Advance SP as well as the new casings of Flame (red) and Onyx (black) six months later. The Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo GameCube, according to Nintendo, are the only game systems to show an increase in systems sold compared with 2002 numbers.

The company revealed that it sold more than 400,000 Game Boy Advance systems in October alone, 100,000 more than any other game system. When the Game Boy Advance is ranked alongside the three home consoles, it grabs a commanding share of the market with 38 percent.

"The Game Boy will sell out this Christmas," says Michael Pachter, vice president of research at Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles.
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Nintendo has today announced that it will release a limited-edition two-tone Game Boy Advance SP in North America on February 9, 2004. The $99.99 consoles, which are being released to celebrate the Game Boy's strongest year in its 14-year history, feature platinum bases with onyx lids.

"With more than 40 percent of Game Boy Advance SP players over the age of 18, the system is enjoying an expansion toward an older demographic," said George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "It's easy to see how these celebratory silver and black versions will appeal to an older audience. And with a limited supply, they're likely to become collector's items."