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Game Boy Advance SP Details!
« on: January 06, 2003, 07:01:18 PM »
Fresh from the mouth of the foremost videogame journalist comes the details about Nintendo's update to the popular handheld ...

Skimming the article, here are the details.  We'll have more info when the official announcement comes tomorrow.


  • Self-contained LCD screen light, Flip-Up Screen
  • Initially available in 3 metallic colors:  Indigo, Black, and Silver
  • Light is able to be turned off
  • Built in rechargeable lithium ion battery pack, 10 hours with the light on, 18 with the light off
  • Up to 32,000 simultaneous colours
  • Display Size 40.8mm x 61.2mm
  • Resolution 240 x 160 dot
  • 32 - bit CPU with embedded memory
  • Separate adapters for link cables, and headphones
  • Clamshell design, folds into a 3-inch square, an inch thick
  • Dimensions are 3.33 x 3.23 x .95 (82mmW x 84.6mmH x 24.3mmD) and it weighs approximately 143g
  • Compatible with virtually all existing Game Boy & Game Boy Advance games
  • $99 Price Tag
  • Japanese release date: Feb. 14, 2003, priced at around 12,500 yen
  • European release date: March 28, 2003, priced at around €129 - €139  
More details coming soon.

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