Didn’t get your PS2? Try hand held gaming: The Gameboy Advance


Nintendo's hold on the pocket-sized game industry is very strong. For instance, Gameboy has been around for some time now. However, the upgrades (Gameboy Color and Gameboy Advance) will prove that hand held gaming has not completely disappeared. With virtual disappointments such as Sega’s Game Gear out of the way, Nintendo has nearly cleared the market. The Gameboy Advance will be released on March 21, 2001 in Japan, to the delight of gamers.

Here is a list of games that are planned for the Gameboy Advance release (IGN.com):

  1. Zero Advance
  2. Game Boy Wars Advance
  3. Tactic Ogre Gaiden
  4. Horse Racing Creating Derby
  5. Fire Emblem Anko no Miko
  6. Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
  7. Star Communicator
  8. Monster Breeder
  9. Bomberman Story
  10. Top Gear All Japan GT
  11. Tweety and the Magical Jewel
  12. Pocket GT Advance
  13. Super Black Bass 4 Advance
  14. Digi Communication
  15. Magical Vacation
  16. Wario Land 4
  17. Mario Kart Advance
  18. Napoleon
  19. Golden Sun
  20. Waiwai Racing Advance
  21. Silent Hill
  22. Golf Master
  23. Rockman EXE

There are many more games to be released for the Gameboy Advance. In the U.S., Nintendo has given the pending release date of July 21, 2001. Nintendo fans everywhere will have something to look forward to, because the Gamecube can interact with the Gameboy.

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Name: Alex
Year: Freshman
Major: Theatre
Comments:
I will say that the Gameboy and the games designed for it have almost always been superior to any other handheld system out there. However, the one thing I have not appreciated is Nintendo's sketchy design and marketing strategy. Well, it may be profitable to them, but not for the average consumer. After replacing my well-used Gameboy with a spiffy Gameboy Pocket, only a month or two later Nintendo put out their Gameboy Color, which was superior to both of the previous Gameboy's and wasn't that much larger than the Gameboy Pocket (thank god I was able to sell mine to my sister). While I do think it's great that even better games can be made with a better handheld system, it seems that Nintendo holds no devotion to any of them, instead focusing on improvements and releasing handheld systems every other year or so. Which, like I said before, seems extremely profitable for them, but not great for the consumer. Thank god at least they've stuck with backwards compatability with their handhelds in the US, so your collection of games never becomes obsolete like your Gameboy does.