GBA pulled from shelves - Discontinued

[Jackreyes]

I also suggest getting a DS now rather than later...
It basically half GBA anyway...

Also there are some nice DS games for the younger people like "I did it mum!" and others...

 

[Arkansaw]

I like gba because it is easier to carry around, but if pple are playing ds games mostly, nds is better

 

[gigas]

hey are we talkin sp or old school advance or micro?

 

[Mangofett]

Ebay is insane for the gba... atleast 100 bux without shipping.. ouch.

I can understand the gba being discontinued... its just the manner... everywhere saying the "sold them all" at the same time (I went to 4 diffrent stores)

http://amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/102-67167...=gba+sp&x=0&y=0

 

[Fat D]

Advantages of a true GBA against a DS:
Multiplayer
GB/GBC
Cube Link

 

[Awdofgum]

oh shit, i better buy a micro as soon as i can then

always wanted one, something to play during assemblies and mass days at school

hahaha i got me one of those.
I play it during class holding it behind my book.

 

[test84]

what do u suggest, new SP or Micro?

 

[Lumstar]

What I was trying to say is... Discontinued or not, there has been NO direct and specific confirmation from Nintendo themselves. Subtle or even obvious "hints" don't really count.

 

[coolbho3000]

Pokemon Center, an official Nintendo store, is not sold out of micros:
http://www.pokemoncenter.com/invt/4302

In fact that's $20 cheaper than I've seen anywhere else...

 

[Noitora]

:'( I still remember the Day I bought my GBA.....The hours I spent playing FFTA :'( ...GBA is the best handheld ever!

 

[enigmaindex]

GBA is the best when it comes to handhelds. Still have my Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, Gameboy Advance SP i want a Gameboy Micro thing aswell now, i was at EB games (Australia) and they are still selling GBA and GBA games as far as i know.

 

[dexmix]

:'(Â I still remember the Day I bought my GBA.....The hours I spent playing FFTAÂ :'( ...GBA is the best handheld ever!

the gba game library right now is unbeatable. - considering gba can play all gb and gbc games via goomba and pocketnes

i have single handedly bought 7 micros total and gotten 7 other people to buy micros. I bought a 20th anniversary one today at gamestop. they had to go to the backroom to find one, because they said haven't sold any in over a year. the price went up to $70, from $50.

I have an extra new one in box, im gonna sell or give to a friend.

as a side note - i prefer the dot pitch/brightness of the micro as well as the d-pad (best of all handhelds) and the button feel. fighting games were impossible till they made the micro.

 

[Lumstar]

EB games in the US is liquidating all GBA and Gamecube software. Every single new game, regardless of age, has been marked down to it's used price and labeled as used.

 

[HyoImowano]

Advantages of a true GBA against a DS:
Multiplayer
GB/GBC
Cube Link

Also points against a Micro, go with an SP everyone, it's the best!

 

[dexmix]

Advantages of a true GBA against a DS:
Multiplayer
GB/GBC
Cube Link


Also points against a Micro, go with an SP everyone, it's the best!

micro has multiplayer + GB/GBC through emulators.

cubelink is only through custom cables.

edit: not to mention a more discreet size, better style with faceplates, sharper and brighter image than an SP, or how about a real headphone jack? not to mention a better D-pad than Wii, DS, and way better than the D-Pad on the SP.

so which one was the best again?

 

[Arkansaw]

I prefer the SP for its low maintenance when keeping is only a matter of folding it up and stuffing it somewhere. Mine is all scratched-up on the exterior, but the screen is mostly intact (with some dust that got trapped over the years)

 

[Fat D]

Advantages of a true GBA against a DS:
Multiplayer
GB/GBC
Cube Link


Also points against a Micro, go with an SP everyone, it's the best!

micro has multiplayer + GB/GBC through emulators.

cubelink is only through custom cables.

edit: not to mention a more discreet size, better style with faceplates, sharper and brighter image than an SP, or how about a real headphone jack? not to mention a better D-pad than Wii, DS, and way better than the D-Pad on the SP.

so which one was the best again?

You need adapters to link a GBM with any other Game Boy. And GBC emulation is not like true GBC. You cannot use original carts and I don't think the link function works as good.
The SP Screen is larger as well.

I'd prefer an SP pver a Micro any day.

 

[Psyfira]

Anyway they are still on sell over here, but I'd doubt stores will stock brand new GBAs when their current stock has gone as people are trading their old GBA consoles in and I guess they make more money of them.

They are getting harder to find though, Woolworths have scrapped them and our local-ish HMV only had one lonely pink Micro stuffed in a cabinet by the till last time I looked. Only larger or gaming-dedicated stores like Game and Argos carry the games anymore, and Gamestation only has preowned consoles.

Forget accessories, they're nigh on impossible to find anywhere on the high street now. Even Game's website only sells 2.

 

[flipt]

So i was lucky enough to find one and buy it. A nice girls at an EB Games grabbed one she wasnt suppose to after i told her my story. They have been told by the head corporation to remove them from shelves and if anyone asks to push them to the DS. With everything else considered, I dont believe this to be an EB Games specific issue.

 

[shadow1w2]

I found a used GBA micro at a Gamestop.
Later to realize it had no link port.
Took it back the next week.

Personally I think the origonal DS made a good GBA SP replacement.
I really liked the DS's D-pad.

The Micro had one nice screen, but so so tiny.
Plus I dont really care for the newer D-pads nintendo has been making. Diagonals seem hard to press for me. I liked the fatter DS d-pad best.

Though Id love to replace them all with Saturn D-pads if I could

Well, goodbye GBA, its been good.