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Gameboy Advance still going strong

December 3, 2002 › Sandy McMurray | comment

Forget the Energizer bunny. The best example of something electronic that keeps going and going and going is Gameboy from Nintendo -- "the world's only handheld video game system."

The current version of this toy, Gameboy Advance, has been on the market for 17 months. Early sales estimates (based largely on Thanksgiving weekend sales in the U.S.) suggest that Gameboy Advance is on target to reach 10 million units sold by the end of 2002. That's more than 18,000 Gameboys sold every day since its launch!

Last month, Nintendo announced yet another reason to buy one: next year, you will be able to play Gameboy Advance games on your TV, using an add-on for the Nintendo GameCube console. The new adapter will be available in May 2003.

I'd like to hear from players and from parents: is there a Gameboy Advance on your Christmas wish list?

December 3, 2002 › Sandy McMurray | comment on this item