Quote Originally Posted by Arcade Antics
Quote Originally Posted by mieu_c
Quote Originally Posted by Aswald
Recently, for a week, I had a Gameboy Advance SP.

Overall, mainly because of the backlit screen, I'd give it the nod over my Gameboy Color, although I prefer the simple 2 AA batteries the GBC uses, and the fact that the sound is better, at least on the older games (try playing "Gauntlet 2" on the Advance).

What I don't understand is why Nintendo put out 3 units: the DS, the Advance (which needs a wormlight, just like the GBC), and the SP.

Why did they not simply backlight the Advance, or just put out the SP? And is the DS really that special?

Anyone?
They want you to spend money on the "new" gameboy rather than stamps... x_x


Seriously, Aswald, you're talking about new Gameboys over the course of like 7-8 years. It's not like Nintendo put them all out in the same week, even if you only discovered them all this week.
I wasn't referring to the GBC, only the DS, GBA, and GBA SP.

And they did NOT come out over the span of "7 to 8 years." The Gameboy Advance was released in mid-2001. The GBA SP was released in early 2003. The DS? 2004. That's not exactly a long time, now, is it? Not the same week, true, but nowhere near your "7 to 8 years," is it?