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"[07/01/2003: 10:51]
Ninty's new backlit handheld revealed - info and pics inside. Sometimes it's good to be square...
It's been rumoured for ages and now it's finally here - the new Game Boy Advance from Nintendo has become a reality and will be released in the UK in March. Called Game Boy Advance SP, the upgrade sees a change in shape and style but the fact that it's frontlit will be seen as the main improvement.
Messing around trying to position your handheld to catch the light just right, or mounting a clumsy contraption to shine some light on your game (which usually results in horrible glare), has been the bane of handheld gamers since the original Game Boy. Well, that will be a thing of the past with GBA SP, thanks to the new frontlit unit. Thank the god of gaming for that!
Nintendo could have included backlighting from the inception of Game Boy Advance but as this would have hiked the cost of the unit and greatly decreased the battery life, Ninty decided to go with a non-backlit handheld. Here they seem to have taken a middle ground by using the cheaper option of frontlighting - greatly improving the picture quality while keeping costs reasonable.
The pictures below show off GBA SP admirably and, as you can see, it's styled with a flip-up screen, which greatly reduces the size of the folded unit - a mere three inches square and one inch thick. That's actually shorter than a cigarette packet (although slightly wider). The official dimensions are 84.6mm from front to back, 82mm wide and 24.3mm thick, while it weighs in at 143g (the same as the current GBA).
It easily slips into any normal size pocket in your jacket or trousers, making it truly the most portable of any of Nintendo's handhelds to date.
It comes with a built-in rechargeable lithium battery (similar to the ones found in mobile phones) that should provide 10 hours of gaming. Battery life can be extended by switching off the frontlight, pushing the gaming time to around 18 hours for a fully charged unit. The battery will take three hours to fully recharge.
As you can see in the images below, the GBA SP has the same buttons as a normal GBA (you can just about see the shoulder buttons if you look carefully) with what looks like an additional button just above the D-Pad - which we presume is the frontlight on/off switch.
Look closely and you'll see the cartridge fits into the bottom part of the unit, on the underside, which also give you a good idea of the size of GBA SP - bloody tiny! Instead of a headphone socket, there appears to be a general utility socket and you use the lead shown below to link up your headphones. Presumably, the utility socket will cater for all peripherals and link-ups that GBA SP supports.
The GBA SP will come in three metallic colours, is fully backwards compatible (as is the GBA) and will be in the shops on Friday 28 March at around £85-£90.
"With the launch of Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo will be able to place their gaming expertise into the hands of new users who value outstanding design as highly as technology," says David Gosen, Nintendo Europe's Managing Director.
"There's an incredible range of games already available and an ever-increasing number designed for players who may not have held a console since the days of Tetris. Following the incredible success of the Game Boy Advance, this is a very exciting time for Nintendo and an exceptional start to 2003."
[07/01/2003: 13:11]
UPDATE!
We've added three new images of GBA SP, with one showing the previously hidden back of the unit. Just click on '5 more screenshots' below. Those shoulder buttons look small indeed..."
And somes of the pictures:
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