From what I understand the screen (well, not the screen, actually, just the clear piece of plastic that goes over the actual screen) is part of the faceplate, so it's easily replaceable. I wouldn't have any worries about scratching it. Whau??!? We're supposed to buy the thing just because it's gonna be more expensive in Europe? That's some of the screwiest logic I've ever encountered. Besides, Europeans aren't the "poor" ones. If they want a good deal on the system they can just import it from thge US, since it's not their currency that's falling like an avalanche. It's ours. ...word is bondage...
No, what I mean is that Americans complain about the price of EVERYTHING. It seems as if you think companies owe you a favour of selling stuff as cheap as possible. You don't see Europeans go on like that or Japanese come to mention it. Then again the Japanese are too lazy to complain. Yakumo
You're not meant to buy them, just stop bloody moaning about them. And no, importing isn't always possible. Lets say I want to import an X 360: -I'll need a stepdown -I may need to hack it to RGB/find a scart lead if my TV only supports 60Hz, not NTSC -I can't buy a game from a shop, I need to buy it over the internet and get it 3-4 days later, at best. I like to be able to get a game immediately when I see it -If i want to play local games, i either need a modchip or a local console, both remove the price saving -Shipping also often costs as much as the difference. I'm not saving £30 if thats what it costs to send one here. Stuff in the states is cheap. Face it, and stop moaning when things are slightly less cheap than you expected.
Precisely zero of those points applies to a Gameboy Micro. I don't think that the price of something in Europe should affect whether ought to be considered too expensive in the US. Now, I do agree that people shouldn't be whining about the price of the Gameboy Micro here there or anywhere else since it's a luxury item. Likewise, they shouldn't complain about the price of gasoline because its real world cost (which is not related to how much costs in Europe, but rather what it's implicit costs are to the world and society) are astronomical, so $3.00 a gallon is a ridiculous deal, as is €1.00 a liter for that matter. ...word is bondage...
I do complain a lot about american prices. I myself make 160 dollars a month. Prices KILL me every time. Hell, the last "new" PS2 game I bought was R-Type Final (though I did buy Gradius V that month too). When the GB micro reaches the 30 dollar price barrier, I'll be able to get it for 500 pesos here, that's like 45 dollars. That'll be more than affordable.
Actually, i would need a new power supply. Nintendo hasn't yet released multi-voltage supplies, and the micro has a different connector to the SP and DS. Also I would still have to pay postage, I don't see how that is irrelavent - the cost of postage is less, but so would the price saving be - it would still be a similar percentage of the cost of the system as with a console.
Damn Yankees You see the problem with us Americans is that we're spoiled. What's more is everyone is both selfish and self-righteous and thinks they're better than everyone else. So when the Jones family gets a new car they think they deserve a new car. So what do people do? They become critical of things that cost moe than they think they should and criticize them in a means to console themselves for not having it. Anyway I think it's a neat little thing but too small for me, I think it'd be great for pre-teens and younger! I'm probably five years away from having kids but want one for them... ~Krelian
belive it or not though, we actually pay the cheapest prices out of any country, games and systems are sold here at a much cheaper price,in japan i remember they would pay about $100 for a new sfc and about that much for every 64 games when they were first released. Hell even teh systems themselves are way overpriced there, what cracks me up is that were pretty much importing them here (well not xbox though) and somehow we get cheaper, yet in its native country it costs more, it makes no sense. Same thing with sonic gems collection, no importer sells it cheaper then $50, yet we get it sans the 3 streets of rages for $30, over there i belive its about $40. Hell even all the sega ages game were released serperatly and they were about $25 each(not going by acurate exchange rate of course) So we can complain about the price all we want, as i did, but the thing is, i dont have to buy it and no one is making me, i never have been intrestead in the micro. What concerns me is people who might get confused and think its somehting new, but that for them to make a mistake. Then again i knew people who had psx and got ps1 just cause they were smaller and looked different, despite it doing the exact same thing, go figure.
I'd like to state that, as an American, I don't complain about the prices of things. Some things are cheaper over here, some things are cheaper in other areas of the world. It evens itself out in the end, so there's no use bitching about it. On to the GB Micro: it will sell a lot, mark my words. Those hoping to see it in the bins so soon will be a bit disappointed, though in a year I can see them retailing for $50 or as a package with a bunch of games.
Good choice, in my personal opinion, given that the DS only costs about 30 bucks more and it has a bigger screen with the same quality as the Micro. And I say "in my personal opinion" because I can understand collectors or people wanting one because they actually like it. It just isn't for me and it annoys me to see what I think are flaws in the Micro that I feel Nintendo could have easily solved, in comparision of the current SP and the DS. Also, I must mention that I like Nintendo's plan to flood the market with portable systems to counter the PSP. I' mean, that's what they are doing, right? Oh, colega, I do understand. I have a Gamecube and I have never purchased a single game "brand new" While Sony and MS tend to have decent prices, Gamecube games tend to cost a bit too much (and the DS games are a fucking theft). I guess it's the disadvantage of them selling games in Mexico trough a third party insted of themselves like the others.
Wonder how long it wil take before 3rd pary companies start making addons for it like a magnifier that will make it as big & bulky as a regular gba (^_^)
That'd be grand. And then the addons will cost the amount of difference between the Micro and the DS. :smt043 I don't know. I hope it's 30 dollars soon. Garlo: And indeed, camarada, DS game prices in Mexico hurt just looking at them. You guys in Monterrey have a "black market" on a bridge, don't you? Are the prices any more decent there?
Oh I didn't knew that! That explains why it really looks good on the photos. Knowing Nintendo, they will probably release a new Nintendo DS with screens as good as the Micro and call it DS SP or something hehehe. Unfortunatley, Xerdo, prices are very irregular. I have gone to flea markets where Mario Sunshine can be had for 600 pesos (and it had the yellow label!) , and strangely enough, in normal establishments like, say, a Wal-mart or Gameplanet, they sell PS2/Xbox games on the 25-35 dollars range (greatest hits, etc only, newer releases tend to be expensive). Hell, Gameplanet has different prices depending on where the store is located. So I guess it's all about knowing where to go, or taking your time. Going under the bridge or any flea market is no longer a guarantee of getting a better price as it used to be.
I feel your pain on that one. Our "black market", San Juan de Dios, was awesome back in the day - and now the vendors, having known of their "reputation", tend to abuse the customer, inflate prices, and be very, VERY despotic. Motherfuckers... That's why businesses never take off in Mexico. Once they find out they're good, they lower quality and abuse the customer. Hell, there's GamePlanet in front of SJD and games are very commonly less expensive there. Consoles are still cheaper in SJD because of the "Bundle" crap GamePlanet pulls off, but now the fuckers at SJD are bundling as well. And ripping everyone off. Boy, that pisses me off.
I think it's got something to do with prices never being at the price that one would think the free market would set it at. So when we see a piece of hardware that should cot $50 being sold for $130, even if someone doesn't buy it they still feel "ripped off." Then you go around and see all the other crap that's overpriced, like gasoline, houses, etc, and it all tends to blur together, and you think "Those bastards are ripping everybody off." So this thing sucks balls huh? Like we didn't think it would anyway. Still like Xerdo said, when it hits a decent price I'll problably get one.
