GBA could save nintendo

Chill Pill · April 22nd, 2003

With great classics on the GBA, Super Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Country on the way, the GBA is what is going to save nintendo if they use it right. Gamecube is a great system, but a great system is nothing without great titles, Gamecube does have a few like Super Smash Brothers Melee and Metroid Prime, havent tried the new zelda but im not a big fan of cell shaded graphics. Super Nintendo was nintendo's best system, its amazing with all the technology we have today that some of the greatest games are on old consoles. The GBA is now nintendo's portable SNES, they need to release more great classics like Super Metroid, Megaman 7 and X series, Star Fox, Super Mario RPG, and Final Fantasy III on it, or get things together on there next console.

Gamer1 · April 22nd, 2003

if i want to play classics... i go for emulation.

REi_FoX · April 23rd, 2003

well actually it really did save nintendo...

Alucard · April 23rd, 2003

GBA is a success in Nintendo

REi_FoX · April 23rd, 2003

yeah nintendo also said that expect a GC grpahics someday on a handheld console...

that would be VERY interesting!

Cyberman · April 25th, 2003

Well right now there are a number of companies working on silicon fo low power systems so this is really not something nintendo is going to do. Fact is cell phones and PDA's are more likely to have this before nintendo will (higher cost margins on the and larger over all price for product).

Cyb

navilink · May 4th, 2003

man, why not have a Nintendo64 handheld...well I'll be blown away playing Zelda Ocarina of Time, fully 3D on my hands! WOW!

ackmondual · May 4th, 2003

yeah, there were big debates (still are to a lesser extent) on which console system/company would be the first to fall. GC for its lack of titles and online play, XBOX for its lack of great new titles and its glorified PC status, but things seem to keep all 3 of em in business, despite PS2's commanding lead on the other 2. Nintendo certainly has GBA to keep its profits up for the meantime.

April 22nd, 2003	#1 (permalink)
Chill Pill Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 38	GBA could save nintendo With great classics on the GBA, Super Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Country on the way, the GBA is what is going to save nintendo if they use it right. Gamecube is a great system, but a great system is nothing without great titles, Gamecube does have a few like Super Smash Brothers Melee and Metroid Prime, havent tried the new zelda but im not a big fan of cell shaded graphics. Super Nintendo was nintendo's best system, its amazing with all the technology we have today that some of the greatest games are on old consoles. The GBA is now nintendo's portable SNES, they need to release more great classics like Super Metroid, Megaman 7 and X series, Star Fox, Super Mario RPG, and Final Fantasy III on it, or get things together on there next console.

April 22nd, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Gamer1 Anti-Brand Loyalist Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Its too dark to tell... Posts: 3,237	if i want to play classics... i go for emulation. __________________ Iris: (Proc:Intel Pentium4 2.8Ghz w/ HT UNLOCKED @ 15x200) (Mobo: Asus P4C800-E) (RAM: Corsair XMS 2x512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: Lite-On 16x DVD Burner 1673S) (GFX Card: Radeon 9800 All-In-Wonder Pro 128MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Audigy) Morrigan: (Proc:AMD Athlon 2500+ @ 11x200) (Mobo: Asrock K7V88) (RAM: Corsair XMS 512MB DDR400) (HDD 1: Seagate 80GB, 8MB Buffer, 7200 RPM) (Disk Drive 1: NEC 16x DVD Burner 3200AG) (GFX Card: Radeon 920064MB) (Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live! 5.1)

April 23rd, 2003	#3 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,648	well actually it really did save nintendo... __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

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Alucard Adrian Farenheights Tepes Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 416	GBA is a success in Nintendo __________________ d'o'b q'o'p ol`o`lo

April 23rd, 2003	#5 (permalink)
REi_FoX ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Fantasy ¡¾¡¾¡¾¡ Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 3,648	yeah nintendo also said that expect a GC grpahics someday on a handheld console... that would be VERY interesting! __________________ FoR PiNoYs WhO WanTs To BuY CheAp ParTs CliCk Here also Here Processor - Intel Quad 2 Quad q6600 G0 Stepping [Stock Settings] Memory - 2GB Team Elite 800mhz Graphics Card - Palit Daytone Geforce 8800 GT 512 MB Mobo - Abit IP-35-E OS - Dual Boot Windows XP Professional SP3 and Ubuntu Linux Pad - PS1 and PS2 > USB Adapter 3DMark05 Score - 35082

April 25th, 2003	#6 (permalink)
Cyberman I code therefore I am. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: I live therefore it's enough. Posts: 412	Well right now there are a number of companies working on silicon fo low power systems so this is really not something nintendo is going to do. Fact is cell phones and PDA's are more likely to have this before nintendo will (higher cost margins on the and larger over all price for product). Cyb __________________ Think GEEK! Cyb's page of FF7 and more viewing

May 4th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
navilink Ohana means family... Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Jalur Gemilang Posts: 352	man, why not have a Nintendo64 handheld...well I'll be blown away playing Zelda Ocarina of Time, fully 3D on my hands! WOW! __________________ AMD Athlon Thunderbird 900Mhz, 192MB SDRAM PC133, 64MB GeForce4 MX440SE, DirectX9.0c, Detonator 45.23, Creative Vibra 128, Win98SE :: N64 Emulation Setup :: EMULATOR: Project64 1.6 :: GRAPHIC: Jabo D3D6 1.5 & D3D7 1.4 :: SOUND: Jabo DirectSound 1.5 :: CONTROL: N-Rage Direct-Input8 V2 1.83a :: Playstation Emulation Setup :: EMULATOR: ePSXe 1.6.0 :: GRAPHIC: Pete's D3D Driver 1.7.6 :: SOUND: Eternal SPU Plugin 1.41 :: CDROM: ePSXe CDR ASPI core 1.5.2

May 4th, 2003	#8 (permalink)
ackmondual Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: U.S.A., Earth Posts: 139	yeah, there were big debates (still are to a lesser extent) on which console system/company would be the first to fall. GC for its lack of titles and online play, XBOX for its lack of great new titles and its glorified PC status, but things seem to keep all 3 of em in business, despite PS2's commanding lead on the other 2. Nintendo certainly has GBA to keep its profits up for the meantime. __________________ NES --> FCE Ultra \|\| SNES --> ZNES \|\| Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance --> VisualBoy Advance \|\| N64 --> Project 64 General Arcade --> MAME \|\| Capcom Arcade --> Kawaks \|\| NeoGeo --> NeoRage Atari --> ?<can't remember>? \|\| Genesis --> Gens \|\| Game Gear --> Meka \|\| PSX --> ePSXe "Do you know the difference between an error and a mistake? Anyone can make an error, but that error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it." -Grand Admiral Thrawn Handspring Visor -> Handspring Visor Neo -> PalmOne Zire 71 -> PalmOne Tungsten T3 + Tapwave Zodiac 2

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