Dumpster vol. 2

[A Black Falcon]

Look at how Satoru Iwata made that comment.

"Basically Sony's multi-function handheld device will not have a big impact on our business, but we are, whether Sony releases a new product or not, preparing for our future...and we'll be able to tell you specifics next spring..."

They're preparing for the future and announcements will be made next (2004) spring. We already know that the big announcement that he's referring to is NOT the GBA successor, but rather this "new and innovative" product.

The PSP won't have a big impact because it's aiming at a different audience. Oh, sure, the GBA is growing in popularity among older gamers, but the PSP is exclusively for them and is going for the 'multi-function' thing that gives it a high price... I agree with Nintendo, it's a different market. And one that is far more likely to have multiple systems too I think... I'm don't think the PSP will in the first six months at least hurt GBA much at all. Nintendo evidently agrees... they aren't aiming for a new GB right at the PSP launch. And given how determined they are to get the N5 out at the same time as the PS3, that says a lot.

As for this thing, again, I wonder how much it could compete with the PSP unless it's a handheld... and if it's a handheld, how would it not be a replacement for the GBA?

So... you'd rather see new SNES games than new games on far superior hardware (GBA)? Sure there's a resolution difference, but GBA games still look better on the big screen. Original GBA games, that is.

Yes, the GBA is far superior hardware, but it's got a smaller screen size so SNES ports are compromised in that way. And they don't generally boost the graphics of SNES GBA ports anyway so that's not an issue...

Games made for a full TV screen look better on that than on the small size of a GBA. Especially when you're displaying them on a TV!

I'm not getting my hopes up, I just think that it could be a pretty cool announcement. But I'm also preparing to be let down.

Sounds about right.