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The Nintendo DS Has Outsold The Game Boy Advance In The US
12:00PM Michael McWhertor | Nintendo had a very happy holiday in the United States, shattering sales records by selling more than seven million hardware units in December 2009 between the Wii and Nintendo DS. But Nintendo has a few more records to brag about. More »
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No, The Game Boy Advance Is Not Dead
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | With the Nintendo DS now the undisputed heavyweight champion of the handheld gaming space, we got to wondering: what’s become of the humble Game Boy Advance? Is it dead? More »
Culture
A Eulogy For The Game Boy Advance
7:20AM Michael McWhertor | The arrival of the Nintendo DSi in North America, Europe and Australia brings about the first Nintendo handheld in nearly eight years that doesn’t support Game Boy Advance games. Who wants to reflect? More »
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February’s Top-Selling Games, Accessories By Platform
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | You’ve devoured, then processed the lists detailing the top-selling games and consoles for February. But do you want to know the best-selling games by platform? Or the games that didn’t quite make the top 10? More »
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Are People Still Buying The Game Boy Advance?
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Not really. But that doesn’t stop Nintendo from releasing Game Boy Advance hardware and software sales data. More »
Interview With A Mother 3 Fan Translator
10:20AM Michael McWhertor | Who do you have to thank for that fan-translated Mother 3 patch that made the Game Boy Advance release all English-y? Clyde ‘Tomato’ Mandelin for one, part of the DIY Mother 3 localisation team. More »
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Mother 3 English Language Patch Hitting This Week
11:20PM Brian Ashcraft | Nintendo of America hasn’t localised Mother 3 (Earthbound 3). A shame, because the game is fantastic. Good thing that a fan-made Mother 3 translation patch is hitting this week. As game site Phantom Leap points out, it’ll be on computers via GBA emulators or on handhelds via flash carts. If you’re interested in reading a big, meaty review, check out this Insert Credit review from a few years back. Nintendo of America really should’ve localised this game. Mother 3 Fan Translation [via Phantom Leap] More »
Kirby’s Back And Not As Pissed In Kirby Super Star Ultra’s Box Art
10:00AM Michael McWhertor | One might think that HAL Laboratory’s puffy pink protagonist Kirby has not a care in the world, that his disposition, due to his pinkness, would be beatific. Not so, according to virtually every video game box art appearance Kirby has made for the better part of the past decade. After Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, the spherical mascot went from tickled pink to pissed. The transformations from pleased as punch to enraged were most noticeable in Kirby’s journeys to America, going from happy go lucky to in a lather in games like Kirby Squeak Squad. Kirby Super Star Ultra changes all that, as Kirby’s gay old times are back, with nary a furrowed brow to be seen. If you’d like to fondly remember Kirby’s more bitter box art outings, hit the jump. More »
A Great and Most Pointless GBA Accessory
11:20AM Michael McWhertor | Reader Brian, inspired by the pointlessness of these cardboard PSP arcade cabinet stands, wanted to share a similar project he’d worked on many years ago. His stab at completely unnecessary miniature arcade cabinets is definitely of questionable value—and usability, since the shoulder buttons are inaccessible—but of much higher quality and far, far cooler. Built of foam core, plastic and decals, the mini-cab prototype featured back door access for Game Boy Advance SP placement, making for a hunched over arcade authentic experience. It even had a working light up marquee! He also shared with us a cocktail table prototype, which is after the jump. More »
