Rumor Alert: Gameboy Advance Plus

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From IGN Pocket

February 25, 2002 - In some Japanese gaming publications, it's been reported, as rumor, that Nintendo is getting ready to release the Game Boy Advance Plus system, an updated version of the Game Boy Advance that will address the biggest concern with the system so far: it will, as the rumor goes, feature the much wanted lit LCD screen. It will still feature the same gaming hardware...it will not have anything else added to the system, except for possibly a brightness control.

This has been a rumor that's been floating around the industry ever since the Game Boy Advance hit the shelves last year, But it makes much more sense now because of two things:

1. Nintendo reduced the price of the Game Boy Advance system to 79.99 last month, with retailers selling the unit for as low as 69.99. This makes it possible for Nintendo to release an obviously more expensive version of the Game Boy Advance while still making it under the necessary $100 price point.

2. We're approaching March, the month where Nintendo had publicly projected a sell-through of 23 million Game Boy Advance units by this time. Nintendo obviously will not officially announce a successor to the GBA before this time, as it would cause potential buyers of the Game Boy Advance to hold out and wait for the updated model...causing sales of the system to not meet the projected number.

Again, we can't stress this enough: this is currently a rumor. Nintendo has not confirmed the existence of any lit version of the Game Boy Advance.

Pretty cool? Yes, no. What do you think? If the imrovement is dramatic, I'll take it.