Timeline of the Nintendo Handhelds....

Hivetyrant · 01-30-2005, 09:47 AM

1980
The Nintendo Game & Watch series takes off and becomes the most successful of the LCD games

1980s
Throughout the 1980's the handheld market continued to grow and build on the initial success of the Game & Watch series. Game after game continued to launch to astounding success. Games including Donkey Kong JR and Donkey Kong 3 were particular favourites

1989
The 'birth' of Game Boy and a revolution in the gaming market. The Game Boy was the only hand held video games system that had success around the world and is still the reason Nintendo is the leader in the hand held market

1996
Game Boy Pocket launched. With Silver casing the Pocket Game Boy was 30 per cent smaller than the original Game Boy, with a bigger screen, and improved LCD technology giving a sharper picture

1998
Game Boy Color launched with a colour LCD screen across Europe and Japan Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer launched. Enabled the Game Boy to act as a mini digital camera, with built in software to modify the pictures and a mini-movies maker

1999
The Pokémon Franchise launches in Europe with Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue. The franchise becomes a worldwide success and the largest video game franchise ever. By the end of 2004, over 130 million Pokémon games had been sold worldwide.

2000
Nintendo ships its 100 millionth Game Boy system worldwide

2001
Launch of the Game Boy Advance in Europe which sold 500,000 units in the first week
European Game Boy Advance launch colours are announced as Purple, Clear Blue, White and Clear Red
European launch of the Game Boy Color Pokémon Special Edition Pak

2002
Game Boy Advance Black console launched on 12th April in Europe to celebrate the simultaneous release of the Nintendo classic, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
Platinum Game Boy Advance hit the shelves in Europe
Total number of Game Boy, including Game Boy Advance, games sold worldwide to date is over 700 million

2003
Game Boy Advance SP launched in Europe
400,000 Game Boy Advance SP shipped to Europe in first weekend
2 million Game Boy Advance SP sold in Europe in 6 months from launch

2004
Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance SP Tribal Edition
Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance SP Classic NES Edition
Nintendo launched the Pink Game Boy Advance SP
The Game Boy Advance Wireless Adaptor, a first for Game Boy Advance, allowing wireless game play
Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS in North America and sold more than 500,000 units in the first week
Nintendo launches the Nintendo DS in Japan and sales exceed half a million in just four days
By the end of 2004, over 50 million Game Boys have been sold across Europe, meaning that almost 14 million individuals own a Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP globally.

Wow, I knew they sold a few gameboys, but jeez!!!!!!!
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Jorath Calar · 01-30-2005, 10:44 AM

Oh I had a couple of the Game & Watch thingies, Donkey Kong JR and one were you were working on a concrete factory and had to pour it into cement trucks... can't remember the name of it for the life of me... [img]smile.gif[/img]

[edit: Heh I found a pic of it... it was called Marios Cement factory...

Ah memories...

[ 01-30-2005, 02:12 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

Beaumanoir · 01-30-2005, 02:11 PM

Yea but everyone seems to forget that the Sega Gamegear was released at the same time as the Gameboy, and a LONG time before the gameboy colour, in 1990, and is still, amazingly better. Better graphics, better colour and very importantly, a backlight. It's only drawback being its high battery consumption. Hell, even the atari lynx was better than the gameboy, but all the software companies signed their souls away to nintendo and there shite little console.

[ 01-30-2005, 02:18 PM: Message edited by: Beaumanoir ]

Beaumanoir · 01-30-2005, 02:23 PM

Compare!? I'm sorry I have huge vendetta against Why Game Boys pissed on the game gear. It annoys me.

Hivetyrant · 01-30-2005, 05:49 PM

Love your Lion king games eh Beaumanoir???

Ilander · 01-30-2005, 09:23 PM

Well, the gameboy bashing is a bit too ready here. Really, the software is almost always the reason for buying systems. Let's face it, SEGA has basically always had the same fundamental flaw in its consoles. Besides, battery life is a much bigger issue to the people who play handheld systems. Seriously, you might as well have just plugged the Game Gear into the wall...oh wait, no, you might as well have just played on a television on a console. Forgot about that.

RoSs_bg2_rox · 01-31-2005, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Beaumanoir:

Compare!? I'm sorry I have huge vendetta against Why Game Boys pissed on the game gear. It annoys me.

I remember playing Lion King. What a game.

Lucern · 01-31-2005, 02:59 PM

What is that little white thing at the bottom of the game boy version of the lion-king?? lol

That's my new mascot: the amazing white muskrat thing.

And Ilander - that's basically all I did with my gameboy, playing Kirby, some game with a little tomato who moves objects around, and Zelda - right into the wall. That can't have helped my eyesight.

[ 01-31-2005, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

Ilander · 01-31-2005, 05:08 PM

OY! Sounds unpleasant! I hope you have recovered since then!

Seriously, though, I never owned an AC adapter for my GB or GBC. I just figured that it defeated the purpose.

Hey, I seem to remember that the Game Gear had a narrow viewing angle...am I remembering properly, or deluding myself?

Lucern · 01-31-2005, 06:40 PM

Oh, it basically did defeat the puprpose Ilander, but considering:

1) My dad, being of the engineering persuasion, had a drawer FULL of adaptors. I'm talking more than 15, some of which with the ragged bits of tape holding the cords into a proper shape.

2) My older brother and I considered the GB inferior to our computer (our only other source of electronic entertainment for a time). He was bigger and a little threatening, lol.

GB plugged into the wall was a consolation prize

[ 01-31-2005, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

01-30-2005, 02:11 PM	#3
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 37 Posts: 4,896	Yea but everyone seems to forget that the Sega Gamegear was released at the same time as the Gameboy, and a LONG time before the gameboy colour, in 1990, and is still, amazingly better. Better graphics, better colour and very importantly, a backlight. It's only drawback being its high battery consumption. Hell, even the atari lynx was better than the gameboy, but all the software companies signed their souls away to nintendo and there shite little console. [ 01-30-2005, 02:18 PM: Message edited by: Beaumanoir ] __________________ My pokemon bring all the boys to the yard, and they're like; you wanna trade cards? Damn right, I wanna trade cards, I'll trade this but not my Charizard.

01-30-2005, 02:23 PM	#4
Beaumanoir Iron Throne Cult Join Date: June 3, 2001 Location: There is no IRL, Only AFK. Age: 37 Posts: 4,896	Compare!? I'm sorry I have huge vendetta against Why Game Boys pissed on the game gear. It annoys me. __________________ My pokemon bring all the boys to the yard, and they're like; you wanna trade cards? Damn right, I wanna trade cards, I'll trade this but not my Charizard.

01-30-2005, 09:23 PM	#6
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 39 Posts: 2,820	Well, the gameboy bashing is a bit too ready here. Really, the software is almost always the reason for buying systems. Let's face it, SEGA has basically always had the same fundamental flaw in its consoles. Besides, battery life is a much bigger issue to the people who play handheld systems. Seriously, you might as well have just plugged the Game Gear into the wall...oh wait, no, you might as well have just played on a television on a console. Forgot about that. __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

01-31-2005, 05:08 PM	#9
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 39 Posts: 2,820	OY! Sounds unpleasant! I hope you have recovered since then! Seriously, though, I never owned an AC adapter for my GB or GBC. I just figured that it defeated the purpose. Hey, I seem to remember that the Game Gear had a narrow viewing angle...am I remembering properly, or deluding myself? __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

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01-30-2005, 09:47 AM	#1
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 38 Posts: 5,403	1980 The Nintendo Game & Watch series takes off and becomes the most successful of the LCD games 1980s Throughout the 1980's the handheld market continued to grow and build on the initial success of the Game & Watch series. Game after game continued to launch to astounding success. Games including Donkey Kong JR and Donkey Kong 3 were particular favourites 1989 The 'birth' of Game Boy and a revolution in the gaming market. The Game Boy was the only hand held video games system that had success around the world and is still the reason Nintendo is the leader in the hand held market 1996 Game Boy Pocket launched. With Silver casing the Pocket Game Boy was 30 per cent smaller than the original Game Boy, with a bigger screen, and improved LCD technology giving a sharper picture 1998 Game Boy Color launched with a colour LCD screen across Europe and Japan Game Boy Camera and Game Boy Printer launched. Enabled the Game Boy to act as a mini digital camera, with built in software to modify the pictures and a mini-movies maker 1999 The Pokémon Franchise launches in Europe with Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue. The franchise becomes a worldwide success and the largest video game franchise ever. By the end of 2004, over 130 million Pokémon games had been sold worldwide. 2000 Nintendo ships its 100 millionth Game Boy system worldwide 2001 Launch of the Game Boy Advance in Europe which sold 500,000 units in the first week European Game Boy Advance launch colours are announced as Purple, Clear Blue, White and Clear Red European launch of the Game Boy Color Pokémon Special Edition Pak 2002 Game Boy Advance Black console launched on 12th April in Europe to celebrate the simultaneous release of the Nintendo classic, Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Platinum Game Boy Advance hit the shelves in Europe Total number of Game Boy, including Game Boy Advance, games sold worldwide to date is over 700 million 2003 Game Boy Advance SP launched in Europe 400,000 Game Boy Advance SP shipped to Europe in first weekend 2 million Game Boy Advance SP sold in Europe in 6 months from launch 2004 Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance SP Tribal Edition Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance SP Classic NES Edition Nintendo launched the Pink Game Boy Advance SP The Game Boy Advance Wireless Adaptor, a first for Game Boy Advance, allowing wireless game play Nintendo launched the Nintendo DS in North America and sold more than 500,000 units in the first week Nintendo launches the Nintendo DS in Japan and sales exceed half a million in just four days By the end of 2004, over 50 million Game Boys have been sold across Europe, meaning that almost 14 million individuals own a Game Boy Advance or Game Boy Advance SP globally. Wow, I knew they sold a few gameboys, but jeez!!!!!!! [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img]

01-30-2005, 10:44 AM	#2
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Oh I had a couple of the Game & Watch thingies, Donkey Kong JR and one were you were working on a concrete factory and had to pour it into cement trucks... can't remember the name of it for the life of me... [img]smile.gif[/img] [edit: Heh I found a pic of it... it was called Marios Cement factory... Ah memories... [ 01-30-2005, 02:12 PM: Message edited by: Jorath Calar ]

01-30-2005, 05:49 PM	#5
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 38 Posts: 5,403	Love your Lion king games eh Beaumanoir???

01-31-2005, 02:59 PM	#8
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,011	What is that little white thing at the bottom of the game boy version of the lion-king?? lol That's my new mascot: the amazing white muskrat thing. And Ilander - that's basically all I did with my gameboy, playing Kirby, some game with a little tomato who moves objects around, and Zelda - right into the wall. That can't have helped my eyesight. [ 01-31-2005, 03:01 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

01-31-2005, 06:40 PM	#10
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 43 Posts: 1,011	Oh, it basically did defeat the puprpose Ilander, but considering: 1) My dad, being of the engineering persuasion, had a drawer FULL of adaptors. I'm talking more than 15, some of which with the ragged bits of tape holding the cords into a proper shape. 2) My older brother and I considered the GB inferior to our computer (our only other source of electronic entertainment for a time). He was bigger and a little threatening, lol. GB plugged into the wall was a consolation prize [ 01-31-2005, 06:42 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

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