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    GameFly Inc. Launches GameCenter App Now Available on App Store  Oct 24, 2009
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    Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Review  Oct 14, 2009
    It looks like a Game Boy Advance game, and plays like one, too. The plot remains the same. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    'Virtual Census' Shows Video Games Lack Diversity  Sep 23, 2009
    They ran a census on the top 150 games sold on nine popular video-gaming platforms, including the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation, PS2, Nintendo GameCube, PSP, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and the PC. The research took place in February 2006 but has only just been published. Seasoned gamers were recruited to play each game for 30 minutes. (ABC News)

    Zune HD's First 7 Games  Sep 17, 2009
    Well, it's hard to blame you since Microsoft hasn't done much to promote the 3D Nvidia graphics chip inside the Zune HD. And none of these initial games give you any indication that the Zune HD can handle more than a budget-level Game Boy Advance game. With everything Microsoft has done right with the Xbox 360, it is hard to believe it would drop the ball with the Zune HD launch by offering such sub-standard games. (IGN Wireless Games)

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    There was a time that Microsoft was toying with the idea of getting it on the Game Boy Advance and then the Nintendo DS ; there were several developers working on tech demos to pitch the project. We even got a chance to play with one of those demos, so. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Crazy Monkey Spin Review  Jul 31, 2009
    The mechanic here is definitely a collision between DK: King of Swing for the Game Boy Advance and Sway on the iPhone ... GraphicsBright and colorful, but this looks more like an old Game Boy Advance game. (IGN Wireless Games)

    ADDING MULTIMEDIA Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort Invites Everyone to a Tropical Escape  Jul 24, 2009
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    CID The Dummy Ships  Jul 8, 2009
    O-Games is a publisher of videogame entertainment products for the major console platforms including Nintendo Wii system, Nintendo DS handheld device, Xbox 360 videogame system from Microsoft, PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, Game Boy Advance, and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. About Oxygen Interactive Software Limited Oxygen Interactive Software Limited boasts a broad range of fun ble titles to capture the imagination of the casual-console games audience. (IGN PS2)

    The Top 25 Xbox Games of All Time  Jul 5, 2009
    Make sure to check the Game Boy Advance, GameCube, PC, and PlayStation 2 sites for their countdowns all week long (see individual links below). Finally, "if" you disagree with our list or would like to offer your opinion by the time the countdown has ended on Friday, write in to the. (IGN Xbox)

    The Ultimate List: Multi-Boot Games  Jul 5, 2009
    When Nintendo created the Game Boy Advance, the development team gave the system the added functionality that's known in development circles as "Multi-Boot." If this feature is implemented in a certain game, the system will send a file through the link cable (or cables if more than two systems are connected) and load it into each system's internal RAM. This function gives Game Boy Advance owners the ability to join in multiplayer gaming without needing an additional cartridge. There is a... (IGN Game Boy)

    GameCube Games  Jul 5, 2009
    Synopsis: The Game Boy Advance had Advance Wars, and GameCube owners have Battalion Wars. Following in its portable predecessor's footsteps, Battalion Wars hit GameCube in a stylistic and tongue-in-cheek fashion, only to have its overall sales climb to an unimpressive point. (IGN Game Cube)

    Best of 2002: Game Boy Advance  Jul 5, 2009
    The moment you've been waiting with bated breath for, sitting at your keyboards wondering just what IGNpocket thought were the best games released on the Game Boy Advance in 2002. There were way more than 200 Game Boy Advance games to go through this year, which is an insane amount for any system ... Over the next few days, we'll reveal our choices as well as the Readers' Choice for the best games released on the Game Boy Advance in 2002. (IGN Game Boy)

    The Ultimate List: Cube Connection  Jul 5, 2009
    Get more out of your Game Boy Advance by linking it to the GameCube ... February 26, 2004 - When the Game Boy Advance was announced back in 1999, one of the first features Nintendo touted for the system was interconnectivity to the then-in-development Dolphin system ... In 2002, that plan was put in full force when the company released the , a ten-dollar device that simply connects the Game Boy Advance's link port to one of the four GameCube controller ports. (IGN Game Boy)

    IGNpocket's Best of 2001  Jul 5, 2009
    There were nearly a hundred Game Boy Advance games to go through, as well as a handful of worthy Game Boy Color titles to toss in there as well ... The second we saw an early revision of this Game Boy Advance conversion, we fell in love ... And who's not going to vote over Capcom's classic remake on the Game Boy Advance. (IGN Game Boy)

    iPhone 3GS Chews Through PlayStation, Game Boy Games  Jun 28, 2009
    Oh yes you can, writes , and with Game Boy Advance stuff too. All you need is a pre- hack called psx4iphone, which , and one of Apple's newly supercharged iPhone 3GS's () and you're in business. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    SmallCapSentinel.com: Analysis for the Video Game Sector Released  Jun 17, 2009
    The company utilizes its network of independent studios and developers to create video games for various hardware platforms, including PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance. From the Murphy Analytics report. (Primezone Releases)

    Gift Gadgets For Dads And Grads  Jun 16, 2009
    We've updated CBSNews. NEW YORK, June 15, 2009. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)

    Sonic the Hedgehog iPhone Review  May 22, 2009
    SEGA's mascot is still one of the biggest stars in videogames after almost 20 years of adventures on every machine from the Genesis to the Game Boy Advance to the PlayStation 3. And now Sonic's original game -- the one that started it all -- is on the iPhone. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Boulder Dash iPhone Review  May 19, 2009
    It was a big hit for the C64 and spun it out to a number of different platforms, from the arcade to mobile, from Amiga to Game Boy Advance. This iPhone edition is a port of the original game. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Rhythm Heaven Review  May 14, 2009
    Rhythm Heaven for the DS is actually the sequel to a collection of music-based mini games from the studio behind the WarioWare titles that came out on the Game Boy Advance in 2007. Sadly, the collection titled Rhythm Tengoku was never released in North America. (Suite101.com)

    Remembering 3D Realms  May 8, 2009
    Game Boy Advance Duke Nukem Advance. Macintosh Duke Nukem 3D Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition Prey Shadow Warrior. (IGN PC Games)

    Click here to view  May 5, 2009
    25in versus the older 3in), on the other hand, is pretty significant, as is the lack of a Game Boy Advance slot. (Oh no, my GBA games. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    Wolverine's Gaming Legacy  May 1, 2009
    SECTIONS CHANNELS ; GET GAMES. We fire up the IGN time machine for a trip down mutant memory lane. (IGN PS2)

    The Nintendo DS and i  Apr 30, 2009
    Unless you're really going to miss the Game Boy Advance slot, upgrading should be a no-brainer ... There's the Game Boy series which feature Game Boy, Game Boy Pocket, Game Boy Light (only in Japan), Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Game Boy Advance Sp, and Game Boy Micro. (The Daily Campus, CT)

    Cheap Thrills  Apr 28, 2009
    This game features all the classic Final Fantasy Tactics action you loved in the original PlayStation and Game Boy Advance versions, but it has a more grown-up attitude this time around. In my opinion, this is one of the best games on the DS. Don't pass it up at this price. (IGN Wireless Games)

    Review: Nintendo DSi  Apr 20, 2009
    No new killer games have been released to flatter its larger screens, and Nintendo has shed its precious backward compatibility with Game Boy Advance to slim the unit down by 12 per cent.. But to focus too heavily on gaming may completely miss the point of the DSi. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Portable gaming: Which system is best?  Apr 14, 2009
    The bad: No longer supports Game Boy Advance games; lower battery life than its predecessor. The price: $170 to $180. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Nintendo DSi: Well Worth the Money  Apr 10, 2009
    The Bad: No MP3 digital music support; incompatible with older Game Boy Advance ... The DSi works with the same cartridges slotted into the back of the device as go into the DS, though it does away with a slot for the older Game Boy Advance, which might be a turnoff for some people who are considering upgrading from older devices. (BusinessWeek)

    Nintendo does it again with DSi  Apr 8, 2009
    One small catch: the Game Boy Advance slot is now gone, therefore the Nintendo DSi won't be able to play GBA titles or accept peripherals such as the mock instrument bundled with Activision's Guitar Hero: On Tour. The small circles on the top and inside of the Nintendo DSi are cameras one to photograph you and the other to snap pics of friends (a "snap" noise cannot be disabled, so the subject can hear when a photo is taken). (USA Today -- Tech)

    DSi Gets Mixed Messages  Apr 7, 2009
    When the Game Boy Advance launched in the US, the development team did everything it could to be there on the ground floor with the platform: Vicarious Visions'GBA version of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is still considered one of the handheld's finest moments. When the Nintendo DS launched, VV was there on Day One with Spider-Man 2, and the day Nintendo flipped the switch on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service for the DS, the team had the first online third-party game available: Tony Hawk's... (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    A look at Nintendo's DSi  Apr 7, 2009
    Late last week, there were a couple of older DS and Game Boy Advance titles mixed with some new games and a free browser ... The battery life isn't as good as the DS Lite, the browser is slow and there is no slot for old Game Boy Advance games. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Quantum Leap Forward  Apr 6, 2009
    " must have been calibrated by light-skinned, black-haired Japanese technicians in well-lit labs. I hate to think what'll happen when darker-complexioned people try to play. Physically, the DSi does lose one feature found on the original DS and DS Lite: the second cartridge slot that let the older models play Game Boy Advance games. What this really means is that Nintendo has finally moved on from the GBA platform the last original game for it was released in 2006, and it's now listed as a... (Fox News)

    11 things to love and loathe about the Nintendo DSi  Apr 4, 2009
    The DSi's lack of backwards compatibility with the Game Boy Advance isn't a big issue for me whenever I have a craving to play Mario Golf, Golden Sun, or Fire Emblem I just pull out my terrifically tiny Game Boy Advance Micro. However, it might cause some consternation amongst gamers who haven't the desire to keep a drawer full of aging handheld systems. (Globe and Mail -- Business)

    Nintendo's DSi adds bells and whistles, but at a higher cost  Apr 3, 2009
    6 centimetres), but the new svelte look comes at a cost: The port for Game Boy Advance cartridges has been removed. In its place is a slot for memory cards, starting at four gigabytes and up, and not one but two cameras. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)

    Game Theory: Make It Small  Mar 29, 2009
    Plus, the slot for Game Boy Advance titles is gone. That slashes a substantial number of older games from the catalog, and also prevents players from using some peripherals like the "Guitar Hero: On Tour" controller. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    * Nintendo DS sales top 100 million in just over four years  Mar 13, 2009
    The Game Boy Advance, which followed, sold another 81 million, Nintendo said. The other big name in portable gaming, the PlayStation Portable (PSP) from Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp, has also sold relatively briskly but nowhere close to the DS numbers. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Rounders iPhone Review  Mar 3, 2009
    The graphics look like an older Game Boy Advance game. Many face pieces are re-used, making most of your opponents look very similar to each other. (IGN Wireless Games)

    GADGETS OF THE WEEK: Nintendo DSi: Everything but the phone  Feb 26, 2009
    The speakers are louder, the screens brighter and the case made thinner by shedding the Game Boy Advance port. Don't worry, all 850 DS cartridges still work. (International Herald Tribune)

    Nintendo and MATHCOUNTS Give Math...  Feb 26, 2009
    8 billion and more than 485 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii and Nintendo DS, as well as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Super NES, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokmon. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    Gaming preview: Who should buy the Nintendo DSi and who shouldn't  Feb 21, 2009
    The DSi hardware also actually eliminates the slot found on the Lite, so you won't be able to play older Game Boy Advance games or DS titles that make use of the port, such as. " What the DSi does introduce is an SD card slot, two 0.3 megapixel cameras, and a brand new menu system. The new upgradeable firmware will be exclusive to the DSi and offers a DSi Shop online store, photo editor, music player (sorry MP3 fans, it only supports AAC files), audio recorder, and PictoChat. The DSi Shop is... (CNET News)

    DSi: To Upgrade, or Not to Upgrade  Feb 20, 2009
    99 MSRP. The device is the next system upgrade in the line of DS handhelds, and not a successor to the DS itself (much like the GBA SP or Micro releases for Game Boy Advance), though it promises to bring even more technology to the Big N's innovative pocket platform ... On the one hand, you lose out on the Game Boy Advance compatibility and the ability to play the very, very, very few Nintendo DS games that used the GBA slot for peripherals (bye bye Guitar Hero;for now) ... The Game Boy Advance... (IGN Gear)

    Nintendo to launch revamped DS in April  Feb 19, 2009
    One subtraction from that the current DS: the DSi will not include a slot for inserting Game Boy Advance games. (DS Lite sales will continue despite the arrival of the new DSi handheld. (USA Today -- Tech)

    Nintendo sets local launch date for DSi console  Feb 19, 2009
    The new model's audio capabilities have also been improved, but the cartridge slot for playing Game Boy Advance titles has been removed to make the machine more compact. The DSi will be available in Australia in both black and white coloured models, and will hit local store shelves ahead of North America, where the console is released on April 5 for US$169. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)

    Mario&Luigi RPG 3 Hands-on  Feb 18, 2009
    Craig Harris Or"Bowser: Up Close and Personal." Feb 17th, 2009 - It's not hard to see that I'm a huge fan of the Mariorole-playing series on the Game Boy Advance and the Nintendo DS; all it takes is to look back in the archive of reviews on IGN to check out the ones I wrote for the original MarioSuperstar Saga and its Nintendo DS follow-up, MarioPartners in Time released just a few short years ago ... "Since the import version is entirely in Japanese it's not easy to figure out the nuances of... (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    The Mind is Mightier Than the Sword in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon for Nintendo DS  Feb 17, 2009
    8 billion video games and more than 485 million hardware units globally, including the current-generation Wii and Nintendo DS, as well as the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Super NES, Nintendo 64 and Nintendo GameCube. It has also created industry icons that have become well-known, household names such as Mario, Donkey Kong, Metroid, Zelda and Pokmon. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Easier Than Ebay  Feb 13, 2009
    Gaming console Nintendo (other-otc: - - ) Game Boy Advance SP Average price: $16 Retail price: $50. Digital camera Canon (nyse: - - ) PowerShot G9 Average price: $242 Retail price: $490. (Forbes -- Technology)

    Activision Blizzard Reports Record December Quarter and Calendar Year 2008 Non-GAAP Comparable-Basis Results  Feb 12, 2009
    ACTIVISION BLIZZARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES FINANCIAL INFORMATION For the Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2008 (Amounts in millions) Quarter Ended Percent ------------- December 31, 2008 31-Dec-07 Increase Amount % of Total Amount % of Total (Decrease) ------ ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- Geographic Revenue Mix North America $903 55% $198 44% 356% Europe 660 40% 180 40% 267% Asia Pacific 75 5% 74 16% 1% ------------ -- - -- -- - Total net revenues core operations 1,638 100% 452 100%... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)


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