NINTENDO DROPS GBA SP TO $79.99 IN AMERICA; EURO CUT MAY FOLLOW
The price point of the Game Boy Advance SP is to drop to $79.99 in the United States later this week, according to sources at US retailers, with a cut in Europe expected to follow in the coming months.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content/ret/4112
Unfortunately the link is down right now, but GamesIndustry has been a reliable source in the past.
Chris
spainlinx0
08-31-04, 01:20 PM
I was thinking of finally getting one since I don't know what the DS will cost or when it's coming out. This may have sealed the decision.
tanman
08-31-04, 01:39 PM
Does this include the Retro Nintendo one?
Groucho
08-31-04, 01:40 PM
Clear act of desperation. They are going the way of Sega! I'm selling all my Nintendo stuff immediately, before it's too late.
PixyJunket
08-31-04, 01:49 PM
I'm tempted to get another NES one and keep it as a collectible, or as eBay fodder.
GizmoDVD
08-31-04, 01:51 PM
HURRY! Nintendo is going to be SEGA!!!!!
But in reality, if the DS release date holds true (November) its to help sell off the remaining SP's. Still no official price for the DS yet (I am expecting $149.99)
mrpayroll
08-31-04, 01:57 PM
Link is up. Here is the whole story.
Rob Fahey 14:00 31/08/2004
Pint-sized console drops in price ahead of the arrival of the DS
The price point of the Game Boy Advance SP is to drop to $79.99 in the United States later this week, according to sources at US retailers, with a cut in Europe expected to follow in the coming months.
The $20 cut should help to stimulate sales of the handheld device in the run-up to Christmas, but more importantly, it will position the GBA SP on the market relative to Nintendo's forthcoming DS handheld, which is set to launch in the USA later this year.
Reports last month from sources close to Nintendo Japan suggested that the DS will arrive at $179.95 in North America on November 11th; however, since then it's been suggested that the device could be even cheaper, with a $149.99 price point being mooted by some US retailers.
No equivalent European price cut has been mentioned as yet, but retail sources in the UK told us this morning that a GBA SP price cut is widely expected in the run up to Christmas, with news of the US cut driving speculation that the European cut will come sooner rather than later.
Chris
mrpayroll
08-31-04, 01:59 PM
Originally posted by Groucho
Clear act of desperation. They are going the way of Sega! I'm selling all my Nintendo stuff immediately, before it's too late.
I'll give you $25 for everything!
Chris
Joe Molotov
08-31-04, 02:24 PM
Originally posted by mrpayroll
I'll give you $25 for everything!
Chris
$20!
mrpayroll
08-31-04, 02:30 PM
Originally posted by Joe Molotov
$20!
Damn! :mad:
Chris
darkside
08-31-04, 04:52 PM
Originally posted by Groucho
Clear act of desperation. They are going the way of Sega! I'm selling all my Nintendo stuff immediately, before it's too late.
Good, you can use the money to buy DVDs with all those Madden 2005 coupons you stole.
On topic, I'm just hoping this sets up the DS to come in at the $149.99 price point. That is right at the limit I feel comfortable spending on one.
Good news about the SP though. They will probably be flying off the shelves during the holidays as usual. The $79 price point applies to all SPs so I would recommend grabbing one of those Retro NES ones if you were thinking about getting one. Definitely the coolest looking handheld ever.
Nintendo has permanently dropped the price on the flip-top version of its hand-held Game Boy video game system.
The color screen Game Boy Advance SP will now retail for $79, down $20 from the price it has had since debuting more than a year ago.
A marketing executive with Nintendo said the price cut should bring the SP further into the mainstream, and she denied that there's any connection to the coming launch of the Game Boy DS, a dual-screen model.
Nintendo says the DS isn't meant as a replacement for the aging SP.
The SP was the top-selling game player in the United States last year, but a market research firm says sales of all portable gaming hardware were down 18 percent in the first half of this year.
Competition in the market is expected to increase when Sony releases its PSP portable player in Japan later this year and in the United States in 2005.
Chris
Outlaw
09-01-04, 04:54 PM
GBA SP is unstoppable!
boredsilly
09-01-04, 05:40 PM
Guess I'm getting an sp now. Can't wait to get into the 'Vania's, 'Troids, and Advance Wars. WHOO HOO!
mrpayroll
09-01-04, 06:08 PM
Fry's in Southern CA has had the SP for $85 for a couple of months now. I wonder how low it will go now?
Chris
toogood
09-02-04, 03:56 AM
Ebgames has it for $79.99 now.
LuisL
09-02-04, 06:51 AM
GBA SP will not go the way of the sega...it's a solid handheld unit with a huge following.
Joshic
09-02-04, 12:07 PM
I bought my GBA SP on launch date, figuring it would be a good way to kill time on my daily commute on the train. But I've barely used it at all... turns out I end up just reading books or taking a nap instead... I was thinking about selling my GBA SP, but with a price cut, the selling price would go down too. argh. I should've sold it sooner. Oh well, maybe I'll just keep it now. haha.
Apollo
09-02-04, 12:50 PM
I would love to buy a portable gaming system for 79.99, but all of the nintendo unit look to grainy to me. So I think I will wait for either DS or PSP and see which is less grainy to my eyes.
dgc
09-02-04, 02:04 PM
I might pick one up if any one releases a Texas Holdem Game with decent AI for the GBA.
the_dude8
09-03-04, 12:11 PM
http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3593754
outpost.com has the cobalt sp for 69.99
Masamune
09-03-04, 01:49 PM
They dropped it in Canada too.
$97 bucks now, from 115.
ElementZ
09-03-04, 02:25 PM
Masamune: Where did u see that at?
I was on Future shops website this morning and was $139.99
FuzzyBallz
09-05-04, 03:14 PM
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mrpayroll
09-05-04, 05:48 PM
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FuzzyBallz
09-05-04, 06:52 PM
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costanza
09-05-04, 08:42 PM
is the gamecube gameboy advance getting a price drop too? there are some good games that i'm missing out not having one of these things.
FuzzyBallz
09-05-04, 09:41 PM
GBA is now $80 at Amazon.com.
GB Player is $50.
Gallant Pig
09-05-04, 11:17 PM
<b>FuzzyBallz + MrPayroll:</b> <font size=4> Such devices aren't permitted for discussion at this forum. </font>
mrpayroll
09-06-04, 12:14 AM
Originally posted by Gallant Pig
<b>FuzzyBallz + MrPayroll:</b> <font size=4> Such devices aren't permitted for discussion at this forum. </font>
Sorry! Please don't [Banned] me! I didn't know. :(
Chris
Gallant Pig
09-06-04, 12:24 AM
NP. BTW Seeing this price drop I am reminded of how much the GBC sold for after they came out with the GBA. THis is a rouse for idiots that don't know what's coming out next. The price will go down.
ucjffj
09-06-04, 02:48 AM
Originally posted by Gallant Pig
NP. BTW Seeing this price drop I am reminded of how much the GBC sold for after they came out with the GBA. THis is a rouse for idiots that don't know what's coming out next. The price will go down.
do you remember the actual prices of GBC before and after GBA release?
FuzzyBallz
09-06-04, 02:49 AM
Ooops, my bad.
I bought GBC for $130 at Target brand new when it 1st came out. My guess is the GBC dropped to $70 when GBA came out, same as GBA's current price.
ucjffj
09-06-04, 03:19 PM
how much did gba and gba sp debut for?
jeffdsmith
09-06-04, 03:23 PM
Originally posted by ucjffj
how much did gba and gba sp debut for?
$99.95
I think.
FuzzyBallz
09-06-04, 06:54 PM
Yes, it was a hundred bucks.
~~ PAL ~~
09-07-04, 12:56 PM
Originally posted by ucjffj
how much did gba and gba sp debut for?
Actually, it was $99.99.
flair
09-07-04, 03:26 PM
I'm still waiting for the pokemon center (http://www.pokemoncenter.com) to drop the price down down to $79 so I can get the venusaur leaf green (http://www.pokemoncenter.com/store/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=PokemonBaseCat&category%5Fname=VIDEO+GAMES&product%5Fid=69) version SP for myself. Hopefully they follow suit with the price drop, and soon.
GizmoDVD
09-07-04, 03:33 PM
Flair, Im not sure if the Pokemon Center drops SE's of the SP. I know the NES SP dropped, but it was available nationwide.
flair
09-07-04, 04:53 PM
Well, I'm sitting here hoping that they do. I am hoping since they have not dropped the price of the other SP's yet, that there is hope they will drop the price of the limited edition ones whenever they update the site to reflect the price drop.
squi23
09-07-04, 06:45 PM
I picked up the Classic NES GBA for $80 @ BB yesterday.
If this goes further down in price, I'll be pissed.
As it is, I can really find many for the GBA that I feel justified paying the asking price for.
I have all 3 next gen consoles and never pay more than $15 for a game, and there aren't really any GBA games for less than $20.
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