Supposedly there is going to be a shortage when they first ship. Just like PS2 they cut the first shipment in half from 1 Million to 500K. Also, if you pick up an import you don't have to get stuck ordering a package deal with 2 games and other crap you don't need like alot of stores are going to do.

I'm not worried (but it does help that I have peeps that are managers at EB though) hehehe

From what I hear the shortages are no big deal. At worst some people may have to wait an extra week or two for their system. I for one am looking forward to Fzero and Tony Hawk as my first two game purchases. Bring on Breath of Fire

They have displays set up where you can play Mario Advance at Wal-mart, EB, Toy's R Us, etc. Why don't you go check it out for yourself? No screen shots will let you no how the screen is, even if it is actually a shot off the screen. Nothing compares to seeing it with your own eyes. I didn't notice any problem with it, but I can't compare it to the GBC because I never played GBC. Gameboy Pocket was the last one I bought.