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Offline fastson
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Forget GBA here comes the new Ericsson gameboy!
« on: January 01, 2001, 12:44:25 PM »
Yes its true, swedish Ericsson is releasing a console (like a GB).
Aftonbladet (a swedish newspaper) says that its gonna be better than GameBoy Advanced. There are no specifications avalible yet, the whole project is pretty secret.

Maybe its worth a look :)

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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2001, 12:54:14 PM »
Yeah, Nintendo\'s loveable Gameboy advanced is defeated already!
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« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2001, 01:48:05 PM »
It might be interesting but I don\'t think it\'s a good move for Ericsson they should consintrade on getting good games on the 3G phones instead of releasing an handheld to compete with the GBA.
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« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2001, 01:58:24 PM »
Yeah right. This think will not be better that GBA. Besides, Nintendo is a much  bigger company. Ericsson isn\'t even a game company. The mighty GB is not defeated. Don\'t flame me, I\'m not a N fanboy, you should all know that by now. I just like my GBC and am looking foward to the GBA.
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« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2001, 02:52:46 PM »
Ummm Ericsson is huge it\'s the 2nd biggest mobile phone company in the world after Nokia.
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« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2001, 02:56:39 PM »
And what is it called?  I\'d like to see some info!
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« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2001, 03:26:44 PM »
Defeat the GBA?

Um. Okay....


Ericsson is not a game company. They have no clue about launching a handheld console. Which is even more difficult then launching a fullblown console. Why? Simple, Nintendo has a monopoly on the handheld market. The Gameboy has legions of fans. They would have to out do it.

  • It is destined to be the Indreama of handhelds! No hype around it. The GBA is getting all the hype.
  • They can\'t attract big developers like Konami. Which brings me to the point. How are they going to get big name titles on it? Like CastleVania? They won\'t more and likely.
  • No specifictions yet, but it is suppose to defeat the GBA? Bit of a premature prediction.
  • Nintendo knows how to handle the handheld market , better then any other company.


No. I\'m not a fanboy. Hell, I only own the old version of the Gameboy and 4 games for it. 3 of which I\'ve lost somewhere. But I will be importing a GBA. Its basically a portable SUPER NES. How can you not want that?


I\'m not trashing Ericsson\'s handheld either. Simply saying, the chances of it being bigger then the GBA isn\'t very high.

 
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« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2001, 03:55:56 PM »
A portable would be great if it had a 90" screen.  I just can\'t play on little screens anymore..  
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« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2001, 03:58:49 PM »
Lol, you guys are getting worked up about ... pretty much nothing. Who cares if they launch a new handheld (which I doubt until I see it)? They can\'t compete with Nintendo in that area - they\'re like the Windows of handhelds. :)

BTW, I think Ericsson should use more energy on their cell phones so they\'d actually make money instead of loosing them. ;)
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« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2001, 04:04:52 PM »
Chrono is making a new handheld too!
Its called the "Cross Legend" handheld, its as powerfull as the playstation! lol
I wish the GBA was as powerfull as the playstation one
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« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2001, 04:28:35 PM »
Too bad it launches in March. I bet I end up spending money importing a GBA instead of buying PS2 games.
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« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2001, 04:38:12 PM »
I hate gameboy, i hate handhelds. the end
oh yeah nothing could be worse than games on a cell phone. People who just talk on them while driving already cause accidents. Playing games on them is just plain stupid and dangerous. Now I know somebody is going to say "Games aren\'t meant to be played on them while driving" , but the fact of the matter is that people will and they will cause auto accidents.
It is a bad idea period
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« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2001, 04:44:46 PM »
Ericsson is SECOND to Nokia ? and where does Motorola fit into this ? i thought it was Motorola first largest and the Nokia or vice versa..BAH !!! it doesnt matter, Ericsson doesnt know squat about making games..im 100% sure its not even true..i wonder how much GBA can get..GBA already has SNES graphics on the go..what is so called Ericsson\'s SECRET handheld system going to have ? Playstation graphics ?
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« Reply #13 on: January 02, 2001, 02:14:58 AM »
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I hate gameboy, i hate handhelds. the end
oh yeah nothing could be worse than games on a cell phone. People who just talk on them while driving already cause accidents. Playing games on them is just plain stupid and dangerous. Now I know somebody is going to say "Games aren\'t meant to be played on them while driving" , but the fact of the matter is that people will and they will cause auto accidents.
It is a bad idea period

Hmm, I disagree with you here. I mean then ANYTHING is a bad ideá. Newpapers can also be read while driving, thus causing accidents...

Games on cell phones is a good idea - if used while not driving. ;)

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Ericsson is SECOND to Nokia ? and where does Motorola fit into this ? i thought it was Motorola first largest and the Nokia or vice versa..BAH !!!
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Motorola\'s cell phones are absolutely horrible (ok, perhaps not horrible, but they\'re ugly and have a stupid menu system).

I\'m not too sure about the size of the companies, but perhaps Motorola is the biggest if counting ALL the stuff they make instead of just the cell phone manufacturing? Well, I don\'t know for sure. I just think Nokia and Ericsson are far superior.

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« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2001, 03:32:24 AM »
This is one of the funniest threads I\'ve ever read. Don\'t believe in Swedish papers, Fastson :)

Ericsson even mentioned in the same text as GBA?!? :laughing:

I even wonder why they did games to cell phones; it\'s stupid. Who buys a Cell Phone for games?

Well, Nokia\'s Worm-game is a cult-classic around here; there was even finnish champion named for the best record!

Crazy isn\'t it? But Ericsson making a handheld?
:laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

...can\'t stop :laughing:...
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