Nintendo’s Game Boy Micro Sells Better Than Expected
Nintendo Co.’s new game console Game Boy Micro arrived on store shelves in Tokyo this morning. The new mobile phone-sized game console, available in Japan in five colors, attracted better-than-expected orders on its debut on Tuesday, though less than Game Boy Advance SP did on its opening day. Expect the Game Boy Micro to be in available in the United States next week.
Nintendo, known for software titles featuring characters such as Mario, Donkey Kong and Pokemon, launched what it said was the world’s smallest console in Japan a week before the U.S. launch with a price tag of 12,000 yen. The Micro is available in Japan in silver, purple, black and blue, with a fifth “limited edition” design in the color of the once-popular Famicon game console aimed at attracting adults who played with the Famicon as children in the 1980s. An electronics store clerk in Tokyo said it received advance orders for 70 percent of its Micro stock, mostly for the limited edition.
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