Nintendo Announces "Game Boy Advance Video" - HOT!Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 @ 04:06:08 pm E.S.T
 Entertainment consumers have long
dreamed of carrying their favorite video material with them on small
portable devices. DVD players made that possible -- but at a cost of
hundreds of dollars. On June 21, Nintendo offers the same capability
to owners of the portable Game Boy(R) Advance at a much lower price.
No additional hardware purchase is required to view the Pokemon(R)
episodes that debut on Game Boy Advance Video.
With an MSRP of $19.99 per Video pak, Nintendo's Pokemon franchise
will be represented initially with episodes "Playing with Fire!" and
"Johto Photo Finish" on one pak and "A Hot Water Bottle" and "For
Ho-Oh The Bells Toll!" on another.
The Pokemon franchise remains as popular as ever. In fact, Pokemon
Colosseum(TM), which launched on March 22 for Nintendo GameCube(TM),
sold 400,000 copies in its first month in the United States. And, with
more than 300 episodes to its credit and now in its sixth season, the
Pokemon animated television series remains one of the top-three-rated
shows for boys ages 6 to 11.
"Even by the remarkable standards of product evolution that have
characterized the Game Boy franchise, this is a landmark event," says
George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of
marketing and corporate communications. "Pokemon is part of the first
step in revolutionizing the nature of portable video entertainment,
with eventual reach targeting all demographics."
Pokemon, published by Nintendo, joins previously announced
animation titles published by Majesco based on Nickelodeon, 4Kids
Entertainment and Cartoon Network original programs. The first
offerings will include top-rated shows such as SpongeBob SquarePants,
The Fairly Oddparents, Dora the Explorer and Codename: Kids Next Door,
as well as franchise favorites like All Grown Up!, Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles, Strawberry Shortcake and Sonic X. Typically, two to
four full episodes of an animated series will be included on each
Video pak.
Game Boy Advance Video initially allows up to 45 minutes of
animation and fills the screen of the Game Boy(R) Advance SP or Game
Boy Advance with brilliant full-color video and audio.
The innovative Game Boy Advance cartridge-sized Video paks
automatically turn the millions of Game Boy Advance and Game Boy
Advance SP units in the United States into portable video players. The
Video pak format contains no moving parts, thus eliminating skipping
or stuttering. Playback uses DVD-style controls.
Game Boy Advance SP units are available at an MSRP of $99.99,
while the Game Boy Advance sells at an MSRP of $79.99.
The worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co., Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and
markets hardware and software for its popular home and portable video
game systems. Each year, hundreds of all-new titles for the
best-selling Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo GameCube(TM) systems
extend Nintendo's vast game library and continue the tradition of
delivering a rich, diverse mix of quality video games for players of
all ages. Since the release of its first home video game system in
1983, Nintendo has sold more than 1.8 billion video games globally,
creating enduring industry icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R)
and launching popular culture franchise phenomena such as Metroid(TM),
Zelda(TM) and Pokemon(R). A wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of
America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for
Nintendo's operations in the Western Hemisphere.
For more information about Nintendo, visit the company's Web site
at http://www.nintendo.com . Posted By: Adam Paoli - 105 Reads
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