Nintendo Game Boy Micro User reviews

By Randolph Ramsay on 19/12/2005

More Nintendo reviews , RRP: AU$150.00

The good:

  • Ultra portable, compact and light
  • Great LCD screen produces bright and vivid images
  • Long battery life
  • Changeable faceplates

The bad:

  • Only AU$30 cheaper than the Nintendo DS
  • Screen is small
  • Not for big hands
  • Only plays Game Boy Advance cartridges

The bottomline:

Nintendo has created another Game Boy winner, but perhaps its biggest flaw lies not in its hardware, but with its price. At AU$150, the Micro is only AU$30 cheaper than the Nintendo DS, which boasts more advanced hardware and can also play Game Boy Advance cartridges.

Buying choices:

Users' rating:

9.6/10

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psp cheats
22/03/2008, 10:00 PM

rating
8/10

Must say it is a perfect portable game system

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anonymous
15/04/2007, 11:01 PM

rating
10/10

anyone know where i can still get one of these? other than ebay. email me orestes_87@hotmail.com

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Jack1314
02/02/2007, 08:39 PM

rating
10/10

Great little console, fits in your pocket and can be played anywhere. When released in UK pink and silver cost approx $102 australian. Cheaper than advance sp.

Pros: interchangeable faceplate, small and light.

Cons: Haven't found any yet

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hans
21/01/2007, 05:13 PM

rating
8/10

its great, the price is reasonable

Pros: the small model is good for gaming on the go

Cons: the screen is a bit small

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11/10/2006, 12:52 PM

rating
10/10

Well worth its cost ($49.99 at David Jones)

Pros: Super cheap, super sleek, super small.

Cons: Not much backwards compatibility with old gameboy/gamboy colour games. Backwards compatibility
is possible, but not legally (requires you to alter console)

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11/09/2006, 05:31 PM

rating
9/10

these are no retailing for $80AU Dicksmith for example, quite good value at that price.

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05/09/2006, 04:47 PM

rating
10/10

STTRONG! Loved It!

It Was Great

Pros: Compact

Cons: Costly

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none
17/08/2006, 11:00 AM

rating
9/10

its a graet portable game system

none

Pros: plays GBA games, awesome backligt, awesome faceplates, standard headphone jack

Cons: no compatibity with the older games, have to buy new cables and adapters to domultiplayer with the gba and gba sp

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26/04/2006, 07:44 PM

Micro? So What!

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Keaton
12/03/2006, 08:32 PM

Ultra compact fun.

The whole system is very compact, stylish and fun. I'd gladly take it out on a long travel or a quick wait.

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