Nintendo's Game Boy Advance SP saw an increase of over 200 per cent in its first two
weeks of sales following its first ever European price drop to around GBP 69.99. In
addition, after only 2 days on sale, a staggering 250,000 Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon
LeafGreen games were sold, following the games' launch on 1st October.
In the run up
to Christmas 2004 Nintendo will be launching more highly anticipated games including, The
Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. Add to this a great list of third
party games such as Need for Speed Underground 2 and The Lord of the Rings; The Third Age
(EA), Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (Activision) and Disney Pixar's The Incredibles (THQ), and
you get a formidable holiday line-up.
Game Boy Advance SP is currently available in
black, arctic blue, flame red, blue, silver, Limited Tribal Edition and Classic NES Edition.
On the 29th October the Game Boy Advance SP Limited Pink Edition launches.