Gameboy DS costs $200?

$100-125 I think.

I believe it started out at $80, and the newer one at $100.

Yeah, I got my gameboy for like 80. That seems like a waste of money now, prolly won't pick this one up.

Sure it is! Just a niftier one. But that is awfully high for a handheld game console.

No, it isn't. It's not the Gameboy DS, it's just the Nintendo DS. This handheld isn't replacing the GBA, it will sell alongside it.

And that's not the official price. Walmart does this every time a new piece of videogame hardware comes out and they always get it wrong. Nintendo won't release it for more than $150. They know the portable market, and as such, they'll cater to the desires of the public.

What did the Gameboy Advance start out at?

Both the GBA and GBA SP started at $100 apiece.

Yeah, I got my gameboy for like 80. That seems like a waste of money now, prolly won't pick this one up.

Pick up Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow or Metroid Zero Mission. Then you won't feel like the GBA is a waste.

I don't play handhelds enough to justify the cost. The only time there's a reason for me to play a game away from home, I have my laptop on me.

That's alotta money for ... that.

Gameboy isn't any fun at all, their games are so low quality, if you wanted to spend 200 bucks and spend 30 on games, get a damn XBOX or PS2.

Like Raziel said, try Aria Of Sorrow and your mind will change. It's an excellent game.

No, it isn't. It's not the Gameboy DS, it's just the Nintendo DS. This handheld isn't replacing the GBA, it will sell alongside it.

Nintendo + Handheld = Gameboy to me.

To be honest, last handheld thing I used was a original Gameboy, and that was when I was playing Bases Loaded 2.

I don't do a whole lot of console gaming.

I'm pretty much a PC gamer also. I play gameboy games from time to time on the road and when I can't get on a PC.

Gameboy isn't any fun at all, their games are so low quality, if you wanted to spend 200 bucks and spend 30 on games, get a damn XBOX or PS2.

Yeah, but you can't play XBox in the car, at work, on a plane, in the bathroom, etc.

Plus, portable games exist for the purposes of offering something you don't get on home consoles. Just because most Gameboy games are 2D doesn't mean that they're low-quality. If a game has to be 3D in order to be worthy by your standards, then I suggest you don't start arguing with either me or Bob over the quality of old SNES games. I'll sit down and play 2D Chrono Trigger before I'll even consider sitting down and playing Final Fantasy 10.

So Raziel, say they released the sequel for Castlevania Aria of Sorrow strictly on the PSP. Would you get the PSP along with the DS? Or just stick with the DS?

I want to see a pic of this DS thingy

Here you go: