Quote:From Nintendo.co.uk
Game Boy Advance SP this week celebrates its 1st Birthday, and what a year it's been!

More than 15 million Game Boy Advance SP's have been shipped globally, with 4 million of these in Europe alone, making the total global shipment figure for the Game Boy family a staggering 160 million.

The ultimate handheld console has seen off many competitors who have attempted to enter the market over the last year, but none came close to stealing the limelight from the Game Boy Advance SP.

An icon of pop culture, the Game Boy Advance SP has also been a favourite in celebrity circles, with the likes of Kate Moss, Claudia Schiffer, Justin Timberlake, Ronan Keating and Christina Aguilera all getting in on the fun. Even designers Mulberry and Kimchi have vied for a piece of the action in the first year, both designing unique bespoke cases for the stylish console.

Industry experts are united in their belief that the Game Boy Advance SP has been the biggest success story in the video game industry over the last year.

"The GBA SP has built on the success of its predecessor; the addition of a backlit screen and in-built rechargable battery provides the usability and flexibility that some critics felt was missing from the original GBA. In addition, strong marketing campaigns have made the handheld even more appealing to young adults - a key demographic with regard to gaming devices. With the handheld sector set to become increasingly competitive over the next 12 months, the GBA SP retains a dominant position in what remains a highly lucrative market", said Adrian Drozd of Datamonitor.

The momentum behind Game Boy Advance SP looks set to continue this year with the launch of an additional 100 games including Metroid Zero Mission and Donkey Kong Country 2 from Nintendo, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow by Ubisoft, Sonic Advance 3 from SEGA and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban from EA. Nintendo will also introduce a limited edition Game Boy Advance SP later in the year, a unique GBA SP with an original new look. Watch this space!

David Gosen, Managing Director, Nintendo of Europe looks to the future of the Game Boy Advance SP with high hopes: "Game Boy Advance SP has exceeded all our expectations in its first year and this success looks set to continue in 2004. With the fantastic range of software titles such as Fire Emblem, F-Zero GP Legend and Pokémon Fire Red and Pokémon Leaf Green coming out this year, gamers can't go wrong with the Game Boy Advance SP. Over 400 Game Boy Advance games in total will be available by the end of the year, demonstrating the huge support from third party publishers. This is an incredible achievement."

The Game Boy Advance SP is on sale at selected retailers across Europe for around 129 - 139 Euros.

The American version of PSO can't upload snapshots to the net from the Gamecube can it? I want to upload shots from mine so I can print them out. :| :|

I was just wondering, does anyone who has Episode 3 wanna meet up online sometime??

hi everbody,

i heard a bit ago that the computer termanals
that store the pso4 data (which is currently under develpoment)
has been hacked and deleted is this true :bandit:

Give dec the bumps cos hes 20 today!

Hello, my name is Kyle. I bought my Gamecube and Metroid Prime, Mario Party 4, and PSO about a year ago. A staff member at the store told me the hunters licenses were free, so I figured wow, PSO is a good deal. I played the game and absolutely hated it until I picked it up out of boredom about three months ago. Since then I've accrued several hundred hours...but anyways. I was a mega fan of Phantasy Star 4 (In my opinion, far better then PSO, but on a different level, PS4 is just one of the best RPGS storyline-wise ever) so PSO seemed like a disappointment. Little or no storyline, repetetive fighting. Then I managed to get a friend into it, and discovered the joys of multiplayer. Unfortunetly, my friends don't like C-mode...I started looking around, and I found this site, read a lot of posts and a lot of info off the site, and decided to register. I would like to know, do you guys have an actual community IN the online game? I would consider getting the online version, but I heard about rampant hacking/duping, and the only people I actually know with the game in my town are the exact kind of gamers I hate...powergaming and "0mg 1337 hack3r sk33ls" isn't my thing at all. I just want to know if I'll be able to have people I can consistently play with. I consider myself a "hardcore veteran" rpg player, meaning I've been doing this for years and am good at what I do ^_^. I don't play with hackers or dupers though. Oh and sorry for long post, it will be nice to get to know you all. Cept' Lionheart because he said the FF series is better then the PS series ^_^ hehe.

Spruced up the forums with a party theme for the sites 1st anniversary

To kick off Ragol.co.uk's 1st Birthday we're throwing a special competiton, imaginatively titled 'Guess That Midi!". We've put together a collection of about 21 midi (music) files from various console eras (sega and nintendo) that we will be posting 7 at a time over the next 3 days. Anyone is welcome to join in and try to guess what game each one is from! We'll post the answers as soon as someone gets one correct Highlight the text next to the song to look for the answer if someone has guessed it

Heres the first 7:

1. Discovered by Bojangle: Crazy Taxi - All I Want

2. Discovered by Junon: Metropolis Street Racer - Club Paris

3. Discovered by Zweihander-Zero: House of the Dead 2 - Emperor Type: Alpha

4. Discovered by Junon: Shenmue - Tomato Convience Store

5. Discovered by Lionheart: Skies of Arcadia - Yafutoma

6. Discovered by Bojangle: Animal Crossing - Intro

7. Discovered by Zweihander-Zero: Sonic Heroes - Intro

8. Discovered by Bojangle: Zelda: Wind Waker - Outset Island

9. Discovered by Zweihander-Zero: Luigi's Mansion - Intro

10. Discovered by Ton: Metroid Prime - Mission Final

11. Not Discovered by end of competition: Alicia Dragon - Level 1

12. Discovered by Mel: Revenge of Shinobi - The Shinobi

13. Discovered by Lee-Yoshi: Golden Axe - Credits

14. Discovered by Zweihander-Zero: Sonic 3 - Ice Cap

15. Not Discovered by end of competition: Phantasy Star 2 - Battle

16. Discovered by Bojangle: Super Mario: All Stars - Intro

17. Discovered by Junon: Power Rangers - Intro

18. Not Discovered by end of competition: Sailor Moon R - Intro

19. Discovered by Zweihander-Zero: Breath of Fire 1 - Intro

20. Discovered by Lionheart: Final Fantasy 4 - Intro

21. Not Discovered by end of competition: Sonic Adventure - Speed Highway (Dawn)

Nintendo has obviously been rattling their brains recently, concucting a way in which to sell more people their consoles over the Easter holidays, and have come up with a £10 Million Give-Away...although i have yet to see where the £10m has come from?!

It seems that people who purchase a Nintendo Gamecube or GameBoy Advance SP between the dates of 2nd April 2004 - 25th April 2004 will recieve a wodge load of vouchers upto the value of £250!

This entitles the owner of such vouchers to reduced easter prices off Nintendo Gamecube/GameBoy Advance Hardware/Software, aswell as reduced Easter prices off of top UK tourist attractions such as Alton Towers or Thorpe Park!

Savings of £10 can be made on games F-Zero GX, 1080' Avalanche, Eternal Darkness, Soul Caliber II, Mario Party 5, and Metroid Fusion, Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, and Golden Sun 2: The Lost Age. £5 savings can also be made on Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island, and DragonBall Z (GBA). Plus for anyone who buys a Nintendo Gamecube, they will also save £20 on a GameBoy Advance SP, and similarly anyone who buys a GameBoy Advance will save £20 on a Nintendo Gamecube!

To claim the savings though (on hardware/software), you will need to send the Proof of Purchase (As with the Zelda Bonus Disk offer earlier this year) to the Nintendo Service Centre. All hardware and software can be purchased before June 30th, and the rest of the vouchers are valid upto the 31st of July! (Thats a bit longer then easter mind you!).

Expect a mass advertising campign for Nintendo over the holidays, its gonna apparently be...everywhere! Ah get off me!

For the full article, in their own words, and for the rest of exactly what you'll be able to save, visit Nintendo.co.uk

where is a good place to buy the adaptor