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The Micro attracted better-than-expected orders on its Japanese debut on Tuesday, though less than Game Boy Advance SP originally did. Retailers have been receiving pre-orders of about 70% of total inventory which is still very solid. Nintendo is aiming to sell 4 million units of the Micro worldwide by next March. It should be interesting to see how the unit sells in the US next week. I remember a...[Read More]

When the Micro is launched next week, it will feature a very different kind of packaging. It looks like they’ve got it all “plasticized” a la iPod styling. Although this is consistent with Nintendo’s desire to sell to the casual, chic consumer, we’ll have to wait till next week to see how it sells.[Source: IGN]

Longtime VP of Sales for NOA, Randy Peretzman has officially stepped down today. He has helped launch every Nintendo game system and major game title for the past 20 years including the NES all the way up to Nintendogs. “From the launch of the original NES to our latest software phenomenon, Nintendogs, Randy has made significant contributions to the success of every new hardware and software...[Read More]

Everyone knows the Gameboy simply dominates the handheld market and now the DS is holding it’s own. While the PSP is trying to gain ground, and it has, it’s still not selling like Nintendo’s long running franchise and the new Duel Screen device. What about cell phones though? Will they ever be able to compete on scale with what the Gameboy has done. IDC seems to think so, but aga...[Read More]

Cubed has a nice read on the state of handhelds across the pond. They compare the buzz between the DS, PSP, and Micro. [Source: Cubed]