What happened to the Game Boy Micro Faceplates?

[Ady]

The thing about the GBA Micro was its price. £69.99 was just too much for old tech, particularly with the fully backward compatible DS being available for around £20 more.

I always thought the Micro should've been around £30 tops and sold in places such as petrol stations and newsagents as well as game stores. That would make it a great impulse buy. And with faceplates packs at around £5 (as someone else suggested), that would've made it the perfect cheap alternative handheld to the DS.

[thebuddahman]

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Quoted for truth.

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[Wools]

The thing about the GBA Micro was its price. ?69.99 was just too much for old tech, particularly with the fully backward compatible DS being available...

I always felt that the Micro was the alternative. It is / was cheaper than any other console out there and is still the only truly handheld console.

You are fully right about the price though, but it is a superbly designed bit of kit and looks, feels and plays nicer than any handheld in my opinion.

[Ajay1986]

Did anyone else get there lovely cheap Micros today?

I got a green one and it looks so much nicer in the flesh then i thought it would, really is a diddy little thing. I agree about it being the only truely portable handheld, at least now i can take River City Ransom with me where ever i go. YAY!!!

[SteJay]

Anyone got any idea where to get official faceplates from?

It may well be irrelevant now given the price a new Micro can be picked up for, but when my faceplate got scratched last year on holiday I simply rung Nintendo and bought a new one over the phone. It cost about £7 and was shipped from Germany if I recall correctly.