Wireless GBA Link

[GHost]

Nice...

http://www.planetgamecube.com/news.cfm?action=item&id=4726

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conews&tkr=NTDOY:US

Now you can get your link on without the mess.

Nintendo recently announced at the Tokyo Game Show a wireless link adapter for the Game Boy Advance and GBA SP. The device will allow players to link up just as if they are using a standard link cable, only without the wires involved. The adapter's signal can reach several meters, but no specific distance is known yet. It was developed in conjunction with Motorola.

Iwata also mentioned that events or stores can have special base stations installed and connected to the Internet for players to transfer data from distant locations.

Furthermore, this new wireless link adapter will come bundled with the upcoming Pokèmon Fire Red and Leaf Green games coming out in Japan next spring. The price for the bundle is set at 4,800 Yen (approx. $40 USD). Here is a picture of the device courtesy of Watch Impress.

What do you think about it?

I'm wondering how much it hurts the battery life in a GBA...

 

[Grall]

I'm more worried about the actual SIZE of the adapter, it looks kinda big and clunky to me. I don't think it will have that much impact on battery life is range is in the 'just a few meters' range...

Anyway, nifty device. I actually like it. Will have to buy one to stick on the front of my GB Player.


*G*

 

[GHost]

Here's a more detailed picture

http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/graphics/detail/0,,869,00.html

 

[jvd]

Whoot just what I allways wanted. Now I can play games with out the 2$ wire. Wait how much is this going to cost me ?

 

[ChryZ]

Iwata then segued into the first of two new product announcements: a wireless adaptor for the Game Boy Advance that will retail for 4,800 yen (about $43).

 

[Grall]

I hope there will be a nice black version instead of that ugly transparent cra-...

Anyway, with wireless communication like this, do we like have to get firewalls now for our GBAs so we don't get hax0red by drive-by spammers n stuff?


*G*

 

[Fox5]

Strange, a while back, there was some other company making something just like this, for about the same price. Don't think it ever got released though, but it was $40 per unit, I hope the nintendo one is sold in pairs but probably not.

 

[cybamerc]

The adapter is packaged in with the new Pokémon. The price Gamespot mentions is for the game + adapter.

 

[Fox5]

Well.....the article does mention that the adapter and the new pokemon game are releasing at the same time, but no where in there did I get that it would be packaged with the games. Besides, a $30 game plus a $10 wireless connection....that'd be a pretty crappy connection.(maybe)