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Nintendo Announces Smallest Game Boy

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There’s another Game Boy from Nintendo coming our way shortly. This one is small – really small. Set to debut September 19is the Game Boy Micro for $99.99.

The Game Boy Micro, Nintendo said, measures just four inches wide, two inches long and 0.7 inches thick. It weighs 2.8 ounces, which is comparable to the weight of 80 paper clips. It will come in both silver and black versions, each with three removable faceplates for customization.

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The Game Boy Micro will play all Game Boy Advance games and features a two-inch crystal clear screen and glowing neon blue start/select buttons.

“Game Boy goes anywhere, and now it fits anywhere,” says George Harrison, Nintendo of America’s senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. “The incredibly small size of Game Boy Micro belies the powerful technology shrunk into a hip new casing with an intensely bright screen; and at under $100, it’s a must-have.”

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