I would not say that's small. Personally, I think that it's massive.

Thats not small its average, bet it has great personality too!

Bro nintendo ds Was the best for YEARS

I don't think Nintendo ever intended on it being a major success, more of a fashion statement in the time of the iPod

It’s basically just the bottom half of a DS. So buying the DS for 150$ compared to half a DS for 100$ makes more sense to me lol

Why did they releise this thing

I wouldn't say its small, its average atleast

I want one though 😢

2.5 million isn’t bad for a console refresh from the previous gen.

Then they did it again with the 2DS XL and Switch. I love my 2DS though.

I like how you put it in a modern context

I would get it cause it seems like something easily hidable in class so you can play then

Interesting enough for my birthday back in 06 I was asked by my dad if I wanted a new PS2 or a gameboy micro. Even though I already had a gameboy advance sp, I wanted a PS2 since ours just went down in flames. It was nothing against the micro because it looks so portable and compact but my sp was fine and still in great condition.

it's above average at least! i'm sure it also has a really great personality aswell.

Well from that perspective, a switch lite oled sounds awesome

That Game boy is like my glizzy - A Gen Alpha Kid from middle school

The gameboy Micro seems like the medium size drink of that generation

That's not micro, average, or above average, it's huge!

its average

gameboy micro is just nice gift for kids

Try buying one now, it's a collector's item

It’s got a good personality

The game boy micro has also a strange commercial

I have my flame red SP still and it's probably my favorite handheld I've ever had

Why does one desire a piece of plastic that is the size of one’s thumb and pinky to play games on the larger and more efficient use of the game boy advance

I'm keeping my gameboy micro and after 15 years i will sell it for 10k dollars

I remember my uncle let me played on his gameboy micro, I would always play the Mario game where you had to pull those turnips from the ground.

I would straight up buy an OLED lite

Whenever I see the gameboy micro I just think of that ad with the rat

Virtual Boy: hold my beer

To be fair it was just a neat collector thing.

Also just to add to the absolutely incredible value the gba sp has it can play game Boy color games as well

Sam’s club had a deal for these back in the day, it was like a two pack with some games already and I don’t think my dad could afford to get me and my brother a DS or a New SP, so we each had our own micro…. And man I loved that little guy. Thanks for doing everything you could dad ❤

I LOVE my gba micro. It's so much nicer to use than the SP

I don’t think they intended it to sell well I think it was just suppose to be something cool for collectors kind of like the Mario and Zelda game and watches

Why the... EmSwizzle -2003-2023-

Very valid points, but I still remember when I was little seeing posters of it in the store with all the different covers thinking it was SO COOL. 😂 (But definitely not as cool as my red SP and the metal carrying case my parents gave me that I used to pretend was my business attaché XD)

“Wait, wouldn’t it be the worst se- Oohhh…”

It is just so small.

I thought you were about to curse at the beginning😭

It’s more like the Wii mini situation

Are they gonna finally adress the joystick drift issue?

The gameboy micro is still my brother's favorite

That what she said 😂

Lite OLED?? Bro, what else did I miss?

Wait whats the new Nintendo console called? I did not know it was out

I had a micro and I loved it, I thought it was better than the sp, I played it in school in my palms and when the teachers would pass by I’d just put my hands down . 😅

At least 😂my micro don’t got stick drift 😂😂

The micro was my first Gameboy and got me addicted to Pokemon to the point I would keep it plugged in at night just to listen to the emerald opening music to fall asleep to. I also would play it in school during class, because it was so small and I forced a plug in the audio jack so it would stay quiet.

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Im confused about the consle after the switch i cant find anything about it

I have one a love it, best screen for a GBA even though small. But it was a collectors item celebrating so many years of the gameboy. That’s why they released it

I would say GameBoy Micro is a good console because your teacher cannot see you playing games on class

My mom got me and my twin a game boy micro when we’re younger. My grandma got me and my twin a sp to share. The funny thing about the sp is she forgot to give it to us for many years and it sat in her closet. We didn’t get it until we were about 10-11. It was much better, but I already had a ds when I got the gift lol

my mom bought me a switch lite for christmas and i am absolutely in love with it it’s like a handheld switch

I got two micros and they are great dude

Enjoy your content about nintendo related stuff, but I'm unsubscribing. Reason why I'm unsubscribing is because shorts are too addicting and I want to watch videos mostly from now on. Anyways much appreciated and keep up your content!

It's a niche product but it serves that niche extremely well. The thing I think most people don't realize is how nice this thing is in person. It's made entirely out of metal except for the faceplate and the buttons and dpad. Everything on it feels rock solid and substantial. The screen is bright and beautiful. It's super portable and surprisingly comfortable even with my large hands. It's just a really nice machine to use.

How the heck did THAT even sell 2.5 million?

I hope the next console from ninteo is an VR

I can actually see Nintendo released Switch Lite Oled after they release the next Switch

Switch Lite OLED + better battery would be a dream come true. I love my Lite but I guess it could use some redesign

Back then making tech as small as possible was the game. They even poke fun at the fad in the movie Zoolander when they show him using a comically small cellphone

Honestly before i had a micro I thought id hate using it cause i have big hands and the thing is pretty small but after getting on for the Christmas that has just gone i can appreciate how nice of a console it is. It's a nice little thing and perfect for doom

I honestly think it wasn't meant to sell well

That was my first every console and I’ll never forget the tons of fun I had with it

Comparing it to a "Switch Lite OLED" is funny and makes a lot of sense too.

should’ve been like 50 bucks

I have two of em.

It was really informative.

At the time, phones were getting smaller and smaller. Tiny was in. The idea that in a few years people would be carrying around phones that could borderline be called a tablet from their size had not yet entered people's minds. Despite the fact that the DS was out and played GBA games, and despite the fact that you could get an SP cheaper, the idea of having a GBA, what was not long before peak handheld gaming, the size of a keychain accessory was ridiculously cool in a lot of ways to some people. My brother got one and it was kind of cool. I will admit, I did not care about it and felt the way this video describes, but I saw the cool factor and understood why my older brother and some others liked it. I also understand what they were going for at the time since smaller was better back then, think the phone in Zoolander.

I still play my gameboy micro. And I think I got it back in was it 05 or 06, It was black friday and I got it for sixty bucks.

I bought one and still have it and got it at GameStop for like $40 at the time!

If you take it apart, I believe there’s a switch you can flip that allows it to play game boy/color games, not 100% sure tho

It's still a good collector's item, and it looks good, i guess

Even if the SP was 20$ cheaper, the Gameboy micro was heavily overpriced for what it could offer

I heard that the gameboy micro was released for women or moms to keep in their purse, being such a small device you could just pull it out when you had some down time.

Could have made it 50 or something, or like 35. Something low end and nice.

I like the micro more because it has most stuff an sp has, it has a headphone jack. The sp doesn't. Its backwards compatible with GA games and most games on those other consoles were rereleased of the micro. Hope this helped

I bought one on clearance and got a decent amount of use out of it. I already had a DS fat and both previous GBA models, but the Micro could fit in my coat pocket.

I had one it was great for plying Yugioh and Pokémon during class in middle school 😂

The Game Boy Micro didn't fail to exist and had gathered tons of my interest. It will always be successful in my heart.

Sorry did you say that the next conles is now out or is it just a metaphor

For a second, i thought he was gona say why the f 💀

I have one and I think it's neat. Although I bought mine second hand

I think it was designed for younger children with smaller hands.

Although such less were sold, this led to the gameboy micro becoming expensive in todays age selling at 150 pounds.

It wasnt really suposed to be succsesful

I dont consider it a failure, it was there as a failsafe. Had the DS failed, the very very well known brand of gameboy would continue push on. Since the DS was a success, they were able to discontinue the gameboy name, which at the time was a pretty risky decision. It's all about projection, could it have sold more? Sure, but that would probably mean the DS failed, which would have been an even bigger loss to Nintendo. A successful system doesnt need to be own by everyone, the return of investment for old hardware was substantial enough that it never needed to break any records. They probably sold what they projected to sell, which is still a win no matter how little that amount was.

I got a game boy micro and I love it

Selling bad makes the micros rare, I have an authentic camo faceplate one, they usually go for $175-350 now.

Nintendo didn't know the DS would became a big hit. So they made the Game Boy Micro as a backup in case the DS didn't go well...

That's not small, that's massive! I bet it has a great personality too..

remember seeing these on sale at Walmart for $35

My blue sp is one of my favorite consoles

I honestly didn’t know that the game boy micro existed

I have a micro and it never fails to impress the lady’s….. wait, what are we talking about?

You put 20xx at the next console at this point its 2xxx

You can play Gameboy/Gameboy color games on the micro using an everdrive

I remember seeing my cousin with one. And I was surprised that such a thing exists. And thought that it might be one of those fake Gameboys that aren’t licensed by Nintendo but can play Gameboy games.