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Game Boy Micro Famicom Version (ファミコンバージョン)

ファミコンバージョン · OXY-001 · Nintendo · 2005

Released2005-09-13
ColorFamicom controller colours: dark red body, gold faceplate
RegionJP
RarityJapan only
WhyIt was released only in Japan; it’s rare in our markets, so we don’t set a rarity level. model rated as Uncommon - variant no lower than. Estimate: exact units produced unknown.

The Game Boy Micro is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on September 13, 2005, and in other regions later that year. A miniaturized version of the Game Boy Advance, it was the last in the Game Boy line. Unlike other Game Boy Advance models, the Micro lacks backward compatibility for original Game Boy and Game Boy Color games. It failed to meet Nintendo's sales expectations, having sold about 2.4 million units worldwide.

For now, in English only. Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

How to tell them apart

Styled after the Famicom Player 1 controller: red/maroon body, gold faceplate; Super Mario 20th anniversary logo. Japanese product code OXY-S-GA(JPN). Visually close to the NA 20th Anniversary Edition; tell apart by box/labels.

Details from sources

Listed by Nintendo JP as one of the five launch colours (the official page does not call it limited); en.wikipedia calls it a limited-edition launch version. Tied to the 20th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. (1985-09-13). Official Nintendo JP price: JPY 12,000 incl. tax (JPY 11,429 excl. tax). Club Nintendo offered a Famicom II-controller faceplate to pair with it (separate entry).

Data source: nintendo.co.jp

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