Rumor: GBA SP Price Drop on the way...

[Jason-RN]

According to IGN, Nintendo might be dropping the price of the GBA SP to $79.99. That's twenty bucks cheaper than the current price. IGN says that EB Games and GameStop are prepping for the price drop and it should happen with the next few weeks.

Obviously, the price drop is happening because of the Nintendo DS' upcoming release.

Source: Game Boy IGN

[Pure_Evil]

Im not surprised they would drop the price and I wouldn't be surprised if they did that on the gamecube when the Revoloution comes out.

[Oscar-RN]

Same here, with the DS comming, dropping the price of the SP would be a bold move.

Here if the full article:

GBA SP Price Drop Soon?
Retailers are getting clues that the SP will hit below 80 bucks shortly.

August 30, 2004 - Sources at retailers such as Electronics Boutique and Gamestop have indicated that a pricedrop for the Game Boy Advance SP system is imminent. Currently, the system sells for $99.99, but embargoed pricing material for the retailers have shown that the SP will dip to the very, very attractive $79.99 within the next couple of weeks.

This is presumably in anticipation of the arrival of the Nintendo DS system. The upcoming handheld hasn't been given a final price, but it's expected to hit well under $200 in the US when it's released for the holiday season, currently predicted at a mid-November launch. Realistically, sources have indicated that the system could even hit as low as $149.99 at launch.
Because the Nintendo DS is much more powerful and contains far more features than the Game Boy Advance, it makes sense to keep the two systems as far apart on the pricing scale as possible, while still making both systems attractive at retail...as well as profitable for Nintendo.

No word on a pricedrop of the classic, unlit Game Boy Advance systems, currently selling at $69.99.




Thanks JSR!