Wow.

Some of you guys have no idea what the difference is between a new SKU and a new product. Your own arrogance on the subject proves you have no intention of ever listening to facts and logic so it's pointless to provide them.

Do some consumer electronics homework before making such blatantly incorrect assumptions.

care to explain your point of view? I would love to hear your opinion on the subject.

Wow, you couldn't be more wrong if you tried :P It helps if you think of it this way

Gameboy = DS phat

Gameboy pocket = DS lite

Gameboy colour = DSi

No-one bundles GBA with the earlier gameboys, you're the first person to do so

The GBA sp and gameboy micro are a similar story to the gameboy pocket in that they are smaller versions of the same hardware

Sorry for the double post, I just saw this and had to laugh

not all DSi games will be playable on the DSlite

not all PSP3000 games will be playable on the PSP 2000 (it doesn't have a mic input)

not all 360 games can be played on the core/arcade

Sorry, but this topic is full of fail

Rampant cruelty here is uncalled for and unbecoming of those who participate.

Again, I tend to agree with DTG concerning the Gameboy Color, but we cannot feasibly get hardware numbers to separate them unless Nintendo wants to share, and they will not want to do so because they would rather market the Gameboy as a single brand.

I see what the OP is saying but the differences are too small to classify it as a new system. Gameboy to GBC only big difference is "omg some color!", while Gameboy to GBA is "omg lots of color and detail".

PS1 to PS2 is a huge jump, Gameboy to GBC is barely anything. Gameboy to GBA is a huge jump considering handheld power. Some might want every little difference in a system count for a whole new generation but that will be troublesome and a waste of time to do so.

For Nordlead:

Just to sum up, a variant SKU is a slightly altered product or new model of an existing product with either new colors, features, services, all, etc.... The Gameboy Color is a new SKU model of the Gameboy.

A new product is not developed upon an already existing product platform (though it may share branding as in the Gameboy Advanced or Playstation products).


This is not up for debate. This is not open to opinion or interpretation. It is consumer electronics canon.

Thank you for the information.

well, you can count the first 5 millions of the PS3 since it was backward compatible, but not the rest.

Did this thread have a point?

Gameboy Color is the same as and different than Gameboy.
GB/GBC are generally treated as one in the same because of the evolutionary nature of the change, even though it is true that GBC only carts would not work on the GB (GB includes pocket and light models).

GBA includes SP and Micro -- which are just hardware variations. It is not considered part of the GB/GBC family, although both the GBA and SP can play almost all the older carts.

DS is a new animal completely and DSL is a hardware revision. Both DS and DSL play GBA carts. DSi is an evolutionary change and is being treated like the move from GB to GBC by most people. DS software will play in both; special DSi software and DS-ware will only work on the DSi units.

Still, I am not sure why this thread was created. There are a lot of times that I just don't get what certain things are about (or what certain people are trying to say).

Mike from Morgantown