European Lauch = AWESOME!


Nutzo

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The front page story about the European launch of GP32 is awesome!

Finally, if it's true, we'll see more language translations, more development and more exposure for GP32 to the world. And maybe, just maybe, we'll see a USA lauch someday, not that I really care cuz I don't mind importing anyway. Plus we have JoyGP, so I don't need retail stores at all. :)
 
If the GP32 is launched in europe, will i be able to play european games on my gp, will there be any region difference?
 
Gp32 is done with smart media cards, so there shouldn't be any problem, and if there is than you can just use joygp :D
 
I'm sorry to sound a bit negative, but I'll believe it when I see it !

Surely they would have to get backing from SEVERAL games companies willing to support it on launch day ?

They might be better concentrating there efforts on a global launch of the GP64 !
 
I hope this time it actually does happen. If I remember correctly there was supposed to be a UK-release last fall. And if they want to have any succes they better release some good games. There are only a handful of good games available for the GP32.
 
I live in the US but I hope they can get this thing into the UK market. It would be nice to see it launched in a diffrent market because then it would hopfully get the attention of more developers. It would be nice to see some more comercial games released on it and it is always nice to see more people creating emulators for it.
 
Don't be too hasty to think that a European launch will automatically get people interested in the GP32. Not to be negative or anything, but unless there's some sort of appeal to the system (games-wise or feature-wise), nobody's going to want it. When GBA first launched it had the support of many companies that were willing to port their games, and that's one of the reasons why it's selling so well. I remembering buying my GBA when I heard that Tactics Ogre and Doom were coming to the handheld system. GP32 also needs a killer game that's recognized by many people, like Final Fantasy or the Capcom games, not just a good game that hardly anybody has heard about, like Her Knights. The GP32 IS incredibly powerful with a clear screen and is able to emulate many other consoles, but currently some of the emulators are a bit slow and the average consumer won't be buying it for its emulation powers. Try telling an average GBA consumer how to install a new firmware and then copy several files into a folder and then copying that onto a SMC, most likely he/she'll be more than lost. The average consumer generally only knows how to "stick in cartridge, turn on power, play game". If the GP32 is to become popular, it needs a killer game along with simplicity of use. We already know how it's better than the GBA in leaps and bounds, but the average consumer won't realize that unless there's a game that can prove it to them.
 
-it sounds good for development but has anyone considered the amount of repeative shite which will fill these boards - and potential hacked gp32 games

-but then again -a larger community and more developers...
 
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